The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-11-14
The w eek.
Foreign.

.oya reached a unanimous decision to re-
commend the acceptance OF the Union OF
Bulgaria and Eastern Roumeia as a Jdtf
aecompH. The demand of Russia Is also
acceded 10 for the removal OF Prince Alex
ander, and it is probable that his younger
brother, Prince Henry Of Battenberg, the
husband of the Princess Beatrice ana SON
in,law of Queen Victoria, will be placed on
the Bulgarian throne in his stead Inc
next step of the conference Will douoliess
he 10 order the disarmament OF SerVia'
Greece and Bulgaria, to which OF course
Seryia will object, but unless backed ny
Austria or some other tirst-clasS power she
will be compelled to succumb, In spite Oh
her loud protest against the enlargement oil
Bulgaria.
The political event of the week in Eng
land was Gladstones stumplng tour 10
Midlothian Edinburgh, where he VIII
stand AS a candidate for parliament, ana
expects. In the course Of the campaign, 10
make five or six speeches. AT each stop
ping place on the route he had enthusiastic
erecentiops," and was obliged to make
short speeches. His speech at Edinburgh
in response to repeated calls OF the I'M
mense crowd that had gathered to welcome
him WAS an hour and a half In length and
excited an enthusiasm une1ampled in the
pol,tical history OF Great Britain" Inc
chief points related to church disestablish-
mept and Ireland In regard to the FOR.
mer. he said the issue was premature and
AN unavoidable one. The liberals did not
propose it and the tories raised 1t only as a
false cry OF alarm, because otherwise 80
poorly supplied with legitimate election
weapons. In regard to Ireland he express
ed an entire willingness to grant that peo-
pie enlarged powers of self.government'
assuming always that nothing Will be de-
manded to compromise the unity OF the
empire. If such demand be made we
will know how TO deal with It," Yet he
was very anxious as we'll as confident that
the liberal vote in the next parliament snail
exceed that Of the tories and Parneliltes
combined. "If it does not the empire Will
Ina ENDANGERED. A fair consideration OF
probable Irish demands is new and com.
manding reason why, standing shoulder to
shoulder, uniting heart with heart ana
mind with mind we should adhere to the
great commission, a liberal policy, received
from two generations of statesmen
England has at length formally declared
war against Burmah and dispatched com
petent force to enforce its demants $, 80 that
in due time we shall doubtless learn that
King Theebaw has been dethroned, and
his kingdom of 5000 1000 subjects and $780,
600 square miles of territory added to Eng
lands East India possessions. The preteXt
for this last crushing of an obnoxious petty
sovereign in India is that he has attempted
to lay unjust eXactions on British compa- !
nv that had leased OF him the privileges
of his extensive teak forests; but the real
cause of it Is, that rapidly growing
French influence at the court OF King
Theebaw threatened ultimately to prove
highly detrimental to English interests In
that country. At latest accounts King
Theebaw had detained the English vessel
sent in advance to the Burmese capital 10
take off the foreigners, and no foreigners
are allowed to leave, but are held rs hosta-
yes. Meantime British force,of $4,000 is
advancing up the Irawaddy and will reach
the capital by Sunday. AS Theebaw has
no army to cope with such force, of
course the British will make it only so
much hotter for him if the hair of for
eigner is injured
The editor of the, PaN Nall gazette, whose
exposure of vice in London high life few
months ago created such stir, allowed his
zeal in pursuit of his game TO outrun his
discretion, and in consequence has landed
tn Quod To show how ii was done he com.
bined with two notedi PROGRESSES TO buy
the virtue of Eliza Armstrong, IA child of 10,
and the result was the indictment of the
editor and the PROGRESSES, and all of them
have been fined and sent To prison, the for
mer for three and the latter for six months
Washington.
Mr. John llise, who on Saturday was ap.
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