The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-01
Of FOREIGN News

AtTrenton Falls, Opt, The Crandall house
and sixteen other buildings were burned
Loss, $50, 900; insurance, $4,000.
Prince Leopold was refused by Miss Barring,
Lady Ashburton's daughter, whose coming mar
riage was announced tho day he died.
The pope will hold a consistory about the
end of June, when he will Greats several car
,dinals. Eleven hats swat dispoaition. g.
8 London Truth says that Sam Ward is recov-
ering from an attack Of fever at Rome. Eff
forts to induce him and his nephew to join the
Catholic church failed
Prof. Theodore Momnsen, who has been a
prominent member of the Reichstag, declines
seeking reelection to that body. His present
action is taken because of his aversion to pub
lie disputes with the government.
Sir Edward Watkin, NJ. p, offers Ell 900
toward the rescue OF Gen. Gordon. He asks
the London Papers to open a fund for this
purpose. He says: 1.-TWO hundred thousand
pounds would be collected in a few days"
Official kilograms received by Mr.. Baize,
consul general of Guatemala, state that the at
tempt on the life of President Barrios has no
political significance. The assassin Mr.. Baiz
thinks, is some crank initiating Booth and
Guiteau.
In Dublin the jury returned verdict that
Elliott, Swords, Byrne and Fitzpatrick were
guilty of the murder of Mrs. Smythe Tho
judge concurred, aud sentenced each to ten
years. penal seryitude. Swords and Elliott
protested innocence.
The Anglo-French commission, to regulate
the Newfoundland fisheries, has terminated it's
labors. France renounces the right to fishing
in certain bays of the island, but will exercise
strict supervision over places whore former
treaties empowered French subjects to fish
The Dublin police regard the omineus notices,
purporting to emanate from the Invincibles,
which were found in various parts of the city,
as a hoax. The purpose of this, they believe,
was to stimulate contributions of money from
America, which of late have been seriously
falling of.
Minister James Russell Lowell presided
Thursday evening, the 25th, over the annual
glorifcation of the Robert Browning cult,
known as the meeting of the Browning society,
ance was large and included most of the literary
men now in london III.
Bishop Whipple. says he was standing ia
rapt silence in Yorkminster, overcome by the
grand interior, when he was approached bya
typical countryman, who exclaimed: 'sWall,
StIGuScI, Ouo puIVy bdI tuc
men who put up this here didn't build stun
houses for theirsels and old wooden houses
for their God, did they"
The arrest of Pat Fitzgerald, the alleged
Fenian in London, was made the subject of =
discussion in the commons on Thursday, the
24th William O'Brien called attention to 'sthia
hu8ger- mugger system" of secret societies and
secret inquiry. Sexton condemned private Sex-
animation. Harcourt, home secretary repu-
dated the charges of inhumanity brought
AsAinst Trevalyal.
Ihs English government has sent an invita-;
,tonsto proposed conference regarding Egypt.
ian ahairs 70 Ill tho powers which signed the
treaty Of Berlin. It estimates that Egypt is
now in need Of = fresh loan of 81, 600, 600 in
order to meet the most pressing requirements
on it, and points out the difficulty Of devising
a guarantee for such loan, inasmuch as all
the recources of Egypt are already pledged.
It proposes no solution of the difficulty, but to
consider the question.
Prince Bismarck is preparing radical re-
vision of the constitution Of the empire. He
proposes to amend the election law, making a
new classification of electors. He will impose
upon deputies of the reichstag an oath of tideli-
ty to the constitution. If the reichstag rejects
these charges the German princes will be con-
voked in accordance with the terms of the
present constitution to frame a new constitu-
ton embodying Prince Bismarck's ideas.