The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-10-17
Foreign Flashes

An unsuccessful attempt was made near To-
ronto to wreck a Methodist excursion train
with 500 people on board. Great excitement
was caused, but no one injured
An Orange disturbance is again developing
. asrbor Grace, Nova Scotia. The gvtes of a
convent were torn down and flung into the sea-
One Riverhead man was almost beaten to death
by Orangemen.
Diphtheria is very prevalent in Canada just
now. A Montreal physician attributes its prev
alence to the closing up of the houses of
those who leave Town for the summer, and the
dampness resulting.
A dispatch from Cape Town, Africa, says
the American whalerS Seine was totally lost on
a reef at Cape Frio, the 2Sth Of June. Two Of
the crew were lost, and the sufferings of the
remainder were terrible.
The university at Kieff, Russia, has been
closed by the authorities, and will not reopen
until January. One hundred and sixty-eight
students have been arrested for alleged con-
nection with the nihilists. Three socialist
journals, which were suspended some time
ago, are about to reappear.
The Times dispatch from Port Arthur says:
The Chinese at Tamsui are strongly entrenched
and vigorously resisting the French attack.
The Chinese general retreated from Kelung on
the town of Banca Admiral Courbet is in pur-
suit with 1900 French troops. The French
continue to declare that q purely Pacific block.
ade of Chinese ports viii be maintained
The report of the budget committee of the
French deputies of states that the decrease in
the national receipts has been aggregated by
the reduction of the receipts of railways caused
by the cessation of travel consequent upon
cholera. TIL minister of will ask
the chambers for an appropriation Of 3d. 500
GOO to enaele him to complete the payments Of
guaranteed interest promised by the state to the
railways,
1t is reported that Lord Northbrook, English
high commissioner to Egypt, advises the gov
eminent that a reduction of interest on the
Egyption dept is inevitable. He suggests that
the government offer bondholders security of
an English occupation of Egypt and additional
guarantee there shall be no further reduction
of interest. Instructions have been forwarded
to Gen. Wolseley to have the government in
telligence bureau in Egypt strictly supervise
al tasasTapase dispatches OF correspondents OF
newspapers. Thu general is given full pow
ers Of censorship.
Thomas Burt, radical member of parliament
for Morpeth, has published an article regard
ing the prospects Of the working classes in
America. He says: Twas in America in 1886
and took especial note Of the condition OF the
working classes In the mining centers Of the
| country. I came to the conclusion that while
upon the whole labor is better paid in Americs
than in England, the position of the laborer il
many parts OF America is most uncertain The
Il - 49, ~ - -
sists in openings and adj sntages afforded BIZ
chances Of obtaining possession of land. The
best aud most accessible land in America il
| fast being appropriated, and / do not think tn,
outlook for the laborer in that country exceed
ingIy attractive.
Gen. Briere de Lisle has autographed III,
French government, confirming tho repor
from Hanoi OF an engagement between th
French and Chinese on the Loo Chung river
The encounter took place On Monday, whe,
the Chinese were attempting to execute ado
fensiye movement on the Loo Chung river
They lost i.ooo killed. Captain. Deyerol. o
the French Foreign Legion. was killed. anf
Lieut. Baitelle wounded. General NeQrier'
column has gone up the Phuland river 10 ca
or the Chinese. A dispatch from Hanoi state
that Gen.. Negrier's column had an enQaeemen
at the villageo Of Kepwith 9, 600 Chinese regulars
who occupied Entertainments around q centra
redoubt The Chinese commenced the attac'
at 9as m. by trying TO surround the French
The fighting lasted until 3 b. nj, when ttssl re
treat OF tho Chinese toward the frontier q
China was cut on. The Chinese troops the
fled in the direction of Daoguan, pursued b
the French The kep garrison defended thei
position brayely, compelling the French 1
surround . redoaht and carry IL Al the point q
the bayonet The Chinese loes hi the yilliae
alone w&s GO killed.