Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-10-28
FOREIGN.

respondent of the Central News at
Lyons telegraphs to day that the
situation is critical. The panic has
seized the population. The theatres
last night were empty. The mob
threaten to attack the banks and
public buildings. Measures of pre- :
caution have been taken.
LONDON, October 27., The Exe
change Telegraph Company an~
nounces that private advices repre>
sent the state of Lyons to be very
alarming. The promptest action on
the part of the military authorities is
advocated, in order to prevent
revolutionary rising. Business is
suspended, and more troops have
been telegraphed for.
A Paris correspondent of the Man
chester Guardian says he has never
heard SO much anxiety expressed in
regard to the future as now. The
police, he says, are extraordinarily
active. A large number of arrests
are being made at Lyons. Among
the persons arrested are men sup>
posed to have placed number of
bombs under the table in restaus
rant on Sunday last.
BERLIN, October 27.-The result
of the elections for the Prussian
Diet is that the Conservatives and
Free Conservatives have gained
twelve seats, principally at the ex-
pense of the National Liberals. The
representation of the other parties
is the same as it was last session.
LONDON, October 27.-In the House
of Commons this afternoon Sir
Charles Dixie, Under Foreign Sec
retary, read telegram from Sir Ed
ward Malet, British Consul>General
at Egypt, denying that the political
prisoners in Egypt were cruelty
treated.
Mr.. Bannerman, Financial Secre>
tary to the War Office, said the gov
ernment had received no news re-
garding the fate of Prof. Palmer.
Mr.. Parnell gave notice that he
would call attention to the admins
tration of the land and coercion acts
and move resolution in reference
thereto.
Mr. Evalyn Ashley, Under Secre-
tary for the Colonial Department,
informed Mr.. Dillwyn that final
details of the terms for the restora-
tion of King Cetewayo are on their
way to England for the sanction of
the government.
The cloture rules were then taken
up. An amendment of Mr.. Schlater
Booth to exempt the committee of
supply from the operation of cloture
was rejected by vote of 166 to 1O2.
PARIS, October 27.-A semi-oficial
note is published referring to the re
cent events at Montcaules Mines
and Lyons. It says the government
is watching the proceeding of an
organized association, whose head
chiefs remain abroad. There is no
ground for undue alarm, as the au-
thorities are firmly resolved to re-
press energetically any illegal acts
and everywhere to maintain public
order. The government has the
means at its disposal to this end.
PARIS, October 27.-The journal
de Paris publishes detailed account
of the meeting of the directing com
mittee of the International Anarchist
League, at Geneva, on August 14tb,
and also the text of manifesto de-
claring that the members of the
League are enemies of all law, re-
ligion, employers and owners OF
property, which manifesto was then
approved, and which is now being
discussed among the federated
groups in England, France, Italy,
Spain, Germany and Russia.
The Temps urges the government
to take viz orous measures to repress
the rising of the anarchists. The
authorities at Lyons have taken pre>
caution to protect public buildings
and peaceabie citizens.
More threatening letters have been
sent to the authorities. At Macon
and Montcaules mines, several ar
rests have been made.