The Osceola times., 1885-04-11

Fous prisoners escaped from the County
Jail at Chicago on the night OF the 81.
The difficulty between Spain and Mo-
rocco has been settled.
THE proprietors Of the quarries at Joliet,
Ill, are arranging for men to take the
places of the strikers aud trouble is feared
on their arrival. They have asked the
Sheriff for protection.
in bitterness.
SPIES report heavy desertions from Os.
man Dgna's army.
TIE war in Rowan County, Kentucky,
between political factions will probably
not be settled until the State troops take
hand.
ORDERS have been issu I'd by tho Treas
ury Department to have the South Allan
tic quarantine station at Sapelo Sound.
and the Gulf quarantine station at Ship
Island placed in readinesf for the summer
season.
SEVERAL more arrests OF German army
officers on the charge of divuly ying plans
have been made The frequency Of such
arrests cause, a widespread feeling of
anxiety.
ADvIcgs received at Shanghai indicats
that Japan has Threatened to join France
in the war upon China unless China with
draws from Corea. The Japaness Govern
ment refuses to parley with Ii Hung
Chang, the Chinese Envoy, unless he be
properly accredited as having full power
to conclude q settleme ut on this basis.
Coon FaIDAY was generally observed as
holiday In New York.
SECRETARY WHITNEY has decided to send
more marines to Panama.
A PROVISIONAL government has been
organized by RE and his followers in tho
Northwest Territory.
DEsERrERs report that Osmau Digna
has but 15) followers.
THE Chinese peace stipulations propose
that Tonquin is to be ceded to China and
that no indemnity shall be sxact,d by
France.
ACCORDING TO the Pal Nall Gazette Rus =
sia's reply to England is most conc.lia-
tory.
On the 4th three Cinnamon were ere
mated in burning building in San Fran.
cisco, Cal.
GENERAL GRAHAM has moved his entire
IOrce Dack 10 Suhkim.
THE district convention iof the Anal.
gamated Association of Iron and Steel
w or kers met at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the
4th.
THE report is current In London that
General Graham has been Instructed to
open peace negotiations with Osman
Digna.
THE annual conference of the Mormon
Church met at Logan, Utah, on the 4th,
instead of Salt Lake City, as customary.
OWING to the sickness OF the British
withdraw from the Soudan to Egypt.
GREAT indignation is felt in Dakota be.
caus, the Winnebago and Grow reserva-
tions have been declared not open to SO tie.
ment
ON the 4th the Ladner Brothers, the
Philadelphia bankers, who were recently
convicted, were sentenced to three years
each in the County prison.
THE Lord Mayor OF Dublin Is again in
a dilemma concerning the displaying of
the flag during the visit of the Prince of
Wales.
HosTILITIEs between Guatemala and the
ullltu Tepubiics uuNc uctu suspeuueu, anu
! an arm istice of one months duration has
been announced.
INFORMATION has reached the British
| Government that there has been recently
an immense increase In the number OF
Russian troops in Turkestan.
| On the 4th the British Cabinet held a
session and considered the Russian re-
sponse relative to the Afghan frontier
matter, but could not agree to anything
more than provisional acceptance.
| ADvIc from Lord Dfferin, Viceroy ol
India, to London state that the negotia.
tions bet ween himself and the Ameer oi
Afghanistan are satisfactory to both the
British and Iidians.
A PROCLAMATION issued by the Grand
Shereef Of Mecca declares FL Mahdi an
outlaw, and notifies all true Mohammedaus
that the English have a right to treat him
| as q common murderer.
THE Gaulois of Paris predicts that the
coming election in France will show that
tho country has no confidence in a repub.
| lie, and desires a return to monarchia
form of government
LATEST news from the North west Terri.
tory indicate that the state OF affairs Is
growing worse. Rebels and Indians are
swarming over tho country causing resi-
dents to desert their homes.