St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-02
THE UNITED KINGDOM.

DUBLIN, Oct. IA meeting Of the Irish
National league was held here to-day Tim
othy Harrington, secretary of the league,
stated that owing to the smallness of sub
scriptions received the league had decided to
affiliate with no branches sending under five
pounds. The league had received no help
from America for some time, and had to
rely on Ireland for the aid necessary to carry
on the work.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-Advices from Monravia
tives. At Bassom they burned the collectors
house, but he succeeded in making his
escape. Three hundred troops have been
dispatched from Monravia. They will hold
the town and maintain order.
LONDON, Oct. Through the mediation
of Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales,
a compromise upon the franchise and redis-
tribution bills are being arranged bv Premier
Gladstone and the Marquis of Salisbury.
The conditions proposed for the COM
promise are that the government shall sub
nit redistribution bill to parliament at the
autumn session. The Marquis of Salisbury
agreeing to have the franchise bill passed If
the redistribution scheme shall prove at all
acceptable to the Tory wing. The house of
lords are to have no control of the redistribu-
ton until after the franchise bill shall have
become a law
The Earl of Derby, secretary Of state for
the colonies, sent cable despatch to the
governor of the Cape of Good Hope to report
Immediately what resources may be neces
sary to suppress the inroads of the Beers.
1t is reported the British cabinet has
reversed their policy heretofore pursued in
South Africa, and have determined to send
to the Cape of Good Hope Gen. Lord Wolse-
ley to head an expedition to crush the Beers,
after he has successfully settled the affairs at
Khartoum.
DUBLIN, Oct. During the performance
of 'Pinafore'' at the theater in this city
last night, the song ''He is an Englishman"
was drowned in Misses.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-The authorities of Wool
wich are displaying much activity in shipping
war material to Hong Kong. Six hundred
tons Of shot, shell and ordnance were ship
ped thence to-day.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-The petition of the
Grand Duke of Hesse, for a divorce from
Nine. Kalomine, will be heard by seven
judges of the supreme court at Darmstat, on
October Is. Nine. Kalomine will oppose
the petition. Sh. had declined an allowance
granted her by the grand duke, and refuses
a compromise. If the divorce is refused. the
grand duke will abdicate. T,-uh says Queen
Victaria desires that the divorce be granted
so as to enable the grand duke to marry the
Duchess of Albany.
GLASGOW, Oct. 1.-The Marquis of Sails
bury delivered an address tonight to an au-
dience Of four thousand people He said the
government could have passed both the
franchise and redistribution bills last year if
they wished. He made no reference to the
future policy of the Conservatives.
LONDON, Oct. IA Times Vienna dispatch
says The feeling respecting the suspension of
the Egyptian sinking fund is passing away
The powers are waiting for the time to expire
which was fixed for the withdrawal of the
measure. They would have consented to
the measure if England had consulted them
thereon.