The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-07-23
Foreign Gossip.

Paris celebrated the anniversary of the
fall OF the Bastile by a general holiday and
festival.
Miss Medora Hensen. an American 80
prano, has made decided success in Lon.
don in concerts. I, ..-,-s.v. - Is, ID
Queen Victoria has raised to the peerage
Sir Robert Lindsay and Mr.. Reginold Bret
members OF parliament.
The Empress Augusta Of Germany offers
a prize OF 81 900 for the best portable hos.
pltal tent for. war OR epidemic use.
Students having threatened to storm the
Belem penitentiary, City OF Mexico, and re-
lease the imprisoned editors and students,
the government has placed a Gordon OF po-
lice around the building. H.:
The Russian government has ordered all
the students in Russian universities to wear
uniform, obligatory on all solemnities,
festivals and official assemblies. The cap
and coat are dark blue and the trousers
are dark green. ~. TN S Z
London Cable: A dispatch from Rome
states that a French officer and a soldier
have been arrested by the Italian authori.
ties at Fort Demorite, in the province OF
CORN, Piedmont, with plans and copious
notes OF the Italian frontier in their pos
session. The soldier has been conducted
beyond the frontier and released, while the
officer has been kept under arrest until the
matter can be inquired into.
> The London Standard, referring to the
difficulties occurring in connection with
transfer OF certificates OF the American rail-
way shares in accordance with the laws OF
the United States, says: sit is time that
the stock exchange committee deyised meas
ures to avoid such troubles. It's treatment
Of American railway securities has hitherto
been too lax in every respect, as unfortu.
nate Investors have found to their cosh."s.
In European circles at the City of Mexico
there is talk OF faForing policy Of COM
mercial and financial alliance with England,
1t is believed that London capitalists would
like to secure control Of the Central and
National railroads. 1t is reported that the
English governments not overwise to max
ing o strong friend of Mexico, the policy be-
ing to bniit,up the country and secure grow
ing trade now being diverted to the United
States. ! ~. ~ x = a.. S5-- -
In the British house OF commons Ben.
timex, Conservative member for Whiteha-
ven, asked whether the Pail Mall Gazette's
charges against the London police in con.
nection with that papers revelations OF in
iqpity were true. Sir Richard Assheton
Cross, home secretary, replied that il the
facts were as stated by the Gazette, the full
est inquiry would be made, and that he con-
sidered it his duty to TO the bottom Of
the charges. rs 80 g...,s q
In the house Of commons Lord Randolph
Churchill, replying to q question by Sir
John Lubbock in regard to the reported
Russian advance in Afghanistan, stated
that the government had heard OF tha
movement. Speaking OF the hasty retire.
ment OF the members OF the British Afghan
frontier commission in the direction Of
Herat, Lord Randolph said that the Heratis,,7
fearing that the Russians contemplated a
descent on Herat, have invited Colonies
Yates and Peacock to enter the city, and
the request had been compiled with. -. =,