Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-10
In FOREIGN LANDS.
Dr.. Peters, Many Times Reported
Dead, Has Been Heard From.
MILLIONS OF MICE IN RUSSIA.
The Wheat Crop in India is Said to
be . Failure-English Poll.
tics is Lively.
IN FOREIGN LANDS.
MILLIONS OF MICE IN RUSSIA.

Bootb,s salvation s.h.,

Booths Salvation Scheme.
LONDON, April 9th.-Bramwell Booth.
SON OF General Booth of the Salvation
Army, has been summoned to appear in
the Police Court by a lady TO answer the
charge of illegally OBTAINING her properly.
1t is believed that this is the first of series
OF similar actions to be brought by former
members of the army, and thata systematic
and successful scheme to obtain property
by leaders OF the army will be disclosed.
1t will be shown, it is asserted, that in such
| cases advantage was taken of the sudden
enthusiasm for the cause and the discinles
were induced to part with their posses.
slons, to their subsequent bitter regret.
Will Act Independently.
OTTAWA, April 9th.-In the Commons to.
night, in reply to the attack by the opposi.
ton regarding the tariff, Minister of FL
nance Foster said: Canada intended to act
Independently. In the future the Govern
ment would frame her policy without re-
gard to outside powers. Canada had waited
many years for reciprocity treaty with the
United States, and would not wait any
longer. She was not hostile to the United
States, but would look after her own inter-
eStS.
Canadian Reciprocity.
OTTAWA, April 9th.-The debate in Par
llament ou the budget ended this morning;
Cartwrights amendment was voted down,
95 to go. All the Liberals voted for unre.
stricted reciprocity. Cartwright's amend
ment practically meant, in wide meas
ure, free trade, and called upon the House
to address itself to abolishing or reducing
the taxes now imposed On articles of prime
necessity to farmers, miners, fishermen and
all other producers.
Chinese to Mexico.
CRY OF MEXICO, April 9th-Gesshorn
and Weepack, representatives of Chinese
companies in San Francisco completed
arrangements before leaving here with the
Compania Martina Asiabica Mexicana,
which holds concession from the Mex
lcan Government for steam line between
Mexico and Asia, and will bring Chinese
emlgrants to Tehuantepec to which place
railway will be built in less than a year
General Disarmament.
PARIS, April 9th.-La Pair, supposed to
be inspired, says there is talk of the possi-
blllty OF an agreement between France and
Germany, to be followed by general dis
armament. La Pair thinks that Emperor
William will not shrink from any means
to attain this end.
Millions of Mice.
CHARKo, April 9th.-Millions of mice
have ruined the cultivated fields of South
ern Russia, gutted the granaries of wheat
stacks and boldly attack and vanquish
dogs, which they eat. They are passing
Lorthward.
The New Disease.
PARIS, April 9th.-French physicians
have gone to the village of Wriage, Italy,
to investigate fatal case of mona" The
victim, a farmer, slept four days, seemingly
dead, when he awoke and instantly died.
DIR. Peters Alive.
BERLIN, April 9th.-A letter received from
DIR. Peters, the African explorer, saws he
was well on January 10Th last. This con-
tradicts the stories of his massacre.
India Wheat Crop Short.
LONDON, April 9th.-A cablegram to E.
L. Oppenheim & Co., from their London
house, officially estimates the India wheat
crop is only IS per cent of the average.
Railway Accident.
BERLIN, April 9th.-A railway train was
thrown down an embankment and TWENTY
seven workmen injured.