Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-11-10
FOREIGN FLASHES.

s At Belnulbt, county Mayo, last week, when
the police, being attacked, fired upon the peo-
pie, two persons were fatally shot and twenty
wounded A renewal of disturbances is feared
and reinforcements have been sent go
The London Times says: ''We are able to
state that the Bank of England does not hold a
penny available for the payment of confederate
bonds The public should beware of buying
bonds intrinsically worthless on the faith of
such rumors." "
Five employees of the czar's palace at Catch
ina have been arrested, and one revealed plot
to repeat at Gatchina the winter palace explo-
sion, when an attempt was made to kill the late
czar. Many naval officers have recently re-
ceived copies of 8 revolutionary proclamation
summoning them to join the cause of liberty
and justice. -.. ID.
The Liverpool Courier's London correspond
ent has good authority for stating that Lord
Greenville, the British secretary, las drawn up
10 reply to Secretary Blaine's note relative to
Panama canal and Monroe doctrine. There
has been, says the correspondent, exchange of
views between Greenville and the French min
lister of foreign affairs, but no jeint reply Is
likely to be made.
The London Pail Mall Gazette says: saThere
isno truth whatever in the statement that there
is large amount of money in the bank of Eng
land deposited to the credit of the confederate
government and available for the payment of
confederate bonds We believe it does not
hold single penny, and doubt whether there
is any such money in any bank in this country.
The whole story is a gross fabrication that has
no substantial foundation"
Anovel feature of the Lord Mayors process
sion in London will be q banner of the United
States escorted by guard Of honor. When the
procession reaches Westminster the American
flag will be borne to the police yard and The
massive bands will play an American national
anthem. The secretary Of the American lega-
ton writes that he is sure this graceful recog-
milton Of ties binding the two nations win be
received with the greatest pleasure in
America.
Confederate bonds, after considerable ad-
vance, have declined to 81 12s Cd per G1OO
The Times in its financial article says: The
purchases of the confederate bonds are believed
to be entirely due to a certain clique prepared
to run up the price of any rubbish if they think
there is the faintest chance of alluring the pub
knows of no amount in the Bank of England or
elsewhere in any way available for the mis-
chlevoas claims ~ &'%%
Branches of the Ladies' Land league through
out the provinces complain that their meetings
are dispersed, while the Central league in
Dublin is permitted to meet unmolested Miss
Parnell, wishing to test the legality of proceed
ings against the Ladies' league, publicly an
nounced in the newspapers that q meeting of
the league would be held that day. No at
tempt was made to interfere with the meeting,
although detectives watched those who en-
tered the league rooms 24
The International Arbitration and Peace as
sociation in London passed resolution recorti-
ing its satisfaction with the saluting of the
English flag at Yorktown. Such an incident,
the resolution says, is unparalleled in history
and must ever remain of deep international in
teresk 1t regards the act as weighty and sig
nifcant testimony to the eternal oblivion Of
pendance and as an emphatic expression OF
brothenly love existing between England aud
America
The sub commission of the land court q,