Connecticut western news., 1889-03-06
FOREIGN HAPPENINGS.

The British governments, small arms stores at Weedon, Northamptonshlre, have been burned, causing loss of $oOO,OOO.
 The report of conflict on the Russo- Afghan frontier and other alarmist rumors have been officially denied.
 A despatch from Teheran says: Several councils of Ministers have been held to dis cuss important concessions which Russia has demanded in the province of Guiau.
 Mir Gladstone's eldest son, William, is suffering from partial paralysis. MT. Glad stones elder brother, Sir Thomas is also ser iously ill.
 Richard Peacock, member of the British Parliament for the Gorton division of Lan- cashire, is dead, aged sixty-nine years. He was an advanced Liberal
 There is reported a conflict between an American and German man-of-war at Sa- mos. It is extremely improbable.
 Sir Charles Russell, on behalf of the Par ncllites, applied to the Parnell Commission to exercise it's discretion under the Commits sion act, and make an interim report on the genuineness of the letters that had been placed in evidence
 The London Post announces that the Emperor Williams visit to England is fixed for the end of August
 Captain Wissmann has applied to the authorities at Cairo for permission to enlist Soudanese for services in East Africa. Tho Afghan forces are advancing from Hcrat and the Ernir of Bokhara is prepar- ing to attack them. The Russian papers all adopt a warlike tone ill commenting upon the situation.
 A bill has been introduced in the German Bundesrath providing that a loan shall be | raised to meet the supplementary estimate of 12,492,3O4 marks for non-rccurrlng ex- pcnditurcs on account of the Army.
 Mir. w. H. Gladstone, the eldest son of Mir. Gladstone, is seriously ill at Hawarden
 Mir Spencer Bafour (GIadstonian) has been elected member of the House of Commons for Burnley, to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement ofMr. John Slagg (iberaD. There was no opposition to Mr. Balfour.
 The Lower House of the Austrian Rechs- rath has begun the debate on the budget Forty two mem bers have declared themselves in favor of it, and thirty-siA against it. The extensive brick works of De Haynin, near Marchiennes, Belgium have been burned. The flames spread to ten reservoirs or tar each reservoir containing 100, 900 gallons, all of which, with n number of barges in the river, were consumed.
 -The Parliament of New South Wales was opened by commission. The Hon. J. H. Young was reelected Speaker of the Assem- bly,.
 At meeting of shipowncrs in Glasgow Mr. Allan, of the Allan line, expressed a doubt whether it was possible to maintain the pres. ent rates of freight.
 It is reported that General Desbordes, the French commander has been murdered in Tonquin. No con6rmat;,ry ad vices have been received by the government.
 The German missionaries held captive by the Arabs on the east coast of Africa have been liberated.
 The seamen employed by the Clyde Ship. ping Company. Glasgow, have decided to ac cept a seven per cent. advance in wages il- stead of the advance of fifteen per cent. which they at first demanded.
 The Empress Frederick has started for Germany. Queen Victoria accompanied her to the station in an open carriage, and they received an enthusiastic reception from the people during the ride.
 A despatch from Pekin announces that the Emperor of China has been married.
 The French Cham Der of Deputies has passed | bill to insure the freedom and secrecy ot the ballot.
 The St. Petersburg Grdshddnin referring to the capture of Atchinoffs Russo-African expedition says it hears on good authority that the members of the expedition will bo brought to Odessa as prisoners of war;
 The Kieter Zeitung says that the German training squadron will proceed from Port Said to Zanzibar to replace the Pacific cruis- ing squadron now engaged in the blockade on the East African coast, and that the lat ter will then sail for Apia.
 The marriage of Prince Alexander oi Battenberg to Marie Loisinger, the opera singer, took place at Mentone on Feb. 6.