Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-20
FOREIGN NEWS.



malting on the request of the Chief Com
missioner of Police to the Social Demo
Graz Federation, not to follow cut its pro-
posal to have the workingmen of London
follow the Lord Mayors show for the pur-
pose of exhibiting, side by side, the aistoc-
racp and poverty of the metropolis, says
THE head of the police is not a spiritual
or moral advisor. When he speaks to
those plainly meditating mischief he should
compel-not entreat-them to yield obedi-
ence. 1t is quite possible that the Socialists
may be enabled to boast that they pre-
vented the annual Lord Mayors show.
The outlook is very disagreeable. They
offer to the public tie alternative of a risk
of serious disturbance or a sacrifice of the
ancient pageant
WHAT THE SOCIALISTS SAY.
LONDON, October 19!h-P. MA cham
pion of the Socialistic leaders, in an inter
vieA this afternoon with an Associated
PreSe reporter declared that the Democratic
Fetlsration would not abandon its intended
coLylter-d to the Lord Mayor s
show unless the Government promised to
institute an inquiry into the condition and
needs of the London poor and unemployed,
similar to the inquiry made last winter
after the riots. The champion declares that
if the police issue an order prohibiting a
demonstration, the leaders will stay at
home, but the people will be sure TO make
a demonstration anyhow, and, he asked
" wlJ will be able to control them?n
Matters Coming to Focus in ireland.
LONDON, October 19th.-A reliable CORE
spondent at WoOdford, County Galway,
Ireland, telegraphs that Ireland's outlook
has once more become stormy. The strug
gle between landlord and tenant for the
abatement of rent. which-owing to the
depression, was elsewhere being arranged
mHibly-seems likely to be fought out
bitterly. On the Clanricarde estate, the
tenants demand 25 per cent. reduction, and
are offered nothing. Woodford, twenty
miles from the nearest railway, has been
the scene of formal acceptance by the
National League of the responsibility for
the struggle. Dillon O'Brien, Matthew,
Harris, and others were present at the
great mass meeting, at which
Dillon expourded the new policy OF
the League. Tenants were advised to pay
the reduced rent refused by the landlords,
into the hands of Trustees, to be employed
in supporting the evicted. Tenants on
estates are to act together and refuse to pay
any rent unless the reduction is accepted.
The National League in such cases will use
every effort to support the tenants. This
policy was accepted enthusiastically by the
meeting 1t is difficult to eXaggerate the
importance of Dillon's pronouncement 1t
is not intended to incite tenants generally
to extreme courses, bat it concentrates the
popular forces in point where landlord
absentee, who is both unreasonable and
unpopular, refuses all abatement The
National League only accepts the defiance
1 4. Il.
hope of peace lies in the belief that the
huniors in the body polite may draw to a
head in this district alone, and the rest of
Ireland be tranquil, while Woodfordis con-
vuised with civil war.
A Russo-Turkish Alliance.
NEw YORK, October 19th.-Thos. Power
O'e5nnor's cable from London to the Star
saws: The reports from Bulgaria involve
the situation in uncertainty. The proba-
bilfties are in favor of the occupation of the
Principality. 1t was assumed on all sides
thaO the first occupation, if there was to be
one, would be by Russian troops alone. Il
now appears that negotiations have been
going on between the Powers with the OBJ
ject of a Joint Russo-Turkish occupation
pending the completion of rearrangement
of the form of government in Bulgaria.
Turkey is not indisposed to accept COM
promise, as it would put her in a more fa-
vorable position than before to defend her
treaty rights, when the time for appeal to
arms comes. Russia, however, has shown
an indisposition to allow the control Of
Bulgaria 10 be divided. The alternative
proposal is to occupy both Eastern Roume-
LA and Bulgaria, and elect King over
both countries, Turkey first to occupy
Roumelia and Russia to first occupy Bull
gana. 1t is doubtful whether the Russian
exchequer is in condition, without ter
rible sacrifice, to support the cost of the
military occupation of either country, or
even of joint occupation. Russia insists,
if Roumelia and Bulgaria are united and a
King proposed, that he will be Russian
A Russian Statement.
ST. PETERSBURG, October 19th.-All the
Powers, including England, have formally
assured Russia that they disfavor Prince
Alexander's return to Bulgaria, and will