The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31
NEWS OF The week.
FOREIGN NEWS.

The failure of the Hansons, bankers,
OF Constantinope, is announced. Their bank
had been established half century, and had
branches at Odessa and Bucharest Its habili-
ties amount to several millions.
The Empress of Austria has aban-
doned her huntingdon in Ireland on account
Of the disturbances. For the same reason the
Marquis Of Lansdowne, one OF the largest land
owners, has decided to spend the winter in En-
gland.
France, Austria, Germany and Italy
have agreed to the proposal to arbitrate on
the Greek frontier question, provided all the
other European powers assent, and Greece and
Turkey pledge themselves to abide by the de-
cision OF the majority.
Diphtheria and typhus-fever are cpl
demic in some of the Russian provinces. In
the Province of Khorokof 8, 500 people died of
the frst-named disease in ten months
The British garrison in Ireland num-
bers $4,000 men, including ten batteries and
seven cavalry rcgiments
Michaeloff, Russian Nihilist of high
rank, has been arrested at Berlin.
A cable dispatch announces the death
in London, at the age OF 60 years, Of George
Eliot, the Engilsh novelist, who in May last was
married to John Walter Cross. She was brill
iant conversationalist, and had thoroughly
mastered seven foreign languages. Her great
est works arc "Adam Bede" and Daniel De-
ronda,' and her earnings by her pen were in
excess of s250,000.
The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland
has made arrangements to enroll persons will
ing to proceed, when necessary, to any part Of
the country to work for "Boycotted" tenants
The Norwegian ship Juno, while I'M
loading a cargo of arms on the banks Of Clare
river, in Ireland was seized by the British
customs authoii les, and given in charge of
force of marines and artillery.
The British customs officers have
seized a large quantity of powder and shot,
which was being shipped at Runcorn, on the
Mersey, for Galway.
The Beers, in proclaiming the Trans
wal republic, announce a struggle to restore
treaties broken by British officers, and throw
upon the latter the onus of an appeal to arms,
# such shall result The reply Of the British
authorities is proclamation Offering pa: ,ion to
oil who will with jraw from the revolutionary
scheme.
Vignaux, the Frenchman, defeated
6osson, OF New York, for the worlds billiard
championship, in 8, 600 points game in Paris.
Score, 5000 to 1856. There was great excite
ment IN the French capital. Slosson aud his
friends claim that he was robbed of tho game
by the umpire.
A considerable number of Jews resid-
ing in Germany contemplate emgrating to
Belgium, France, and Italy, on account Of the
manner in which they are persecuted in their
present location.
The London Times predicts that there
will be a deicit in the Spanish budget next
year of $40, 100000. France seems to be the
only country in Europe which had not deficit
20 make up this year.
The British Government is preparing
FOR the worst In Ireland.
The President of the Swiss Confedera-
ton ended his life by putting bullet through
his head in public promenade at Berne.
The Home-Rule members of the Brit
&h Parliament have organized for the coming
sessions work with Parnel ne President and
Justin Mccarthy as Vice President. Resolu-
tons were adopted pledging the members to
abide by tho decision of the majority on all inn
Portant measures, and binding them to sit in
opposition to any administration that should
refuse the demands of the Irish people for leg
islative independence.
An explosion of fire damp occurred in
coal-pit at st. Etienne, France, while tue
miners were at work. A number OF them were
killed