River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-28
Cablegrans.

THE Chillians have opened fire on CalIoa
and Chorellos.
IRELAND has been importing American
arms to a degree which excites alarm
among British officials.
THE Haytian congress has passed a law
by which the government pays subyen-
ton of $50 monthly to every newspaper
published in the republic.
MONTENEGRO will liberate the Mussul-
mans imprisoned ia Podgoritza, and pro
claim amnesty after the surrender of Dull
cigno.
THE Italian laborers on the Cape Cod
canal, AT Sandwich, Mass, have taken
possession of the town, and Governor Long
has ordered the district police thither.
GREECE has boldly notified Great Britain
that its occupation of Thessaly will follow
a failure of its claims before the powers of
Europe.
THE Carmelites of Rennes, France were
expelled from their establishment by the
polio, who broke the doors, battalion of
infa icing necessary to maintain or
der j. pug the bystanders.
4 DISPATCH from St. Petersburg says:
There is well-founded rumor that in
consequence of court intrigues against
Melikotf he will retire to the Caucasus.
and that the committee of ministers which
is antagonistic to Melikoh's policy will be
reorganized." The Russian has been sus-
pended for publishing the above.
UNITED STATES Minister Christiancy has
submitted the following basis for prelim-
inarIes of peace: Chilli, Peru and Bolivia
will each elect three commissioners to DIS
cuss conditions of peace TO meet in the
Peruvian territory occupied by the
CHILEAN army, the United States minister
taking part in the conference as friendly
mediator.
THE Reptbiqae Franchise, NJ. Gambet-
ta's organ, in an article discussing the re-
lati0ns of France to the eastern question,
saws France must have an active eastern
policy. In the struggle that is impending
She cannot afford to remain impassive, and
adds that nothing can be done nor any
change be made along the Mediterranean
without affecting the interests of France.
In view of NJ. Gambetta's influence with
the cabinet this utterance is regarded as
very important, and portending substl-
tuition of a radical for a conservative
policy.
A DISPATCH from Nannes gives detail
ed account of the results of the attempt of
the government to enforce the March
ucCIcGs dt Ihdt paw 'li Wv -A',N iii''.
Eannes is seaport town, the capital OF
the department of Morphtan, and is stu
ated about sixty miles northwest of Nantes.
1t was formerly the seat of several monas-
tic institutions, and has massive cathe-
dral The population is about 1900, and
largely Catholic The Jesuits have col
lege there, which was the object of official
operations. On receipt of orders to that
effect from NJ Constans. minister of wor-
ship, the project of Vannes, at the head of
the police, visited the college and demand
ed its surrender into hands of the authori-
ties, and that the Jesuits should at once
prepare to leave France. The inmates
made no forcible resistance, but entered n
protest against the attempt to deprive
them of their property, characterizing it
as prosecutions BY this time great crowd
of people had gathered, who were evident
" in sympathy with the Jesuits, and wher
the police forced their way into the col
lege and forcibly elected the inmates the
populace attacked the officers and endeav-
ored to rescue the building from the po-
Ice. The assault was resisted. and the
CROWD speedily swelled to a mob. The
project himself was roughly handled but
the military, who were called out, finally
restored order without loss of life.