The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-05
FOREIGN NEWS.

\ Nihilist manifesto, announcing the
approaching death of Alexander ILL.,. has been
received by all the Russian Ministers and court
officials The Car still lives at the diminutive
chateau of Gatchira, guarded by SIX cordons Of
soldiery. He is never seen outside OF the inner
circle
With force of 10000 Turks, Der
vlsch Pasha attacked and defeated the Albani-
ans near Uskup.
According to advices from Vienna, the
Emperors OF Austria, Germany and Russia will
meet at Ems in the coming fall. Such meet
ing seems to be probable considering the pres
cnt political situation.
Twenty-Five thousand emigrants sailed
from Hamburg for America during January,
February, ami March.
The importation of American pork has
been prohibited by Turkey, and the stock on
hand will be destroyed after an appraisal BY 3
committee Of Americans.
The wooden trade in England is very
much depressed, and several manufacturers Of
Bradford contemplate transporting their ma
chinery to this country.
Five servants i'll the Imperial Palace
~ Constantinople have confessed that they
Funocsted Abdul Aziz, the late Sultan, and
opened veins III his arms to make il appear
that he killed himself. Three officials are said
10 he implicated.
Frohloff, the executioner of the Nj
hilists has been given 100 lashes because in
the hanging Of Michailof the rope broke
twice.
Bismarck is said to be decidedly
favorable 10 the maintenance of the gold
standard
The police of st Petersburg continue
10 seize printing presses used for seditious pur-
poses and arrest the workm
4 ferry-boat crossing the Dneister
river, in Austria, upset, and, according TO one
version, sixty-three persons drowned. Another
account says thirty drowned.
The announcement in the House of
Commons that Gladstone would move an APP
preparation 10 erect monument 10 the men,
Dry Of Beaconsield was received with loud
cheers.
The town Of Buena Ventura, in Pana-
ma, was destroyed by fire. The loss WAS
:l,O00,G00. Three persons were burned 10
death, and 800 were left homeless and almost
starving.
Catherine Marshall, the l4-year-old
daughter of a railway laborer at Glasgow,
Scotland. has abstained from food since the
commencement of the year. She drinks q lit
. l.,l, is tal
John Mccullough made his first APP
l,arance in London at the Drury Lane Theater,
al the tragedy Of Virginius," and was highly
successful lie was enthusiastically applauded
ly house crowded il every part, and WAS re-
Irutedly called before tho curtain.
The Nihilists have advised the Gar
That indIscriminato execution Of the assassins
uuiy served 10 knit their ranks more closely to-
grther
Lord Beaconsfield's funeral took place
a" Iughenden, in the presence of large num-
0crs Of people Of all classes Of society. The
Queen and Princess OF Wales. among others,
-cut wreaths 10 be placed upon the coffin At
the hour appointed for the funeral the church
tells were tolled in all the principal cities and
towns in England.
When Charles Bradlaugh entered the
Llgllsh House Of Commons and asked to Us
worn III, Sir Stafford Northcote, the Conserva-
tive leader, moved that he be not permitted 10
lake the oath. Notwithstanding Gladstone's
opposition, the motion prevailed by vote of
lGS TO l75. The Speaker then directed Brad
laugh to withdraw, and ne he refused, he was
'cmovcd by the Sergesnt-at-Arms.
France has decided to send $4,000
troops to keep the Algerian Arabs in subjec-
ION.
Contracts have been made in England
20 carry $1,000 swedes and Norwegisns to the
United States.
The death OF the German General,
Baron Som der Iauu - auuouuccd.