Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-16
FOREIGN.

A recent dispatch from London says:
Prince Charles ILL.,, of Monaco, and the Jes-
uits had quarrel recently, which has re-
suited in the Jesuits being driven from the
princes dominions. It seems that twenty
years ago the Jesuits rented some property
from the prince, and opened convent and
school, the latter being for the instruction
of sons of Italian noblemen. Having built
handsome mansion at San Reno and re-
moved the effects of the convent and the
order connected Herewith to that town be-
cause Of the unenviable notoriety which
Monte Carlo obtained through its gaming
tables, the Jesuits asked the prince to re-
pay them the sum of 29O, 600 francs they had
spent in improving the convent. This the
prince refused to do, and the Jesuits
prosecuted him, whereupon he
expelled them from his dominions.
The subjects of the prince have implored
him to rescind this order of expulsion, but
he remains obdurate. The international
all the European governments perhaps the
most eloquent Indictment of public gaming
tables that has ever been written. 1t con-
sists of a complete list of the suicides at
Monte Carlo to the present time. 1t has
been complied in the hope of bringing col
lective action to bear upon Prince Charles
of Monaco, in whose personal interests the
gaming tables are primarily kept going.
The number of persons who seeing them
selves face to face with ruin have committed
suicide upon the Rorely Rock during the
last eight years is 1920, number equal to
about one fourth of Prince Charles subjects.
The list states the name of each suicide to-
gether with, in many cases, their letters of
farewell. The major part of the victims
were Italians, French and Russian. One
tenth were German. The English and
A hon i1xy fo1,
Many of these poor creatures, it is asserted,
were anceremoniously buried in pauper
graves.
A number of bodies have been recently
stolen from cemeteries at Kingston, Ontario,
and sent to eastern medical institutions.
Owing to the smallpox plague it is unsafe
to have anything to do with corpses at Mon
treal. The country consequently is secured
for subjects.
At the Munster assizes, in Ireland, heavy
sentences, ranging from six to ten years. i'm
prisonment, were passed upon a number of
prisoners convicted of moonlighting, at
tempting to murder policemen and wound
ing and shooting other persons.
The government of Peru has reduced the
army to 5000 men, including infantry, cav
airy and artillery. In the late revolution
Gen. Iglesias had 1900 and Cacres 5000
troops. Great satisfaction is felt throughout
the country at the new order of things.
Information has been received at the office
of the American window glass workers, from
Belgium, to the effect that a Is per cent re-
duction has been made and pending settle
ment of wages production has been largely
eurtailed in that country.
Pere Hyacynthe has written letter in adj
vocacy of the abolition of the French presi-
dency, in favor of a consulate. He points to
the example of the American radicals, who,
he says, consider the president the same as a
king.
The government of India hes introduced
in the legislative council bill imposing
tax of 2 per cent. on the incomes of classes
hitherto exempt, to cover deficit of e., O0O,-
600, caused chiefly by military preparations.
Maj. Walsh, formerly officer in command
of the Northwest mounted police, expresses
the opinion that if the Indians are not dis
armed and dismounted there will be further
serious trouble.
The capital of Burmah is said to be threat
ened by force of ten thousand natives who
have dared to approach within twenty miles
rison.
Unemployed citizens of Glasgow, to the
number of six thousand, held meeting and
resolved to appeal for assistance from the
wealthy.
The pope has sent to Bismarck an auto
graph letter with the decoration of the Or
der of Ch-ist, set with brilliants.