Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-10-10
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The feeling in Russia regarding the ROu-
melian question is hourly becoming more
Warlike. The sympathy Of the masses is
strongly with the BulgaEians. lt is stated
that the car has selegEaphed the ministry
t 4 prepare plans for q campaign In the
6 ent Of the opening Of hOs6Ities between
Bulgaria and Turkey, as he has determined
unity between Bulgaria and ROumelia. A
Z minent Russian generRlin an interview,
when asked If 1t was true the car serious
ly intended to support Bulgaria 20 the sX-
tent of going TO war with Turkey, replied:
Russia would declare war against Turkey
the moment the porte attacked Bulgaria. ,
A dispatch from Mozambique gives the
details Of the battle between the French
troops under Admiral Mot and HOVas, at
Farafal Madagascar, on Sept. 10th last
1t claims that the French forces were de
feated. Hovas OCcGQied q strongly en-
trenchsd position which Admiral Mot at
tackled. After very severe fighting, lasting
fully two hours, the French were COM
PEELED to fall back to Tamative which they
did in an orderly manner with the less Of
80 men killed and wounded.
The attempted enforcement of oompul-
sorv vaccination in Montreal, Canada, gave
rise to q bowling mob that for hours held
control Of that city. The health Ohcs,
court house, and q number of buildings
last succeeded in dispensing the angry
crowd and in restoring order. At latest ad-
vices the city is in 8 state Of great excite
men
A dispatch from Whydah, says thai
the commander Of the Portuguese gunbOat
has arranged to buy 1000 slaves from the
King of DahOmey to work on coffee plan
tatiOn at St. Thomas, an Island in the
Gulf of Guinea belonging to Portugal.
conference Of the powers on the ROumella
question. The meeting of am bassadOrs at
OOnstandnople win be limited to an ex-
change of views, without the drawing up
Of any protocol.
Prince Alexander, of Bulgaria, begs the
powers to compel the sultan to say whether
he refuses to accept or agree to the Bulgarian
union, and refuse to postpone the disarm-
ing Of the Mussulmans beyond two days:
st. Petersburg advices state that Russia
will demand that Prince Alexander Of Bull
garia, be depOssd and will suggest Prince
KarageorgieViteh, sOn-in-laW of Prince
Nicholas of Montenegro, as his successor.
Simultaneous with the publication of an
order at Panama announcing peace through
out the republic, a riot occurred between
rebels and police, in which one policeman
was killed and several rebels wounded.
Trouble appears to be brewing in India
over the Franco Burmese treaty, and the
various chambers of commerce are protest
ing against it, alleging that it seriously
affects British interests.
Mr.. Gladstone declines to name a date
for the delivery of his address to his Mid
lothian constituents, and his refusal is at
tributed by some persons TO mis- physical
inability to speak in public.
Advioes from ConstantinopIe report four
ironclads ara actively preparing for sea, but
there are only six hundred tons Of coal
aN ailable and their departure may possibly
be delayed on that account.
sThe carrying out ola sentence passed on
the socialist, Won Ommern, in Amsterdam,
led to q riot, in which 6 number Of persons
were more or less injured. -Four arrests
we're made.
King Humbert, accompanied by the min
lister of war and the minister of justice, pro-
Ceeded to Palermo on a tour Of inspection
Of the cholera infected districts Of that
province.
The London Standard says law and order
can only be upheld in Ireland 10 the eZ-
tent that the national league allows and
urges the alteration Of the land law at any
cost.
The tenants on the estate Of Sir Rowland
Blennerhasett, in Killarney, have agreed to
purchase their holdings at a price equal to
fourteen years rental.
The national land league has discovered
that q number OF persons have been unjust
ly boycOtted and propose to remedy tho
trouble.
The tobacco crop Of Cuba viii be not only
larger than that for many former years,
but of better quality.