The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-12-23
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THE sultan has evaded trouble with the
ambassadors of the powers by having the
keepers of the assassin Of Colonel Com
meraeH declare him insane.
The disturbance in Ireland increases
daily. 1t is believed. that the government
must take decisive action very soon.
The army and navy of Chill are now
moving to attack the Peruvian city of
Lima. The result will probably decide
the war, one way or the other.
THE gravity of the situation in Ireland
is increasing daily, and the announce
ment of Il cabinet council is unexpectedly
made. Mr.. Forster, chief secretary for
Ireland, has returned suddenly to London
THE British cabinet has decided to an
ticipate the probable parliamentary tao
tics of Mr. Parnell and his partisans by
introducing series of resolutions for the
guidance of the speaker of the house of
commons when obstruction is attempted
THE steamship Mosel, from Bremen
reports having passed the White Star
steamship Republic about six hundred
miles out from New York. The Republic
was disabled, and asked to be towed to
port, but the captain of the Nose, refused,
and left her to her fate. There will prob
ably be an investigation.
LORD BEACoNsF1ELD's visit to Windsor
Castle is fruitful theme for conjecture in
England. The popular Interpretation is
that the queen is ready to send for the ex-
premier officially as soon as he shall have
succeeded in bringing about the overthrow
of the Gladstone ministry.
EDISON is still working hard and hope
fully on the electric light. He claims to
have proved that its subdivision is not an
impossibility, and asserts that his inven-
ton will soon be perfected. The cost Of
Lighting the city of New York by his
method will, he says, be something like
s2,OOO.OOO.
\ CONFERENCE Of the hackers Of Cover
nor Foster for the Ohio senatorship was
held at Columbus on Sunday, among those
present being three members of the house
from Hamilton county, which has hereto
fore been considered solid for Sherman.
1t is claimed that forty-two republican
papers in Ohio have declared for Foster.
MADAME THEIRS, widow of the first pres
dent of the republic of France, is dead.
She was woman of fine intellectual at
tainments and enviabie social qualities,
and during her lifetime was an able assist
ant to her husband in his political and lit
erary work. She recently sent to the
United States, for the use of congress, a
complete edition of NJ Thiers' works,
which were presented. to that body by
the secretary of state with formal letter.
THE British government has placed two
more regiments at the disposal of the Irish
executive. Captain Stackpoo'e, wealthy
farmer, made vain attempt to sell some
horses in Limerick on the 18th inst: as a
land-league bellman paraded the streets
forbidding people to purchase. 4 landlord,
named De Courcy Harris, was Boycotted
out Of the hunting field at Charleville.
The Claremorris police patrol fired on a
party of suspected men, and captured one
of them. Michael Davltt has been prom
ised by Parnell support for the first yacan-
cy in home rule borough.
AT the British cabinet council, on the
18th inst, it was decided to request of the
queen the immediate suspension of the
habeas corpus in Ireland. This action
was preceded by confidential interview
between the commander-in- chief and the
minister of war, and followed by consul
tation between Gladstone and the chief of
the criminal department at Scotland yard.
Another cabinet council will be held to-
day. Parliament, at its meeting in Janu-
ary, will be asked to pass an act of in
demnity in regard to the suspension of
the habeas corpus, and a measure for land
reform and a bill to restore order in Ire
land will also be presented, Every hour
increases the gravity of the situation.
\ LONDON dispatch says Of the disas-
trous colliery explosion: One hundred
men were in the colliery at the time. The
shock Of the explosion was heard for miles
around There are alao eighteen horses
in the pit, which was $50 yards in depth.
The most intense excitement prevails
throughout the district. All the roads
and approaches to the coliery are throng-
ed with wailing men, women and children.
The cries of the poor people whose rela-
tives are imprisoned are heartrending.
Many volunteers offered to join the ex-
ploring party, but up to 8 o'clock no at
tempt was made to descend the shaft. The
colliery is owned bv Messrs Rowland Il
Morgan. 1t is within half a mile of the
Dinas colliery, where the bodies of the vic
Tins of January 13th 1878, remain uncov-
cred. a later dispatch states that it is as
certained that Sc Of the persons who were
in the pit at the time of the explosion are
dead. Seven corpses have been brought
up thus far, but many others have been
discovered and will be raised this evening