Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-14
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Liberal Gain-PreparIns

The Liberal Gain-PreparIng for a Fight
LONDON, April 13th-The Liberal net gain
is now LOG seats.
Nearly 1000 of the constabulary left Dub.
| lin to maintain order during the coming
struggle between Parnell and the priests.
LONDON, April 13th.-Wm H. Gladstone,
son of VIM. L. Gladstone, has been elected
| to Parliament for Worcestershire East John
O'Connor Power and Charles Stewart Par
nell, Home Rulers, are elected for County
Mayo. Power received 1,320 votes and
Parnell 1,2lS. George Z. Brown, Liberal,
who sat for Mayo in the last House, and who
also stood at this election, was defeated, re.
| ceiving 555 votes.
LONDON, April 13th.-Lord J ohm Manners,
Postmaster-G General, is elected for Leicester.
| shire.
LONDON, April 13th-Alexander Sullivan,
elected for Louth county, declares his inten
tion of resigning his seat, because of Callan's
| heavy poll, defeating Kirk All are Home
Rulers. Sullivan charges that money was
furnished by Louther, Chief Secretary for
Ireland, who was defeated at York City, to
secure Callan's election. Sullivan will prob
ably stand for Meath if Parnell sits for
Mayo.
The Earl of Wemyss and March, father of
Lord Elcho, died to- day, aged 81 years. Lord
Elcho, who, by the death of his father, is
transferred to the House of Lords, leaves a
vacancy in the House of Commons for Had
dingdonshire, from which he was returned by
the Conservatives. A new election will be
held, and the liberals are now expected to
win the seat.
Fire and Eleven Lives Lost.
LONDON, April 13th.-A fire and explosion,
lzl-,- Ill
number wounded occurred at SiIverton, near
North Woolwich, at the oil mills belonging
to Burt, Bolton & Haywood. The roof of
one of the stills was forced off and carried a
distance of fourteen yards. The damage to
the works is several thousand pounds.
China and Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 13th.-A Paris cor
respondent of the Noror Trcmya recounts an
interview with Using Kee Tee, the Chinese
ambassador to France, who declared that it
was desired by China to avoid war with Rus
sia at any price. The Agence Russo SAYS it
has received similar information, and does
not doubt that Using Kee Tee will be re-
ceived and listened to at the Russian Court
with the Difference due his rank and good in
tentions.
Resignation of the Swedish Cabinet.
STOCKHOLM, April 18th. = The Second
Chamber of the Swedish Parliament rejected
the Army bill and the Ministry resigned.
The King has charged Count Oryid with the
duty of forming another Cabinet.
Emigration TO America.
BERLIN, April 13th-From the 4th to the
| 11th instant, $500 persons left Bremen for
England and the United States. The emf
grants come from all parts of GERMANY and
include many skilled workmen. This de-
| cided increase of emigration is evidently con-
nected with the new army bill, and entails
very serious loss upon the country.
| Meeting of the Mexican Congress-Di
on the United Staies-YelI0w Fever.
| CITY OF MExIco. April Sd, via HAVANA
Congress met April 1st. President Diaz in
his speech, referring to the United States,
said The United States Government has
| finally decided on resembling its order of
June, 1877, thus paying homage to justice
and international law, and removing the
cause of danger to peace between the two
Republics, an obstacle which prevented the
economic development of both countries.
! Yellow fever has broken out in Vera Cruz.
Temperance In Canada.
OTTAWA. April 18th th.-Judgment was given
in the Canada Temperance Act in the Su-
preme Court to day. The attendance was
large. Princess Louise and suite. number
of members of Parliament and prominent
| temperance advocates were present. Chief
Justice Ritchie held that the British North
American Act gave the Dominion power to
enact laws tending to the peace, order and
good government of the country, and legisla-
tion cannot be ultra wires where an Act aims
at the regulation of trade and commerce.
He held that the Federal Government had
power to adopt prohibitory legislation, for in
his mind the powe to regulate was power
ing the constitutionality of the Act.