The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-06-24
NEWS OF The WEEK.
FOREIGN NEWS.

One hundred and ten persons in all
we're arrested in Ireland under the Coercian act
mp to the 9th inst.
Russian peasants are emigrating from
the Government Of Tomsk TO that Of Siberia,
on account Of their poverty.
The large majority (250 to 70) in the
French Chamber Of Deputies against advano-
ing the date of dissolution OF the Chambers Is
said to be q greater rebuff to Gambetta than
Me rejection OF the scrutin de liste.
The German Reichstig is alarmed ut
Che immigration of Roumanlan Jews into Ger
many, and that of German laborers to this
country. The latter was allowed to be due to
the fact that the laborers were badly of in their
own country.
roquois, the American horse, has won
another victory on the British turf, the same
being the Prince Of Wales stake at the Ascot
races. Twelve members Of the royal family,
state.
A Russian Socialist is said to have
escaped from Siberia and reached Switzerland
tile second event of the kind i'll history.
Keogh, the first man arrested at Linn
erick under the Coercion act, has been re-
leased.
In the italian Chamber of Deputies a
proposition for woman suffrage received one
vote. On the question OF universal suffrage
the vote was 3l4 nays 20 s9yes
The French troops are being gradual
" withdrawn from Tunisian and Algerian ter
ritory. The Governmental authorities assert
that the reports OF sickness in the army have
been greatly exaggerated.
England has refused to cooperate
with Italy against France with regard to the
Roustan and Tunisian diplomatic Intermediary.
The fact is England, with a large force in Ke-
land and troops In India and South Africa, has
al she can attend to at present
The Bey of Tunis has appointed his
own 10 the post OF President of Municipsli-
! Administrator OF Religious Corpora
The authorities of Switzerland, after q
full and careful examination into the trchinosis
scare, have decided that il is nothing but q
scare. and that no prohibition or compulsory
inspection Of American meats will be enforced
The steamer Tararua, plying along
the coast of New Zealand, was recently
wrecked, and 1870 lives lost
Iroqdois has third time been vie
torous. He beat Leon for the ST. James
Palace Stakes on the Ascot course. Foxhall,
who contested for the gold cup, was beaten,
coming in fourth.
An insurge mt tribe in Algiers has been
annihilated by native troops, who captured ], 800
camels and found sixty-slx dead men.
In Uruguay, South America, decree
bas been issued forbidding newspapers, on
pain of heavy foe, TO discuss politics or to
create obstacles for the present Government.
Several Senators and Deputies have resigned
ON account of this threat, and the foreign lega-
tons are crowded with journalists hiding from
the wrath of the powers that be. The Govern
ment, too, controls the mob which attacks
printing offices supposed to be hostile to it's
masters.
III. NJ. S. Polyphemus, torpedo ram
Of 26l0 tons, was launched at Chatham, En-
gland, the otLer day. Her deck is only four
and one-half feet above water. She is fitted
with twelve-foot ram, and has engines of
$500 horsepower.
Serious disturbances have occurred
at Marselles and Nantes, in France. At Nantes
the riot grew out of large procession march,
ing throuS il the streets in protest against the
recent decree prohibiting religious parades;
and at NarseiileS n number of hostile encoun-
ters took place between French and Italian
residents, in which several persons were killed.
and the police and soldiers were called out to
preserve the peace.
Some gun-cotton exploded on the
steam furnace Of II. NJ. s. Monarch in Tunis
harbor, killing a Lieutenant and wounding
eight men, one Of whom died since.
Gambetta told his constituency
that though defeated he was not dispr-
tied, but would work with redoubled energy
for the principles he advocates.
Beneath bridge over the Catherine
canal at ST. Petersburg were found two rubber
cobe, e"Vhly -Ohc hlClcb III ulaueUer, contain
ing $50 pounds of dynamite. Each bag was
provided with fuse.
France intends to keep 10, 900 soldiers
in Tunis as a sort OF army Of occupation They
are to be divided between various forts in the
Interior and on the coast.
The population of Ireland, according
20 the recent census, is g. 100, $40, which is de.
crease since 1871 Of 252, 53S.