River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-05-28
FOREIGN NEWS GOSSIP.

Two deaths from cholera at Marseilles are
! reported
/ DIR. Frederick Henle, the celebrated German
| psychologist and anatomist is dead
| The mohair mills of Mitchell Bros. at Brad
| ford, England, were burned Loss, s75OO0O
| 10 sl,00O,000
Several Hudson Bay company posts in North
| Saskatchewan are reported to have been
/ plunderel by the Indians.
Nearly all the prominent rebels have been
secured except Dumont RieI was photo
graphed by Capt Peters.
A dubious story comes from Key West that
Guatemalan railroad is kidnapping laborers
from the Southern ports.
Zaldivar has resigned the presidency of San
Salvador and Gen Figaroa has been elected
in his stead Zaldivar is reported to have
sailed for Europe.
Mr.. Blake will inquire in the Dominion house
/ Of commons whether the government intends
10 submit To parliament proposal for mark
Of recognition in tho shape of land grant or
otherwise to volunteers in actual service in the
Northwest
Fire DESTROYED the roof and attic of the Mon
| Bijou palace in Berlin, occupied as a residence
by Frederick the Great but now used as inu-
scum. The works of art and relics were
saved, but many of them damaged beyond
recognition.
All the leading journals of London. Eng,
congratulate Canada on what they deem the
practical suppression of the rebellion. They
compliment the troops their skill and
courage In government circles the hope is ex-
pressed that leniency will be exercised toward
RieL
a committee of the London chambers of
commerce has forwarded to the government a
resolution in favor of diverting migration to
the British colonies, especially Australia, where
the consumption of British goods exceeds -
per head, instead of to America, where the
consumption is only 10 shillings per head.
The Montreal Herald prints a letter from
Prince Albert man, who lost a son at Duck
Lake, in which he says; 1.-The police showed
a great deal of cowardice and this accounts
for their loss being lighter They ran away
and left the volunteers. There have been
other hints to this effect from Canadian sources
OF late
Tho rumors of Turkish occupation of Sua-
kim indicate the irony Of fate. Mr. Gladstone
will, if this is true find himself in alliance
with ''the unspeakable Turk There was II
impressive moment at the annual newspaper
press fund banquet, when the company rose
and drank IN solemn silence a toast 10 the
memory Of the three special correspondents /
who died IN the Soudan.
The village of Farewell, on tho Canadian Pa
cific railway at the second crossing on the Col
umbia, was destroyed by fire on the 18th inst |
The buildings caught from fires of railway |
constructors who were burning right Ct way |
through the woods. From 100 to 200 buildings |
were destroyed. Loss estimated at Sl01 GOO |
There are only half dozen saloons and small /
buildings left
John Bright in answer TO letter from an /
American friend asking if England would re-
turn to the policy OF protection, writes mot /
until the United States returns to slavery /
highlands present danger Is IN her foreign pol
icy. The Tories and Liberals are equally /
biamable for the luuatic policy Of adding mil
lions to the military expenditures OF the nation
whilst trade is depressed and the poor are bad
" housed.
Gen Sir Charles Wilson, who commanded
the advance corps of the Khartoum relief ex-
petition, has sent in bis oaacial report in re-