Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-11-12
Foreign News.

Most Rev. Patrick Derrian, d. d., Cath.
ollie bishop Of Down aud Conner, Ireland,
Is dead.
Rev. William Robinson Pierce, ID. D.,
cTown principal and vice chancellor Of the
University OF Aberdeen, is dead.
The suit entered by Mr.. Crawford against
his vile Tor adultery. in which Sir Charles
bikes is correspondent, ia set downfor hey
ing in December.
The British government has decided TO
send Matthew Arnold to France and Ger.
many TO inquire into the system Of free
schools in those countries.
Sir William Hart Dixie, chief secretary
for Ireland, speaking at Bexley, said that
the Conservatives were determined tc
? avoid c~oerclng Ireland II possible.
A convention Of Nationalist in Mayo,
Ireland, was presided over by Mr.. Parnell.
The candidates selected for members OF
parliament were Dillon, Deasy, Chilly and
O'Brien.
Count Herbert Bismarck, recently APP
pointed secretary Of state for the German
empire, H. only thiFty-six years old. but he
has been carefully trained by his father AS
a diplomat.
The London Press association an.
nounces, on the highest authority, that
Seryidn troops viii not advance on Bull
garia pending the decision Of the Balkin
conference.
A large amount OF English capitali is going
into the Mexican state Of Chihuahua. for
Investment in the cattle interest. One Lon
don syndicate has a plant Of 20, 900 head
" cattle there.
The Turkish war office continues it's act.
I've war preparations, Indicating that the
porte Is not July satisfied hat the powers
will peacefully settle the Roumelian ques
ton at the conference which is about tC
assemble.
A brilliant barrister Of Munster, Ireland,
has eloped with the vile Of a wealthy mem
Der Of the house Of commons. Sue is the
daughter OF a Troy peer, and the mother OF
four children. II is believed the couple sail
ed for America.
Judge Rouleau Of BattleIord. who trieo
the Indians concerned in the Frog Lake
massacre, is at Winnipeg. 1t is stated
that he sentenced eleven to be hanged or
the 9th inst. OF this number eight viii
swing on that day.
The London News publishes an article
on Ferdinand Ward. in which it calls Ward
the evil genius Of Gen. Grant, and points
gut that his sentence was quite inadeqate,
as when his term shall have been served no
win be ut liberty to enjoy his million OF
dollars,
VI. DE Lesseps states that the daughter
Of Mattel, the would-be assassin Of NJ. DE
Freycinet, was rather free in her habits
while her father was a workman on the
Panama canal; that she often dressed in
male attire. and that she died from the
effects OF a drug obtained IRON a Chinaman
to procure an abortion.
London Cable: After the Sd Denmark
viii be under the rule Of "a strict coercion
act. To devise by speech or writing any
act against the authorities, 30 propagate
sedition in the army or the navy or among
persons liable TO bear arms, To excite class
against class. to circulate fabricated or dis.
torted reports in order TO bring the gov
eminent into odium or contempt, all these
are made penal oifenses. IL is evident that
under such provisions there is no such
thing as freedom Of press or speech in Den
mark.
Mai. Gen. Dalrymple Prendergast, com
mauder OF the Burmah expedition force
will take an advanced position on the Sd
inst. All communications with Upper Bur
nah has ceased. Gen. PreDdergast is q
well known officer of the Madras Sappers
and gained the Victoria cross for ~gallantry
in the Indian mutiny. The expeditionary
force numbers 10000 men, aud is com,
posed OF one brigade OF Bengal infantry
two Of Madras infantry, one battery OF ar
tillcry, two mountain batteries. the first
battalion 81 Royal Welsh Fusiiiers, the sec
ond battalion OF the Liverpool regiment.
and the Second and Eleventh regiments o
Bengal native infantry. The advance viii
be made up the lrrawaddy river.