Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-21
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comment over the action of the Queen in
comforting the order of the garter on her
prospective son-in-law, Prince Henry OF
Battenberg, and raising him to the rank
of Royal Highness. II Is said that her
Majesty has been for long time con-
templating some means by which she
could elevate the Princess Beatriee's
afhanced, and that she decided upon the
step taken after protracted discussion
with her daughter. II is also limited that
her Majesty has already instructed Mr..
Gladstone that fat office under govern
ment patronage, with little or no work
attached thereto, would be very Acceptable
to the young prince.
LONDON, May 16.-From st. Petersburg
comes the news that the Russian govern
ment has decided upon Russianizing the
German provinces along the Baltic. To
accomplish this the Czar has issued u
ukase that hereafter the Russian language
shall be taught i'll all the schools in these
provinces, and shall entirely replace the
German language in those schools wherein
heretofore it has been taught. A similar
edict has been issued in Warsaw in the
official journal. This edict makes the
Russian language the sole language TO be
NtuBht III iilt elementary
throughout Russian Poland.
MADRID, May 10. Over 4, ZOO persons
have been inoculated with cholera
microbes by DIR. Ferran in the province
of Valencia AZ u preventive of the disease.
The new system is said to be entirely
successful, and the epidemic is disappear
ing. DIR. Ferran intends to visit England
within few weeks.
LONDON, May 1.-THE final instalment
of the Granville-deGiers dispatches on
the Afghan dispute will be issued during
the Whitsun recess of parliament. The
Conservatives will postpone parliamentary
action until all the papers are presented.
The publication of the first dispatches
engrosses the attention of the political
clubs. The dominant feeling among the
Liberals is that Earl Granville's conduct
with respect to the negotiations was weak,
and that he failed to perceive NJ. detiiers'
intentions until the news Of the seizure
of Penideh by the Russians had been re-
ceived. The Liberal paper, the Obserrer,
says tho dispatches chiefly show the
cynical humor with which Russia pursued
her aggressions. On parliament resuming,
the Right Hon, Robert Bourke in the
house of commons, and the Marquis of
| nhiiSpury, III me mousse oI lorus, VIII pro-
pose vote OF eenshre against the govern
ment. The intention is to make the de-
bate the lust party demonstration before
the close of parliament.
The Irish Nationalists continue To
dcnounce the government for its proposal
to renew the Grimes act, and have resolved
to Introduce u bill next year to reform the
administration. The bill will establish q
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central control of the board of public
works Mt Dublin, and will supersede the
present grand jury system by elective
county boards. Mcssrs Pnrncll and
Healy Will have charge of the new bill in
the next house.
Right Hon. John Nnish hns been mp
pointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland. lie
Will be succeeded rs Encouragement by
Right Hon. Samuel Walker, the present
solicitor general, and the latter will be
succeeded by MIR. McDermott, q. G.
LONDON, May IA spy who has
arrived mt Dongola reports that Taashi, a
prominent leader of the Mahdi's rebel
lion, has died from snmll-po
General Wolseley tclegraphs that Senaar
and Mudiryeh have been cleared of rebels
and that all reports show that the Mnhdi
is in the greatest straits.
SuAKIN, May IL General Wolseley
has issued II farewell address, in which
he announced the withdrawal of the
british troops from the Soudan, and
highly praises the conduct of all the
departments of the service during the
progress of the campaign.
GLASGOW, May MA serious party
fight occurred this afternoon at Cont
bridge, n suburb of this city. process
sion OF Ornngemen from Glasgow marched
into the town with Orange flags anG
regalia, and band playing Orange airs
The Coatbridge Catholics resented the
I demonstration and attacked the process
sion with stones and clubs The Orange
men broke ranks and n fierce street fight
ensued. The local constables finally re-
stored order, after several men on botl
sides had been injured, and after lG OF
the rioters Ind been arrested.
LONDON, May 1S.-The UajlU Jsleoro,,J
devotes n leader to the international
tennis match played ut the Hampton
Court last week and highly praises the
playing of Mr.. Thomas Pettitt, the Amer.
lean champion and winner of the match
II says that Mr.. Pettitt's performance was
the finest exhibition of tennis PLAYING
ever witnessed.
LONDON, May 1S.--In the house of com.
mons this afternoon, Lord Edmund Fitz.
maurice, under foreign secretary. nm.
nounced that the government regretted IL
inform the house that the negotiations
which had been carried on with Spain fol
n commercial treaty had terminnted mn,
satisfactorily. The government. the nm.
der secretary said, could only consider The
recent actions of Spain as IL refusal tc
fulfill the fundamental conclusions of III,
declaration of the 2lst of December. 1884
and Sir II. ID. Marier, the British ministe,
to Madrid, had, therefore, been instructed
to inform Spain TINT, under the circuu.
stances, the negotiations were nj an end
The papers ON the subject would Il,
distributed, Lord Edmund said. MS soon
MS possible, The object of the nepotin,
tions now broken of was to obtain flo,
England the most favored nation trent.
ment.
Mr.. Gladstone, in answer to n ouestim
by Sir Stafford Northcote, said that IN,
negotiations with Russia concerninp th,
Afghan question were still unfinished. nnd
ON that account the government werf