Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-22
FOREIGN.

menu OF eJectment proceedings.
FOREIGN.
SHERE ALI wants to become a Russian
subject.
THERE is still great silver famine in
England. .E to
PRINCE HENRY, of the Netherlands,
brother of King William, died Jan 18th
MAYNARD, United States minister to
Turkey, has come home on a furlough.
AN explosion occurred in Dim's col
liery in Wales Jan 18th. About sixty
persons were killed.
TUNIs has offered protuse apologies TO
France, and all is lovely between these
two nations again.
FIFTEEN hundred men were dis
charged by the Weardale Iron and
Coal company, Eng. on the 11th inst
JUAN MoNCAsl, who attempted to as
sassinate the king of Spain Oct. 25th
THE Nihilists continue to cause great
CONSERVATION In Russia. The police
have more than they can do to track
the cCnspirators.
A GALE on the coasts of Galicia and
Portugal Jan. 18th, caused great de-
struction Of small crafts. Several fish
ermen and others reported drowned.
The New French cable company pro-
poses to lay cables, one from Brest to
Cape Cod, and the other from Land s
End to Nova Scotia Bay, by way Of St.
Pierre.
A CORRESPONDENT at Berlin, Germany,
has formally complained at Vienna IN
regard to the tone of comments of the
Austrian press on the reichstag discip-
line bill.
A BOMBAY telegram of Dec. 31st SAYS:
The government of Candahar has
ordered levy of the whole male popu-
lation to resist the British. The people
have responded heartily.
A ST. PETERSBURG cablegram OF the
9Th says the Kharkof Veterinary School
has been broke en- up land the Kiei Univer-
sity closed, in consequence of riotous
demonstrations of the students.
The steamer 1hos. N. Reed, from San
Francisco to Liverpool went ashore on
the coast of Wales Jan. 18th, and be-
came total wreck. Three of the crew
were drowned.
The Austro-Turkish Convention will
be signed shortly. Il will leave Austria
free to administer Bosnia and Here
govinia, to continue Turkish admins
tration, and to establish fixed occupa-
ton of Now Bazaar.
A CONsTANTINoPLE cablegram of Jan.
18th says the signature Of the Russo
Turkish treaty is expected Thursday.
Russia, it is understood, accepts re-
duction of the indemnity by hundred
million roubles, the payment to be
made in paper roubles.
A LONDON cablegram of Jan. End
says over one thousand dock labOrers
struck work at Hull, contrary to expec-
tation. Nearly all the masons at Shelf
field struck against the reduction which
they were notified on Dec. 26, would
take effect to-day.
The Spanish brig Encarnocion, from
Fernandina, Fla, for Ferrol, Spain,
landed there Jan. 9th, two Of the crew
of the steamer Bayard, which foundered
at sea Dec. 10. All the remainder of
the crew were drowned. The Bayard
was British steamer of 964 tons, COM
manded by Capt. Everett. She sailed
from New Orleans Dec: 4 for Rouen.
IT is understood that the Nova Sco-
tia members in the dominion parlia-
ment will ask the government to lay a
submarine cable from Berry Head, N.
s., TO Sable Island, a distance Of eighty
miles. 1t is claimed that this island
lies in the center of the storm track,
and that warning could be sent thence
Of the advent of storms from the At
lantic.
A DISPATCH from Berlin says it's cred
IDLY reported tina Crown Prince Fred
erick William has given assurance that
Prussia does not intend to incorporate
the Duchy of Brunswick. 1t is rum or
ed, however, that a project ex-
lists for making Prince Henry of Prus-
sia Duke of Brunswick. The present
duke has consented to the bill, which
will shortly be submitted to the diet,
whereby if succession is not settled in
year from his death a regent shall be
elected from princely families in Ger
many.
NOTICE has been given by the govern
ment of Peru that it finds 1t i'm possible
to take, before the LIST of April next,
the necessary measures Of execution re-
quired for the adhesion of that country
to the general postal union. AS Peru
was formally admitted to the general
postal union from the LIST of October,
1878, the correspondence from the
United States for that country has
since that date been subject to the
union rates of postage and regulations,
and will continue to be so treated, in
view of the embarrassment which would
necessarily result from change of in
structions for SO brief period.
A BERLIN dispatch states an under
standing exists between the great powers
to insist upon the evacuation of Eastern
Roumelia by Russia within the time
appointed by the treaty of Berlin if the
international commission should not
have completed its labors. The Lon
don Times leading editorial says we
have every reason to believe Yakoob
Khan has already been officially in