Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-11-18
NEWS FROM THE OLD WORLD.

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| presentto Parliament bills to raise the
import auties on corn and petroleum.
RI. lav DAVID ANDERSON. formerly
Bishop Ct Rupertsland and later Chan
celor ofSt. Pauls Cathedral, is dead in
London, aged II years.
/ A PRIvATE telegram from Rangoon
states thatwa between Burmah and the
Indian GoTernment has been formally
declared
THE Nora Deutsche Zeitunn of Ber-
| lin, urges Germans to forestall Ameri-
cans in Chinese contracts in preference
TO Sta1ley's scheme
TIE Egyptian Government has issued
a decree ordering the eeizure of crops.
animals aud houses in cases of non-pay-
ment of taxes
IT is stated at Madrid that Germany
Objects to the Pope's decision concern
| ing Spanish sovereignty over the Caro-
lile Islands.
The depression which has existed for
scme time in the ship bu lding trade of
the Clyde is increasing in severity and
there is much destitution.
The trial Of the libel suit of AID.
| Alfred W. Harris, Of Dublin. against
| Henry Labouchere, editor of Truth. in
which the latter claims $50,00O damages,
has been postponed.
II is proposed to add ten new battal.
ions to the British Army
A LARGE crowd of factory girls in Lon
| don mobbed Sir Charles Lewis, Conserv-
| atNe member of Parliament, and treated
him in shameful manner
GEN. MARTINEsE and Don Antonio
Caceras are reported to have fought a
duel at Brownsville, Tex, with Winches-
ter rifles. and that Carceras was wounded
in the leg at the first fire Both gentle
men are prominent citizens of Mexico.
GERMAN-AMERICANs recently expelled
from Island Foebrey Schleswig, have
been ordered TO leave Prussia at once.
Two unnaturalized Americans, natives of
Tarp and Schottenburg, have also been
ordered to leave, one by the end of No.
vember and the other by the end of the
year.
IT is not known in official circles at
Madrid that America and England
claimed damages for injuries to their
subjects on the Caroline Islands
OWING to the protest of Pendleton,
American Minister, five German Ameri.
cans whose expulsion from the Island of
Fohr was ordered by the German Gov
ernment. will be allowed to remain on
the island until further notice.
The opposition of NJ. Brisson, the Pre-.
mier, to the resolution favoring the
amnesty of political prisoners, and the
demands of the Radicals, has irritated
the Republicans. The ministry is totter-
ing and will collapse unless compromise
can be agreed upon.
The war between Scrvia and Bulgaria
has commenced. and slight engagements
have taken place on the Bulgarian fror-
tier. In consequence intense excitement
prevails in European court circles. The
Servian Army is commanded by King
Milan, and the Army of Bulgaria by
Prince Alexander. A decisive engage.
ment is expected at Sofia about the 22d
inst. Snow retards the advance of the
Servians.
THE excitement in Germany over Bis
marck's continued enforcement of his
edict of the exile of Russian Poles from
Prussia continues unabated Great re-
lief committees have been sent to assist
the unfortunates at Lemberg, Posen. and
Cracow. Two thousand Russian Poles
in one settlement have been ordered to
settle up their accounts and quit Prussia
without delay. To inflict further cruelty,
the Russian Government has issued
orders prohibiting their return to Russia
unless Russian nativity can be estab-
lished. In most instances this Is impos-
sible
THERE has been many deaths from
cholera at Breste within the last few
days. The disease Is spreading.
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