The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-06-18
FOroign Gossip.

The French chamber Of deputies has final.
" passed the scrutin de liste bill, with the
senate's amendment.
Hon. Mr.. Bowel has introduced bill in
the house OF commons, at Ottawa, author.
izing a loan of$3O, 600, 900, the interest not
to exceed 4 per cent.
The grand jury Of Montreal returned true
bills on twenty-five indictments for forgery
and uttering sforged letters against p, .no
Fox: The forgeries were upon sne Bank Of
Scotland ""~ ~
Inc ;sune Earl Cairns Gord d armoSis ii
tao celebrated breach tf broShise suit Of
Foftesoas y. darmeyle) assumed bis place il
the British house Of lords IS son and successo,
to the title Of the late Earl Cairn&
The supporters q Victor Napoleon, sor
of Prize Naloleop, have issued an election
manifesto in. Paris. It declares >nseirs,
Republican anarchy, "proc1a!tns ''No Com.
munity with Revc1Itionists," and appeals
ttor tho support OF all who are opposed to
the Republic"
Sir Peter Lumsden, while in Vienna, on his
way to London, said Col. Aikanol had openly
boosted to the Afghans that Russia would take
Herat and great deal more; that Russia
would never have urged her absurd demande
nest in resisting them.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Gladstone intends
to entirely abandon political life. Lord
Randolph Churchill was asked Il The Con.
servatives would form a government. He
answered, Most certainly" The bourses
ON the continent Observation-Disclosures
by the report of the resignation of the Glad
stone ministry.
The nihilists in St. Petersburg are said to
be seriously divided. Amajority favor the
abandonment OF terrorism and making OF
an effort to effect revolution by pacific
means. The anorchest leaders Morieoitch
and Levalenka, have been arrested at kieff,
and Jew named Solomon Ovitch, has
been arrested for Solutions practices at
kharton.
A sensation has been caused in London
by the publication OF Lord Wolseley's dis.
patch denouncing the evacuation 81 the
so"aan. He worms tho government that
on the withdrawal from Dongola the whole
province will be. given up to anarchy.
Withdrawal, he says, will not avert tie
struggle. The Mahdi, in q few years, will
attack Egypt. The best policy, in d mill
tary and financial point Of view, would be
to attack the Mahdi at Khartoum.
China announces that-she accepts all the
ccnseqt1ences OF Frances protect orate over
Anaam, and abandon3 all political rela.
tions with that country. The clauses OF the
treaty are simply those ofthe Gourrser con
vention elaborated. Keluhg and Pescador::
will be evacuated in month. AS the net
result OF these two years of desultory strife,
France secures what she originally demand
ed, but at an expense of blood and treasure
which enlightened Judgment has pronounced
too high a price for the small advantages
gained.
It is reported that the Conservative lead
ers, at conference recently, decided to ac
cept office. The following is a forecast Of
the cabinet: Marquis of Salisbury, prime
minister and secretary of state for the
foreign department.; Sir Michael Hicks.
Beach, chancellor of the eYchequer and
leader in the house of commons; Sir Stat
ford Northcote, who will 80 to the house of
lords, lord president of the council; Lord
Randolph Churchill, secretary OF state for
India; Col. Frederick A. Stanley, secretary
of state for war.