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that decree has been issued proclaiming
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
to four years. Imprisonment for using Of
fensive 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 a motion
signed by Bismarck, proposing the dissolu-
tion OF the Reichstag. The motion points
! out that in view of a second attempt on the
iFiife OF the Emperor the Governments re-
sponsibility for the maintenancesofior ordel
does not permit them to rest content will
having merely introduced the former abor'
tive anti-Socialist bill, but they can no
count upon another bill which they intent
to introduce meeting with better success il
the existing Reichstag. The Govern
ment, the motion says, does not wisl
to restrict any free legal movement.
special from Berlin states the dissolution o
the Reichstag is as good as accomplished
the assent of the Federal Council being GER
tain. The Liberals are in state Of conster
nation. Government will, pending new
elections, take the most extreme measure
allowed by law to meet the great socia
crisis. 1t appears that state of siege ha
been under discussion, but it will not b.
proclaimed at present. 1t is asserted tina
Germany has invited the Powers to conside
necessary measures for checking conspira
tors, located abroad. The meeting Of tn
Socialist Congress at Gotha has been for
hidden.
Another fatal colliery explosion occurre
at Haydock, England, on the 9TH, by whic
232 lives were lost. Only 16 men were res
cued alive from the mine and some of theI
subsequently died. 1t was reported this
eight others were alive and had taken refug
in working of the mine, from which the
would probably be extricated. The caus
of the explosion was unknown.
An official telegram from Havana an
nounces the surrender of the remnant Of ii
insurgents and the pacification of the who
island.
The Shah of Persia has arrived at Paris.