The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-04-22
ANTON, D. T., THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1880.

sumo the premiership as first lord of the
treasury; that Lord Harrington be leader
in the house Of commons and minister
of war and Lord Granville minister of
foreign affairs.
A telegram from the Russian consul at
Van, Armenia, of April 18th, appeals for
aid to save the inhabitants of that dis.
trict from annihila:ion. The famine is
increasing. One hundred and fifty per-
sons have died of starvation at Agbak.
In the villages the girls are dying. One
hundred have died at Van, The Russian
authorities at Restotf have forwarded
$4,000 pounds of flour to Van.
INTELLIGENCE by cable, of the 18Th
inst, is as follows:
England-A barony will be conferred
on Beac0nsfield, with reversion to his
brother. The English Channel squa-
dron has been ordered to cruise to the
Azores, thence to Bantry Bay, in search
of the training ship Atalanta The net
liberal gain is now 100 seats The
statement that the ministry will resign
Immediately after the return of the queen
TO England is confirmed by the fact that
preparations were made yesterday by the
members OF the ministry 10 yacate their
official residences.
Russin--No plan Of action against the
Turcoman marauders has been settled
upon. The object of Gen Skobeloff, who
leftfo Tif1is, is solely TO examine the
question on the spot. "A st. Petersburg
correspondent states that if Gortschakotf
dies, n. Won Gicrs, his assistant minister,
will become minister of foreign affairs,
without the title Of chancellor.
CABLEGRAMs of the 10th are as fol-
lows:
Engdnd-The Queen has conferred
the decoration Of knight of the Grand
Cross Of the Order OF Bath on Sir Stat.
ford Northcote and Lord John Man
ners. The Queen appointed Rev. John
Charles Rye Bishop Of the newly CON
stituted See of Liverpool. The free
dom Of Cork was given TO Parnell at the
Courthouse to-cay. AT meeting of
the Dublin Mansion House Committee
10 day letters were read showing that the
distress was increasing. The Lord
Mayor said that if more money was not
received they would have to appeal TO
the government for aid. The arrival of
the Queen day earlier than was ex-
pected will enable Beaconsfield TO have
ran audience on Saturday. AZ
meeting oY the Marlborough relief
committee to-day the duchess said po-
liticsl events rendered it necessary for
her TO say farewell 10 Ireland, and close
ber immediate connection with the fund
Her proI osal to hand over the balance,
Els ,2eT, to four trustees was agreed to-.
j. 5. Wright, who has just been elected
liberal memoer of parliament for Not
tlngham, tell dead at an educational
meeting in birmingham TO day.
Germany - The Emperor VII.
liam, the princes, and several
generals went to Rathenow Yes
terday TO witness tho celebration by
the famous Zietan Regiment of Hussars
Of the one hunnred and fifiieth anniyer-
sary of Gen. Zietan's entrance into tha
regiment. The army bill passed its
third readi0g in the Reichstag by large
majority The Bundesrath unani-
mously opposed the government bill
providing for public assistance TO Ger
man settlements in and German trade
with the Samoan Islands.
Frdeoe-M. de Lesseps arrived at
Calais, yesterday, with his wife, chill.
dren and friends, all being in good
health.
Russta-Nineteen persons, most
)y students, have been tried by
court martial for various p0-
litical offenses. Two were &C
quilted The others were sentenced to
hard labor -. The Russian press warns
the government against undertaking
the military power Of the Chinese. .--
Although his physician holds out hopes
Of recovery, Prince Gortsehakotf is con-
vinced he will die, and awaits the end
calmly