River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-23
The OLD WORLD

TIE OLD WORLD
London Gable, u h. The health of Queen
Victoria is causing great deal of anxiety,
although her majesty continues to take
outdoor exercise. walking little every
morning and driving every afternoon.
She complains of fatigue after a very
small exertion, ard her growing feebleness
is more visible during the last month thaA
il had been before. The Duke OF Con-
naught, on bidding his mother good bye
before going to India, was much struck
with her weak condition. aud afterwards
expressed the hope that nothing was seriz
ously wrong.
The committee appointed to examine
into the conspiracy against Prince AleSans
der pronounce Karaveloff, GikiroH and
zankrotf Jointly criminally responsible for
the affair, and recommended that all three
suspended from parliamentary immunity.
The sobranJe at It's next meeting will decide
what further steps, il any, shall be taken
against the three conspirators.
At Liverpool. Eng, on the 10Th, two Sc
rious riots occurred. One resulted from an
encounter between orangemen and Nat
1 ionalists, the other had its origin in il fam
matSry speeches made at a socialiStic
meetiSg in Toxteth Park. The police eG=
perienced the greatest difficulty in sup
pressing the outbreaks. Many of the riot
I ers were arrested.
Mr. Parnell's land bill was rejected by
vote of 297 to 203 All the Gladstonians
( supported the Parnellites. The Unionists
voted with the government. The News
! fears that Sir Michael Hicks Beach's speech
] in the house of commons last night por-
tends an early summoning of parliament to
I pass coercion bill. Parliament will be
prorogued on Friday.
D A.
mission of Gen. Baron Kaulbars to Sofia is
to aceuaint himself with the condition of
affairs in Buls aria and by his counsel ena-
BILE the Buigarians TO extricate themselves
by peaceable and orderly means from the
critical position in which Bulgaria has
been placed by recent events.
/ z Colonels Mutkeroff and Nicolaioif, the
latter of whom is minister Of war, both de-
clare that unless Alexander's kidnappers
be punished revolution may break out al
any moment. The trial of the revolution
lists by court martial is proceeding in spite
/ of Russia's prohibition, and is considered
a direct act of rebellion against Russia.
At London, on the 18th, the annual con-
gress of scientists was opened at the same
time that the German scientific exhibition
was inaugurated. Twenty-seven hundred
professional scientists attended the open
! ing session of the congress. The opening
address was delivered by Prof. Rudolph
Virehow.
The appointment of Gen. kaulbars as
Russian agent at Sofia, is not regarded
with favor at Berlin. The TageblGtt says
that he is a brutal Moscovite, whose do
ings, when Russian minister of war in Bul-
garia, soon caused Prince Alexander to
dispense with his services.
The Bulgarian SObranje has voted a
grant of sos, 600 to purchase all of Prince
Alexander's property in Bulgaria, retain
ing from the whole sum s1S5, 600 with which
to iquidate the princes indebtedness to
the National bank.
Advices from Santo Domingo of the 22d
ult., say that the revolution there has lost
ground that the advantage was all with
the government and unless something ex-
traordinary happened, the revolution
would soon be crushed.
The Russian sugar manufacturers have
succeeded in inducing the government to
continue the granting of bounties to Rus.
sian traders, and have therefore abandoned
their intention Of reducing the output.
NJ Magnin, governor Of the Bank of
France, will, it is expected, soon resign, as
he suffers greatly from govt. He will
probably be succeeded by NJ. Sardi Car
net.
Turkey has ordered the establishment of
a five days quarantine against all arrivals
from ports on the Danube, because of the
existence of cholera in Buda-Pesth.
Bishop Clement is of the opinion that the
best way to put an end to the deadlock is
to effect reconciliation between the Gar
and Prince Alexander.
Specialists declare that the new Mann
licher repeating rifle now being manufac-
tured for the Austrian army is the most
perfect rifle ever invented.
Sir Charles Dixie has returned to London.
1t is already announced that he will reen-
ter public life as the proprietor and editor
of London daily newspaper.
The Dublin Freeman's Journal urges the
people to refrain from all manifestations
of welcome to Lord Londonderry on his ar
rival there.
Mr.. Gladstone publishes letter again
denying the persistently repeated report
that he is about to Join the Catholic
church.
DR.. X. Won Yehlozer, the Prnssian envoy
to the Vatican, has had his return to Rome
postponed in order TO await fresh instruo-
tions.
| The Pope, in difference to the wishes of
French Catholics, has postponed the dis
patch of legate to China.