River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-09-03
TIE OLD WORLD.

The Paris La France states that all
Spanish officers now on furlough have been
ordered to rejoin their regiments. The
same paper is authority for the statement
that several large Spanish mercantile
/ houses have Cancelled all their outstanding
orders for German goods. The members of
/ the Spanish colony at Paris are indignant
at Germany's occupation of the Carolines
and protest against what they call Bis
marck's usurpation and perfdy.
/ 1t is stated at Berlin that Emperor VIII
liam Of Germany, through feeling of sym
/ pathy with King Alfonso, has made per-
sonal interference in order to obtain
/ settlement of the Caroline affairs favorable
TO Spain. Firms in Wurzburg and Elber-
field have received notices from commercial
houses in Spain severing business connec-
tions with them.
4 The Borsen Courier has dispatch from
Constantinople which says that Russia is
making overtures for an alliance with
Turkey, holding out as an inducement
prospset of Turkeys recovering possession
of the Balkan passes and fortresses. The
/ Turkish ministers, the dispatch says, are
divided as to the acceptance of the pro-
posal
The Irish agricultural statistics show that
/ there are 100000 acres of land under crop
IN Ireland, an increase of $1,000 over the
acreage of 1854; that there are 10,25O00O
acres Of grass land, a decrease of 100000
acres. and that bog barren, and mountain
land has increased 27,000 acres.
The American minister to Belgium de-
cliues to interfere in the case of Chateau
nef, who was arr ested at Brussels in con-
nection with the murder of Mdlle Menetret
in Paris, and who claims to be a natural
lied American citizen.
A British man-of-war has left Alden to
occupy Ambo, situated on Tajourah bay,
east Africa The object is to anticipate
the occupation Of the place by France.
Several thousand unemployed workmen
assembled at Hackney, England, and
passed resolutions demanding that the gov
eminent assist them to emigrate.
The belief is gaining ground that Gen
Gordon escaped from Khartoum and made
his way to the equator. A new party is
shortly to start out 10 find him.
The wheat crop for this year in Italy is
reported in an official document to the de-
partment of state, to be about 20 per cent
less than the average crop.
The Lord Mayor of Dublin will give
banquet at the Mansion house next Tues
day to Mr.. Parnen and his Irish colleagues
in the house Of commons.
John ". Foster, United States minister
to Spain, made his adieu to King Alfonso
August 29th. Mr.. Foster is about to return
to tie United States
Judge Stale, successor to William Wal
dorf Astor as United States minister to
Italy, arrived at Rome on the 18Th Of
August
The negotiations between England and
Prussia are about completed and trouble
has been averted.
1868 new cases of cholera, and 1,547 deaths
from cholera were reported in all of Spain
Wednesday.
Germany has announced a willingness to
aTbitrate with Spain the Caroline islands
sovereignty.
A terrible food in China drowned 10000
people and a greater number are starving
to death
Farquharson, the defaulting manager of
the Munster bank has been traced to Spain.