The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-06-25
Foreign Gossip.

EOro1gn Gossip.
The civil authorities at Battlcford have
organized parties occurring the reserves for
plumber, and will arrest all marauders
against whom evidences Of gqilt can bs
proven.
The Oxford university convocation has
conferred the degree of doctor of divinity
upon the bishops Winchester, Gloucester,
Bristol and Bath, upon the rcviscrs OF the
ga FestAment aud upon Rev: Phillips
Brooks q Boston.
The Standard announces that the mar
quis ofSalisbury, in addition to the premier
ship, will assume the duties of foreign secre-
tary; that Lord Rqqdolph Churchill will he
secretary OF state fos; India and that Sir
Michael Hicks Bach will be Conservative
leader in the house OF commons and prob
ably chancellor OF the exchsqAer.
London Cable A semi official letter from
St. Petersburg to the Vienna Politische in
dicates that although Russia is not averse
to the partition Of Afshanistan between En-
gland and Russia, she is willing to continue
TO negotiate with the British government
on the basis of the Granville arrangementS,
If that course OF action should be adhered
to by the next ministry.
The native African prince Allogogha OF the
Brossavier territory, upper Guinea, while
trading at q native village, was shot and
wounded iq 2 shoulder by a native, who es'
capped. The prince took nine villagers as
hostages, and failing to Produce the you'd
be assassin, he had them cooked and eaten.
Missionaries say the prince proiessed to b.
q Christian.
Lord Salisbury has definitely accepted
the premiership. # is stated that Sir Stat
ford Northcote has accepted peerage,
leaving sir Michael Hicks Beach 70 fead the
Conservatives In the house 81 commons.
Lord Randolph Churchill will Aaye an i'm
portant position in the cabinet, but the
distribution Of portfolios willn be decided
until the arrival OF the queen.
Pierce n. B. Young, consul general at St..
Petersburg, is q native Ct South Carolina,
and forty years old. He graduated at
the Georgia Military institute in 1857, was
q cadet at West Point, and was within one
month OF graduation when the Rebellion
commenced. He then resigned and entered
the Confederate army. He rose by promo
ti0ns to the rank OF maj0r general, and was
twice wounded: He has served four Ieeml
in congress as the representative of the Sew
enth Georgia district, ana Was one OF the
commissioners to the Paris exhibition OF
1878.
The composition of the new British cabi-
net has been partially settled as follows:
The marquis OF Salisbury, prime minister
and secretary OF state for the foreign de-
partment; Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chancea-
lor OF the exchequcr; Lord Randolph
Churchill, secretary Of state for India; Sir
Richard Ashton ross, secretary Of state
for the home department.; Rt. Hon. Edward
William III. Smith probably SECRETARY for
war: Col. Frederick Saleay, secretary Tor
tho colonies; the earl OF Carnarvon or Wis.,
count CTanbr9ok, lord lieutenant ofIreland;
and Sir Stafford Northcote, lord president
of the council. Arthur !. Halfo4r, NJ. P,
nephew of the marquis Of Salisbury, has
been appointed chief secretary for Ireland;
Mr.. Holmes, attorney general, and Mr..
Monroe, solicitor general.
An Ottawa, Special says: The crown
counsel who are to conduct the prosecution
on behalf OF the government in the Riel trial
are here receiving instructions, and up to
this time the date OF the trial has not been
fixed. 1t is understood that the defense will
first endcavor to prove Riel's American citii-
zenship. This fact established, his counsel
will point out the TACT that he can only be
tried for waging war against foreign eouq-
try. The trial would then have to be under
q court martial, but as martial law does
not prevail in the dominion, the trial could
not be conducted in this way and would
have to be abandoned. II tried as Cana
dion citizen, it must be for high treason, and
as three out OF the six Jurors are to be hall.
breeds, it is believed the jury would disagree.
This would involve new trial, when tho
same difficulty would undoubtedly be en-.
countered.