The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-16
FOREIGN NEWS
The Weekly Cable Letter
A TORY TRIUMPH.

In the coming general elections were
much strengthened by the result
of tho North Lincolnshire special
parliamentary election to-day. The
Tory candidate, Mr, Atkinson, in
creased the Conservative majority by
over 1000 votes. Mr.. Gladstone him
self had taken a personal interest in
the election and had written cam
paign letters in support Of the Liberal
/. candidates.
THE IRISH QUESTION.
The Earl of Carnarvon, the new Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, had special
conference yesterday with the
resident magistrates OF Dublin for
the purpose OF furnishing
to the present government material
for reply to question which Mr..
Sexton will ask in the Com
mong, az to whether the min
istry intend to remove from
Ireland the extra police force
on the lapse of the Irish Crimes Act.
1t is reported that Mr.. Parnell has
promised the new government
, TO do all in his power
VITO discourage the commission
OF ciimc in Ireland, but that he refuses
to issue any manifesto to the Irish peo-
friends declare that to issue mani
festo would commit the national
league to sort of adoption
Of responsibility for tho agrarian out
rage which recently were perpetrated
in Ireland. The Psrnellites policy is
to give support as far as possible to
the Conservatives, in order to even
up the chance OF the regular Tory and
Liberal parliamentary candidates., 80
that the home rule members which
Mr.. Parnell expects his party to
have in the next Parliament
may have a certainty of
possessing tho balance of power.
With that possession the home-ruie
vote could be thrown either way with
precision, as the interests of
the national league might require.
ABOUT AFGHANIsTAN.
Doubts are now expressed as to
whether the Ameer OF Afghanistan
Will consent to-. the proposed
through fear that his sub.
jects, incensed by, the pres
once OF the English may
. revolt and replace Ayoub Khan
ON the throne and drive the whole
British interests out of Afghanistan.
The Russian embassy in Lon
don intimate that the definition
of the Zulficar Pass, to which the Gear
is willing to agree, cedes to tho Ameer
and under no circumstances will
1t include in the cession any
positions commanding the pass. A
rumor is current tonight that a can
yention on the entire Afghan
question is practically concluded
! between England and Russia and
u, that its terms. will soon be made
!. public. The fact that Mr.. w. I'll.
Smith, the Minister of War, has
the Marquis OF Harrington (Mr.
GIadstone's war minister) instituted
only a few months ago against volun-
tsry retirement from the army, is ia
ken to indicate that the government
has peaceful prospects.
woLSELEY.
General Lord Wolseley, after con
sulting with tho governor on his
arrival ia London, will be granted
short turlough.
RUSSIAN REVENUE.
! The latast announced returns from
: the Russian customs duty show an
enormous increasing decrease in the
revenue, despite the augmenting OF
duties. The decrease is put at "a 900
daily at the present writing.
HIDING THE WEDDING.
The preparations for the wedding OF
Princess Beatrice to Prince
Henry Of Ba.tennerg s,n pc
wooden archway for the gate
Of the church yard to the por--
tails of the edIfice to prevent
i tho public from witnessing the we'd
: ding procession. The most strin-
gent orders have been issued to
prevent the public from securing
available points of observation In the
adjacent lanes and fields, all
! mounted police. 1t is also stated that
the Queen has decided to refuse the
press permission to witness the cere
mony. Many of the newspapers are
Wroth at this. The bridesmaids are
all to be chosen from
among the nieces of Princess
Beatrice. Prince Alexander, of Bull
garia, has arrived. The Crown
Prince Frederick William, Of
week. He viii visit the Antwerp. OK
hibitfon on his return. Twenty thou
sand photographs of Prince Henry,
the groom, have already been sold in
England.
cox STARTS FOR coNsTANTIyoPLE,
Hon. s. s. Cox, the United States
Minister to Turkey, to-
day started for Constantinople.
CATHOLICS IN CHINA.
Tine papal messenger who was sent
I to China to secure protection for the
pACatholic residents from hostilitylof the
Chinese during the Franco Chinese
war, and who was laden with.
honorss at the Pekin court, has
returned to Rome. He bears q
special 1etter from the Chinese EN-
peror, {S9QrabIy aDknovledRing the
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