The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-17
Foreign Gossip.

King Alfonso of Spain will soon publish a
book describing his visit to Germany in
1883.
1t is stated the sultan has expressed his
willingness to send 5000 Turkish troops to
Egypt whenever he is requested to do SO by
England.
Mr.. Gladstone daughter is engaged to be
married to Arnold Morley, Il son of John
Morley, NJ. p, former editor of the Pail
Mall Gazette.
Considerable surprise and regret has been
occasioned in London at the tone OF Vice
President Hendricks speech against British
rule in Ireland.
John Bright has written a letter express
ing the opinion that every one who values
honesty and decency in public life should
submit himself to the true interests of the
Liberal party.
The queen has approved OF an order ap-
pointing Prince Edward OF SaxeWeimer to
succeed Gen. Sir Thomas Montague Steele,
| commander of the troops in Ireland, in
October next.
The Princess Marie of Orleans, betrothed
to Prince Waldemar, youngest son OF King
Christian of Denmark, is the oldest daugh
ter of the Due de Chartres, and her dowry
is 100000
After Jan. 1 the German government will
pay premiums for the destruction of birds
of prey which kill carrier pigeons, the latter
having become OF the greatest Importance
to the public service.
Sir John Macdonald is said to fully real
ize his dreudfully awkward position in
the Riel matter-his own party English
speaking) prodding him to carry out the
sentence, his French supporters demanding
Riels release.
An interesting case involving the rights
of cattlemen and others to cross the Crow
Indian reservation without expense, was
decided at Miles City in the case of the
United States VS.. James NJ. Cox, in favor
of the defendant.
Suit has been brought in the Essex coun-
| ty assizes, Ontario, against George c. Buch-
| anan, formerly Louisville, KY. liquor
dealer and Il fugitive from justice, by the
| Louisville Banking company to recover
| $4,000 borrowed money.
At meeting OF the council King Alfonso
| declared that he had confidence in the
present ministry. He said he was convin-
ced that Emperor William would meet him
| halfway in an honorable compromise. A
/ special posse CT police guards the German
embassy.
A dispatch from Madrid to the London
Times says: Emperor William has sent q
| dispatch to King Alfonso saying that he
| has no intention to trenching upon Spanish
| rights and will do nothing to prejudice his
old friend Alfonso; that Germany will with
draw from Yap, abandon all designs on the
Caroline islands, and admit Spanish sover-
eighty over those islands, provided it be
made effective. 1t is rumored that Bis
marck wished to pursue his original plans,
but was overruled by the emperor.
| Gen. Martinez Campos, formerly minister
| OF war, in an interview, censured King
Alfonso for delaying his return to Madrid.
He thought the king should have returned
at the beginning of the trouble with Ger
many, and that the time lost afforded the
revolutionists an opportunity to incite the
people to rebellion. Spain, he said, must
avoid war at all hazards. The universal
| opinion here is that the last communica-
| tion to the government from Count Sohns
| Sonnenwalde, German minister, justifies n
hope Of a speedy amicable settlement ofthe
dispute.