Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-11
OTHER FOREIGN NEWS.
IMPERIALISM REDIvIvUs.


PARIS, July 10.-Prince Jerome Bona
parte has already assumed the attitude OF
chief of the imperialists. 1t was repre-
sented to him that commissioners were work
ing in every department and the Canton had
been subsidized. The newspapers were ad-
vocating the course of the Bonapartists, and
that faults of the present government were
being skillfully and vigorously turned to &C
count when the death of the prince imperial
came to check great and we'll managed or
ganization on the point of bearing fruit.
Prince jerome, who was only anxious at
first to avoid being exiled, has become so
strongly assured that his hour will soon
come, that he is prepared even to 60 into OK
lie.
THE CHINESE RAIDERS.
ST.. PETERSBURG, July 10.-The Russians
have sent force of two hundred Cossacks
against the Chinese raiders at Kuldja. The
Cossacks, however, hearing of an assemblage
of vastly superior force Of Chinese, are
about to develop military demonstrations
towards the Kuldja frontier on very large
scale. Thousands of workmen have been en-
gagged for several weeks on works designed
to cause the Oxus river to return to its ancient
bed, so as to establish easy water communi-
cation between the Caspian Sea regions bor-
dering on Afghanistan.
The GERMAN TABLE,.
BERLIN, June 1O.-In addition to Frank
enstein's motion to distribute the surplus of
revenue among the states, the reichstag has
passed Won Bueler's motion that this pro-
vision shall come into force on the LIST of
April, 1880, and that the amount obtained
from custom and tobacco tax from October,
1879, to January, 1880, in excess of GO ,OOO-
600 marks, shall be deducted from the con-
tributions of the several states in proper
ton to'population.
EUROPEAN CROPS.
LONDON, July 1O.-John Joseph Mechl,
the noted scientific agriculturist, writes to
the Times as follows: Another week of
flooding storms and low temperature has
put q finishing touch tosgricultural disaster.
It is now too late for the crops to recover,
they are considerably injured on we'll farmed
and drained lands, the matter is simply
ruinous. Wheat will suffer less than spring
crops, wedding is hopeless, and unless we
get the promised hot, dry weather the many
grass and clover crops and even peas will
rot ungathered.
'sPERsoN" IN THE COMMONS.
LONDON, July 1O.-A scene occurred in
the house of commons tonight, when the
house went into committee on the army
discipline bill. Sullivan, member of Lauth,
called attention to person in the strangers
gallery taking notes of the remarks of in
dividual members, and asked by whose au-
thority the person was there. It was re-
marked that the person was in the gallery
in view of repressiye measures against
the Irish obstructives. THE speaker, having
replaced the chairman of the committee,
replied that the person was there on his
authority. He explained that owing to
the delay of the army bill the minutes of the
proceeding of members should be more am
pie, but the notes taken would be wholly
impartial. The person, having left the
house, again returned, when stormy dis
cussion ensued. The person finally with
| drew.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
LONDON, July 1O.-The amount of bullion
in the bank of England decreased 1888, 600
the past week. Proportion of reserve to
liability is 81 11-16 per cent.
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