River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20
Foreign FLASHES.

Crowds follow Mary Anderson IN London as
she goes to mass, and the ladies' say of her:
's0h, sheis so pious-and such lovely arm y
Natives recently attacked European factories
On the Lower Congo, plundered caravans, and
Killed several Europeans Assistance has been
sent the distressed settlers
The death OF the baroness Lionel de Roths-
child is announced She was the daughter of
Baron Charles de Rothschild of Naples and
was married to her cousin IN 1886.
De Gareff, Russian nihilist, believed to
have been the leader OF the party that muir
dered Col Sudeik9n, arrived in England re-
Gently and has departed for America.
Gladstone's indispositon is said to be owing
TO disagreement with the marquis of Hunting
tan, secretary of state for war, that England
must control the Red Sea ports of Egypt
Col Dobrinsh has been appointed successor
to Col Sudeiken as chief of the department in
the military governorship of St Petersburg for
the preservation of order. A large secret
fund has been placed at his disposal
While delivering lecture at Bridgewater,
against perpetual pensions, Bradlaugh was at
tackled by roughs and driven from the platform
by shower of rotten eggs, fruit and fireworks.
The roughs afterward wrecked the chairman's
house.
Bismarck walked to the reichstag Friday for
the first time in several years Crowds of peo-
pie filled the streets and followed the prince,
who was everywhere greeted with cheers. The
chancellor was highly gratifed at his recep-
ton, and repeatedly expressed his thanks
Much anxiety is felt in regard to the situation
at Khartoum. The Times Alexander special
says: sit is proverbial that three courses are
possible: To leave Gen Gordon to his fate;
to dispatch English troops to Khartoum, or to
import Indian troops The policy of doing
nothing has not hitherto achieved signal sue
cess.
solomon Shapiro, who recently attempted to
sell in England forged manuscript book of
the Pentateuch, killed himself in "a hotel In
Rotterdam He had not left his room for sew
eral days. The police forced the door and
found the blood despatched corpse upon the
bed Letters showed he was suffering from
mental alteration.
Paris Correspondent of the Times: The oc-
cupation of Bacninh ends in nothing. The
rainy season begins in a fortnight and will
postpose operations six months. The delta oil
the Red river is handed over to pillage and an
archy. The French government Will shortly
be compelled TO ask for credit of 25,0o0,0OO
francs, and eventually for 10O,00O,O00 francs,
which the chamber will certainly refuse. The
expedition will require sixty-three ships and
4OU,O men. The end to be gainedis out of all
proportion to the outlay.
passage at arms occurred last week be-
twee Gen. Wallace and the grand vizier at Con-
stantinople. Acting under instructions from
Washington, Gen. Wallace has lately been
pressing the porte very hard for settlement
Of the petroleum question and American claims
generally. The grand vizier, irritatcd at such
persistency, refused to receive Minister Wal
lace when the latter sought an audience for
the special purpose of demanding some official
answer to his various long standing demands,
pleading an engagement Onimportant business
An angry official correspondence ensued, in
which the pretension was advanced that minis
tiers have not the same right to approach the
grand vizier at all times as ambassadors
possess.
dispatch from Gen. Graham, date 0sman
Digmas Camp, March b. 1880 a. m, says:
''The camp of the enemy has been taken after
hard fighting since a. m. Over seventy Bri-
fish were killed and 100 wounded" Later dis
Patches say the bivouac last night was exceed
ingly unpleasant The Arabs kept up per-
sistent fusliade until just before daybreak
The bright moonlight rendered objects dis
tinctly visible at long distance, but prevented
the enemy from making a sudden onset The
rebels directed their fire toward the hospital
wagons which were most conspicuous. The sur
geons and Gen. Graham staff officers had many
narrow escapes. At funrise Gardiner gun
and nine FOUNDER were turned against the
rebels, who were within l,1O yards OF the
British position, and afforded most elegant
target The Arabs were soon compelled to re-
tire to their main position near Tomai Wells
Col Stewards cavalry arrived at $50, and took
a position on the British left, so as to turn the
enemy s right Gen. Graham has taken quar-
ters for the present in the camp from which
Osman Digma and the rebel hosties were driv
en- The enemy fought most stubbornly, and
the battle was much heavier than the engage
ment at Teb The Sailors the Black Watch
regiment and York and Lancaster regiments
suffered the heaviest losses.