River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08
CABLE9RAMS.

The Obelisk was successfully embarked
at Alexandria for New York, on the LIST
inst
AN explosion OF fire damp in a coal
mine at Anderlues, Belgium, on the 1st
inst, caused the loss of several lives.
Twenty corpses have already been found.
a HAVANA telegram of the 1st inst.
says a drouth has prevailed over three
months in the most fertile portions of
Cuba, causing great damage. In many
districts the tobacco crop is almost de-
stroyed.
ACCORDING to cable returns received up
to the Bird inst. from the elections in 2lS
constituencies in Great Britain, the liber-
ais have elected 206 members, conserva-
tiyes 1872 and home rulers ~. The liber-
ais have gained SO seats and lost II,
while the home rulers show a gain of 3
seats.
MR.. PARNELL attempted to speak to an
immense audience of fully $4,000 people
at Enniscorthy, on Sunday the 2Sth inst,
but was prevented from doing so by yells,
rotten eggs and even personal assaults.
THE home rule league of Dublin pass
ed q resolution on the Both ult, declaring
that the treatment of Parnell a. Ennis
corthy by hired mob, reflects the deep
est disgrace on all concerned in the out
rage.
THE confirmation of the daughters of
| the late Princess Alice, daughter of
| Queen Victoria and wife of Louis ",
| grand duke of Hesse Darmstadt, took
| place March 3lst in the royal chapel at
| Darmstadt. The young princesses are
| Victoria Alberta, Elizabeth Louise and
| Irene Mary They are respectively II,
16 and IA years of age. The ceremony,
which was that of the Lutheran church,
was very elaborate and impressive, and
was performed in the presence of Queen
| Victoria, the Prince and Princess of
| Wales and Princess Beatrice, who had
come from England especially to witness
| it, and several members of the imperial
! family of Germany and notables of the
! grand duchy.
THE London newspapers of the 31st
| ult. contained a large amount of news
| concerning the threatened war between
| China and Russia. The Standards Ber-
| lin correspondent says, in addition to his
announcement that the russians are en-
| deavoring to induce the king of Burmah
| to join the proposed japanese and Siam
ese alliance against China, ths6a Japanese
| prince will leave Toxic as envoy to Rus
! STA in April Russia is meanwhile send
! ing more men to the Pacific. This
| journal also comments on the situation.
! 1t alludes to the rumor that China has
claimed Macao from the Portuguese, and
| fears that the Loo Choo question will
come to an unfriendly issue. 1t believes
that Japan, having been jockeyed by
| Russia in the Saghalien concession, will
be careful in making new alliances with
that power.
The secretary of state of the govern
ment of Panama has addressed letter
to the United States consul in Panama,
| says dispatch of the 29th ult., advising
| him that there are two American ships
of war at Bocas del Toro, engaged in
| souudings, surveys, and various other
| operations, examining the Laguna of the
| ChiriQui and the rivers which empty in
! to it, in a mysterious manner; operations
which are conducted with no reference
to authorities on shore. The secretary
asks for information on the subject from
the consul, and the latter answers simply
that he has no advices from his govern
ment on the point, knows nothing of the
expedition or its objects, and has re.
ferred the correspondence to his govern
ment for information and instructios s.
Considerable feeling exists among the
natives in consequence OF this news, and
the mystery which surrounds the affair
ra Aer intensfies the feeling than other
wise