Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-06
FOREIGN.
Gladstone and His Cabinet.

New YORK, February 5th.-The Posts
London special says; Gladstones address
to his constituents has received great praise
Tor ITS skill in sympathetic allusion TO the
Irish question without showing the Pre-
mier's own hand. There is no special COM
ment on it. As the Daily Neics says " He
has set the world talking for two months.
ana sits by listening. 1t is decided that
Lord Northbrook Will not be Lord -Lieuten-
ant for Ireland. Lord Aberdeen is men
toned and also Lord Richard Grosyenor.
who Will be made Peer. James Bryce
has received the important appointment of
Indian Under Secretary. This gives great
satisfaction.
The New Government Completed.
LONDON, February 5th.-The Earl of
Aberdeen, Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeen
shire, Scotland, has been appointed Vice
roy of Ireland, and Baron Wolverton. ex
Paymaster- General, has been appointed
Postmaster-General. The new Govern
ment is now completed, all the minor
places having been filled.
Salisbury and the Unemployed.
LONDON, February 5th.-The MARQUIS of
Salisbury to-day received a deputation of
unemployed workmen, who called to urge
upon him the necessity existing Tor Coy
eminent help. Lord Salisbury told the
men that he considered the question thew
presented more serious than the Irish uueS-
ton. He, however, denounced the policy
in vogue among foreign Governments of
fostering industries by granting bounties
from the public treasury, calling il false
political economy. He expressed the hone
that the electors of Great Britain would
give Parliament power TO influence
foreign Governments to abandon such a
poicy Concerning the land question,
Lord Salisbury said the proposition TO
help the poor by furnishing land to
reclaim was impracticable, for the reason
that nobody would invest capital in the
work of reclaiming bad lands so long as.
the good lands OF the country do not pay
In conclusion, the eX-Premier declared that
statesmen and Parliament must confront
the question of how best to solve the
problem OF relieving the present general
distress, which was growing while the
population was increasing and caused
immigration. Government support of pri-
yate enterprise might be a good way to
afford temporary relief and the promotion
OF public works might be another. He
would do his utmost to contribute to a
satisfactory solution of the problem.
The Skull and Crossbones Again.
BERLIN, February 5th.-The military
convention between Prussia and the Duchy
of Brunswick ordains the replacing OF the
traditional black on the Brunswick uni
form, and the skull and crossbones on the
Prussian uniform.
Must Serve Their Country.
BELGRADE, February 5th.-The Govern
ment has ordered all merchants and manu-
facturers under the age of 40 TO join the
active army of Servia
The urco-Bulgarian Agreement.
CoEsTANTINoPLE, February 5th.-The
powers with the exception Of Russia, have
verbally sanctioned the Turco- Bulgarian
agreement.
Governor of Newfoundland.
LONDON, February 5th.-Sir George w.
Disvseux, Governor of FIJI, has been ap-
pointed Governor of Newfoundland.
Greece Again Cautioned.
ATHENS, February 5th- The Powers
have sent a third note to the Greek Gov
ernment, advising caution.