Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-03
FOREIGN EVENTS.

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Belgium. He goes to London. This deci-
zion is due to the warning given him by
the government that II he did not leave the
country he would be expelled.
From Austria come the most gloomy
tidings Of the failing health and mental
weakness Of the empress. She spends all
her time nursing doll which she supposes
is her dead son.
"A Der in cable OF the goth says: Her
bert Bismarck has prepared statement
for the Samoan conference as Il basis for
discussion. 1t has been submitted to and
approved by Sir Edward Malet. the Brit
ish ambassador. who was in all probable
fly consulted while it was being drafted.
If the American commissioner accepts the
statement the conference ought not to last
more than q week. Germany comedies the
principle of non-interference in Samoa
and the natives IRE to be left free to choose
as their ruler either Malietoa. Tamasese or
Mataafa. No claims for compensation for
German subjects are mentioned in the
statement. and practically the work Of the
conference is limited to defining explicitly
the powers Of consuls in regulating trade
and shipping. the boundaries OF any rights
over Pago Pago and other vitualling sta
tons. and the formation OF tribunal for
the protection and trial of foreigners. The
foreign office regards Bismarck's censure
Of Consul Knappe and his declaration that
Germany does not desire to NEEDLE with
the internal affairs OF Samoa. combined
with the proposals to he placed before the
Samoan conference. furnishes ample proof
that Germany earnestly wishes to concil-
iate the American government.
The French Canadian papers agree that
the volume of emigration from Quebec to
the United States this year promises to ex-
coed that of any previous year in the his
tory of the province. One paper says that
it will reach 100000; another that T. may
exceed 10000 Mr.. MERCER. premier OF
Quebec. expresses the belief that by 1891
there will be not less than LOCO COO French
Canadians in the United States. He places
the French Canadian population OF Quebec
in 1891 at 1.24O.OOO and the French Canadian
population of the other Canadian provinces
at 28S. 600. SO that for every fifteen French
Canadians in Canada there will be ten in
the United States.
There was serious rioting in Vienna on
the 21st, arising out of the strike of the
tram car drivers. Workmen in sympathy
with the strikers blocked the streets and
overcame the police. A force Of cavalry
had to be called out to quell the disorder
Many persons were injured and large
number arrested. The majority of the car
men of the city are on strike. The mill
tary and police charged the crowds with
swords Many OF the rioters received
bloody wounds and about one hundred
were arrested. The mob replied by throw
ing stones.
Notice is given in the Canadian house
Of commons of motion by Sir John
Thompson. minister of justice. to place
Mr.. Weldon's extradition bill on the govern
mont orders. The bill in question is to en-.
able the government to volunteer the return
of refugees from justice to countries with
which Canada does not happen to have an
extradition treaty. The sting OF it lies in
the fact that it is retroactive. Seeing that
the government has taken hold OF the
measure it looks as if there was determi-
nation in high quarters to push it through
American boodlers, with whom certain
Canadi IN cities are quite thickly populated,
are trembling in their shoes.