The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-01
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

wards Of =, 800, 900 kilograms and letters
Of COngratulatiOn from all parts al the
world.
Reports from Rome state that the pope
is preparing another mandate TO the Irish
bishops denouucing the plan of campaign
and deCrPeing that the saCraments OF the
church shall be denied to all who take "a
part in the plan or plotting.
The official reports OF the Italian war de,
partmcnt, Just issued, show that for the
past fiscal year the expenses OF maintain
ing the various branches OF the Italian mil
itary establishment were a little more than
COB 600 600 lire. In this sum is included
the expense Of various colonial garrisons.
as saying that Americans should draw
broad distinction between contributions to
the shaving people OF certain parts OF Ire.
land aud contributions 20 the funds OF tho
National league and should see that no
money intended for charitable purposes
goes to illegal objects.
It il learned upon the highest authority
that the Russian colonel, O'Brutschefi,
who is now in Paris, il under instructions
from the government, AZ st. Petersburg to
conclude an offensive and defensive alliance
between Russia and France, and il is said
that the progress Of his negotiations has
thus far been satisfactory.
A colony of Russian gentlemen and ladies
has been formed at Vishnec NoIotehok,
large town on the River Tsna, in the gov,
ernmcnt Of Tvtr, with the object OF praG-
tising the sexual tencts Of the novelist
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the educated CLASSES, and well provided
With ilnds many Of them being possessed
Of large fortunes.
A very prolific yield Of petroleum has
been discovered an KilkecI, County Down,
Ireland, and company is being formed TO
dcyelOpe the product. The discovery OF
pet rOleum in paying quantities In Ireland
&ll greatly assist n reyiying the dormant
Industries Of that country, and there are
many who believe that Ireland will a. no
distant day be found to be one 0fthr great.
est Oil-prOduCiug countries Uf thc world.
Vera Sassoulitch, the famous nihilst,
whose adventures and hardships in CON
neCtion with the nihIist Hartmann, at
truCtcd to her worldwide sympathy about
ten years ago, is dying at Genoa, whittier
she sought refug" after escaping from the
Russian authorities. At the time she came
into notice she was young and beautiful,
but time has robbed her Of youth, and
harsh treatment and exposure and Consc.
qurmt i'll health 50 dcspOilcd her of beauty
that she il now pTOmaturely an old won.
an
T1 wars in Africa arc looming up. 1t
was hoped by the British government that
L.. a l.
tended for the SOudan, Osman Digna
would be so weakened as to be unable to
undertake hostiUties. This expectation
has not been fulfilled, and the deryish lead
er is said to be advancing on upper Egypt
with a formidable force AdviCes from
Southeastern Africa are to the effect that
the expedition against Nitu will develop
into "A war Of considerable propOrtions
the Arabs, made desperate by the loss
of the slave trade, having chosen that
place as "a rallying ground against the Eu-
rOpeanE. The German forces in South Airi-
riCa have been instructed to combine with
the English against the sultan Of Nitu.
The re port OF the massacre of a number
OF MashOnalaud pioneers by Natebeles is
not credited in London, and at the office of
the British South African company moth
ing has been heard justifying the rumor.
However, it las caused much anxiety, as
it is well known that King 10 Benguas'
warriors are generally hostile 70 the set
Element of MashOnaland, and that the
liking has much difficulty in restraining
them from an attack upon the whites.
ItKbe Matabeles have heretofore had free
{U a. Mashonaland, plundering the inhabi-
at Will and carrying them off into
Since the arrival of the British
'F n X kIaehon&IAna they no longer