Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-11-17
FOREIGN FLASHES.

The Indictment against three high police Of
ficials of st. Petersburg, who failed to discover
the Little Garden street mine, charges that
their negligence contributed to the death nf
the czar.
Although private meetings, even in the
north of Ireland, are still held, of tenants who
were members of the land league, yet the or
gan zation, as an organization for league pur-
poses. is practically dead. Total number of
applications made to the land league commits
sion, 1881.
TIE Cologne Gazette says: Should Bismarck
resign the chancelorship, we hope the en-
peror's answer will be "never so far as the
guidance of Germanies foreign relations is con-
cerned, but with regard to the domestic and
social policy may it in Gods name be entrust-
ed to some less hasty and more skillful hand,
for the empire needs internal repose."
A liberal member of parliament, who loyalty
supported the land bill, writes: 1t is as un-
and improvidence of tenants, as it would be to
raise on improvents if rents be reduced, be-
cause of the increasing age and feebleness of
the tenant the landlord should be compensated
by the government.
The Foreign Missionary seminary at Paris
has a telegraph from Hong, Kong stating that
terrible 'typhoon ravaged Western Toruni
All the churches, thirty-four parsonages and
colleges, and 1000 houses were destroyed,
| 5000 Christians ruined and withoutresources
The losses are immense, and the distress is ter
rible. They telegraph for aid.
An arrangement between landlord and ten
ants under the land act occurred on the estate
| belonging to an ex- member of parliament for
county Mayo. The tenants take leases for fif-
teen years at reduction of from e3 to los a
year on each holding calculated on the rent
paid the past ten years. In consequence of the
| arrangement several tenants have withdrawn
notices they sent to the land commission.
At the banquet of the Lord Mayor of Lon
| don. Lord Granville said: 'sEver since the
| United States became an independent power
! there has never been time when the game
| friendly feeling existed as exists now between
the great English speaking nations I know
no more striking test than the feeling which
has been shown of sincere and deep grief in
England in regard to the death of tho president,
| and the devoted regard of Americans to our
queen.
Immigrants from six steamers were landed
at Castle Garden last Friday morning The
| steamers were the Westphalia, with g from
Hamburg; the Alaska, with 500 from Liver
| pool; the Plantyn, from Antwerp with $50;
| the Rhineand, from Antwerp, with S39; the
Alexandra, 44s, from Gibralter; and the Devon
with 81 from Bristol, making total Of 2, 1870
immigrants landed at Castld Garden. Nearly
| two thirds of the new comers were composed
/, of Germans, the majority being bound for the
West.
| POLiT1CAL NOIES AMI NEWS
Mississippi has gone democratic by nearly
| 5000.
The returns from Nebraska indicate re-
publican majority Of 10000.
/ The Connecticut republicans elected 10 of
| the Ia senator's, giving them IL OF the "a SEN
ators. Last year tie senate stood IL to B.
| This year there are three new districts. The
house stands, according to Courant returns,
149 republicans, SO democrats and green
backer; last year, republicans 166, democrats
80, greenbaoker l.
Latest returns from New Jersey show that the
next legislature will be: Senate, republicans,
13; democrats, g.; o democratic gain 8. As
sembly, republicans, 80; democrats, 30; a
democratic gain Of A.
4 In Massachusetts, with two small towns to
hear from the total state vote is Long, 80, 5s2;
Thompson, 43, 5aS; Andrews, Ats; Almy,
/ 1,74I. Recounts of representatives votes in
two Middlesex districts.
The following is the rate Of Ramsey county
Mimi, on governor and judges: Governor
! L 3. Hubbard 2,341, R W. johnson 8, 1887