The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-16
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

DR.: Carver challenges Capt Bogardus to q
pigeon match for $500 side and the cham
pionship Of the world They shoot at 100
pigeons
A dispatch from Berlin states that four social
| lists have been arrested at Darmsdat, on a
| charge of high treason. Six persons have been
imprisoned at PfoeZheim, for circulation Of rev.
dictionary publications.
A correspondent at Paris says experienced
! financiers recommend that the projectors of the
shares Immediately, as it is evident that many
| have applied for shares for the purpose Of sell
ing them again alta profit, and a number Of
shares must therefore be thrown on the market
| Henry D. Cooke, formerly governor of the
District and member Of the banking house of
! Jay Cooke & Co., is dangerously sick in Wash
ington, and his permanent recovery is doubtful
Two years ago he engaged in silver. mining in
dustries in Colorado, but was stricken with
paralysis at Colorado Springs and has been de-
| clining SINCE His brother, Jay Cooke, is with
him at present
An explosion in colliery at Rhonda Valley,
Wales caused the death of SO men, One hun
shock of the explosion was felt for miles, An
accountsays: Most intense excitement prevails
ALI the roads and approaches to the col1iery are
| thrOnged with wailing men, women and chill
dren. The cries of the poor people whose re-
latives are imprisoned are heartrending.
! cablegram announces that the rumors of
| disafection in the British cabinet are entirely
sensational and unfounded. They were origi-
mated by hoaxed lingo" correspondents of the
provincial press, no two Of whom agree as to
the names of the members said to be about to
secede. Some give the names of Lords Selborn
and Harrington, others Bright, Chamberlain and
Forster: The cabinet is no doubt agreed that
something should be done but the plan is the
rock upon which they split
| 1t is understood that the council of the Royal
Geographical Society Of London are considering
plan for new arctic expedition It is under
stood the route by way Of Franz Josef Land will
be recommended, but the feat of reaching the
North Pole will not be the main or even one of
the principal objects Of the expedition. 1t will
be simply to to explore the unknown area
north Of the seventy ninth and eightieth degrees
| of latitude. The society, while it is not ilim-
! ical to the plan of establishing observing sta
! tons around the pole can only consider them as
! subsidiary to the work Of geographical explora-
| ton
| The Dominion Parliament was opened at
Ottawa on Friday last The governor general
| read q speech from the throne, which document
| was exceedingly short, and carefully avoids
saying very much. 1t refers to the bargain with
it is stated that the syndicate is to possess it
| in perpetuity. Theimproved earnings OF mar
thine railways are remarked upon, and distress
among the Indians of the Northwest The gov
eminent once more pledges itself TO the con-
tinuance of the national policy in regard to the
| tariff, and promises measures for the enlarge
ment of Manitoba, for the winding up of insol-
vent banks and incorporated companies, amend
ment of the railway act and some changes in the
criminal laws.
Forster, chief secretary for Ireland, has is-
sued q memorandum to the magistrates, point
| ing out that under certain acts Of parliament,
persons assembling armed or disguised or as.
Stunning the name Of any society to the terror Of
her majesty's subjects, are guilty Of high mis-
demeanor, rendering them liable to imprison-
ment, as are also those who, by threats, endeav-
or to compel any person to quit their employ
ment, or who publish anything calculated to
create riot or unlawful assembly. All magis-
trates are bound to apprehend, oppose and dis
perse persons engaging in these practices, and
they can command all persons to assist them.
Any two magistrates can bind over persons
whom they have reason to suspect of even an
intention to participate in unlawful proceedings
or assembly: In case of refusal to be bound
over, they can commit them to Jail They can
hand over persons whom they believe can give
| evidence relative to such proceedings, and if
they refuse to be bound over or to give evidence.
they can commit them to jail A Dublin cor
respondent, commenting on the Forster memoir
andum, says the truth is the magistrates, agents
and landlords are in q general panic, and do not
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