Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-23
FOREIGN.

LONDON, Jan. 12.-lt Is openly stated that
the government does not intend TO prevent
Charles Bradlaugh, member from Northamp-
ton, from taking his seat In the house Of COM
mons on account of bis etheistic tendencies.
LONDON, Jan. 12.-Great excitement pre-
walls over the report that the commander Of
the German war ship Albatros, cruising IN the
Pacific, landed a force at Apea, the capital of
the Samoan ands, situated on the principal
island OF the group, and formally seized the
islands in the name Of the German empire
The king and chiefs vehemently protested, but
we're rebuKed and insulteu, and, fearing vio-
lence, fed inland. The German consulate
hauled down the Samoan flag. Both the
American aud British consuls protested
against this seizure, and the Samoans threaten
war.
LONDON, Jan. ia pedestrian contest is
in progress at Stockport, Lancashire to-day
under somewhat extraordinary circumstances.
A couple OF weeks ago Peter st. Leger, a pro-
fessional pedestrian OF Mscclesfeld, brought
suit In the county court TO recover q gold
watch valued at 500 from Daniel Ward Of
Hardfolli. The case for st. Leges was that he
and defendants son had competed in a walk
Ing match Of which Ward was Judge. Ward
decided IN favor Of his son, tut ST. Leger con-
tended that the former had run one lap Too
little. Judge Hughes decided to have the
match walked over In his presence to-day and
chose Sawyer Benson TO assist him In judging.
This morning the judge and Sawyer with a
party OF Interested friends took carriages for
the suburbs where the match was to take place.
The members OF the local bar are divided in
opinion regarding the legality OF the decision,
but all admit that the judge has established On
extraordinary precedent.
LONDON, Jan. 13.-The new Parliament met
to-day. The vicinity of Westminster thronged
with people who loudly cheered Bradlaugh
and Gladstone as they passed on their way to
the House. In pursuance Of an ancient Gus
tom the usual Formally Of searching for Guy
Fawkes and his and was one through with.
Arthur e~llesley was again elected Speaker.
one hundred, confined IN prison in the town
OF Ron, have mutinied and driven the officials
and guards out and are now In entire posses
sion Of that portion OF the premises and defy
the authorities. Troops are now en- route to
the scene.
LONDON, Jan. 1s.-At yesterdays meeting
Of the county board Of Merthyr Tydvil,
(Wales) a respectable man who said he was
employed rs a miner appeared before me BODY
and applied for permission to put his wife in
the workhouse OF the ground that she had
impaired her intellect through inveterate
smoking. On being questioned he said that
she had smoked six TO ten hours q day for
thirty years using q pipe and the ranKest kind
Of plug tobacco for which sailors are supposed
to have q prediction. After'sn animated ds-
bate the application was refused.
LONDON, Jan. 13.-The News announces
that the queens speech refers guardedly to
the question Of Irish local government. The
same paper also states that Gladstone will not
move en- amendment to the address from the
throne.
PARIS, Jan. AN. de Lesseps has written
the Narcotics Chamber of Commerce and
other principal cities in France, inviting dele
gates to accompany him on a trip to the 18th
mus OF Panama on the 18th inst, at the ex-
pense OF the Panama Canal company, to In
spect the work done there. He will also invite
delegates from England, Germany aud
America to join the party to consider tine feast
bility OF his plans.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 1.-The Chronicle,