The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-05-11
Foreign News.

HANLAN the Canadian oarsman. has won
another rowing match on the Thames, easily
defeating Trickett, the Australian.
TREMENDOUS snow storms have occurred in
the Alps, and an earthquake shock has been
felt in the Canton of Valais.
THE Middlesborough (England) ironworkers
have struck for an increase of wages. Many
thousand hands are affected by the strike.
THE policy of coercion hitherto pursued by
the British government toward Ireland has
been formally abandoned. In the house of
lords Earl Granville, secretary of state for
foreign affairs, announced the resignation of
Mr.. W. E. Forster, chief secretary for Ireland,
and the intention of the government to release
the three imprisoned members Of parliament,
but added that the reconsideration of other cases
did not extendt to the case of Michael Davtt. The
government had no new policy to offer but
coercion would not be renewed, and the ques-
tion of the arrears of rents and the Bright
clauses Of the land ac: would be dealt with
Mr.. Forster resigned because he could not
agree with the new policy of the government.
Mr.. Gladstone in the house of commons made
an announcement similar to that Of Earl Gran
vile in the house of lords. Mr.. Gladstone
said that large number Of other suspects
would be released, and that the government,
instead Of renewing the coercion act would
introduce a measure remedying the
administration Of justice in Ireland, but made
| the special reservation that if peace and secu-
lity should be jeopardized by the action of Sc
cret societies the government would consider
| it its duty to propose counteracting measures
| Mr. Sexton, at the conclusion of Mr.. Glad
stones remarks, arose and said that the gov
! ernment had taken the first step in a policy
that would crown its administration with glory
and would produce ties of mutual interest be-
tween Ireland and England.
SEVEN thousand Jewish families are about to
leave Russia and settle in Palestine.
| SEVEN persons were killed by an explosion in
4 coliery near Leeds, England.
The French, after an hours bombardment,
captured Ha Noi, the largest city of Cochin
| China.
| EX-EMPREss EUGENE was mobbed and
hooted on her way to the railway station at
Lyons, France,
MEssRs. Parnell, Dillon and O'Kelly were re-
leased from Kimainham Jail. Five "sus-
poets" were also unconditionally released from
the Mas Jail,
AN exodus of Jews from all parts of Russia
has begun.
THREE ladies, members Of the Tralee Qre
land) land league, have been arrested and in
default of bail sentenced to six months i'm
| prisonment.
| Mr.. PARNELL, in an interview, expresses
| himself as satisfied that the change in the
British governments policy indicates desire
to abandon coercion if the state Of Ireland
should be materially improved.
LIEUTENANT DANENHowER, Of the lost Jean
nette had an interview with the emperor and
empress of Russia at st. Petersburg. Tho
lieutenant and party were lionized to a con
siderable extent at the Russian capital.
MEssRs. Parnell, Dillon and O'Kelly, Tho
released Irish land league leaders, have re
turned to their seats in parliament.
LORD FREDERICK CAvENDIsH has been ap
pointed successor to Mr. Forster as chief secre
tary of Ireland.
A MAN and two of his children were drowned
together by breaking through the ice on lake
which they were attempting to cross neal
Ottawa, Ont.
Ell MEHDI, q false prophet, has organized a
revolt against Egypt in Darfur and Kordofan
and with 5000 followers threatened Khartoum,
the capital OF Soudan.
SEVERAL severe earthquake shocks have been
felt in Grenada Spain.