New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-01-13
News of Foreign Lands.

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The postal department OF the German
empire reports 13, 405 Offices, and about
$4,000 officials.
At the request OF Emperor William.
Queen Victoria has authorized Gen. Wolse.
ley to accept the decoration OF the Red
Eagle.
The German government has ordered a
census Of the vagabonds and mendicants
in the eupire for 1SS5-S7 to be prepared
and finished by March, 1888.
Hugh Childers, whose budget was the
cause OF Gladstone's defeat, is running for
parliament in the south division OF Edin-
burgh, where bye-election is necessary.
Minister Pendleton has induced the
German government to rescind its order
for the expulsion of Americans from the
Island OF Foehr.
It is reported that an opera singer OF
Milan named Borghi is about to bring
suit against the executors OF the late King
Alfonso, in behalf of an Legitimate child,
alleging that Alfonso was it's father.
The Grand Duke Michael Nico1aievitch
has quarreled with the car and has re-
signed the presidency OF the imperial coun-
Gil and retired from active service, Count
Tolstoi now becomes president OF the coun-
Gil, and Prince Dondoukof korsakoH be-
comes minister of the interior.
Forty persons have been arrested in War.
saw OH charge of being implicated in nj
hilistic conspiracies. An unsuccessful at.
tempt was recently made to murder two
police spies. The official investigation
which followed has led to the arrests. A
majority of the alleged conspirators are
Russians and of good social rank.
Ten thousand rebels are securing the
country within a radius OF twenty miles OF
Mandalay, Burmah, and threaten to at
tack the town. Fears OF an emeute are
felt, owing to the great reduction OF the
British force at Mandalay by. the with.
drawal OF troops for the expedition to Eha-
mo. Prince Alompra is at the head OF the
rebel force.
The local government measure to be
laid before parliament by the government,
as drafted gives to Ireland household
franchise for electing county boards and
for electinga central council. The propo.
sition that the crown should have right
to nominate part OF the council was aban-
doned. The measure also provides that
the county boards shall have control OF
the traffic in liquor, and that the central
council shall have voice in appoin ting
the magestry.
The lord chancellor of Ireland will pre-.
pare bill for increasing the endowment oil
Catholic colleges in Ireland and converting
the queens colleges Of Galway and Cork
into Catholic institutions. Hewill prepare
another bill granting sectarian regulation
OF primary schools. The government will
also introduce a measure extending tho
powers OF the land purchase act. Mr..
Gladstone has summoned the Liberal
members of parliament to meeting on the
10th inst. He privately promises them
that he will then make q frank statement
OF the principles upon which he proposes
to settle the Irish question.
At a meeting of the Irish Loyal and Pat.
riotic union, Maj. Sanderson, loyal member
OF parliament for the north division OF Ar.
magh, made a speech in which he said: He
feared that the Radicals would concede
home rule to the Nationalist. Ii home
rule should be granted the loyalists would
be compelled to up and fight; otherwise
their throats would be cut. Col. c. T.
Waring, member OF parliament for the
north division OF Down, also spoke. He
said: 1.-THE government intended cutting the
loyalists adrift, he prayed that it would at
least leave their hands united, so that they
might render good account Of themselves