Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-05-22
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LORD MELGUND discovered on the oath
that the Canadian rebelsw were strongly in
trenched at Batouche, where General Mid
dletons expected soon to have a desperate
battle.
ADv1cEs of the 2Sth state that Russia
had refused arbitration as q means of set
Element of her present differences with
England.
IT was said on the 2Sth that many of the
wealthy and influential residents of Cuba
favor the annexation of the island by the
United States.
TIE Prince and Princess of Wales re-
turned to London o. the 18th from their
visit to Ireland.
A BOX containing 100000 in unsigned
bank notes of the Banco Mexicano stored
in the custom-house at PATIO del Norte,
Mex, was broken open on the 2sth and
robbed of all buta $1,000 package.
THE Colombian National troops, under
Montova, arrived at Fanama on the 2Sth
and sent Aizpurn notice to leave the city
within forty-eight hours. The rebel lead
er declared he would fight, and there were
poor prospects for the town unless the
United States marines interfered.
TIE Russian advance south oe Pended
on tho Goth and the occupation of keru-
! chalk were regarded in Parliamentary~ir-
| cles as dispelling the last hopes of peace
and as a precursor of u Russian advance
upon Herat.
The publication of the revised edition of
the Old Testament has been postponed
until the 10th of May.
Tur total Iocses af Montreal and virinitv
by the recent floods were on the Goth est
renee had broken up, and fears of further
damage were at an end.
PANAMA advices of the Goth state that
the Revolutionists under General Aizpurr
had agree to surrender to the Government
troops and to leave the city.
GENERAL WoLsELEY left Cairo TO,
Suakim ON the Goth. Arrangements vere
being made for the immediate Withdrawal
of all the British troops now in Egypt.
A1zPURN, the rebel leader at Panama
Internationally surrendered to the Colon
bian troops OF the 3oth ult., who now oc
cupy the city. Business had been re-
sumed, and the United States marine!
would doubtless soon be recalled.
The British troops at Suakim recently
repulsed an attempt of two Thousand
Arabs to destroy the new railway.
ADvICEs from Winnipeg of the 30th ult
state chat General Middleton was awaiting
supplies before making an advance upol
the rebels.
IT was announced on the Both ult. tina
| England had again proposed to Russia t.
submit their differences to arbitration
and the Car had called q meeting of til
Imperial Council to consider the PROPOSE
tion.
A VIOLENT storm the other night of
Halifax, Nova Scotia, did much damage tt
shipping.
SHOCKS of earthquake were felt on tn
1st in several districts of the Alps and ais
in Vienna. Several houses were damaged
and a number of women killed at Kind
berg, in Styria. I
GENERAL MIDDLETON decided on the Isl
to advance Immediately on the rebels v II
der Riel, without waiting for supplies.
GENERAL BRIERE DE L'IsLE telegrapled
on the lst to the French Government finn
Tonquin that the Chinese were loyalty i'll.
filling the conditions of peace.
IT was ruroored on the 1st that Graf
Britain and Russia were considering be
wisdom of submitting to one of the crowned
heads the question whether the CONVENTION
Of March II was broken by Russia. rrhf
King of Denmark was the most likely to X
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