The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-07-24
CHRONICLES BY THE CABLE.

Miscellaneous Matters of Interest Pertain
fngt 10 Foreign Countries.
Eleven vendors of the Pail Mall Gazette
q were arrested In London on the Sth and taken
e to the Mansion House where they we're ar.
Il raigned before the Lord Mayor charged with
4 selling obscene publications. The vendors
had In their possession a hundred copies OF
the Pail Mall Gazette containing the third
OF the series OF articles exposing the traffic
In young girls, for immoral purposes. The
case was adjourned one week, pending a de-
cision OF the government in the matter. The
Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon publishes a letter In the
Pail Mall Gazette approving of that journals
exposure OF the secret vices of the aristoc-
racy Of London, villains even though wearing
stars and carriers. We need a vigilance COM
mittee, and a moral police to suppress this
infamy. Let the light in without stint. /
thank all co-operators in your brave warfare.
General DeCourcey wires the French min
lister of war that the king of AMMAN is held a
prisoner by Thuget, the prime minister and
instigator of the rebellion, end is restrained
from accepting DeCourcey's invitation to re.
turn to the palace.
Twenty persons were arrested at Listov ell
Ireland. charged with intimidating a care ia
ker who had been left in charge of a farm
from which the tenants had been evicted.
The prisoners were arraigned under the pro-
visions of the crimes act, and discharged for
want Of evidence. The Irish party, however,
claim that in causing the arrests in the man
ner referred to, the government has broken
It's promise to Parnell to consider the crimes
act a dead letter.
A delegation of the leading citizens of Bel :
fast called at the castle and were granted ]
an interview with the Earl Caravan, the t
newly appointed viceroy. Mutual express II
sions of good will were passed. The earl said :
he would visit Belfas. shortly. h
1t is now asserted in political circles the C
cannot now Longer be any doubt but that Italy s
has designs on Abyssinia, and is anxious to =
obtain possession of a portion Of King Johns a
1t is further stated that England b
S in full accord with such a scheme, while u
Russia is strongly opposed to it. The French NJ
on the other hand is willing that n,
italy should undertake the conquest of a por- fl
ion of Abyssinia, hoping thereby to divert 10
he attention Of Italy from Tripoli. y,
Gen. Brackenbury telegraphs from Fatmeh tie
hat a letter received there states that Ell I'll
fahdi is dead. The letter was written by a Pc
Merchant at Handak on July 9Th, and saws lei
since the prophets death his followers ar
ave fallen to fighting among themselves. A pr
Egyptian soldier arrived at Fatmeh ST.
nd asserts that he saw an Arab on the first ee
July at Abuoom who told him the Mahdj We
as dead. blu
The Pail Mall Gazette in response to re- a !
tests for its opinion as to the nature of the st'
Ianges required to the English criminal law
axes several important suggestions. The
st is an addition to the criminal act, raising
e age at which female children may legally IN
nsent to sinful conduct from 10 years to is.
In the house Of m Right Hon. ". II. -
nth, secretary of war, asked for a grant to ~
able the government to raise the effective wv
rec Of the army by 30, 900 men. In making ye"
e request he took occasion to remark that a w"
cd issue of the negotiations was, however, uec
IL hoped for. The vote was granted. on
The 'London Daily Telegraph, says salts Sa,1
tory assurance having been given by Ger -
and the other powers, the government i;ste
Il in a few days issue an Egyptian loan of pas,
10000 pounds. the
,,snotohes rece,ved stoto tho. a. Mey
members of the British boundary commits cent
n in the Afghan frontier have suddenly elias
nck their tents and are hurryinp on 10 sign
rat. The reason for the move is unknown. ASST
: news has excited a great uneasiness in hH;ee
circles here. orra
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