Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-10
FOreigD Gossip.

Canadian Pacific contractors were over.
paid 81 200, 900.
Tn Austrian village OF Grahoya was de-
stroyed by n land slide. The disaster was
caused by heavy rains which have pre-
vailed recently.
The terms 81 peace dictated to Burmah
by the British government are the pay.
ment OF an indemnity; British control Of
revenues; International and soCiai admin.
istration by a British resident, aud all
treaties will foreign nations to be can.
eelled.
Considerable dissatisfaction exists in
Prince Albert on account of the delay on
the part Of the dominion government in
settling farmers olaims for losses occa.
sionsd by the late rebellion. In many cas-
cs the farmers have no other means Otsup.
port during the coming winter.
Owing to the decrease OF cholera. in.
st~ructions have been given to discontinue
the services Of most Of the sanitary in
spectors OF the marine hospital service at.
taChed TO the United States consulatos in
Europe. The inspectors at Mediterranean
aud Cuban ports will be retained for the
present.
The imperial authorities are paying CON
siderable attention to the work Of strength
ening Halifax as u military port, and tho
torpedo service win be enlarged by the ad-
dition nj four iirst-class torpedo boats Of
1000 horse power each. The military
force will be strengthened by the addition
OF another regiment.
The British expeditionary force under
Gen. Prendergast has arrived at Mandaiay
without any resistance being Offered by the
Burmese. Lord Duflerin, the yirerOy Of
India, has telegraphed the home ovCrnmen
That he has arrange to administer the
burmese government pro isionaliy in
Queen Victoria name.
The Montreal Gazette publishes an open
letter from Hon. Mr.. Chapleau to his con
stitucuts, in which the circumstances con
nected with the late rebellion are reviewed
and the policy OF the government in per
uniting the law to take it's course APP
proved. Mr.. Chaplain takes n decidedly
firm stand against the champions OF the
Riel cause.
There have been several fights in Dublin.
growing out Of the election excitement. and
"A large number OF persons have received
slight injuries, Mr.. Gladstone writes that
the union Of Parnellites and Tories have
already taken between twenty and thirty
seats from the Liberals, but he r~efrains
from passing judgment, as there is only
one day left for voting. lie says: My
best efforts nave always been in behalf OF
the irish.
Mrs. +. w. Merrill Of Livingston, Mon,
was awakened by some one trying to gain
entrance To her residence. Her husband
was in st. Paul. She aroused his brother
Frank, who arrived with a revolver, slip
pri out OF the back dONr and discovered "A
mar trying to force the front entrance.
just as the hOusebreaker forced the door
Mr.. Merrill dealt him n heavy blow on the
head with "A stone, telling him to h PgrOund.
He was then taken prisoner.
Gen. Caceres succeeded in capturing LIMA
and IN accomplishing what he has been
struggling for for four years--the abdication
OF the lglesias government. The city AT
pears TO have been captured without much
bloodshed or fighting, and there is no news
OF its piltage, which it was feared culd
follow the capture. CaCeTes has set up a
provisional government to rule the country
until a constitutional election can be held,
and the cable announces that Senior
Eusebio Sanchez has been chosen proYis.
ional president.
PriRee Bismarck, in the reichstag an
nounced a protest from the emperor against
attempts to interfere with his sovereign
rights. Prince Bismarck said: lie deemed
the expulsion Of strangers from Germanya
wise measure, and explained that the EN-.
peror was powerless to interfere with the
rights of different federal states comprising
the German empire 20 expel poles. lie
stated that the ediet OF expulsion com
planned of was issued by Prussia in the
exercise OF it's rights IA one OF the federal
states, and as the Prussian plenipotentiary
he was bound to oppose imperial inter.
ference.
Mr.. Gladstone, speaking ut Buckley,
Flintsbire, said; The Liberal r~everses were
due 10 the tom-ioolery Of nominating
duplicate candidates., the miserable i'm
posture called fair trade, and lastly aud
chiefly the Irish vote OF Great Britain. He
has nothing to say against his Irish fellow
citizens, He had speat the best part ofhis
life in humble endcavors to do them
justice, and he hoped that his party would
continue its efforts To aid the election
cause, The power OF the Irish in the pres.
ent election had been spent. lie was much
surprised II the new country electors should
vote against the men who had been fight.
ing their battles ipr tnrty vpura