New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-04-13
THE NEWS.
A Brief Summary.
-OY TNE- "
Events Of the Past Week,
General, Personal and Political
Interest,
At Home and Abroad.
-INCLUDIN0-
Financial, Commercial ard Indus
trial Points,
Crimes, Casualties and Gosslp3
Carefully Selected, Condensed and
Arranged for tho Readers
Of this Paper.
FOREIGN NEWS.

A French expedition in North Africa
recently encountered terrible experience.
The party partook Of some poisoned dates pre-
sonted to them by natives, and twenty-eight Of
them died from the effects Of the poison. The
remainder were then set upon by the force
natives aud many of them massacred. The
remnant, at last accounts, were beyond all
hope of succor from civilization.
Twelve Baronies in the County of
Cork have been proclaimed in state Of dis
turbance.
Some officers who we're serving ejec-
lions in the County Mayo, Ireland, were at
tackled by the peasantry, and two men killed.
st. Petersburg is surrounded by mil
itary Gordon, and no one is allowed to enter or
leave tho city.
The Spanish Cabinet has decided to
s,rly the constitution and Press laws to Cuba
:nd Porto Rico.
\ war Of races has broken out in the
Wiley OF the Caneto in Peru, where 1900
ciinan.en wcro murdered by negroes and
C..olos, and property valued at millions de-
81. Dyed. ~
It is stated that the new Gar, on re-
turning, a few evenings ago, found on his pill
ow communication purporiing to come from
.!,o Nihiists, and threatening him with the
lit; Of his father if he did not adopt liberal
TX assures.
The Russian Philanthropical Society
;;:s resolved to provide for the families Of
:;,,>se killed or injured in the struggle against
rs Nihilists.
l:;c French Government is reinforc-
I, Il. troops in Algeria.
I'Y:;...cc Carolath has obtained decree
J.: livorve from his wife, who will shortly take
.;~::larcks hopeful son. Count Hubert, for her
;lsn:.d.
The damage in Spain by floods is esti-
mated ut $1,0J1,OO0 and 10000 persons are
said to be in want of provisions.
The island of Scio, in the Grecian
a:c.:rcl go, has been visited by severe earth
q',;.kes. The number of persons killed or in
j,srcd is said to be 5000.
Il is proposed to subject Tunis to a
French pro.ectorate, leaving the Boy full au-
thority over his Mussulman subjects
The response Of Alexander III. to the
$, nate resolutions in regard to the assassina-
ton of the late Gear processes warm friend
ship fer this country.
A movement is being organized in
London to eg;tate for the unconditional re-
lease of Davitt. The agitation will be ex-
tended to tho United States, Canada and Aus
traiia.
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 IL
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. Thirt .>oes were de-
stroyed and 10000 people .-v destitute. All
| for Scio.
The Bank Of England reports greater
stock Of gold than for many years, there being
| E!5, $780, 600 in it's vaults.
| Russia has made her recognition Of
J the Kingdom of Roumelia conditional upon
the adoption of measures against Nihilism in
| Moliavia
The United States Consul at Basic,
Switzerland, has transmitted to Secretary Blaine
the results of his investigation into the circum-
stances which led to the excitement in France
and Switzerland over American pork. It ap-
| hiatt of$I ~
Introduction by the French Government was
tho outbreak Of trichinosis in family which it
was at first supposed had eaten American pork,
but is now officially conceded to have eaten the
raw flesh of home bred pig. There is no in
stance OH record of any person in Europe being
injured in health by eating American hams 81
pork.
The officers of the Custom House at
London have Teen warned that an attempt
will shortly be made to blow up that building.
Twenty women attacked dozen po-
lcemen who were escorting process-server at
Ballinamore, County Leitrim, Ireland, and
seriously injured several Of them. One girl
was fatally shot and another wounded.
The Irish Land bill was introduced in
the British House Of Commons by Mr.. Glad
stone on the 7th inst. It provides that 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
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the assignment Of interest on farm. Power
to contract out Of the act is given where
the rental exceeds 81, 900 per annuln. 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 be 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 III 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
to be laid out by the tenant, land
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.. Parnen 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 restitution surpasses
belief.
| The Russian Grand Duke Nicholas,