The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-24
FOREIGN.

Berlin, 23.-The reichsiaZ, after a
long debate, passed the motion re-
questiDg Bismarck 10 CAUSE the sus-
pension, while the session lasts, oil
criminal procedures pending against
Deputies Fritsche and Hasselmann,
socialists. Fritjche and Hasselmann
have returned to Berlin.
The North German GazetLe, COM
menting on the reported intention oil
Russia to erect Notifications at
Roano. Bialystock and Grodno, says
this is done probably to create a be-
lief among the Russian people that
an attack on the part of Germany is
feared.
In the Rsichstag, to day, the de-
bate was on the second readingot the
budget bill, and an item for the crea-
ton OF consulate In Africa aud the
Samoan Islands was referred 10 the
budget committee. The federal COM
missioner stated that the proposal was
in no way connected With the bill re-
latiDg to the South Sea Company.
The House adopted the war estimates,
the minister of war denying that the
proposed increase of the army origi.
mated in expectation of immediate
war.
Paris, 23.-John Lemoine, editor
OF the journal Des de Bats, was, to
day, elected senator for life. He re
ceived 142 votes; 90 were thrown
against him, Of which the greater
number were blanks, while about
twenty were for various other candi.
dates.
The chamber of deputies has ap-
proved the convention between
France and the United States for the
exchange OF postal remittsnces.
The Russian embassy here has re-
ceived documents with a view TO
proving the criminslity of Hartmann
IN connection with the Moscow ex
plOsion, and they will be handed to
the French government Immediately.
London, 23.-Iu the House of Com
mons O'Donnell, in raising the ques-
ton OF breach Of privilege, brough!
under notice number of newspaper
articles, which, he complained, con-
tanned a series OF gross and scandslous
libels on the Irish members. He read
from the World, Adrertiser, Duly
Telegraph, Pail Mall Gazette and
liverpool Courier, and interpreted
their denunciations as part of q con
spirscy to fssten on the liberal leaders
the charge OF completely with obstruc-
tioa. He moved that these articles
violated the privileges OF the house
and handed in the newspapers meE-
toned for the passages 10 which he
had made reference to be read by the
clerk. It would be trifing with the
House to read extracts. Sir Stafford
No.t1cote said the articles were in
offensive, and moved, as al amend
ment, that the House proceed to the
order of the day. The Marquis OF
Harrington seconded the motion, and
congratulated government on adopt
ing the right course; but he said there
could be no doubt that some of the
newspaper passages read by the
member for Dungsrvan were serious
breaches of the privilege. Shaw,
home-rule, recommended the with
drawal of O'Donnell's motion, and
O'Donnell expressed his willingness
to withdraw it. His motion was then
negstived without division. The
amendment to proceed to the order of
the day, moved by Northcote, Nas
agreed to, and the Irish relief bill was
read the third time.
la the boat race, to-day, on the
Tyne, Howdon defeated Kempster by
twenty lengths.
st. Petersburg, 29.-Relorts say
that in view of the possible explosion,
the police have ordered citizens to be
provided constantly with a sufficient
supply of water for two days. The
nihllists have issued q proclamation
and threatened to set fire to the cap
ital on the Sd of March. Government
has decided to increase the number of
house porters, who will be instructed
to be ready to guard against emer-
gencies, especially on the anniversary
of the Cars accession to the throne.
Constantinople, 23.-It is under
stood that the English foreign Office is
willing to pay a reasonable ransom
for Colonel Synge and vile, now held
by brigands near Salonica.