Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-29

Troops Ordered to Central Asfa-Ap.
preaching Dissolution of the Frencl,
Ministry -Miscellaneous.
TIE PRUSsIAN DIET.
BERLIN, Oct. 26.-The speech from the
throne, ut the opening of the Prussian Diet,
| declared that improvement in estimates ex-
pected to result from reform in the system of
imperial taxation, cannot in view of the pres
ent financial state of affairs to an appreciable
extent be the estimates for next year. The
principal measures comprise q loan for cover
ing a deficit bill for applying the surplus of
imperial taxes to the reduction of income; the
tax bill for taking retail trade; bill for pur-
chase of railways by the state and for the con-
struction of new branches, and a bill for mod
flying superior departments of administration
and for the extension of administrative juris-
dlction. No allusion was made to foreign or
political acts DONE.
Emperor William opened the Prussian diet
and read the speech in person. The lower
house postponed the election Of president I'M
til Thursday. The upper house reelected the
former officers. The emperor, to-day, gave a
dinner in honor of the Russian grand dukes,
Alexis and Paul.
MINISTERIAL CHANGE.
LONDON, Dot. 28.-A Paris correspondent of
the Times reports everything foreshadows
change and indicates the days of Waddington's
ministry are numbered. Everybody is con.
WINGED that it will fall at an early date The
correspondent without giving any particular
reason, declares it to be his opinion that ma
iority of the deputies will vote against the
ministry and adds that it is considered most
probable that De Freycenet. now minister of
public works, will be the future prime min
lister. j.:
RUSSIA IN CENTRAL ASIA.
BERLIN, Oct. 28.-Intelligence has been re-
ceived from st. Petersburg that division of
troops numbering 40, 900 men has been ordered
from the Caucauses to Central Asia, and that
several officers of the general staff at st.
Petersburg have also been ordered to Central
Asia.
HARD FIGHTING.
LONDON, Oct. 2S.-A dispatch from Kushi
announces the arrival there of company from
Shutargarden. Tie officers in command state
that there has been hard fighting at the latter
place for several days and many of tho enemy
have been killed. Snow is already beginning
TO fall IN the billy districts.
AaRARIAN AGITATION.
LONDON, Oct. 28.-Sir Michael Hicks Beach,
colonial secretary, in speech at Birmingham
referring to the agitation in Ireland, said: ut
is clear a most dangerous agitation is going on
in Ireland, which assumes the appearance of
agrarian agitation of the worst type"
THE FLOODS IN SPAIN.
MADRID. Oct. 28.-Ohicial statistics of the
recent inundation in Murcia, show four ffths
of the arabic land ruined, and three thousand
persons missing.
TROUBLESOME CONFESSION.
LONDON, Oct. 28.-George Montague, alias
John Henderson, on committal to the Maid
stone Jail, who confessed that in July, 1877.
while at Baltimore, he murdered a fellow SOL
der named Henry Saunders, by stabbing him,
and afterwards threw the body into a we'll.
onment, was rearrested and was held to
await the action of the American authorities.
He now says the confession was falsehood
concocted to avoid being imprisoned here.
THE CAPTURE OF THE HuAscAR.
LONDON, Oct. 2S.-The Daily Telegraph in it's
financial article says, private kilograms receiv.
ed in this city, conform the report of the
capture of the Peruvian ironclad Huascar.
One telegram is understood to assert that the
Huascar's crew We're all massacred. The Huas-
car was captured by the Admiral Cochrane and
another Chilian ironclad. which placed the
Huascar between two fires and compelled her
to surrender, after all three vessels vera a..
riously damaged.
MISCELLANEOUS.
PEsTH, Oct. 2S.-The Hungarian budget
shows a deficit of eighteen million forms.
which will be met by the sale of rentes and
railway bonds.
LONDON, Oct. 2s-A dispatch from Rome
says the Vatican is seeking an understanding
with the French government by which an ope-
ration of clause Z of Jules Ferry's educational
bill will be limited to Jesuits leaving the posi-
ton and other religious corporations in France
unaltered.
BERLIN, Oct. 28.-The report of the confer
ence here Sunday of the German ambassadors
to France England and Russia is not true.
Prince Van Hokenhohe, ambassador to France
is not here. Gen. Sahweiuetz, ambassador to
Russia only arrived here Monday.
Additional hands have been taken on at the
leading iron works in the Leeds district, or
ders having been received which will provide
occupation for the whole winter. The coal
branches Of trade are also improving.
PARIS, Oct. 28.-La France says the report is
confirmed that an agreement will be reached
regarding article Z of Ferry's educational bill.
1t is certain that discussion of the bill bv the
senate will be delayed as much as possible in
the hope OF an understanding being arrived at
between the cabinet and senatorial committee.
VIENNA. Oct. 28-The Austrian budget for
| 1850 shows deficit of l2,7OOOOO forms, to
cover which various items of taxation are to be
increased.
LONDON, Oct. 2S.-A Berlin correspondent
telegraphs the absence of any reference to
church and state il the speech from the
! throne is held to indicate that the statement
that negotions between Germany and the vati-
can have failed is correct, and moreover that
| the government does not intend to attempt to
place matters more satisfactory footing
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