St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-27
OLD WORLD NEWS.
In the House of Lords the Fran
chise Bill Passed it's First
Reading Friday.
The Water Famine at Manchester
Becoming SeriOus-The Stop
page of Mills Expected.
Observation-Disclosures For
eign News.
THE UNITED KINGDOM.

LONDON, Oct. 25.-The Conservatives in
the house of lords are not a unit in accentng
the Marquis of Salisbury's policy of resiet-
ance to the passage of the franchise bill.
The Duke of Richmond opposes it. and is
conducting private negotiations with the
Liberal leaders, with view of obtaining the
best terms possible for a compromise.
The basis suggested is a pogtponement
of the operations of the franchise
bill till 1856. Lord Cairns and Sir Stafford
Northcote support the Duke of Richmond,
while number of Tory peers, under the in
huence of the warning tone of Gladstone's
speech in the commons, are deserving the
Marquis of Salisbury. After the franchise
bill had been passed by the commons, gen
eral meeting of Conservatives will be held at
the Marquis of Salisbury's house to decide
upon the course to be pursued.
LONDON, Oct. 25.-The report that Eng
land was about to mediate between France
and China is unfounded. The Chinese gov
eminent has given immense orders for
munitions of war in London, Berlin and
other cities. Arrangements have been made
for the consignment of heavy guns and small
arms. Among the purchases already
made by China are 5000, 900 cartridges,
which were made during the Franc German
war. These are now being shipped from
London. Experts say the powder in these
cartridges would in this late day be unable
to eject the bullet from the muzzle of rifle.
Earl Granville. secretary of state for foreign
affairs, in acknowledging the intimation of
the French blockade of the island of Formosa,
| informed Prime Minister Ferry that the
British government reserves the right OF
| questioning the validity of the blockade, in
| asmuch as there has been no formal declara-
ton OF war by France. The army and navy
Gazette declares that the French are I'M
able to effect a blockade of the island.
! One-half of Admiral Courbet's squadron is
required to guard Velung and Tamsui. Only
seven-Vesseis are, therefore, lett with which
to attempt the blockade of the island. The
western island of FormOsa alone contains
! ten ports, which are in. constant communi-
cation with the continent.
| MANCHESTER, Eng, Oct. 25.-The water
| famine has become so serious it threatens to
make necessary a stoppage of the mills aud
other industries of this city, which depend
upon the water. This viii without doubt be
necessary unless rain soon comes.
| LONDON, Oct 25.-An accident befell the
duchess of Cumberland yesterday as she was
taking part in hunt. Her horse fell through
the planking OF a bridge upon the stones be-
low The duchess was thrown underneath
the bridge and suffered only slight injuries.
LONDON, Oct. 25.-Japanese advlces state
that Mikado has informed the foreign mis-
sions of Il creation of the Japanese peerage
This consists of eleven princes, twenty-four
marquses, seventy-six counts, three hundred
and seventyfour viscounts, seventy-four
barons.
LONDON, Oct. 25.-Eall Granville. secre-
tary Of foreign affairs, had an interview with
Count VonMunster, German ambassador,
and NJ. Waddington, French ambassador, on
the Congo question, at which it was proposed
that the international conference to be held
soon in Berlin should open with the recog-
milton of free trade throughout the Congo
basin. 1t Was also suggested that the
powers of the international commission
should be limited to the case of navigation
and collection of tolls.
LONDON, Oct. 25.-In the house of COM
mons last night the franchise bill passed the
first reading without division. 1t will come
up for a second reading Thursday.
The wages of the cotton spinners at Old
ham were reduced five per cent, owing to
the depression of the cotton trade.
Sir Moses Montefore received hundreds of
kilograms congratulating him on attaining
his Tooth birthday. They came from all
parts oil the world, many from America.