St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-05
OLD WORLD NEWS.
The French Congress Winds Up In a
Disgraceful Row.
The Cholera Epidemic Still Abating--A Batch
of Miscellaneous News.
GROWN SOLICITOR SUSPENDED.

LONDON. August 4.--GladStOne SIaIeu III
the commons to-day that he would ask the
house tomorrow to vote credit for an ex-
petition to relieve Gen. Gordon. He Will at
the same time make a statement of the steps
the government proposes to take in conse-
quence Of the failure of the Egyptian confer
ence. Samuel Walker, solicitor general for
Ireland, announced that Earl Spencer, lord
lieutenant Of Ireland, had decided to sus-
pend Crown Solicitor Bolton, against whom
serious charges are made by the press.
ROW IN THE FRENCH CONGRESS.
PARIS, August 4.-The opening session of
the congress, composed of the two houses OF
parliament which assembled at Versailles to-
day, to undertake the revising of the consti-
tuition, was exceedingly uproarious, and
broke up in great disorder after a stormy
tumult. Leroyer's proposal to adopt the
standing orders of the assembly of 1871 was
agreed to. Both the right and left took
part in the Interruptions. AS soon as this
matter was disposed of, Minister Ferry intro
duced the scheme of revision. Andrieux
and others at once protested that Ferry was
out of order. 1t was contended the commit
tee ought to be elected first. AS Andrieux
semicircle around him and scene of wild
excitement ensued. The president there
upon put his hat on and suspended sitting.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-Two hundred thousand
people assembled upon the grounds where
the reform demonstration took place. The
meeting was comprised of nine divisions.
There was excellent order. Weather fine.
LONDON, Aug. "A vast reform demon
John Bright and Joseph Chamberlain, presi
dent of the board of trade, were in the pro-
cession, which was of enormous length.
Thousands crowded the streets along the
route.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1.-The nihilist
press founded by Bogdaroff, who escaped
from Siberia recently, discovered at Saratoff
Bogdaroff suicided.
LONDON, Aug. According to the latest
advices the mahdi is now fighting the negro
tribes around Geb Ell Gadir who refused to
join him. 1t is asserted that he despatched
force to Khartoum under orders to take
Gordon alive or dead. He ordered the wells
between Kasosks and Berber filled up. The
The sultan of Zanzibar sent message to
Gordon inviting him to Zanzibar.
MARsErLLEs, Aug 4.-The fact that the
swallows which migrated at the outbreak of
the pestilence have not yet returned. and
there are no sparrows at all in the city, is adj
duced as evidence that the atmosphere is
still vitiated. This migration of birds made
deep impression upon the public and led to
a demand for publication of the atmosphere
by bontires.
BERLIN, Aug 4.-The principal German
colonization societies have decided to COM
municate with Stanley to ascertain his views
in regard to the proposed German emigra-
ton to Congo and the best means of carrying
out the scheme.
BERNE, Aug. 4.-The Federal council or
dered an inquiry into the recent riots on
the frontier At Dierenella it is alleged
the Swiss fired upon, and otherwise illtreated
a body of Italian employees and soldiers on
Italian territory.
ToULoN, Aug. flour deaths from chol-
era here last night. The physicians fear that
a return of the people to unhealthy lodgings
will cause fresh outbreak, and possibly an
outbreak of smallpox and typhoid.
ToULoN, $40 p. m. Aug. 4.-There were no
deaths from cholera here to-day. The total
number of cases now under treatment is 109.
There was one death to-day at Laseyne and two
at Monfort Sur Argens.
MARsEILLEs. p. m. Aug. 2.-Thsre have
been seven deaths from cholera since IL O'Clock
this morning. Only three cases were admitted
into Pharo hospital to-day. Sixty cases are be-
ms treated there now. Ten were discharged to-
day.
MARsEILLEs, 10 p. m. Aug. 4.-During the
past twenty-four hours there have been twenty
eight deaths here from the cholera.