The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-07
GKNERAI.

HERR LIEBKRECHT, Socialist, has been
elected to the German Reishstag from the
Sixth district Of Berlin.
TEE tropical fruit dealers have formed q
combine.
KING MILAN refuses to allow Queen Ma
talie to enter Servia to appear at q con-
servatory. The Official Gazette publishes
Q royal decree forbidding the celebration
of Natalie's birthday as q National holi-
day and instructing the clergy not to offer
prayers for the Queen. This is the first
official announcement of the royal quarrel.
SIX Socialist leaders have been arrested
at Amiens, France, for melting workmen
to strike.
THF wholesale srocers of Canada have
decided not to compromise with retail
grocers who have been burned out unless
their stocks are insured for 60 psr cent. OF
the liabilities.
SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD, the Canadian
Premier. has returned to Ottawa. The
reported interview with Sir John at Sgd
ney. British Columbia, upOn the Presidents
message, turns out to he a pure fabrica-
ton, the Premier having granted an inter.
view on the subjec: to no person.
A RUSSIAN General and a small escort OF
men has started on an exploring expedi-
ton in Central Asia with the capital OF
Thibet as the objective point.
The Manitoba Legislature has ratified
the agreement with the Northern Pacific
railway by a vote of 81 to IL.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's. report) for the
seven days ended August 30 numbered for
the United States, .o2: Canals, "a; total.
a2G: compared with 214 the previous week
and l9 the corresponding week last year.
CHARLES II. L%ITCHNAN, secretary of tho
Knights of Labor, has resigned for pOliti.
cal reasons.
PREMIER FLoQUET and Admiral Krantz,
Minister of Marine, witnessed the French
naval evolutiOns ut TOulon on the 3lst.
During the movements Of the feet two
torpedo boats came into collision and both
were seriously damaged.
4 SPECIAL officer of he Canadian GUS
toms has seized the American tug Giadi-
ator. on Georgian Bay, for having lowed a
raft of logs from French river, Ont. to
Midland, and not reporting or clearing at
either place.
4 DISPATCH from Auckland says that an
earthquake has done serious damage in
New Zealand. Five shocks were felt during
half on sour. The spire of the cathedral
in the town of Christ Church was destroyed
and many other buildings were damaged.
BUSINESS was quiet On the London Stock
Exchange during the week ended Septem-
Der l, but was not SO depressed as might
nave been expected under adverse harvest
reports. In Paris prices rose owing to
peaceful articles in the German press. In
Berlin end Frankfort securities were il.
regular and weak.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended September l showed an average de-
crease of "a compared with The corre-
spending week Of last year. In New York
the decrease was 2o.3.
THE municipal authorities Of Toulon,
France. entertained Prime Minister Flo
qu.t at a lunch recently. In a speech he
urged upon his hearers the danger Of al
lowing the quiet of the Republic to be at
tackled by open attempts at monarchial
restoration or the tOrtuOus adventures Of
q dictatorship.
ADvICEs from Villa Leredo, Mexico. arc
that the NaZas river is overlooking and the
total destruction of the cotton crop is
The railroad bridge is in danger.
CHEvREUL. the famous French chemist at
Paris, who was one hundred and two years
old on the 3lst, was presented with an adj
dress in behalf Of the Washington Nation
al Institute of the United States.
FURTHER reports from Khartoum are to
the effect that the Mahdi has sent three
against the white men in the
Bahr- El-Gazel province, and that all have
been repulsed.
OVER a thousand children nave died in
Chilli, in the past three months
OF measles.
WHILE Bishop Du Rousseau was address,
ing 5000 pilgrims in q church at Jumet,
Belgium. OIL the 2d a platform collapsed.
Three persons We're killed and dozens were
wounded, including several priests.