The true northerner., 1880-10-29
News OF The week.
FOREIGN NEWS.

Felix Pyat, a journalist of Paris, will
serve two years and pay fine OF 1000 francs
for justifying Berezowski's attempt on the life
Of the Gar.
The Sultan of Morocco offers protec-
ton to all religious creeds.
The harvest in Scotland is completed,
and is reported as being above the average i'll
quality and quantity. The extent of wheat
culture has diminished owing to the sharp
competition of American producers
The County of Kerry, Ireland, in the
southwestern corner Of which the land agent
Hutchins was recently shot at, has been pro-
claimed in state of disturbance, and an addi-
tional force Of soldiers and policemen will be
sent there.
The Carmelites of Rennes, France,
were expelled from their establishments by the
police, who broke the doors, battalion of in
fantry being necessary to maintain order among
the bystanders.
A Berlin correspondent says that
Hamburg and Altoona will be declared in state
of dege owing to Socialistic agitation.
Ireland has been importing American
arms to a degree which excites alarm among
British officials.
Alfred Henry Thesiger, Lord Justice
of the English Court of Appeals, is dead.
Egypt is dispatching troops to the
Abyssinian frontier.
Advices from South America report
that Minister Christancy has submitted a basis
for preiminaries of peace between Chill, Peru
and Bolivia.
Great Britain stands by Gladstone in
his Turkish policy. 1t is now declared that the
Sultan must recede from his position or wake
bold attitude of the King of Greece indicates
British backing.
1t is said that the Russian Finance
Minister has decided on a complete revision Of
the tariff. Higher protective duties will be
levied on imported talow, grain, and coal. The
duties on cotton and cotton goods will be COM
pletely revised.
Eliza Linhardt, noted authoress of
Germany, flung herself into the sea at Civita
vecchia, Italy, and was drowned.
A Russian capitalist named Warschal-
sky, who has long furnished great portion of
the supplies for the Russian army, has been ar
rested on the charge of having defrauded the
Government Of 100000 rubles.
DIR. Tanner, the faster, has made ar
rangements with DR.. Richardson, of London,
TO fast there.
The British authorities have COM
r1ated r,,o pooyoon4s for tba ,rococufion Of tbo
Land League agitators without delay. The
Indictment will include 200 speeches. the draft
ed testimony of $50 witnesses, and various
newspaper notices, and it is said will be the
longest document of the kind in hstsry. The
leaders of the Land League think that if they
are tried in England they will be certainly con-
yicted.
The tenants of King Herman, ex-mem-
Der Of Parliament for Sligo, and Of other land
lords, have received notices not to pay full
rent, under penalty of being shot.
Large reinforcements of troops are
being hurried into Ireland. They are sent to
occupy commanding positions in Connaught
and Munster. 1t is feared that grave troubles
may arise on the arrest of the Irish leaders.
n III tllt IlSlo DSCn
arrested in Claremorres, Ireland, for drilling
farmers lads.
1t is said that Clara Louise Kellogg,
the prima donna, will shortly wed distin-
guished French Marquis.
A London dispatch announces the
death of Harry Beckett, the well-known come
dian.
London aristocratic society is dis
turbed by the preparation of another great
jewelry robbery, the victim this time being
Lady Fitz William.
The st. Petersburg GolOs, the leading
journal of Russia, makes the admission that
grain must be imported to feed the peasantry
this winter, and that the next harvest is seri-
ously threatened by insects.
Bismarck, claiming to have been Ii
beled and insulted by an article in a journal Of
Borsen, caused sentence of fine or imprison-
nent to be imposed upon the offender.
Affairs in the South and West of Ire
land are in very critical condition. Several
agrarian outrages are reported, and many
more may be expected from this time forward.