The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-11-04
Cablegralns.

IRELAND has been importing American
arms to a degree which excites alarm
among British officials.
THE possible union of Bulgaria and
Roumania has stimulated the porte to or
der 1000 men to Adrianople.
THE postofiice at Manchester, England,
was burned on Saturday night, and tele-
graphic communication cut off between
that city and London.
MONTENEGRO will liberate the Mussul-
mans imprisoned in Podgoritza, and pro-
claim amnesty after the surrender of Dull
cigno.
THE Italian laborers on the Cape Cod
canal, at Sandwich. Mass, have taken
possession of the town, and Governor Long
has ordered the district police thither.
GREECE has boldly notified Great Britain
that its occupation of Thessaly will follow
a failure of its claims before the powers of
Europe.
THE Carmelites of Rennes, France, were
expelled from their establishment by the
police, who broke the doors, a battalion of
infantry being necessary to maintain or
der among the bystanders.
A DISPATCH from St. Petersburg says:
''There is well-founded rumor that in
consequence of court intrigues against
Melikoff he will retire to the Caucasus
and that the committee of ministers which
is antagonistic to Melikotf's policy will be
reorganized." The Russian has been sus-
pended for publishing the above.
UNITED STATES Minister Christiancy has
submitted the following basis for prelim-
inaries of peace: Chill, Peru and Bolivia
will each elect three commissioners to dis
!,
Peruvian territory occupied by the
taking part in the conference as a friendly
mediator.
Mr.. PARNEIL and his brethren of the
land league are said to have decided to
abandon the policy of fexherting the peo-
pie to preserve the peace, and hereafter to
let them take their own course, which is
pretty sure to- lead to trouble. Affairs in
the south and west of Ireland are in very
critical condition. Several agrarian out
RACES are reported, and many more may
be expected from this time forward.
IRELAND is to have two more regiments
landleague policy the British ministry
meets denunciation on all hands, but will
stand or fall thereby. At the tenant meet
ing at Galway, Parnell had an audience
of forty thousand people, and pronounced
the government solely responsible for the
assassinations, while O'Connor Power as
serted that the tenantry were suffering
more than did ever the slaves of South
Carolina.
The Republique Franchise, NJ. Gambet-
ia s organ, in an article discussing the re-
lations of France to the eastern question,
says France must have an active eastern
policy. In the struggle that is impending
she cannot afford to remain impassive, and
adds that nothing can be done nor any
change be made along the Mediterranean
without affecting the interests of France.
In view of M. Gambetta's influence with
the cabinet, this utterance is regarded as
very important, and portending substi-
tuition of radical for a conservative
policy.
A DISPATCH from Vannes gives detail
ed account Of the results of the attempt of
the government to enforce the March
DEGREES at that place on the 2lst inst.
| Vannes is a seaport town, the capital OF
the department Of Morphtan, and is stu
ated about sixty miles northwest of Nantes.
1t was formerly the seat of several monas-
tic institutions, and has massive cathe-
dral. The population is about $4,000, and
| largely Catholic. The Jesuits have col
lege there, which was the object of official
| operations. On receipt of orders to that
effect from NJ Constans. minister of wor,
ship, the prefect of Vannes, at the head OF
the police, visited the college and demand.
ed its surrender into hands of the authori.
ties, ard that the Jesuits should at once
prepare to leave France. The inmates
made no forcible resistance. but entered a
protest against the attempt to deprive
them OF their property, characterizing il
as persecution. By this time great crowd
of people had gathered, who were evident.
ly in sympathy with the Jesuits, and wher
the police forced their way into the col
lege and forcibly elected the inmates the
populace. attacked the officers and endeav
ored to rescue the building from the po
lice. The assault was resisted, and the
crowd speedily swelled to mob. The
prefect himself was roughly handled, but
the military, who were called out, fnall,
restored order without loss of life.