The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-06-07
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.


Paris cable: The fire of the % inst. proved
even more disastrous than was announced,
and heavy losses. difficult to estimate are
involved. The police with difficulty kept
back terrible crowd who were in danger
OF being killed by the falling wallis. The
flames broke out in the agricultural imple-
ment ma, ufactory of Decker & M0ts, and
spread With great rapidity, destroying many
neighboring houses. The Gre burned over
the entire ground between the Rue Secretan
and the Canal St. Martin-one Of the most
closely built aud most populous districts in
the city. Over 500 persons were left home
less in the streets, having lost all their
goods. Many of them are entirely penni-
less. A falling wall struck and killed a
fireman, and seriously injured seven other
persons.
The anniversary of the death OF Gen. Gar
ihaldi was commemorated Saturday night
throughout Italy. The syndic OF. Rome I'M
yelled bronze bust of Garibaldi in the
capitol. 4 number of persons formed in
procession, and marched to the capitol to
witness the unwilling ceremony. In
passing the Austrian embassies the process
sionists shouted. viva oberdank." The
chamber of deputies to-day passed q bill
providing for the erection of national
monument to Garibaldi on Janiculum hill,
the site of Garibaldi's defense of Rome
against the French.
London Cable: A novel wager is intre.
esting London society. Mr.. Labourche,
wishing to put thought-read,ng to practi-
cal test, has staked FL 600 bank note to
f10O that Mr.. Bishop, its principal expon-
ent, will not guess the number of note,
viii h will be placed in the hands ola mea0-
Der of parliament. Opinion is divided upon
Mr.. Bishops claims to read thoughts.
At a meeting Of the libelal party in Lon
don Gladstone announced it would be I'm
necessary to drop for the present session
the government bill for remodeling the cor
poration of the city of London. He said he
could not expect this would be brilliant
session, but thought it would not be a dis
creditaable one.
The dynamite cOnspiratOrs DR.. Gallager.
Bernard Gallagher, Austin, Curtin, White
head and Wilson, against whom true bills
were found riday. were arraigned in the
OH Bailey Saturday morning before JUS
tice Hawkins, and pleaded not guilty. The
trial was fixed for the 18th i st.
The Cuban budget, read in the Spanish
chamber of deputies Wednesday, provides
| for the payment of the remainder of the in
| demnity of $494, $50 awarded by the Spanish.
American commission to Americans who
suffered losses during the Cuban revolt.
Owing to the fact that grave imputations
have been introduced in questions put in
the house of commons on Irish affairs, it is
contemplated to call the attention of Glad.
stone to the necessity of modifying the rules
relating to the questions.
| A preacher named Byerd was tarred and
feathered by mob at Franklin, Neb., fol
beating his daughter, who had informed he1
mother of his adulterous relations with
other women.
A fund of over $1,000 has been raised
among French Canadians, chiefly liberals
'or the widow Of De Lorimier, hanged il
1873 for participation in the rebellion.
.,n Ottawa dispatch says the viceresa
party ran the Chandiere slides in crib o.
timber, and passed through the dangerous
dip without accident or mishap.
The extra guards on the parliament build
ings and Rideau hall, Ottawa, have beer
.t~<lfrGU1IJ1uueu. IOrOnCO detectives anC
policemen have returned home.
No serious fighting is expected to occur a
Tonquin before the middle of July. whe1
the French will be ready to take the Of
fensive.
The prince of Wales wants Henry Irving
the actor, knighted, but the queen objects