News & Rumours
Reverend Father Dorgère, of the Congregation of African Missions, provisional chaplain of the expeditionary force in Dahomey, is appointed Knight of the Legion of Honor (for exceptional service: mission in Dahomey).
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It seems that Cleopatra, Sardou's new play, currently in rehearsals at the Porte-St-Martin, has already been parodied. The Théâtre Déjazet has announced that it will be staging Cleopatra of Italy, by Jules Jouy and Georges Rolle.
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General de Kaltemborn has been appointed Minister of War of the German Empire, replacing General Verdy du Vernois, who has resigned.
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At the request of the French government, the Vatican has just established an apostolic vicariate for the Oubangui mission in the Congo.
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The publication of a previously unpublished novel by Alphonse Karr has been announced, reportedly titled Helene. It is said to be one of the most intriguing and original works to come from the pen of this writer.
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Vienna, 9 October — A committee has been formed to organize a universal exposition in Vienna in 1895.
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Admiral de Cuverville was authorized to send back to France the marine infantry and riflemen who were stationed in Kotonou and Porto-Novo.
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Cardinal Lavigerie arrived in Rome on the 9th and was received the following day by the pope, with whom he had a long conference.
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At a recent convention of ten thousand believers held in Salt Lake City, the Mormons abolished one of their sect's most famous dogmas: polygamy. The United States, it seems, was determined to use force if the Mormons did not repeal this Mohammedan article of their civil and religious code. They gave in to threats of force, calling on God for this supreme insult that kills them morally, as a people apart.
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The German textile industry has been severely affected by the McKinley Tariff Act. Many textile workers are out of work.
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The Anglo-Italian negotiations on the African question have failed to reach a conclusion. This fact, considered a painful setback for Italian diplomacy, has caused deep emotion in Rome.
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All the Paris newspapers had announced that, on the occasion of Lamartine's centenary, which the city of Mâcon is to celebrate with great pomp on October 18, the artists of the Comédie-Française would perform an act from Toussaint Louverture, the only play written by Lamartine.
This idea has been abandoned. It is difficult, in fact, for the artists of the Français to study a play that is only to be performed once.
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At an initial meeting held last Saturday, the 10th, the founders of the American Students in Paris club drafted and voted on the organization's bylaws. The undertaking is much smaller than we had thought; almost all of the members are students of Spanish origin. It will be a small, exclusive club, and its official language will be Spanish.
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The international artistic and literary congress, which we announced some time ago, will be held on the 6th at Mansion House, under the chairmanship of Mr. Ratisbonne.
An amendment to the Berne Convention was adopted by acclamation, stating that translation is merely a form of reproduction, and that the right of reproduction, which constitutes property, necessarily includes the exclusive right of translation.
It was decided that newspaper articles—except for political articles and information items—would be treated in the same way as other literary works.
The next Congress will take place in Berlin.
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A mass will be celebrated on October 16, at 10:30 a.m., at the Madeleine Church, for Marie-Antoinelle's birthday.
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Obituary:
Mistress Catherine Booth, wife of the founder of the Salvation Army, died on the 7th in England from cancer, which had been afflicting her for some time.---
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