The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-05-02
THE FOREIGN BUDGET.

sTHE greetings between Queen Victoria aud
the royal family of Germany were warm"
says Berlin dispatch of Wednesday. "Ihe
Crown Prince conducted the Queen to an open,
carriage, drawn by four horses, which she
entered, and with the Empress beside her was
driven TO the castle. Crowds of people lined
the route and cheered enthusiastically as the
carriage passed The Queen paid visit to.
the Emperor shortly after her arrival at the
castle. The doctors feared that the meeting
would excite the Emperor, and probably up
set him, but their fears were groundless. The
Emperor seemed rather brighter after the in
terview and his temperature was normal The
Emperor rose TO receive the Queen and cor
daily welcomed her. The meeting between
Queen Victoria and the Empress was touch
ing. The Queen burst into tears on the ap-
proach of her daughter. They embraced and
kissed each other repeatedly, with hands firm
ly clasped The greeting of the people of
Berlin 10 the Queen was everywhere resi- ect-
full. The men dotted their hats AMI the
women curtsied She was cheered enthusiast
cally except in the immediate vicinity of the
palace, whore the people refrained from any
noisy demonstration on account Of the En-
peror.
LORD RANDOLPH CHUBcIuLI's speech in
parliament Thursday night created a sensa-
ton and was a mattor Of surprise to all par
ties, says a cable dispatch from London.
In the Commons there was an interesting de-
bate upon the motion for Il second reading of
the Irish county government bill. During the
discussion Mr. Gladstone criticised the Tory
Government for its breach Of its promises TO
the people. Mr.. Balfour declared that as long
as the present acute controversy existed local
government could not be extended TO Ireland.
Lord Randolph Churchill said that the govern
ment in 1886 pledged itself TO extend 10 Ireland
the same amount of local liberty. That pledge
was the foundation OF the unionist party and
the only platform upon which they could resist
repeal. IL the government relied merely upon
the executive powers and IL they were going to
preach that their Irish duties must be looked
upon inferior, they might for time hold
that position, but only for II very short time.
lParnellite cheers. There not sufficient
Interpretation Of the government policy. II
ireland had to wait in the hands Of the execu-
tive the conservatives must take care that they
did not expose themselves TO well-directed
indictment of reaction. The bill was rejected
In the British House of Commons Sir John
Macdonald and S + Charles Upper stated that
they were confident that the United States
would be forced to compensate Canadians
damaged by seizures of sealers IN the Behring
Sea
GEN. BOULANGER gave MS mucn-advertlsed
political banquet at one of the leading Paris
cafes on Friday, says cable dispatch from
the French capital. Many thousand people
gathered on the outside and blocked traffic in
the streets There were frequent shouts Of
"Vive Boulanger" and a has Ferry" Bou-
LANCER, responding TO toast, said he desired
to utter most decided protest against the
charge that he aspired to dictatorship.
Moreover, if the question were raised in the
chamber he would vote to abolish the Presi-
dency. The police were severely taxed TO
keep The people moving, but there was no
turbulence.
A DISPATCH from London confirms the
statement that the Pope has issued a decree
condemuing the plan of campaign in Ireland.
His Holiness affirms that he has done this
because he is convinced the plan is illegal
The mass of the Home Rulers are Roman
Catholics, and 1t is probable that they Will
submit to the decree or at least profess to do
So The Dublin Frccndn'S Journal indeed
counsels them to do so, and "to receive the
Papal decree with profound respect aud 10y
atty 10 Rome