The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-09
FOREIGN NEWS GOSSIP.
dominion government is taking active
Sions against Fenian plota

dominion government is taking active
lions against Fenian plots
The American press Of Paris says
some pretty harsh things Of Baron Salvador.
! e1-consul at 81 Paul
Twenty two tons of powder and ton million
rounds of ammunition are in the military
stores at Kingston, Can.
At Quebec the court Of review decides thai
under the code tspiritual affinity" is not 8
| ground for notification Of marriage.
1t is said that from $15 to 800 has beer
paid at Montreal for substitutes by relatives 81
some of the young men Of the Si1ty-fifth bat
TALON
President Barrios il reported dead, and hos.
tllities between Guatemala and the allied re-
publics are said to have been suspended for q
month.
Garibaldrs widow and son, Mario, are nego.
tiating with the Spanish government for the
cession of the island of Caprera to the Carl
baldi family
Mr.. Brand told the British house Of commons
few nights since that an eighty-ton gun cost,
$50,375. The British government has six o1
hese guns in use.
The once distinguished Martin Farquhar
Tupper is living in London very poor and in
debt He is seyenty-five years old and bears
his troubles philosophically.
Leopold Won Ranke has been made citizen
In honor of Berlin in celebration of the sixth.
eth anniversary of his appointment to the
chair of history in the university of that city.
The aged Cardinal Guibert of Paris is be-
lieved to be in his fatal illness, which has been
induced by the recent demonstration of un-
friendllness in the French chamber Of depu-
ties
The revised edition of the Old Testament
will BIZ issued in London on the LIST day of May.
Several American publishers have made ef-
forts, it is believed in vain, to secure advance
proofs.
Baron Nordenskiold was 80 fascinated with
the arctic regions during his trip to tho Lena
river, that he is about to try and get to the
north pole by the way of the islands north OF
Siberia He expects to be gone three years.
The due D'Aumale's recent remittance Of
s., 600 francs to ex- Marshal Bazaine was made
in response to tho exile's piteous appeal fol
assistance from the horrors of absolute poverty
from which he wrote he was actually suffering.
Among the bridal gifts Of Lady Ermyntrude
Russell, who married Sir Edward Malet, re-
Gently, were necklace and tiara of diamonds,
diamond earrings, a gold tea and coffee SER
vice. a gold kettle and pearls and sapphires in
endless profusion.
The Pail Mall Gazette states that the reply
of Russia to England's proposals concerning
the Afghan frontier line dispute is most con-
ciliatory. The Russians earnestly wish that the
joint commission would commence the work
of settling the frontier line as soon as posi-
ble
Spies report daily large desertions from
Osman Digma's force. Gen Graham will
await orders from Gen. Wolseley before re-
Stunning operations 1t is evident that Osman
Digna has left the vicinity of Tamai Only
400 rebels altogether were seen. Gen. Graham
intends to push the railway as far as Sandaub,
and move his camp thither.
The reservations made by Turkey on sign
ing the Egyptian financial agreement are as fol-
lows: First, that the Suez canal convention shall
give Turkey the right to defend Egypt in the
event of internal troubles or foreign invasion
Second. that tho convention shall not deal With