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is betrothed to M. Colonna, representative Of
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the well known family Of Uolohna. Hr z,
The report published il some American
newspapers to the effect that President-elect
Biaz had been shot did not originate in the
City Of Mexico. Upon being informed that the
statement had been made the general express
ed great indignation. 3I$$s.s ~
Nothing further has been heard, in London,
about Sheldon, the English citizen said to have
been captured and held for ransom in Kansas.
TIE government is satisfied the American au7
thorities have done all they could to find him.
1t is feared he has been killed by his captors.
The sultan of Morocco caused tho massacre
of the whole tribe in Augara Kabila because
they asked for French protection The men
were killed and the women and children made
slaves Five thousand men from different
tribes have gathered to attack the chief Of
Ouadzan. and War with France is probable.
Advanced Liberals held noteworthy meet.
ing here to-day, and resolved to establish
league, which should labor Tor the reform of
the house of lords. What they wish to &C.
complish is to deprive the peers of their legis-
lative veto and to abolish the hereditary peer
age altogether. A committee was appointed to
take the matter in hand.
John Bright has written letter in which be
says: America France and Russia, which are
protected countries, are suffering more in the
present condition Of trade tn an England
The English working class was never so pros
porous uuder protective system as now. Pro-
lection will never be tried again in this country.
Blaine in advocating protection, talks after the
same fashion as the English Tories forty years
ago.
Accounts Of the drouth in Northern Mexico
Of in tho ayfrap,n REn4ntIy the Ma
lado and Alamo rivers, which arc ordinarily
bold, running streams, have ceased to flow, and
water is now in pools. The wells vt Lambacos
and other points have gone dry. 1t is now be-
ieEed that the recent bursting forth of large
springs in the desert OF Chihuahua affords
partial explanation of the sudden stoppage Of
water in the state of Leon Nuera ',"s
AL the men under Indictment in connection
with the recent abominable scandals were al
raigned at Dublin and pleaded not guilty: The
inquiry ordered by the court in regard to
French's sanity has been postponed to Aug 19,
at the request of the crown. OF those indicted,
Cornwell is charged with felony in May, 1888
with person whose name is given, and with
cons piracy with Maj. Kirwan for the COM
mission OF unnatural o6enses. Pillar ls
charged with felony with several persons whose
names are also given, and with conspiracy to
keep disorderly rooms in Ship street and Col
den Lane, and procuring youths to commit
criminal cffenses.. Fernandez and Little are
charged with felony, and Considine and Fowler
with keeping houses where offenses we're com
mitted. After the prisoners all entered pleas
of not guilty, the trial was adjourned till Aug
80
Bismarck has instructed Count Won Munster,
German ambassador to England, to ask Earl
Granville, the British foreign secretary, what
measures England intends to take for the pay
ment of the Alexandrian indemnity and also
urge early and energetic action to punish the
outrages inflicted by English fishermen in the
North sea On German fishing sloops. The Ge--
man press continue toattack the English policy
in the Egyptian conference and Prime Minister
Ferrys overtures to the European powers in
the joint representation with England for the
payment Of indemnitiea The North German
Gazette reproaches the English press for it's
persistent efforts to excite France against Ger
many. The paper says: "Recent events have
sharp ened public opinion in Germany to the
drift of the English policy, and are dissolving
belief in the friendly sentiments of the English
for their German cousins. The attempts to in
cite hate between France and Germany are now
happily seen through both in Paris and Berlin.
Henceforth if English interests are opposed
by Franco, she must not look to Germany, but
must act alone"