The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-22
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.
The Sioux War IN the English
Parliament.

ENGLAND.
The sioux War IN the English
Parliament.
LONDON July 2l.-Tn the House Of
Commona this afternoon Edward W. Wal
ton asked the under Secretary Of the Co.
lonial Department II ho could give any
information regarding the conflict be.
tween the United States troops and Sioux
Indians, many Of which tribe are British
subjects, and whether the origin Of the
conflict was not a breach. .of the treaty 70.
garding the Indian reservations and sub.
aides, which may provoke widespread an
tagonism between the Indians and whites
on both American and British territory.
He asked whether the government pro.
posed to tender its good Offices in the in
tetest of the Indian subjects Of Great Bri.
tain and q humanity.
Mr.. LoWthef replied that SO far no In
formation. had been received, and he
could not express an opinion as to its
origin or possible consequences. BE had
no Information tending TO show that any
British subjects are connected with these
events, and advised the government that
he had no intention of.interiering.
CLEVELAND IRON WORKS.
= The Cleveland iron trade, represented
by Thomas Vaughan 4 Co., of Middle.
borough, and two more Glasgow mill
owners intimate their intention 10 reduce
the wages 10per cent. 1t Is feared the
reduction will become general. The EN-.
ployes Of one large firm have struck, and
those of another have determined 70
strike., a.
TRADE REVIEW.
LIVERPOOL, July 2l.;-A leading grain
circular, reviewing the trade for the past
week, says that there has been further de.
preston In the value OF wheat. In conse.
quence OF rapidly maturing crops here
and the' universally favorable reports
from abroad, customers restrict opera
tionS. The demand has been extremely
limited and prices 6f English and foreign
receded fully one shilling per quarter, as
we'll at the market as at the chief places
Of import. Flour slow Of sale.
Es~,.ASD AND THE. BEBLIS MEMoRAN-
DUN.
LONDON, July 2l.-The Eastern cor
reSuondence recapitulates England's rea-
sJas for refusing to assent to the memo.
randum and other matters, the substance
81 which is already known. On the Both
OF May Count Schouvralof, the Russian
Minister TO Great Britain, communicated
a letter to,Earl Derby conveying theyiews
OF the Russian Foreign Office on the
English policy. The letter complains
that Elliott, the English Ambassador to
Turkey seemed TO approve Of the Softas
demonstrations and hints that. England
had prematurely communicated to Ber-
lin the proposals to Turkey on the SIst
Of May.
Earl Derby warns Minister Elliot to
be watchful' lest under pretext Of pro-
tecting Christians peoposal is made to
summon fleets to Constantinople. He
orders him TO Immediately inform the
governmental such.a proposal as mooted,
80 they may determine on their conrse.
Subsequent dispatches show the Admirals
OF all the powers were instructed to OBJ.
SerNe tne treaty teGS4Gs e
On the lst OF July, Count Schouvalloi
asked Earl Derby whether England in
tended to observe strict non.intervention
IN lne war between t1fkey yI.aJi. aIu s1Gs''n. d.,
Earl Derby replied, unaou6teaiy' yes,
but It must be Understood .naI tnc
English government enters lnlo no en'
gagements 70 continue 70 ABSTAIN Iroin
interyention in an event whlcn, ho|eSer, 1:S.
cannot assume as pro1aple' o. u,uer ,ln,'
ent course being pursued. py o'heF pow
erS' r,,,, .r,r,ov
hAtNADitio''
ihe Standard says We arg variance ~
inIerring from Earl Deroys language
when asked by Lord Granylile 10 post
pone his e1tradltlon motion ln tne
House oi Lords, that there Is prospect o.. Of
negotiations ior renewal o. the iTeaiy on
a more satisfactory pasis' Mins'eF