St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-19
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The returns show an increase Of 10 per
cent in the acreage of English land under
wheat cultivation as compared with last year,
while the acreage Of oats shows decrease of
6 per cent. The number of cattle raised as
compared with last year shows decrease of
As per cent; of sheep, 2.7 per cent decrease,
and of swine, 40 per cent increase.
The forage stores of the French govern
ment at Toulon have been set on fire and
partially burned. The fact of this fire COM
ing so soon after the burning of the forest
adjacent to the stores has given rise to a
suspicion that the fires were caused by
Italian incendiaries, whose aim was to de-
stroy the powder magazines.
Gen. Boulanger went to Moreuil Yesterday
intending to stay over night, but owing to the
riotous reception accorded him he returned
er of Gen. Boulanger attempted to shoot a
magistrate with revolver. The man was
arrested.
DR.. Mackenzie's book will be issued during
the latter part of October. The volume will
contain less than a hundred pages. Queen
Victoria and the dowager Empress Victoria
of Germany stipulate to correct the proofs
and cut out all Objectionable matter.
Yesterday being the birthday of Emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria. Count Won VOL
kenstein Trostburg, the Austrian ambassador
at St. Petersburg, and the members of the
Austrian embassy went to visit the czar at
the castle at Ropscha, near Krasnoe-Selo.
A monument dedicated to Victory was un-
veiled at Leipsic yesterday by the king and
queen OF saxony; " Among the prominent
Princes George and Friedrich August of Sax
ony, and the members of the ministry.
A military conspiracy has been discovered
at Madrid. A cavalry officer and several SER
geants and priyates have been arrested. A
strict watch is being kept upon suspected
men in the garrisons at Saragossa and Lerida
The st. Petersburg Novoe Vremya, COM
ment1ng on the speech of Emperor William,
at Frankfort says the emperors remarks
must have been directed against France
they could not refer to Schleswig- -Holstein
The Austrian anti Semitic Herr Schonerer.
after serving a term in prison will settle in
Dresden. He will take out naturalization
papers in Germany and preach his anti
Semitic doctrines.
The Barings and other weIl-known houses
will issue in October the stock of company
with capital of e10,0O0,OOO, formed to
work a concession to supply Buenos Ayres
with water.
Eighteen members of the Holland society
OF New York sailed from Rotterdam on the
steamer Amsterdam. yesterday, for New
York. The rest of the society will continue
their tour.
Other members of the Irish parliamentary
party have announced their intention to
bring suits against the Times. They saw
their object is to mulct the paper for costs.
1t is reported that while the king and queen
of Portugal are at Ischl their son, Prince AL
fonso, will be betrothed to the Arch Duchess
Valerie.
Minister Taffae has sent circular to the
governors of the Austrian provinces urging
them to discourage emigration to Brazil.
Herr Won Boetdcher has been appointed
vice president of the German ministry of
state.
Baron Matteville has been imprisoned for
bribing troops at Moreuil, France.
Petroleum in abundance has been discoy-
cred near Galatz, Roumania.
Hoffman, the poet and editor Of the Gar
tenlaube, is dead.
Lord Salisbury has gone to France.