Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-30
Thc Situation in nIinnesot..
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Sir Edward Thornton 10 Succeed
Lord Dufferin at Sc. Petersbarx

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Sir Edward Thornton 10 Succeed
Lord Dnfferin At st. Petersburg.
LONDON, April So.-The morning Post says:
1t Is possible hat Sir Edward Thornton pres
ent British minister at Washington, Will sue
ceed Lord Dufferin at st. Petersburg, and that
Sir Austen II. Layard will succeed Sir Edward
Thornton ar Washington. Sir Augustus Berk-
clay Paget remaining at Rome.
BIsmarck's Threat TO Berlin.
roIass. BERtaS. Apst 80 s1,-During debate In the
house tax in the case OF imperial employees TO
fixed maximum, Herr Richter attacked the
bill. Prince Bismarck replying, said he In
moval OF the German and PrLssian govern
mehts to some other city more equitable In her
demands and less likely to influence parlia
meDt and the officials Ii would then be seen
what value Berlin attached to the presenc. or
the central authorities.
The Parliamentary Oath Amend
ment Bill.
LONDON, April 30.-The Times SAYS that the
bill for the amendment OF the parliamentary
oath, which the government proposes TO irtro-
duce In the House of Commons on Monday,
any one who Is required to make or is capable
OF making, affirmation in court OF law. shall
be permitted to make affirmation In the House
OF Commons
Gross ExaggeratfOn i'm Greece.
The Athens correspondent OF the Manchester
Guardian says he went TO Chalci5 ror.tne pur-
pose OF investigating the reports OF the recen'
great demonstration In the army In favor OF
war, and found that the story was gross ex
aggerat1cD. He says about fifty drunken SOL
diers paraded the streets. yelling. The reports
sent TO Athens were probably for political ef-
feet There is no symptom of disaffeclfoa
among the troops.
Death of an English Ref0rMer.
The death Is announced this morning OF Ed.
ward Mall. one OF the leaders OF the anti stare
church party, editor and proprietor OF the Non
COnf0rmiSt (Gewspaperl and ex-member of
Parliament for Bradford. He had reached his
seventy.second year.
Peace with the BasutOs.
A dispatch from Cape Town, dated yesterday.
says Peace has been concluded between the
Cape government and the BasutOs.
$4,000 for l8eacOnsfie1d,s Portrait.
Right Hon. VIM. Henry Smith. Nj. P, yester-
day purchased for e2 GOO the portrait OF the late
at the Royal Academy.
The Monetary Conference.
PARIS. April 50.-The next sitting OF the
about Thursday. May 5th, to receive ii the list tot Of
interrogator1es now being compiled by N. Ger
nuschi, French delegate. and Mr.. Horton, sec
retaIy Of IT. the American commissioner In
Havas agency that the English delegates to the
conference are expected here daily, the Ques-
tion OF British representation is still unde-
c1ded.
Last Dav of the SandOWn Races.
LONDON, April 3O.-This is the last day of the
second spring meeting OF the Sandown PARK
9n ane nT gramd ,dnS s stsepie chase
won by Capt. Machell's aged Regal The sec
ond place was secured by N. A. Maher's five
yearold TORPEDO, and the third place by q; 3.
ting just before the race was to sgainst
Regal; 3 to against Torpedo and s to against
Fair Wind.
LONDON, April 3O.-The Daay Telegraph In frs
financial article this morning says: Cable
stocks are heavy on report that an arrange
ment has been made with jay Gould for co.
tariff.
The ElOpement i'm High Life.
LONDON. April 3o.-Vanttv Fair OF to-day
TONED yesterday. are the Earl Of Shrewsbury
and Mrs. Miller Mundy. OF Shiply, Derby
shire. The fugitive pair fed to Strasburg.
the earl q sound thrashiDg and brought the
lady back to England.
At BeacOnSffeld.s Tomb.
u, The Queen land and Princess Beatrice drove TO
the late Earn of Beaconsneld.
ROasting q Bailfff.
A telegram from Galway to-day says: A
bail1ff, named King, was seized last night by
gang OF disguised men and roasted over 1ire
Kings condition Is believed to be hopeless.
The Assassination of the SuItan.
CONsTAET1NOPLE, April 30-The judicial in
Qu1ry into the death OF the Sultan Abdul AZiZ,
continues. The disclosures made show plot
was contemplated for the assassination of all
the imperial princes and the proclamation OF q
new Caliph. The trial is to be conducted be-
fore q special tribunal, consisting OF thirty
judges, assisted by several councillors OF state.
Eighty People Drowned.
MELBOURNE, April 30.-The British steamer
Tararua. of Melbourne. has been wrecked on
the reefs OF Otago, New Zealand Eighty per-
Gladstone 20 the Irish catholic
BiSnOpes
LONDON. April 3o.-Mf. Gladstone replying
to the resolutions sent TO him by the Irish
Catholic archbtshope and bishops conveying
fheir views as to amendments of the land
bill. says: 81 am sensible Of the
weight attaching to the representatives
OF 4 body 80 Intimately associated with the
people. and thankful for their acknowledgment
81 the Intentions with which the land bin was
framed, / can assure them that II the
bill is recognized, as IL appears to be. by the
Irish people and their representatives as valu-
able, the government win show no siacknees in
putting it forward until 1t becomes a law. But
/ must frankly add, after reviewing the numer-
Gus important changes advised by the bishops,
that the government, while they will welcome
any amendment tending to improve the bill,
cannot hold out any expectation OF acceding to
changes which would give II new character"
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