The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN NEWS.

1t is reported from Dublin that an at
tempt to ignite a large dynamite mine unde
the wall of the Beggar's Bush Barracks wal
frustrated by person passing by chance.
The murder of Christian by Turk
at Beyrout, Syria has led to several encounters
In the neighboring villages. In one OF these
affairs, ten persons we're killed.
Italy will participate in the Interna-
tional Monetary Conference to be held in Paris
the 18th Of April.
A dispatch from London says 1t is
proposed that that part of Transyaal to which
the Beers have fair claim be declared indie
pendent, the remaining part to continue under
British administration, and that British Resi-.
dentbe appointed at the Boer capital.
The Greek Chamber of Deputies
passed the bill for tho organization of the Ma
tional Guard.
Several French subjects in Algeria
have been murdered by marauders from Tullis.
The British Parliament is now over
six weeks in session, and the principal bust
ness it has done is to pass the Irish Coercion
act which it did by vote of 302 to Al.
Ayoob Khan has declared war against
Afghanistan, and has already occupied Mali
mund.
The importation into France Of salt
pork, bacon and hams from the United States
is prohibited.
Germany has given its adherence to a
plan for al international exhibition of cleo
tricity in Paris.
The municipality Of Marseilles, by
vote of 33 to /, annulled the decision to grant
q site for the erection of statue to THEIRS
on the ground that he was an enemy to radical
ideas.
At masked fete of the students OF
the Academy of Painting, at Munich, Bavaria
the costumes of several caught fire. Four
pupils were burned to death and eight serious
ly injured.
News from South Africa is to the eff
feet that the Beers made overtures for peace
through the President of the Orange Free
State, asking that the British evacuate the
Transyaal and leave its future relations to be
settled by commission. Gen. Colley agreed
to the appointment of Commissioners on con-
dition that hostilities were immedi tely gus-
pended.
The Greek reserves have Zen called
out, and Gen. Nora ordered move north
ward gradually. The larges college in Athens
has been converted into q marine hospital.
According to the Dublin correspond
emit of the London Times the prestige of the
Land League has sensibly declined. The peo-
pie are beginning to fear it less, outruges have
almost ceased, and the payment of rent is in
croasing.
In his speech at Clara, Ireland, Par
nell is reported to have advised tenants, in
case of threatened eviction, to pillow up the
land and prevent the landlord from grazing
his cattle. formal question will be raised in
Parliament whether this is not an excitement
to indictable ofrenses.
Large quantities of cartridges intended
for export have been seized at Havre, France.
1T is stated that the King of Ashantee
can put 10000 men in the field against En-.
gland.
The British Government does not in
tend to follow the example of France and pro-
hibit the importation of American pork. 1t
appreciates the fact that such course would
infict great suffering upon the poor and would
be no protection against trichinosis, which ex-
lists in other countries than America.