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~ A Berlin dispatch Of the 9th announces
that decree has been issued proelaiming a
regency, and nominating the Crown Prince
| Frederick William as Regent. The decree
is signed by the Emperor William and coun-
tersigned by Prince Bismarck. The En-
peror's wounds are said TO be progressing
satisfactorily, but some weeks must elapse
before the crisis is passed. At the first fire
the Emperor received seven shots in the
right forearm and wrist and five in the head
and face, his helmet being completely rid
died. By the second discharge he received
about twenty shots in the left upper arm
and shoulders and six in the neck. The
folds Of his thick military cloak deadened
the effect of this charge. A large number of
arrests have been made of parties expressing
sympathy with DIR. Nobling, the assassin,
and printer at Posen has been sentenced
10 four years. Imprisonment for using Of
fensiye observations with regard to the EN-
peror.
A Yokohama (Japan) dispatch says that
Okubo Toshimitsi, Senior Imperial Council
or and Minister OF the Home Department,
was assassinated May IA, by six men, while
riding from his residence to the palace.
The murderers were followers of the late
rebel Saigo.
Jose Miguel BarcellOn, President Of the
House Of Representatives of Venezula, was
recently shot dead by Edward Scanlon, ed
itor Of the Tribunal Liberal. A political
quarrel was the cause of the shooting.
The Pope has directed Cardinal Franchi
to dispatch urgentinstructions to the Catho-
lie clergy Of Germany to use every effort to
prevent the spreading of Socialism.
The Prussian Ministry, on the 9Th, SUBJ
mitted to the Federal Council motion
signed by Bismarck, proposing the dissOlu-
ton Of the Reichstag. The motion points
out that in view of a second attempt on the
life of the Emperor the Governments re-
sponsibility for the maintenance of order
does not permit them to rest content with
having merely introduced the former abor-
tive anti-Socialist bill, but they can not
count upon another bill which they intend
TO introduce meeting with better success in
the existing Reichstag. The Govern
ment, the motion says, does not wish
to restrict any free legal movement.
special from Berlin states the dissolution of
the Reichstag is as good as accomplished,
the assent of the Federal Council being GER
tain. The Liberals are in a state Of conster-
nation. Government will, pending new
elections, take the most extreme measures
allowed by law to meet the great social
crisis. 1t appears that state of siege has
been under discussion, but it will not be
proclaimed at present. 1t is asserted that
Germany has invited the Powers to consider
necessary measures for checking conspira-
tors, located abroad. The meeting of the
Socialist Congress at Gotha has been for
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!, Another fatal colliery explosion occurred
at Haydoek, England, on the 9Th, by which
232 lives were lost. Only 16 men were res
cued alive from the mine and some of them
subsequently died. It was reported that
eight others were alive and had taken refuge
in working of the mine, from which they
would probably be extricated. The cause
of the explosion was unknown.
An official telegram from Havana an
nounces the surrender of the remnant of the
insurgents and the pacitication Of the whole
island.
The Shah of Persia has arrived at Paris.