Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-08

LONDON, May Sin the House Of Com
mons last evening Sir James Ferguson,
Under Foreign Secretary, stated that no
| official communication had passed between
! the Government and the Vatican with
reference to the Pope's rescript against the
plan of campaign.
Referring TO Somoa, he said the Govern
ment had no reason to complain of failure
on the part of King Malietoa to keep his
agreements. Germany had not asked the
| assent of either Great Britain or America
| to the deportation of King Aialietoa, and
the position of England and the United
States upon the subject was unchanged.
General Boulanger's book is almost every
where regarded as a direct appeal to the
French army TO support him in possible
Camp d Etat and il is now seen that the
reforms instituted by him while Minister
of War, whereby the French soldier, came
| into possession of comforts and the eIer-
else of privileges heretofore denied him
were conceived and put into operation
with the same interior views. Boulanger
has organized an extensive political bureau
under the management of Count Dillon,
who having entirely severed his connection
with the Mackay- Bennett Transatlantic
cable interests, will devote his whole time
To the propagation of Boulangist doctrines.
Count Dillon has inducted several of his
former cable employees into the bureau in
the capacity of assistants and the
machinery of that part of the Generals
political system may be regarded as fairly
in motion.
The unessiness caused by the condition
Of Emperor Frederic rapidly increases. 1t
is now feared that another crisis is close at
hand, and the general opinion is that the
renewal of the official bulletins, the issuance
of which was declared only yesterday morn
ing to be unnecessary, is intended TO pre-
pare the public for the worst. The mis-
leading character of the bulletins may be
readily seen in the statement that the
emperor feels languid," when it is posi-
lively known that his physical
weakness has reached the stage of COM
plete prostration and the discharge from
his throat has become so copious and thick
that the efforts of all of his attendants are
directed solely toward preventing him
from choking to death, with the chances
of prolonged success very much against
them. Several French notables, including
Deputy Foure, left Paris on Friday to at
tend the inaugural ceremonies of the
Trans-Caspian Railway, which is to be
opened during the last part of the month.
Signs are rapidly accumulating through
out Ireland, that an attempt to enforce the
Popes degree, will cause an almost unani-
nous revolt OF the Lalty OF the country
against the church, and it is now doubtful
whether the Irish Hierarchy will promul
gate the document without having recourse
to further communication with the Vatican
as to the wisdom of putting it into opera
ton.
The Marquis of Londonderry, Lord Lieu
tenant of Ireland. was received by the
Queen at Windsor to-day, when her Ma
jesty conferred upon him the order OF the
garter.
The hearing of the matter of the extra
dition of Alice Woodruff, who is wanted in
New York to answer for having defrauded
the aged and, contiding Mr.. Gill, five years
tons for the argument and hard fight is
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