The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-30
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hands EaYe been tax ELI on at several OF
the leading lT0p works in l. ,eds. direct
orders having been received which will
prov de occupation foF them during
the whole winter. TIE cosl branches
of the trade sre also improving.
MADRiD, . ;to6er a8.-ln cons, .
q renee 81 the satisfactory results OF
rne harvests, the S5snish government
h4s decided not To reduce the duties on
the importation of cereals.
LONDON, Octob, SS -Oae hundred
sud ninety-nine inhabitants of Iujuu
Point, Eastern Siberis, have persisted
by famine.
One hundred Keeplston chiefs have
visited Gen. Roberts and promised
friendship.
The Ghislas have again been repu!sed
By the British forces in Sutarg4rdan.
The editor of the Sportsman has
mailed to Hanlon formal demand for
the challenge cup.
The liabilities of Tomlinson s Co.,
of Liverpool, lie estimated at SEQ, 600 to
el00 600, principally due bankers.
LONDON, October 2s Sir Michael
Beach, the Colonial Secretary, in a
speech referring to the agitation In
Ireland. said IL was clear that q most
dangerous agitation lie going on in Ire
land, which assumes the appearance of
an Agrarisn agitation Of the worst
type.
MADRID, October es.-The official
statistics of the recent inundation in
Murcis show that four-flfths of the
arabic land ia ruined and 5000 persons
are missing.
PARIS, October 2s.-The Journal des
Debats condemns Lord Salisbury's OPP
tImism touching the Austro-Germsn
alliance. Il says the result will be
European complications which will
leave Austria, without allies, confront
ing all the Christian nations of East
ern Europe, whose legitimate smbi-
tions she seeks to stifls for her own
advantage.
lie Soliel reports the interviews of
one of its correspondents with Italian
statesmen of various shades of opinion.
all of whom advocate al understand
ing between the Latin and Sclavonic
races as oounterpoise to the AustIo-
German alliance.
ALRYMAR, Ont, October esd.
Charles Clark, Homeopathic physi.
clan, administered dose of ether this
morning to Mrs. Newton Ellis, aged
20, to extract tooth. She became In
sensible and never recovered.
LONDON, October 90 "A dispatch to
the Standard from Kushi announces
the arrival there of q convoy from
Shutargarden. The officers in COM
mand state that there has been hard
fighting at the latter place for several
days, and that many of the enemy have
been killed. Saow il already begin
ming to fall in the bill districts.
TORONTO, October s8.-Hanlon and
his advisers are decidedly averse to
going to Washington. They are also
determined to insist upon Dir. Blaikie
as referee II another race with Courtney
is to be rowed.
BERLIN, Octobsr 2s.-Emperor vii.
liam opened the Pfussian Diet to-day
aud read his speech in person. The
Lower House postponed the election of
a president until Thursday. The Up
per House reelected its former offieera.
The speech from the throne declared
that the improvement, expected to re-
cult from reforms in the system of I'M
perial taxation, can not, in view
of the present financial situa-
ton, effect the appreciable extent
for the next year. The prlr-
cipsl measures announced comprise q
loan for the deficit bill, for applying a
surplus Of the imperial taxes to the
reduction of the income tax, bill for
taxing the retail trade in. brandy, for
the purchase Of railways by the State
and for constructing new branches, for
modifying the superior departments Of
the administration, and for the extern
sion of administrative ] lrisdiction. No
allusion was made to the foreign or
politica! situation.