The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-04-15
NEWS OF The WEEK.
FOREIGN NEWS.


It is proposed to subject Tunis to a
French protectorate, leaving the Bey full au-
thority over his Mussulman subjects.
The response of Alexander III. to the
Senate resolutions in regard to the assassifIa-
ton Of the late Gear processes warm friend
ship for this country.
A movement is being organized In
London to agitate for the unconditional re-
lease of Davitt. The agitation will DO ex-
tended to the United States, Canada and Aus
tralia.
Every person in the so-called dis
turbed districts Of Ireland has been ordered,
under the Arms bill, to lodge at the nearest
police station all arms and ammunition he may
possess, for the purpose Of obtaining . Ii
cense.
The Greek Government is sending
surgeons and money to Scio to relieve the dis
tress caused by the earthquake. The latest
estimates place the number of killed and
wounded at 5000. Thirty villages were de-
stroyed and 40, 900 people made destitute. All
the foreign men-of-war at Smyrna have started
for Solo,
The Bank of England reports a greater
stock OF gold than for many years, there being
ELS, 500, 600 in its vaults.
Russia has made her recognition Of
the Kingdom of Rounelia conditional upon
the adoption of measures against Nihilism in
Moldavia.
The officers of the Custom House at
London have Leen warned that an attempt
will shortly be made TO blow up that building.
Twenty women attacked dozen po-
licemen who were escorting process-server ut
Ballinamore, County Leitrim, Ireland, and
seriously injured several Of them. One girl
was fatally shot and another wounded.
The United States Consul at Basic,
Switzerland, has transmitted to Secretary Blaine
the results of his investigation into the circum-
stances which led to the excitement in France
and Switzerland over American pork. 1t ap-
pears that the ostensible cause of the decree Of
Introduction by the French Government was
the outbreak OF trichinosis in family which it
was at first supposed had eaten American pork,
but il now officially conceded to have eaten the
raw flesh of home-bred pig. There is no in
stance on record Of any person in Europe being
injured in health by eating American hams or
pork.
The Irish Land bill was introduced in
the British House of Commons by Mr.. Glad
stone on the It'll inst. 1t provides that q ten
ant may sell the interest in his holding subject
to the reasonable veto of the landlord that
rents shall be fixed by Land Court wherever
the landlord and tenant cannot agree, but the
court will not interfere in cases where they do
agree. This court will also have to determine
on the landlords right Of veto on
the assignment Of interest on farm. Power
to contract out of the act is given where
the rental exceeds $1,000 per annmn. The
Land Court will consist Of one Judge or
ex-Judge of the Irish courts and two
persons having practical knowledge OF the
relations between landlords and tenants.
Sub-courts may DO established by the CEN
trail court. The bill also empowers this
Land Court to buy estates which landlords
are willing to sell, and resell them to the
tenants, the title in the lands to be vested in
the court, SO as to guarantee payment, and to
prevent subdivision. Advances will also be
made to owners, tenants and solvent compa-
MES for the retaining of waste lands, or
other agricultural improvements, the adj
vance not to be greater than the amount
lord or company to which it is adj
vanced. Advances will also be made to as
sist emigration. Mr.. Gladstone spoke several
hours in explanation OF the provisions of the
bill He said the desire OF the Government
was TO do justice to the Irish people, TO give
them laws which would enable them to live
and thrive upon the land, to help them to pur-
chase farms, or assist them, il they preferred,
to emigrate. Mr.. Parnell regretted that pro-
vision was not made for colonizing Irish
farmers upon lands to be purchased for the
purpose.
A large fund has been raised in Lon
don for the relief of the sufferers by earth
quakes in Scio, where the dostitution surpasses
belief.
The Russian Grand Duke Nicholas,
the diamond thief, has been incarcerated in
castle belonging to his father, for intrigues in
his behalf.
BY vote of 1872 to III, the italian
Chamber of Deputies rejected motion for
vote of confidence in the Cabinet.
1t was stated in the British House
Commons that England will not discuss the
question of bimetallism, and, therefore, de-
clines to participate in the monetary confer
ence, but India will send n delegate. The
French Minister Of Finance states that the
United States, France, Italy, Spain and the
Netherlands agree upon double standard.
Ten thousand Turkish troops have
surrounded the Pauran district OF Syria, where
conflict has arisen between the Druses and
the neighboring Mohammedans.
The London Times says the Land bill.
since it was first discussed by the British Cab
met, has passed through twenty-five variations
Of form.
Oxford won the annual University
boat race, defeating Cambridge by four lengths
Later advices from Scio indicate that
the extent Of the calamity was underestimated
i'm the first dispatches Retween CO0 and