Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-23
Foreign Gossip,

Paris celebrated the anniversary Of the
fall 81 the Bastile by a general holiday and
festival,
Miss Medora Henseu an American so
prano, has made u decided success in Lon
don in concerts.
Queen Victoria has raised to the peerase
Sir Robert Lindsay and dr. Reginold Bret
members oi parliament.
The Empress Augusta OF Germany offers
q prize ~ $ 900 for the best portable hos.
pital tent Tor war or epidemic use.
Students having threatened 10 storm the
Belem peniteutiary, City 81 Mexico, and re-
lease rhe imprisoned editors and students,
the government has placed a Gordon of pc,
hee around the building.
Dispatches IRON Russia state that the
harvest pgaspefts throughout the empire
are lie gloomiest experiences for many
years. and that unless there Is general
rain forthwith the whole crop will be lost.
This Russian government has ordered all
the students ia NnsaigD universities to wear
a Uniform, obligatory 81 all solemnities,
festivals and official assemblies. The cap
aud coat are dark blue and the Trousers
ARE DARK green,
London labie 4 dispatch fron Rome
states that u French oftinop and soldier
have been ARRESTED by the Italian authori-
ties at Fort Demonte IN the province 81
CORN, Piedmont, with plans and oopious
notes OF the Italian frontier in their pos
session. The soldier has been conducted
beyond the frontier and released, while the
officer has been kept under arrest until the
matter can be inquired into.
The London Standard, referring to tho
difficulties occurring in connection with
transfer OF certificates of the American rail.
way shares in accordance with the laws oi
the United States, says 1T IL time that
the stock exchange ttee devised meas,
ures to avoid such troubles. Itstreatment
of American railway securities has hitherto
been too lax in every respect, as uniortu.
pate Investors have found to theis cost"
In European circles at the City OF Mckee
there is talk Of favoring policy Of com
merciaI and financial alliance with England.
II IS be3oyed that London capitalists would
like to secure CONTROL " the Central and
National railroads IL u reported that the
English government IL not oyerwise 10 max.
ing o strong friend Of Mexico the policy be,
ing to built up the country and secure grow.
ing trade nov being diverted to the United
States,
10 the British house Of commons Ben.
timex, Conservative member for Whitehas
ven, asked whether the Pail Mall Gazette's
charges against tho London police in con.
neetiop with that papers revelations OF in
iquity scse trlIc. Sir Richard Assleton
Cross, home secretary, replied that II tho
facts were as stated by the Gazette, thvfull.
est inquiry would be made, and thathe CON
sidersd il his duty to go 90 the bottom q
the charges.
in the house oi commons Lord Rapdolph
Churchill, replying tn a question by Sir
John Lubbock ia regard TO the reported
Russian advaAee in Afghanistan, stated
that the government had heard Of the
movement. Speaking IL the hasis retire
ruent Of the members 81 the British Afghan
frontier commission ia the direction al
iIerat Lord Randolph said that the Hcratis
tearing that the Russians contemplated
descent on Ierat, have invited Colonies
Yates and Peaeoek 10 enter the city, and
the request had been complied with,