The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-05-04
Foreign News Summary.

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Lord Carlingford lord president OF the
council and minister of agriculture, reply
ing in the house of lords to Lord Dunraven's
remarks regarding the condition Of the peo-
pie in Ireland, said accounts from the dis
tressed districts had been decidedly more
encouraging during the last J, few weeks
He said that the government were agreed
that emigration was the best and inevitable
remedy for distress. but they had neither
the right, nor was it necessary, to force it
upon the people. The government had re-
ceived hopeful offer for the removal of a
| number of selected families across the At
lantic. In consequence of this statement
the motion of Lord Dunrayen for the adop-
ton of a scheme of emigration was will
drawn.
London. Special: The English govern
ment is forced to adopt Russian methods 10
ascertain who are its friends and Who are
its enemies. This is the,result of the recent
dynamite explosion, and, as you can read
lily imagine, the America colony is the OBJ
ject OF closest scrutiny. The truth is that
Americans in London are very carefully
watched, and to be seen with one of them is
to be suspected of being an .Irishman with
mind full ofplots and trunk tull of bombs.
Well, this espionage would be funny if it
were not persistent and impertinent
In the house of lords, Lord Dunray on
called attention to the distress in Ireland,
and urged comprehensive scheme of emil
grafton. The marquis of Landsdowne also
favored emigration, stating that there were
aquarter of a million of tenants whose hol-
dings were unable to support them, even if
they pay no rent. The steamer Scandina-
Wan sailed from Neville for Quebec and
Montreal with 282 Mayo emigrants. 1t is
stated that 1900 persons of Galway have APP
piled to the government for assistance to 60
to America.
In the house of commons recently, Glad
stone, replying to question by Bourke, as
20 whether any steps had been taken at
Washington relative to conspiracies organ
lied in America against England, did not
think it in accordance with the public in
terest to make any stateme nt touching COM
munication with the United States govern
ment on the subject of outrages.
The prisoners now in K;lmainham Jail
have given evidence to the authorities which
throws complete light on the subject of the
inquiry opened by Curran, into the murders
in Dublin during the past yeal of persons
who have turned informers.
Bishop Mirillod has left Rome for Swift
erland. Tbs Geneva council reiterated its
former decree, forbidding Merrillod to Of
fciate in the see ofGeneva and Lausanne,
and declaring it will defend the country
against the encroachments of Rome.
The nihilists claim that it is an effort at
Cancellation that leads the car to commute
the sentences Of the nihilists sentenced to
death. On the cars side, however, it is
said that it is customary for the car to- do
so at his coronation.
In the race for the second Cambridge
triennial stakes for three-year-olds at New
market spring meeting recently Lorillard's
Massasoit had q walk over, no horses ap-
pearing.
Dominion exports for March declined
$500, oOO compared with March, 1882. The
imports exceed March. 1882, by nearly $780,
600.
Prince Bottbyang, well-known patron
ofthe turf and owner of a number of race
horses, died suddenly recently at the New
market race track.
The khedive of Egypt has given up $15,-
900 year of his income to pay indemni.
ty claims. He still receives $735, 1000, how
ever.
The Swedish Anthropological society has
awarded Henry M. Stanley the medal insti-
tuted in memory of the return of the Vega.
Sir Philip Rose the legal adviser of the,
English Tory party, is dead