The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-10
NEWS OF The WEEK.
FOREIGN NEWS.

The war between the Kurds and Per-
slams has assumed very serious shape. The
Kurds are being daily reinforced, and are hold
ing their own against the Persians.
A bailiff left in charge of house from
which the tenants had been evicted, near Ira
lee. Ireland, is reported TO have had his ears
slit by a party OF sympathizers with the ten
antry.
The financial condition of Austria, as
shown by the Finance Minister'S annual report,
M anything but satisfactory. There is a deficit
for the fiscal year Of about 1000, 900 horns, or
about S16,000,000.
The ice in the River Volga broke sud-
denly at Mini Novgorod, Russia, crushing five
steamers and thirty barges and causing large
losses Of naphtha, grain, and fish. The total
damage was enormous
The great volcano of the Sandwich
islands Mauna Loa, is belching forth two tor
rents of lava, one of which is over thirty miles
in length. from 100 to 200 yards wide, and
twenty feet deep. The eruption is accompanied
by terrific explosions.
A fire at Naples, Italy, destroyed an
immense tobacco factory. The loss is estimated
ut several million lire.
Spurred by threatening letter, Boy
colt has left Ireland for all time. The police
at Waterford report that the people are gem
orally armed with revolvers.
News by the way of Vienna indicates
that the international European fleet will be
withdrawn from Turkish waters. England is
the only power DESTROYS of keeping up the
empty show.
The Government of Cape Colony has
had such poor success In its efforts to subdue
tho Basutos that call has been made on the
imperial authorities for help. So desperate is
the situation that the Ministers threaten to re-
sign if assistance is not given them in the
spring.
The Orangemen propose to aid i'll the
work OF stirring up disturbance in Ireland
Their Grand Lodge has resolved to advise the
Ulster lodges to organize counter demonstra-
tons to the Land League meetings. The
counter demonstrations are advised to be held
at the same places and on the same days with
the land meetings, which would inevitably lead
to bloody collisions.
The agitation in Germany against the
growth of Hebrew influence has but fairly
commenced. In Berlin it has provoked street
fights and anonymous pamphlets, and some
leading Jews propose the founding of nowspa-
pers to support their cause.
over G3, 900 have been subscribed i'll
Ireland for the expense of the defense of the
indicted agitators.
A struggle between the two houses of
the British Parliament on the Irish land ques-
ton liz inevitable. There is every indication
that the measure matured by the Govern
ment will be defeated in the House of Lords.
when an appeal to the country will be taken.
Buenos Ayres is bidding for Irish I'M
migration. President R.ca offers them free
land grant of $4,000 acres on the Rio Negro.
Flames appearing in clothing store
mToronto cut off all egress by the stairways,
and four persons were fatally burned.
Dublin lawyers who have been en-
gagged for the landlords in reviction proceed
ings are being scared into cold sweats by fright
ful warning letters, and stay indoors of nights,
and ask for Government protection.
The Irish landlords are urging CO.
ercive measures. Their committee at Dublin
has adopted a resoluto on declaring the ordi-
nary laws utterly inadequate to check the agita-
ton.
County Leitrim, Ireland, has been de-
clared in state of disturbance, requiring addi-
tional police.
The Boycott farm is described in the
cable dispatches as being complete wreck"
There was an immense Land League
demonstration at Waterford, Ireland, on Sun
day. Parnell was escorted through decorated
streets to the speakers stand. In the mme-
date vicinity were 400 police, 200 infantry, and
100 cavalry.
A dispatch from Paris states that the
Panama canal subscription is more than COW
cred already.
The application of Parnell and other
indicted members of the Irish Land League
sror postponement of the trials has been dis
allowed. The Chief Justice, in refusing appli-
cation for postponement, said that for several
emonths the country had been in state Of
anarchy. large portion of the people,
instigated by the Land League. had prac-
Siced system of dishonesty. Owing
&c the unauthorized conspiracy the people were
afraid TO assert their rights. II Parnell had to
complain Of anything it was of himself and
his associates. He had endeavored to procure
alterations of the law by violent speeches and
'menaces, and he mas nobody but himself to
thank if lie was in an awkward position in re-
gard to Parliamentary duties.
The Turks appeal to the powers of
Europe te induce Greece to enter in direct ne
gotiations for the settlement Of pending issues.
The American oysters planted in Ger
man waters last spring are growing rapidly.
The French Government has decided
to sell the crown jewels and to devote the pro-
ceeds to the improvement of the National Mu-
scum.
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.