The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-08-14
Foreign Gossip.

Osman Digna is killed at Kassala, and
the Mahdt's forces are demoraliEed.
It 10 the general belief in diplomatic cir
lies at Berlin that q pacific solution Of tht
Anglo-Russian quarrel is now almost Ger
| tain.
The prince and princess oiWalcs and 9th
or members Of the royal family will attend
| the Grant memorial servicesin Westmin
ster abby.
A vein two feet wide, with quartz yielding
on assay, 100000 to the ton in gold, h,l.
been found ut the big bend Of the Columbia
river, British Columbia.
Tho Salvation Army marches to parlia
mcnt building and presents petition foi
tho protection Of girls, signed by 500, ,OOC
persons and n mile and a half long.
Col. Ouinet announces that he will, in q
short time explain to his Canadian fellow
citizens, in full, the reason why he suddenly
left the grim front at Calgary and came
home.
Belgian Journal relates TINT the late
Prince Frederick Charles was shot by his
wife while Guarrcling with her. They were
in the habit Of fighting like cats and dogs
This story about tho Rod Princes death
noeds confirmation.
simultaneously with the completion oil
| tho Canadian Pacific to tho Selkirk range,
the discovery of rich gold bearing quartz
was announced, and miners are reported
to be Aocking to the range. giving the now
road some business.
The plan adopted by the British Fedora.
tiOn association for n federated British,
empire embodies a parliament OF GAO mem.
bcrs, oi whom 214 arc to represent the col
Onies. Canada will send As, Indil 50, and
the Australian colonies G1.
Tho tenants and purchasers OF church
land in Ireland intend to ask the govern.
ment for reduction in the original amount
oil the purchase money Of their holdings,
| 80 that the benefits conferred by the land
act and the land purchase act shall be
cqualized.
At Il meeting in Glasgow recently, the pro-
vost oi the city declared, in speaking Of the
revelations made by the Pail Null Gazette,
that inquiries which had been made showed
that there prevailed in Glasgow system OF
corruption Of minor females similar to that
which tho Gazette had exposed in London.
Cardinal Lorenzo Nina, who died in Rome
recently was na;l1 IL cardinal by Pope Pi,A
IN. i'll 1877, and was employed by him in
many Important matters. Leo Nl1I. made
him secretary oi state in August, 1878. He
| was also administrator of the property ol
the Holy See and project Of tho apostolic
palaces.
The pope, with great religious ceremony,
held public consistory rcsently, at which
tho newly appointed cardinals were hated.
Later u secret papal consistory was held,
Mt which other titles were conferred. The
pope disappointed Rev. jeremiah o. Sulli-
van bishop OF Mobile, Ala, not Father
Byrne, as before stated.
man named Brown, who was arrested in
the East end Of London on IL charge Oi
having attempted murder, had IL box in his
possession in which has been found Il diary
containing the following statements: "In
| 1860 killed II man in Tennessee and wound
cd another in Louisiana, where burned Il
house." The police are making inquiries to
ascertain the identity Of the prisoner.
Post London Cable: There is distinct
and almost unprecedented uphcaval in all
parts Of the political world here. The sit,l-
alton may be almost described as volc,lll-
cnnic. The open split in the conservative
| ranks isdue to a combination against Lord
Randolph Churchill, whose speech against
Earl Spencer and supporting Parnell gave
70 great offcnsc and alarm throughout the
country.