Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-22

ftis reported that King Milo OF Servia has
informed thu powers that he must either go
to war or abdicate his throne, and tina he
has degided to 90 TO war. lie prepared
a manifesto to his army.
A heavy shock OF earthquake was FELT at
Palermo recently. Thu disturbance caused
a three-story house to fall, buFying its oc'
%crpants beneath the debris. Eight corpses
have been recovered from the ruins
William NJ. Brown, a prominent citizen,
was shot and killed at the stanton (Na,l
fair grounds by Stuart Koiner. The shoot.
ing grew out OF old grudge. Koiner is IL
jail, and the jail Il guarded to prevent
lynching.
Gen. Sir Frederick Roberts viii s~uperin.
tend the great military maneuyres In De
cember IN the Puniaub country, in India.
The force which will be assembled will nam
Der 10000 officers and men, beside
coDtingents from the native Indian states.
A eat,ie dispatch reports that Agnes Rob
ertson, who is still Mrs. Boucicault, has a
ca I'd in the London World alleging that
Dion Boucieaalt's recent marriage in Aus
tralia 10 Miss T~horndyke, - member OF his
company, Is bigImous. Mrs. Boucicault
saws she has never been div orccd from her
husband.
Lond JnEablc: lam able to state thatthe
annexation Of Upper Burmah is positively
decided upon. LoEg conferences at the
India Offices resulted In this determination.
There is not the slightest ground for the
statement Of Conservative dissensions in
the matter. The Conservatives welcome
the opportunity for cheap glory.
An ultimatum has been sent to King
Theebaw ordering him to reduce the claim
against the Bombay trading company; to
rsmove the restrictions against Bri. ish
traders and to accept q British resident at
Maudalay. Gunboats have been ordered to
Hangoon ~ await orders to enforce the
governments demands by demonstration
at Mandalay, No troops are being propar-
cd for operations against Burmah.
Lord Randolph Churchill, Lord Sails
bury and Lord Dufferin disagree in regard
to the measure necessary to preserve Brit.
isl influence in Upper BurmRh. Mr.. Glad
stones government sent Lord Duferin to
eliminate French intrigues in Burmah.
Lord Salisbury is satisfied with the assur.
ances OF the French that they ave no de
sign on Burmah. 1t is thought probable
that Lord putfeFia win be recalled from
India,
Lord Lyons, the British ambassador at
Paris, and NJ, dc, Freycinet, the French
minister oi foreign affairs, have arrived at
an understanding by which their respective
governments shall observe q strict neqtrali-
ty IL Turkey fights any Of ths Balkan states
or Greece, and the other powers should
hold aloof. II is believed that kostilitiss
are inevitable, as both ServiH and Greece
disregard the injunction to adopt a peace
policy, Ind say that they win keep quiet
only on condition that they be eompensats
ed. The troops which form the garriso on OF
Salonica are marching n]orthward toward
the Roumelian frontier. The Bulgarians
are entrsnehed at Prestina, in Ioumelia,
near the frontier.
Private ndvices from ottawa say that
Riel will be further respited until his case is
heard by the judicial committee OF the pr:'
Wy council. The appeal o Louis Riel, the
leader OF the half-breed insurrection in the
northwest territory, came up in London
Tor argument, His London lawyer, Fran.
ces Henry Jsune, Immediately on the open
ing OF the court asked for thepostpnnement
81 the case until the arrival VI Mr.. Fitzpat-
rick, Canadian counsel, who was bringing
with him an Important document respect,
Ing the matter. Mr.. Webber. the attorney
general, opposed the request. Thu court,
however, agreed to postpone the case until
the 26th inst. The court room was crowd
ed, but there was no excitement.
Post London cable: Iatters in the East
Bso decidedly m re serious. There are not
wanting vol Informed peLsons here who
consider wal inevitable. Every one foeIs
the suspense Of the situation. One thing
is certain. At the first COLLISION the boast
cd triple alliance will go TO pieces like a
coniuror's apparatus. Russia is showing
hkg band more eleasly by the cars gracious
reception IL lLs Bulgarian delegates, and
kRtkoH'R sudden visit't6 EhlkpaRolis, o2.
tensibly in the interests OF his paper, Buf
has sent three special enynys, with
secret instructions. 20 London, Vienna and
Canstantinopl., II hostilities aIe to be
avoided it win probably be through an UNI
d~ePstanding between Prince Alexander and
INC Rorle ~ unite in crushing any armed
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