The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-03-20
Foreign Flashes.

Crowds follow Mary Anderson in London as
she goes to mass, and the ladies' say of her:
ooh, she is so pious-and such lovely ARM"
Natives recently attacked European factories
On the Lower Congo, pliindered caravans, and
Hled several Europeans Assistance has been
sent the distressed settlers.
The death of the baroness Lionel de Roths-
child is announced She was the daughter Of
Baron Charles de Rothschild of Naples and
was married to her cousin in 1886.
De Gareff, Russian nihilist, believed to
have been the leader Of the party that muir
dered Col Sudeiken, arrived in England re-
Gently and has departed for America.
Gladstone's indispositon is said to be owing
to disagreement with the marquis of Hunting
tan, secretary of state for war, that England
must control the Red Sea ports Of Egypt
Col Dobrinski has been appointed successor
to Col Sudeiken as chief of the department in
the military governorship Of St. Petersburg for
the preservation of order. A large secret
fund has Bean placed 1t his disposal
Whils delivering leoaurs d nsidsewster,
against perp hal psnaioaa, Rradlaush WAS At:
tacked BY roughs and driver from the platform
saaAsf q 5as3aT xsesafsd he eh.irm.ns
housa z. :Ss 81 =:
Bismarck walked 10 the reichsAsg Friday for
the Arst time in several years Crowds Of peo-
pie hhed thesstzssts and folloxsd the prince,
who was everywhere greeted with cheers. The
cnancellor was highly gratited at his recep-
ton, and repeatedly expressed his thanks.
Much anxiety is felt in regard to the situation.
at khartoum. The Times Alexander special
says: ut is proverbial that three courses are
possible: 70 leave Gen. Gordon to his fate;
to dispatch English troops to Khartoum, or to
import Indian troops. The policy of doing
nothing has not hitherto achieved signal sue
cess"
Solomon Shapiro, who recently attempted to
sell in England q forged manuscript book of
the Pentateuch, killed himself in Il hotel in
Rotterdam. He had not left his room for sew
found the blood-bespattered corpse upon the
bed. Letters showed he was suffering from
mental alteration.
Paris Correspondent of the Times: The oc-
cupation of Bacninh ends in nothing. The
postpose operations six months. The delta of
the Red river is handed over to pillage and an
archy The French government will shortly
be compelled to ask for credit of -, GOO, OO
francs, and eventually for 1W, 100000 francs,
which the chamber will certainly refuse. The
4Oo,OOO men. The end to be gainedis out of all
proportion to the outlay.
A passage at arms occurred last week be-
twee Gen. Wallace and the grand vizier at Con-
stantlnople Acting under instructions from
Washington, Gen. Wallace has lately been
pressing the porte very hard for settlement
OF the petroleum question and American claims
generally The grand vizier, irritated at such
persistency, refused to receive Minister Wal
Lace when the latter sought an audience for
the special purpose of demanding some official
answer to his various long standing demands,
pleading an engagement onimportant business.
An angry official correspondence ensued, in
which the pretension was advanced that minis
tiers have not the same right to approach the
grand vizier at all times as ambassadors
possess
A dispatch from Gen. Graham, date Osman
Digma's Camp, March Is, 1880 a. M, says:
t'The camp of the enemy has been taken, after
hard fighting since 5 a. M Over seventy Bri
fish were killed and 100 wounded" Later dis
patches say the bivouac last night was exceed
ingly unpleasant The Arabs kept up per-
sistent fusliade until just before daybreak
tnctly Visible ct : long distanoe, hut prevented
tho enemy from making sudden onset The
rebels directed their Are toward the hospital
Wagons, which were most conspaciouA The sur:
.geess md Cen Grahsu,', g sstsA 1esss hadmany.
and anime FOUNDER vera turned agsinst Tho:
rsbels Who wsrss within /, 800 syardssH No
Bfii iii posifiou, and afforded 81 most elegant
target The AIsbs wsre som coInpelled o re-.
tire TO. their main position near Tomai Wells.
Col Stewards cavalry arrived at $3.50, and took
position on the British left, SO as to turn the
enemys right Gen Graham has taken quar-
tiers for the present in the camp from which
Osman Digma and the rebel hostiles were driv-
en- The enemy fought most stubbornly, and
the battle was much heavier than the engage
ment at Teb. The sailors, the Black Watch
regiment and York and Lancaster regiments
suffered tho heaviest losses.