Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-04
THE OLD WORLD.
GREAT BRITAIN.

| LONDON, April 3.-There is unwonted ex-
/, citement in the rice market. A firm,
prominent in the trade, which has extern
siVe agencies at Burmah, some time since
made considerable sales of rice to arrive.
IN expectation of getting supplies from
native sources and securing large tonnage
for England. Natives held off their sup
plies probably on account of advices of
the state of the oversold English market.
and large purchases had to be made in
| open market here for the purpose of full
filling contracts. Rangoon rice has risen
| 10 per cent. within the past week as con-
| sequence. Failures are expected in the
| trade.
LONDON, April "a Bohemian news
paper states that Frencis Joseph, the EN-
Peror of Austria, will spend the summer at
Carlsbad for the purpose of trying its
healing waters. 4 special from
| Vienna says: He has for months suffered
from painful internal malady.
Minister Lowell, in a speech at the lord
mayors banquet last night, said he had
from time to time read sensational state
ments IN the newspapers purporting to
| give the instructions he had received
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had Espoken on diplomats questions. He
would say these prophesies we're like those
of the prophet W1ggins. He should spite
them and continue to believe that the good
relations existing between Great Britain
and the United States would be enduring,
Certainly nothing he could do would tend
to lessen their friendly character.
The queen, although not quite SO well
as yesterday, took carriage drive. She
will attend the funeral service over the
body of John Brown this afternoon.
LONDON, April "A meeting of the
bondholders of the New York,
Pennsylvania & Ohio railroad, called
in the interest of Lord Bury, was
held here to day. Lord Bury made strong
speech in opposition of the lease of the
road to the New York, Lake Erie & West
ern Railroad company, which he said
would prove ruinous to the first mentioned
| road. He declared that Lewis, who, on
| recent visit to America, had arranged for
| a lease of the road, had been guilty of
| breach of faith in carrying out the recon-
struction scheme. A vote was taken on a
motion proposed by Lord Bury against the
proposed lease, and in favor of maintain
ing its independence, and was carried
| unanimously. A committee was appointed
| to care for the interests of the opponents
OF the lease and to organize an opposition
for effective, work at a principal meeting
| of the bondholders, to ba held the 9Th
| inst.
Advices from Colombo, the capital city
of the island of Ceylon, report that vicious
riots have occurred lately between the
Buddhists and Papists. The Catholics
seriously objected to procession of the
Buddhists in which was carried a crucifx
sqrmounted by a monkey. This latter
combination, which the Papists held to
be an insult to the Catholic religion.
brought about violent contest in the
streets, which was only stopped by the
| vigorous efforts of the troops, who dis
persed the rioters and restored peace with
out bloodshed. A number of the partici-
pants, however, were roughly handled.
During yesterdays debate in the COM
mons Parnell urged that further executions
in Ireland be suspended until the court
of criminal appeal has been established
| and put in operation.
The bill to establish this court reached a
second reading in the commons yesterday.
A dispatch from Berlin says: Although
Prussia, in answer to Cardinal Jacobini,
papal secretary of state, refused to con-
! cede to the demands of the cardinal rela-
tive to education and the appointment of
priests, there are still hopes of a com
promise. An answer of Jacobini, which is
expected to-day, will go far towards de-
Gliding whether the negotiations are to fail
entirely. The National Zeitung confirms the
| statement that Prussia in a note asked that
| the vatican make concessions in regard to
giving notice of appointments of the
clergy before Prussia enters upon the task
of modifying May laws.
| LONDON, April 3.-Churchill's letter, ad-
vocating the claims of Salisbury to the
| sole leadership of the tories, created the
strongest indignation among the general
body of the tory party. Measures are in
| progress intended to satisfy Northcote he
is secure of the unwavering support of his
| followers. In the commons Northcote was
greeted with prolonged cheers from the
tory side. This is regarded as a strong
demonstration but is not approved by con
servatives.
In the commons, the under foreign sec
rotary, in reply to Kennard, who questioned
| him with regard to certain structures in
| the New York newspaper, on the manner
| in which the United States had dealt with
the Geneva award, said it was
| contrary to usage and inconsistent
| with the dignity of the house
| to base discussion on the passage in a
foreign newspaper. destitute of official
character and only representing the opin-
| ions of its own writers. He said the Ala
bama question was now only of historical
| Importance, and the government had no
| interest in the manner i'll which the Amer
| lean government disposed of money.
Cork, April 3.-Norgan, an employe of
| the Cork Steamship company, was arrested
this morning on suspicion of having used
his position to facilitate carrying arms
and explosives between England and this
port. He was arraigned this morning for
examination, and remanded for eight days.
LONDON. April 3.-There is no improve
| ment in the condition of her msiesty's
health. The queens physicians have
ordered complete rest for the recovery of
the injured knee.
LONDON, April 3.-Jacob Bright, a mem
Der from Manchester, has offered motion
declaring that, in the interest of the grow
ing commerce of Great Britain in south
and west Africa, no treaty should be made