Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-20
Foreign Gossip,

Sir Moses Montefiore leaves his fortune
OF 81, O00, 600 to his two nephews, Joseph
| Sebog and H. Guedalla
Gen. Roberts, recently appointed 10 the
chief command Of the British army in India,
Il about TO visit England on IurIough,
The geports OF the massacre Ia AMMAN
wsre greatly exaggerated. Instead OF 10 !.
600 It IL now stated that only d, jew hun.
dred Christians were killed.
Further adyicss from Tonquiu say that
the bishop Of Grimhon reports that over
10000 Christians have been massHered Ia
the provinces Of BiendiRh and Phy.yen.
United States Minister S. 5. Cox has cor
yened q meeting OF American residents OF
lonstantinople TO express coincidence with
Mrs. Grant over the death OF her husband.
Paul Anglia and othor spanish refugees
IN London are under surveillance, the Span.
ish government having recciyed information
that plot 20 essassinate King Alfonso
has been arranged in England
Archbishop Walsh, convcrsing With the
pope aud Cardinals Jacobini and Simooni.
promised To observe the Vaticans instruc,
tions TO the Irish bishops in regard to their
demeanor in the present political crisis.
ExtMarrhal, Bazaine who has been Nv
ing In Spain for some years, il reduced TO
such straits that be was unable TO attend q
o1infer To which he was recently invited be.
cause he was absolutely without present
able clothes,
The Peruvian paper Campeon has been
vepnblshing articles from the Pail Mall
Gazette, and says the same immoral prac-
ticss are carried on In Lima. The matter
has been taken up by the government. Tho
accusation Il, however ridiculed by the rest
Of the press.
DR.. Boyd, who was sent by the Princes.
Louise TO distribute the medical stores abe
bought for the Canadian troops. has lust
gone back to England. There were several
thousand dollars worth 81 medicines left
over, which are in the hands of the Doinin.
lon government.
The French newspapers comment on tho
great number Of German spies discovered
recently IN various parts In France II Is
reported that tho government has decided
TO order the expulsion from French terri.
tory 81 all Germans who can be proved to
be spies, or who can reasonably be suspect.
cd Of being such
Rumors are current in Londan and Parts
that royal patron Of the notorious Mrs.
Jefferfes bought her silence SO a. TO prevent
dlsgraceful revelations concerning himself
Mrs, Jefierics has sold her house and has
gone 70 the continent fearing the result 81
the government inquiry into the particulars
OF hof trade and the personnel OF her pa.
tronage.
London Gable. The unsayory revelations
concerning persons high in society and
politics are becoming more serious. In ad-
dikion to the promise Of unlooked-for evi.
denee In the trial Of the action for divorce
against Sir Charles Dixie, there is a rumor
atloat TO the effect that another divorce
scandal is pending which viii implicate =
well known member OF the house oi lords.
London Gable: The innguid interest In
politics hsre Is eth obseured by the social
scandals Every one is talking now OF the
attack upon royal commissioner who il
known TO be Mr. Fearec, the chiei of tho
great ship building firm Of John Elder Il Co.
sensation WAS created by Mrs. Mark Pat
tison's telegram from India, asking that
her engagement to Sir Charles Dixie be pub
licly announced. Great admiration Is cx-
pressed for her action, and il will help
Dixie very much.
The Sultan 81 Zanzibar was notified by
Admiral Pasden, commanding the German
fleet that unless he complied within twenty.
four hours with Germanys preliminary de-
mands CONCERNING tiis possessions claimed
in Zanzibar by German subjects, friendly
negotiations would be dropped The sui
tan, making no reply TO the notice within
the time specified. Admiral Pasden has
r,9yed his squadron up in front Of the sui.
tan's pat..ar and taken n position there IL
Is thought that thia aemonstration will in
duee the sultan TO Rceede 20 Gcrmanys de-
mand