The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-10-23
rnment would be found anxious to meet

eminent would be found anxious to meet
them.
The Austrian government threatens to re-
retaliate against the porte unless the latter
fulflls the terms of the treaty relating to the
junction Of the Turkish and Austro-Scryian
railroad.
Rouvier, the new French minister of COM
mercc, promises to begin his ministerial career
by the investigation of the present commercial
crisis, with view to the adoption of remedial
measures.
A Hungarian Storage passenger was arrested
at Liverpool on the 10th while dsembarkng
from the steamer Lord Ciivs by an Irish de-
tcctive. The search of his luggage revealed
thirty packages of dynamite, making pound
and half.
In consequence of the unauthorized pub!ica-
ton of private state papers, Harcourt, the Brit
ish home secretary, will introduce bill MAX
ing the betrayal of government papers a penal
offense, alike for persons who sell and persons
who publish.
dispatch from Paris to the London Ex-
change Telegraph company says: The trouble
between the government and budget commit
tee threatens to percipitate a cabinet crisis.
The ministers of finance and war already talk
of resigning.
The German army commissariat has received
orders to purchase all the grain, brcadstutH
and provcndcr for horses direct from producers
and avoid all middlcmcn. Tie order is direct
ly against grain spectators in the country,
chiefly Hebrews.
On the occasion of the laying of the keels of
a number Of ironcads at Scbastopol, the
czarina telegraphcd to rthc Grand Duke
Alexis: II rejoice over the new birthplace of
the fleet God grant it may render us good
service to the fathcrland"
Three of the brigands who attacked the Turl :
sh mail caravan from Bagdad Monday last and
robbed it of 5000, COO have been captured by
troops, and the others will suon be captured.
Part Of the money has been recovered, and
other portions it is expected will be secured.
Six officers of the Russian army sentenced to
death for political ofrenscs, were executed on
the 18th, at St. Petersburg. Besides them
there Ycrc two women who were sentenced to
the death penalty. The only persons witness
ing the execution were the ministers Of justice
and the police officials
The Paris Memorial Diplomatiquc states
that Queen Victoria has requested Gladstone
to submit to the cabinet for its consideration
the question whether special powers cannot be
conferred unn,, tb1 priuoo Of VC,loe 10 o,,ollo
him to participate in the conferences of the
sovereigns of Europe.
Private negotiations between Parncll ard
Gladstone have been broken off. Trcvclyn,
chief secretary for Ireland, secured Gladstone's
assent to renewal of the crimes act. 1t is
rumorcd the Ear! of Spencer, lord lieutenant of
Ireland, desires to resign and be succeeded by
the duke of Connaught
If the Parnellitcs fail to obtain pledge from
Gladstone that the government will recall Earl
Spencer from the lord lieutcnancy of Ireland,
and allow the Iris crimes act to lapse, as pro-
posed by Capt. O'Shca, NJ P. for Clare, they
will not vote with the Tories, but will withdraw
their vote from the government.
After celebration of mass in St. Peters
church, London, the bishop of the diocese and
the clergy and congregation, numbering 500,
proceeded to the shrine of Edward the Comics
sor, in Westminster abbey, where they knelt
and prayed for the conversion of England to
the ancient faith. They were not disturbed by
the vcrgers. Visitors to the abbey were much
asst onishcd by the proceedings.
Concerning the late Nile massacre, a native
arrived from Ell Obcid by way Of Maraiyc re-
ports that no steamer has been wrecked but the
lohabritk, the crew Of which were murdered
Mahdrs troops occupy the heights along the
Nile north of khartoum, and have thrown
broken telegraph wires across the river. Pro-
visions are extremely scarce throughout the
whole country from the border to khartoum,
and from the Nile to the Red Sea.
The Dublin United Irishman considers the
action of the council of Catholic archbishops
and bishops there in deciding to contdc to Irish
members Of Parliament certain questions for
submission to the government relative to uni
Versity education and grievances of nuns en-
ployed as school teachers as of the utmost
gravity. 1t states that they thereby proclaim
themselves Parnclites and ccnsecratc the ma
tional party. They have shattered conspiracy
which sought to secure the influence of the
church in favor of the oppressors of Ireland.
AT Ottawa, Ont, on the 18th, four captains
arrived from Winnipeg, en- route for the Nile
Their names arc Captains William Robinson,
"innepeg; J. S. segars, Waldo, Me-. J. Web
1.,~D II
MIMI, all recently boating on the Saskatchewan
river. All are experienced men, being for
years on the Mississippi river. They have been
examined, and received first-class certificates
from the minister of marine there. They left
on the 10th for New York, from whence they
sail by the White star line for Liverpool, en-
gagged for five months at $3.50 per menth
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