The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23
FOrc1gn GOSSin.

Paris celebrated the anniversary of the
fall Of the Rastilc by a general holiday and
festival.
Miss Mednra Hensen, an American So
pranO, has made a decided success in Lon
don in concerts.
Queen Victoria has raised to the peeragc
Sir Robert Lindsay and Mr.. Reginold Bret
members OF parliament.
The Empress Augusta OF Germany offers
81 prize OF 81 900 for the best portable hos
pital tent for war or epidemic lso.
Students having threatened to storm the
Bciem penitentiary, City OF Mexico, and re-
lease the imprisoned editors and students,
the government has placed Gordon OF pc.
lice around the building.
Dispatches from Russia state that the
harvest prospects throughout the empire
are the gloomiest experienced for many
years, and that unless there is a general
rain forthwith the whole crop will be lost.
The Russian government has ordered all
the students in Russian universities to wear
a uniform, obligatory on all solcmnitics,
festivals and official assemblies. The cap
and coat are dark blue and the trousers
arc dark green.
London Cable: A dispatch from Rome
states that IL French officer and Il soldier
have been arrested by the Italian authori-
ties at Fort Demonte, in the province OF
CORN, Piedmont, with plans and copious
notes Of the Italian frontier in their pos.
session. The soldier has been conducted
beyond the frontier and released, while tho
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 OF
the United States sayA: ut is time that
the stock exchange com mittee devised meas
ures to avoid such troubles. It's treatment
OF American railway securities has hitherto
been too lax in every respect, as Infortu-
nate investors have found to their COST
In European circles at the City OF Mexico
there Is talk OF fayoring q policy of COM
mcrcial and financial alliance with England.
1t is believed that London capitalists would
like to secure control of the Central and
National railroads. 1t is reported that the
English governments not overwisc to max.
ing a strong friend OF Mexico, the policy be.
ing to built up the country and secure grow.
ing trade now being diverted to the United
States.
In the British house CT commons Ben.
timex, Conservative member for Whiteha.
| ven, asked whether the Pail Mall Gazette's
| charges against the London police in con:
nectiop with that papers revelations of in.
Equity were true. Sir Richard Asshcton
Cross, home secretary, replied that if thu
facts were as stated by the Gazette, the FULL
est inquiry would he made, and that nc con.
sidefed it his duty to 60 to the bottom q
the charges.
In the house OF commons Lord Randolph
Churchill, replying to q question by Sir
John Lubbock in regard to the reported
Russian advance in Afghanistan, stated
that the government had heard of thu
movement. Speaking OF the hasty retire.
ment OF the members OF the British Afghan
frontier commission in the direction Of
Hcrat, Lord Randolph said that the Heratis,
fearing that the Russians contemplated .
descent on Herat have invited Colonies
Yates and Peacock to enter the city, and
the request had been complied with: