The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18
FoRE1as nEws.
THE RELIRF FUND.

LONDON, Feb. 16.-The agitation Of
unemployed WOEkingmen continues
/ STILL Numerous meetings are being held
e various charitable associations IN Lon.
don and the provinces to devise means fo1
aiding the snfeles. The fund nov
amounts 70 Sl35,O00. The lord mayor,
as meeting Of the relief fund commit.
tee said he believed the growth OF the
Fund was the quickest on record. Eocev,
he sad, wcu'd be hsnied 70 the various
relief agencies for distribution. A
manifesto Of the social democratic fed
Grafton calling for . demonstration on
Sunday, names Hyde Park Is the place
OF meeting.
TO THE FRONTIER.
It Is reported that the French govern.
ment das ordered four additional cavalry
regiments TO the eastern frontier Of
J France.
A CONSPIRACY.
A dispatch from Belgrade says that q
conspiracy has been discovered through
which 10 overthrow King Milan and
place upon the throne Prince Alex
KarsgeorgYitch. Several persons who
were charged with being implicated in
the conspiracy have been arrested.
Prince karageorgvitch has long been
pretender to the SerYian throne.
ENGLAND FIRM.
Lord RoseberrY, new minister of
foreign affairs has reiterated to the Greek
government that Englsnd is rtTm il her
resolution 10 oppose the war between
Greece and Turkey.
sAUGGLED RIFLES CAPTURED.
MATAMoRAs, Mex, Feb. 1.-THE mil
itary commander of this district re.
ceIved report yesterday from up the
river that cavalry scouts had succeeded
In n0nfnrtn0 nf I 100 wfAaa
Gently smuggled across the Rio Grande
from Texas near ThOrus, Las Priestas
and Larasciata lnTamaulipas. These
arms 1t is reported were to be used In
the revolution that Is on the tapis IN
the interior of the state.
REVOLUTION.
BURNos AYREs. via Galveston, Feb.
16.-A revolution is in progress in UEu-
quay. The commotion is not yet very
great, but If 1t is not quickly suppressed
the government will be too weak to sub
due it effectually. The revolutionists
have gained influence over some of the
regiments of the line.
A HEARING.
LONDON, Feb. ia hearing of the
case of the socialist leaders, Hyndman
Burns, Champion and Williams. charged
with melting riot in connection with
recent demonstrations in London,
began in Bow street police court, and
the taking OF the testimony began this
morning.
POLAND. the crowns attorney, asked |
that all the prisoners be committed for
trial. He said the prosecution had moth |
ing OF political nature in 1t and urged
that the men be prosecuted for misde |
meauoP. This. he continued, consisted |
of the utierance by the different defen- |
dauts of expressions and sentiments with /
Intent 10 provoke a breach of the peace. |
MUTINY.
LONDON. Feb. IA dispatch was re- /
ceived by the police authorities this
morning that mutipy had broken out on |
board the naval training ship Arethusa,
lying in the Thames off Greenhitee, and /
asking for assistance. A detachment of /
police was Immediately sent on board /
the ship to quell the mutinv.
DE LESS Fps AT COLON.
PANAMA, (Via 0alvestoB), Feb I'll
morning The entire official staff of the
Panama Canal Company were present 20
welcome him as he came ashore from
the steamer.
ABANDONED.
LONDON. Feb 17.-Joseph Chamber
lin, president of the local government /
board has quarfelied with his Radical /
colleague, Sir Charles Dixie, and sban-
doned him utterly. The reason given
by Chamberlin's friends Is that Sir
Charles refused to adopt ChamberlIn's
advice 10 testify under oath that he was /
not guilty of the charges against him as
correspondent in the Crawford case.