The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-10-20
From the Old World.

William Henry Musson, of Montreal,
Canada, a member of one ofthe best French
Canada families in the province. who has
filled an important office in the treasury OF
The corporation for over twenty years, hes
absconded, q ter embeZzling over S25, 600.
His books have not yet been fully exzn4-
ined, and it may uln out that his default
is iaT larger than is yet known. The losses
by the city officials during the past two or
three years, after piltering their several de-
psrtmentS, would amount to at least $780,
coo. ut.
Excitement prevailed at Montreal, re
Gently among inanciers, on its leaking out
that Thomas Craig, president and general
manager of the suspended Exchange bank,
made himself advances to a large amount
The definite sum not beirg positively
known outside Of official circles, but esti'
mated from $3.50, 900 to $3.50, 600. He as
serts his liabilities are covered by security,
but the money was appropriated to his
own use without the kno Wedge OF some OF
the directors, if not all. -r
The Standards Paris correspondent under
date of the 10th inst. says: In case o fatup-
ture between Spain an France, all Spanish
Ouojects in Franco will pc placed under the
protection of a friendly power-probably
Belgium. 1t is significant that the doors Of
the Spanish embassy-usualIy open to all
corners are closed even to diplomatic visit
ors. Forty. eight hours viii decide whether
France yields or the Spanish embassy leave
Paris.
The government of Cochin, China, has
completed an agreement with the king OF
Comboda. 1t confirms the establishment
of a French protec'orate, provides for lip-
Aanl - -~H nnANn - N
organizes the administration and in iicial
systems, and entirely abolishes slavery. II
also provides tor the oolle ction in district
taxes. It has been entrusted to French Of
tcers. France Will receive $4,000 piastres
annually.
Owing to the impression produced by a
statement lmade by CORE ,ponden!s of for.
eign newspapers of alleged discoveries 81
censni:sc;ss ;S :hs Russian army, whic
have been officially denied, the Russian
government has resolved that in the future
it will prosecute the authors Of similar
statements if they are domiciied in Russia
A merchant named Urica has been ares
ted at Agram on a charge OF high treason.
He paid 300 individuals to remain con-
cealed in the woods until a signal a,,leed
upon should be gwen, when they were to
enter BOSNIA and display the revolutionary
banner in the name OF King Karageorge
witch.
informer Jamie has been committed to
prison, the authorities learning that he
was about leaving the country to evade
| giving testimony against his prother-in-law
Poole, to be tried tor the murder of Kinney.
LAME has already testified that Poole gave
a full account of how the deed was done.
The re sort that the Feench defe. d
Chinese at Baninh is unconfirmed. 1t APP
pears Improbable that the Chinese troops,
whica number 80, 1000 between Baninh aud
Yannan, saould be defeated by a few hui
dred FreAch.
A man named Urena recently attempted
to assassinate the president of Santa DOM
lingo at Neyba, Hayti. The president shot
the assailant dead. The would-be assassin
bad no accomplices.
g1Father Smelder has been sent from Rome
to Canada by the papal propaganda to e d.
just the Quebec university difficulty.
1t isreported that Wilson, on the advice
Of Grevy, has Withdrawn from the direction
of the Petite France.
Sue q Sibeth, East Indian and West
Indian merchants, London, have failed. Lii
abihtie f250,00O.