The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-11-22
CABLE CHRONICLES.
Interesting Events Of the Week
In Other Lands.
The Cholera la Paris-The FrSachise Biii
Likely to Pass the British Parliament
Financial Ansirs In Egypt
The Congo Conference.
OTHER NEWS.

| OTHER NEWS.
PARIS, Nov. 2O.-FrOm midnight to six
o'clock last evening there were four deaths
pitfalls. Nine deaths are reported at Oran,
two at Nantes, one at lpOrt, and one \,
Bertry. in the Department OF the Nord.
NAPLES, Nov. 0-The complete official
returns of the cholerI in the Province of
Naples show that there we're l4,OS7 cases
and 1856 deaths OF which number TAO,
eases and $500 deaths were in tho city vi
Naples.
LONDON. Nov 1S.--ln the CouNnoiis last
evening, Sir Charles Dixie President of the
Local Government Board, denied that there
was any cholera in England.
| LONDON, Nov. ls.-In the House of Com
mons, last evening, Mr.. Gladstone made
a speech with reference to the Fran
chise bill in which he said the Gov
eminent desired 10 pass the FRAN
elise bill without delay. They can
not enter into any understanding with
the opposition unit! they receive ad-
eutiate assurance that the bill will be- passed
this autumn. In that case the Government
are ready to make tl.e main prov isi0nS OF
draft of their Redistribution bill the subject
of friendly communication. or they stand
| ready to introduce the bill into the House
of Commons forthwith. aud prosecute il
| with all possible speed.
| LONDON, Nov. l9.-The Conservatives Of
both Houses of Parliament held meeting
| at noon yesterday at the Carleton Club, "
| consider the cmpr0nliSe offered by the Gov
eminent Monday night with reference Ia the
| Franchise bill. After some discussion the
Conservatives decided W accept the pro-
posals of the Government. They will agree
to pass the Franchise bill prov ided ths COY
eminent will Immediately produce Reds
tribution bill which is satisfactory to both
parties.
LONDON. Nov. 2O.--Lord Notthbrosk,
High Commissioner to Egypt, has made his
report upon Egyptian affairs. He advocates:
First that there shall be no reduction Of
interest upon any of the loans: secondly,
that the sinking-fund of the unified stock
shall be suspended in order to cover the
new loan of $4,000, 900 to he advanced by
England thirdly, the loan shall be- priaci
paly spent in paying the Alexandria
indemnity, and in repaying the ad-
vances made by the Rothschiids amt To-
cal banks, leaving FL 100000 for the ex-
penses of the irrigation of the lands Of Low
er Egypt; fourthly, q large reduction in the
taxation OF Upper Egypt and II slight re-
ductiOn in the taxes of Lowe Egypt tifthly,
to establish an equilibrium IN the finances,
the army and police estin ,j,- shall be re-
iuced by E35OO0O. Eng,n small bear the
shOle cost of occupation aud the annual
ietcits of the domain and vi the Daiia
Estates shall be abolished with the help of
England, thus effecting saving of interest
and reduction of expense.
BERLIN, Nov. l7.-B,marck, in l,is
speech at the opening of tn, Congo Confer
ence, alluded, in general terms, to the high,
beneficent and pacific aims of the confer
ence. He said i'll had tor its object the sOiu-
ton of three main questions First, free
navigation: with the freedom Of trade OF No
Congo; secondly, free navigation OH TIE
Niger; thirdly, the formalities of the AN
nexation of territory to be observed in the
continent of Africa. This constituted the
positive aim Of the conference.
LONDON, Nov. 20.-Fhe Berim CORE
spondent Of the Times says that Portugal,
while maintaining her territorial rights at
the mouth of the Congo River, has privately
informed the members Of the conference
that she accepts the principle Of free trade
on the whole river.
MADRID, Nov. 20. Spain has taken
possession of the territory in West Africa
about the River Orc.
LONDON, Nov. Matthew Arnold is
about to make an extended tour in America.
LONDON, Nov. ls.-The ShangDai cor
respondent of the Times says the Chinese
Government has arranged for English and
American vessels 10 run the French block
AIDE of the Isle OF FormOsa. Thirteen Ger
mans who have been engaged as officers for
the Chinese army have arrived AZ Tientsin.
Forty-twO more are expected. Thirty
thousand Chinese soldiers crossed the
Yang,Se River, going southwark at aud
near Poyang, during the Month Of OctO-
Der. All boats in that iAighbIhoOd are
now impressed into service by the Author
tiles for ,tsr in conveying troops across
the stream. The Chinese have left chan
mel only $50 feet wide across the Woosung
bar.
BERLIN, Nov. lS.-The numbers OF the
various parties elected to the Reichstag this
year are as follows; Conservatives. ~,
gain of 20; free conservatives IS. a gain Of
- ultramOntanes, 100, Il gain of >: national
liberals, 50, gain OF .; German liberals,
%, loss of 30; south German democrats,
Z, loss of .; social democrats, "A, a gain
of IL; Poles, l6, loss Of 9: Danes, /, loss
of 1; Guelphs, 8, unchanged Alsatians,
Ii, unchanged. The Reichstag contains
strong protectionSt majority
LONDON, Nov. lathe latest zdvices
from Afghanistan state that the British
Afghan Frontier Commission had arrived at
Pulkhatun, an important town on the right
bank of the river Harirun, toward lIerat
They found Russian picket camp
across the river from that city, close to
the bridge. Strong protests were at once
lodged with the Russian commander
against the presence of the pickets The
Russian Commission is not expected To AZ
rive before January. 1t is supposed that The
Russians have pushed on to Pulikhatm in
order to obtain the advantage of actual pos
session in the coming negotiations. The
Afghans consider that Pulikhat,n belongs
to the Ameer, and are greatly excited at the
presence OF the Russians