The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-04-12
ABROAD

ABROAD.
THE German Socialists concluded three
days. secret congress at Copenhagen on the
Sd. Sixty members were present. 1t was
decided to strongly oppose at the elections
in 1884 Bismarck's policy, chiefly in regard
to his social programme, and force the fight
against the capital. The German police be-
lieved the congress was being held in Swift
zerland.
FIVE Socialists, who signed the placards
calling for public meeting at Paris for
the 9th of last month, and urging resistance
In the event of interference by the police,
were convicted, on the 3D., Of having insti-
gated the riots which occurred on that
date, and were sentenced to three years.
imprisonment.
MIcHAEI. DAvTTT has written q vigorous
letter to the Young Ireland Society Of Glas-
gov, in which he says the dynamite policy
can only bave the effect Of exasperating the
English democracy.
IT Is stated that China has agreed to rec
ognize French protectorate over Tonquin,
upon condition that France continues to
pay tribute to China. E
THE National Theater in Berlin took fire
at O'Clock on the afternoon Of the zth, and
was wholly destroyed with all its contents.
There was no loss Of life.
A DISPATCH from Rome says the story Of
the triple defensive alliance between Ger
many, Austria and Italy against France,
has been made the occasion by the press Of
Italy for many anti-French articles.
THE Bishop of Bohemia, alarmed at the
rapid spread of Syiritualism, has declared
that anyone processing belief in Spiritual
ism is guilty of heresy.
ANOTHER arrest was made in London on
the 9th of suspicious characters in the vi
cinity of Fleet street, with explosives in
their possession. Nearly half a ton of nj
tro-glycerine has been seized. Extra sem
tinels have been placed about the police
buildings and Windsor Castle. In Bir-
mingham a nitro-glycerine factory was
found in full operation. The place was in
charge of an Irish-American.
IT has been definitely decided thkt
neither Parnen nor any of the other mem
bers of the Irish Parliamentary party will
attend the convention at Philadelphia, Pa.
THERE was violent popular demonstra-
tion against the authorities at Griju, Servia,
on the 9TH. The people were ordered to dis
perse to their homes, but refused. The
mounted police were finally called0pon to
suppress the disturbance. The police, with
drawn sabers, charged the crowd of men,
women and children, and many persons
were cut down, and others trampled under
the horses hoofs.
A RECENT cablegram from Moscow states
that large mine has been discovered con-
Meeting with the Kremlin, where the coro-
nation of the Czar is to take place. A
request has been wired to st. Petersburg for
one hundred sappers to be sent at once to
Moscow for the purpose of destroying the
mine.
THE Czar has recalled the Russian of.
1cers who have been acting as Cabinet
Ministers in Bulgaria, in consequence of
the growing unpopularity of the Russians
in that country.
CARMoDY, O'Herlihy and Featherstone,
the men arrested on the charge of being
dynamite carriers, had a re-examination at
Cork on the 9Th, conducted with the utmost
privacy. They were further remanded for
a week, bail being refused. Featherstone
created some sensation by declaring, as fol
himself, he was a citizen of the United
States; that he had placed himself and his
case in the hands of the United States Con.
sui, and expected, through that official, re-
dress for the indignity heaped upon him.
NOTWITHSTANDING the numerous protests
which are being received at Berlin from
America against the injustice of prohibit
ing the importation of American pork into
Germany, the Government, evidently in
fiuenced by sanitary reasons, seem deter
mined to enforce the statute making sucl
| importation unlawful.
CANADIAN newspaper men have asked thi
Postmaster General of the Dominion tt
ahe lish postage on papers delivered in th'
city or town of publication. An order u
th&t effect will shortly be published.