The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-05-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIag4 NEWS.

The committee appointed to arrange
programme for the Monetary Conference at
Paris agreed upon that drafted by Vrolik the
Dutch delegate. 1t consists of fvS questions
relative to the cause and effect Of diininution
and oscillation in the value of silver the effect
of unlimited coinage of both gold and silver
upon their stability measures to reduce the
minimum of oscillations in the ratio Of value
between the two metals; and, finally, as to
what that ratio should be.
A Paris dispatch says that delegate
of the revolutionary committee stated to the
Gar TIE demands Of the Nihilists, and was re-
FarGed by arrest.
The peasants of the Baltic provinces
Of Russia demand absolute ownership of the
faRds now held on lease.
Herr Most, the publisher of the Fret
a5e't, has been indicted at London for melting
ITO murder. The Grand Jury added a rider to
the bill, stating that such publications are un-
English and ought to be vigorously dealt with.
The National Land League of Great
Britain has issued manifesto relative to the
arrest of Dillon. IL is signed by Justin Nc
'Carthy. 1t urges freshmen to evict their land
lords as they have themselves been eyicted,
and to wreak vengeance at the polls on the
apostates from Liberalism whom they helped
to raise to power
1t the second plenary sitting of the
monetary conference in Paris the series of
questions reported by the committee was
adopted as the programme. The delegates for
Germany, Austria, England, India, Canada,
Greece, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland ex-
planned the views of their respective Govern
ments The speech of the German delegate
was ordered printed and distributed among the
members of the conference, as it contained
statements Of the highest Importance.
There will benomore public executions
In Russia
Locusts have devoured the rice and
corn crops of Bolivia.
A movement is on foot for the confed-
Grafton of the standardization republics.
Cork, Kilkenny, and portions of Kings
and QUEENS counties, Ireland, have been pro-
claimed under the Arms act
A Nihilistic movement by sailors of
the Russian feet Is predicted as likely to fol-
low the arrest of the Grand Duke Constantine.
Experiments over the cable between
Dover aud Calais have demonstrated that the
Atlantic cables can be used for telephone pur-
poss as easily as short land wires. patent
tor an electophone has been taken out in
Paris.
Letters from Algiers state that Col.
Flatters' Sahara expedition, heretofore reported
destroyed, was driven to take refuge in G cave.
The men, being starving, resorted to cannibal
ism, andfifteen of the force were eaten.
Gladstone's motion relative to a mon
umentto Lord Beaconsfed was adopted in the
House of Commons by a vote of $50 to 81. A
similar motion was adopted in the House OF
Lords without a division
Troops have been sent to Padc liza
Russia, to protect the Jews.
Dispatches from South Africa state
that the Beers and natives have begun HOSTILE
tiles on the western border of Transyaal.
A. IL B. Schroeder, merchants, of Lon
don, have failed for 100000 because of the
suspension of their Amsterdam house.
Cardinal Manniug's order forbidding
the use of Catholic cIub-rooms for Land-League
meetings has caused great dissatisfaction
among the Irish in London.
Prince Rudolph, Of Austria, was mar
ried to the Princess Stephanie, of Belgium.
with all the pomp and circumstance be-
fitting such an occasion. The ceremony
took place in the Church of st. Augustine, in
Vienna.
Alexander Jonas, German journalist
OF New York, was recently arrested in Dresden,
Germany, on suspicion of being Socialistic
agent, and his private papers were retained for
nine days He has applied to Minister White
for redress, and the matter has been referred
to the Foreign Office at Berlin.