The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-03-21
From FOreig.l Shores.

The Londo Post commenting on the re
cent game of base ball between the American
visiting teams: says the general verdict O
an Englishman will be that if he were not q
cricketer there is no game he would rather
play than base ball. The Telegraph says
the general opinion will be that the Ame1i
cans are adopts at throwing and catching
the ball, but the game is merely on elabor,
ate exhibition Of FOUNDERS.
While it is presumed in London that the
visit of Sir Edward B. Malet, British am.
bassador at Berlin, to England, ia due to
family a~fliction-at least so it had been Civ
en- Quit is asserted in Berlin that he is the
medium of q secret communication from
Prince Bism arck to Lord Salisbury on the
subject of forming an alliance between Ger
nan and Great Britain, Color is lent tc
the truth of this report by the fact that Sill
Edward held an extended conference witt
Salisbury, instead of devoting himsel
to family matters, as he would naturally dc
if the reasons assigned here for his visit were
true.
st. James O London, was crowded with
people to hear Mr.. Parnell's speech
Mr.. Morley presided. The committee ir
charge was compelled to suspend thu
the issue of tickets for the meeting. Mr.
Parnell received an evasion and he was un
able to speak for several minutes, owing tt
voIleys of cheers, the singing of Hes
a Jolly Good Fellow" After Parneil' speech
Sir Charles Russell made O few remarks
and was received with deafening applause.
over a quarter of q million persons hac
signed the protest against the government
Irish policy. Mr.. Bradlaugh, in moving 6
| vote of thanks to the chairman, dwelt upor
the Importance of London's voice in the
Irish question.
Intelligence has just been received of thu
death of two trappers named Finlayso1
in the far North. The two were brothers
and left Canot river settlement, about forty
miles from Prince Alberta, N. w.. T., last
August for Deer lake, taking with them pro
visions and q trading outfit, intending tc
remain all winter trading in that regi IN
After getting settled they started for the
Hudson's Bay company's post, two hundred
miles further north and at the other end ofthe
lake, and have not been seen until O short time
ago, when a Hudson's bay trapper discov'
cred their dead bodies about two miles from
their camp. 1t is supposed they were lost in
the lake, and the provisions giving out were
starved to death before they could reach
camp. One leaves q wife at Canet River. II
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same fate.
Advices just received from Samoa show
that there was no basis for the sensational
rumor Of on engagement between the United
states man of war, Nipsic, and the German
Corvette, Olga. On the other hand, the
German officials in the island have entirely
given up their aggressive policy. The proc
lamation OF martial law has been publically
| withdrawn and the germans have abandon.
ed all claim TO the right of searching incom'
ing vessels for contraband of wer. Both
these steps have met with the hearty ap
prevail of all foreign residents, at Apia anG
have had q quieting effect. Unusual tran
guilty. prevails throughout the island
Mataafa, however, has aforce oftroops esti
mated to be 5000 strong. Tamasse't
army consists of about TOO men. The mel
of war both German, English, and Ameri
can, still remain at Apia ready for any
emergency that may rise.