Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-06-25
Foreign Gossip.

The civil authorities at Battlcford have
organized parties securing the reserves for
plumber, and viii arrest all marauders
against whom evidences Of guilt can be
proven.
The Oxford university convention has
conferred the degree OF doctor OF divinity
upon the bishops Oh Winchester. Gloucester
Bristol and Bath, upon the reyisers of the
Old Testament and upon Rev. Phillips
Brooks OF Boston.
The Standard announSes that the mar
quis oFsalisbury, in addition to the premier
ship, win assume the duties Of foreign secre-
tary; that Lord Randolph Churchill will he
secretary Of state Gov india and that Sir
Michael Hicks Bach will be Conservative
leader in the house of commons and prob
ably chancellor Of the exchequer.
London Cable: A semi.oFfieiail letter nom
st, Petersburg TO the Niehna Poltische in
dictates that although Russia is not averse
20 the partition of Afghanistan between En-
gland and Russia, she is willing TO continue
to negotiate with the British government
on the basis OF the Granville arrangement,
II that course OF actica should be adhered
TO by the next ministry.
The native African prince Allogogha 81 the
Brossayier territory, upper Guinea, while
trading at a native village, was shot and
Wounded in a shoulder by native, who es.
capped. The prince took nine villagers as
hostages, and failing TO produce the would
Doe assassin, he had them cooked and eaten.
Missionaries say the prince professed to DO
Christian.
Lord Salisbury has definitely accepted
the premiership II is stated that Sir Stall.
FORD Notthcote has accepted peerage,
leaving Sir Michael Hicks Beach to lead the
Conservatives In the house OF commons.
Lord Randolph Churchill win have an inn
portant position in the cabinet, but the
distribution Of portfolios willn be decided
until the arrival of the queen.
Pierce NJ. B. Young, consul general Mt sc.
Petersburg, Is native Of South Carolina,
and iorty-iive years old, He graduated at
the Georgia Military institute in 1857, was
q cadet at West Point, and was within one
month OF graduation when the Rebellion
commenced. He then resigned and entered
the Confederate army He rose by promo
lions TO the rank % major general, and was
twice wounded. He has served four terms
In congress as the representative 1.-THE Sew
enth Georgia district, and was one OF the
1878.
The composition Of the new British cabi-
net has been partially settled as follows:
The marquis of Salisbury, prime minister
and secretary OF state for the foreign de-
partment; Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chancel-
lor OF the exchequef; Lord Randolph
Churchill, secretary OF state for India: Sir
Richard Ashton Cross, SECRETARY oi state
for the home department; At. Hon. Edward
Gibson, lord chancellorof Ireland; Rt. Hon.
William II. Smith probably secretary for
war; Col. Frederick Saleay, secretary for
the colonies the earl OF Carnarvon or Wis
count Crsnbrook, lord lieutenant oi1reland;
and Sir Stafford Northcote, lord president
OF the council. Arthur j. Balfour, NJ. p,
nephew Of the marquis Of Salisbury, has
been appointed chief secretary for Ireland;
MIR. Holmes, attorney general, and Mr..
Monroe, solicitor general,
An Ottawa, Special says; The crown
counsel who are TO conduct theprosecution
on behalf OF the government in the Riel trial
are here receiving instructions, and up TO
this tinle the date Of the trial has not been
fixed. IL is understood thai the defense viii
first endeayor to prove Riei's American Citi-
zenship. This fact established, his counsel
viii point out the Tact that he can only be
tried for waging war against a foreign coun-
try. The trial would then have TO be under
court martial, but as martial law does
not prevail in the dominion, the trial could
not be conducted in this way and would
have TO be abandoned II tried as a Cana
dion citizen, II must beior high treason, and
as three out of the six jurors are 20 be half.
breeds, il is believed the jury would disagree
This would involve a new trial, when the
same difficulty would undoubtedly be en-.
countered.