The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-08-14
TorodQn Flashes.

Foreign Flashes.
Northbrook will be gartered before going on
his Egyptian mission.
Moody and Sankey's recent campaign in
London cost %So, o0o. which was voluntarily con-
tributed
Eight Turkish mutineers at Assiout, Egypt,
have been sentenced to death. T wo were shot
yesterday. and the others were committed to
servltude for life.
ANaples, Italy, cable states that Miss Eva
Mackay, daughter Of the California millionaire,
is betrothed tn M Colonna, representative OF
the well-known family of Colonna.
The report published in some American
newspapers to the effect that President elect
Diaz 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.
Nothing further has been heard, in London,
about Sheldon, the English citizen said to have
been captured and held for ransom in Kansas.
The government is satisfied the American au-
thorities have done all they could to find him.
1t is feared he has been killed by his captors
The sultan Of Morocco caused the massacre
Of the whole tribe in Augara Kabila because
they asked for French protection. The men
we're 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 a
league, which should labor for 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 he
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 60 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
are alarming in the extreme. Recently the Sa-
lado and Alamo rivers, which are ordinarily
bold, running streams, have ceased to flow, and
water is now in pools. The wells 1t Lambacoe
and other points have gone dry: It is now be-
springs in the desert of chihuahua affords 4
partial explanation of the sudden stoppage Of
water IN the state of Leon Nueva.
All the men under indictment in connection
with the recent abominable scandals were ar
raigned at Dublin and pleaded not guilty. The
inquiry ordered by the court in regard to
French's sanity has been postponed to Aug: 10,
at the request Of the crown Of those indicted,
1t,n ~
with person whose name is given and with
conspiracy with Maj. Kirwan for the COM
mission of unnatural ofienses. Pillar ia
charged with felony with several persons whose
names are also given, and with conspiracy to
keep disorderly rooms in Ship street and Col
criminal offenses. 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 pleae
OF not guilty, the trial was adjourned till Aug
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 t. e
North sea on German fishing sloops. The Ger
man press continue to attack the English policy
i'll the Egyptian conference and Prime Minister
Ferry's overtures to the European powers in
the joint representation with England for the
payment of indemnities 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
sdarpened 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
otto hate between France and Germany are now
happily seen through both in Paris and Berlin:
Henceforth if English interests are opposed.
by France, she must not look to Germany, but
must act alone"