The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-08-20
Foreign Gossip.

Sir Moses Monteiiore leaves his fortune
Of 81, OO0, 900 to his two nephews, Joseph
sehog and II: Guedalla.
Gen. Roberts, recently appointed to the
chief command Of the British army in In.lia,
is about to visit England on IL furlough
The reports OF the 1nassacre in AMMAN
were greatly exaggerated. Instead OF TO-.
600 it is now stated that only a few hun
dred Christians were killed.
Further advices from Tonquin say that
the bishop OF Grimhon reports that over
10000 Chrisiians have been massacred in
the provinces OF Blending and Phy-yen.
United States Minister s: s. Cox has CON
vencd meeting OF American residents OF
Constantinople to express coincidence with
Mrs. Grant over the death OF her husband.
Paul Angsla and other Spanish refugees,
in Londcn are under surveillance the Span
ish government having received information
that a plot to assassinate King Alfonso
has been arranged in England.
Archbishop Walsh, convcrsing with the
pope and Cardinals Jacobini and Simooni.
promised TO observe he Vatican's instruc-
tions to the Irish bishops in regard to their
dnneanor IN the present political crisis.
EA-Aia rshal, Bpzaine, who has been Nv
Ing In Spain for some years, is reduced to
such str:tita that he was unable to attend II
dinner to which he was recently invited be-
cause he was absolutely without present
able clothes.
The Peruvian paper Campeon has been
fepublishing articles from the Pail Mall
Gazette, and says tho salle immoral prac-
ticcs arc carried on in Lima, The matter
has been taken up by the government. Tho
accusation is, however, ridiculed by the rest
OF the press.
DR.. Boyd. who was sent by the Princess
Louise to distribute the medical stores she
bought for the Canadian troops, has Just
GONG ,H4sI 70 England There were several
over which arc in the hands OF the Domin-
ion government.
The French newspapers comment on the
gfsAl humber oil German spies discovered
recent; Ii; *Ari ous rarts.in France. It is
reported thar tbs s'.:ari!Hent has decided
to order the expulsion iron, Fv@nkh terri
tory OF all Germans who Gun DO proved Il,
be spies, or who can reasonably be suspect
ed Of being such.
RumOrs are current In London and Paris
that royal patron OF the notorious Mrs.
Jefferics bought her silence SO as to prevent
disgraceiul revelations concerning himself
Mrs Jefferies has sold her house and has
gone to the continent, fearing the result Of
the government inquiry into the particulars
OF hef trade and the personnel OF her pa
tronage:
London Cable: Flle unsayory revelations
concerning persons high in society and
politics are becoming more serious. Iii ai-
dition to the promise OF unlocked for evi-
dence in the trial Of the action for divorce
asain@t Sir Charles Dixie, there is r;1mor
afioat to the cie+t that another divorce
scandal is pending which will .inpl;Iats q
we'll known member OF the house OF lords
LondG9 Gable: The lnngud interest in
politics here is Gtill obscursd by the social
scandals. Every one is talking now OF the
attack upon royal commissioner, who is
known to be- Mr.. Pearcc, the chief Of the
great ship building firm OF John Elder go,
sensation Was created by Mrs. Mark Pat.
tison's telegram from India, asking that
her engagement to Sir Charles Dixie be pub
licly anpoApscd. Great admiration is ex-
pressed for her ac!toa, and it will help
Dixie very much.
The Sultan OF Zanzibar Wpa notified by
Admiral Pasden commanding the Gern,a,,
fleet that unless lie complied within twenty
four hours with Gcrmany's preliminary de-
mands concerning tho possessions claimed
in Zanzibar by German Subjects friendly
negotiations would be dropped. The sui.
tan, making no reply to the notice within
tins .;me specified, Admiral Pasden has
moved his s4:;A.dron up in front OF the sui
tan's palace and taksL q position there. 1t
| is thought that this demonstration will in
.lIce the sultan to acecdc to Gcrmany's do
mana: