The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-06-26
FOREIGN NEWS.

M.SS Mary ANDERSON ana MIR. Antonio
Navarro were quietly married at ST. Mary's
Roman Catholic Church at Hampstead.
Eng, and started the following day for Ven
ice, where they win spend their honeymoon.
The. Paris Figaro, in an article on the
Newfoundland fishery dispute, declares that
Lord Salisbury, the British prime minister,
will not accept arbitration in the matter.
The paper further says that If France re-
fuses to accept pecunary compensation for
her present rights, Lord Salisbury will re-
pudiate the treaty of Utrecht, and will then
open negotiations for new treaty, giving
the French, to Il reasonable extent, cod and
lobster fishing grounds, and to the coonists
exclusive rights on the cca IS and banks.
The London Standard publishes dispatch
from Moscow stating that the customs Of
fcials have received sealed instructions d.
recting them TO raise the duties OIL imports
into Russia. 1t is said that the duties on
English hardware and cotton yarn will be
raised from 80 to 40 per cent. above those
now imposed.
Senior Moret of Madrid, has porposed q
nodus yivendi which envored by the bud
get committee BY til Ems Of the propos-
al the customs tariff Wi be raised with a
view to reconciing Prime Minister Slgasta
and the Liberals who favor protection. This
is tantamount to n surrender of their princi
pies by the free trade Liberals.
In division in the English House of Com
mons, on the first clause of the licensing
bill, the government won by 22S to 224. The
announcement of the vote was greeted with
prolonged opposition cheering. Mr.. Smith,
the government leader in the house, stated
that, Notwithstanding the smallness of the
majority, the government will proceed with
the bill. The conservatives cheered the re-
suit, but their cheers were drowned by the
triumphant shouts Of the opposition at the
narrow escape of the government.
The King of Dahomey is negotiating with
France for the establishment of peace be-
tween the two countries.
A dispatch to the London Pail Mall
| Gazette, from their correspondent at Brus-
/ sells, says that Mr.. Henry NJ. Stanley has
been appointed by King Leopold Governor
of the Congo state Mr.. Stanley Will assume
the duties of the Office in 1891.
AT great meeting of socialists at Berlin,
| Herr Bebel spoke strongly against use ess
strikes. He said the weapon of the boycott
was abused, and that the leaders of the work
| ingmen were incompetent. The meeting
was not in accord with Herr Bebfl, and
voted want of confidence in the Berlinef
| Volksblatt because that paper has taken
| Bebels view of strikes.
The marriage between Lionel Sackville.
West and his cousin, Miss Victoria Sackville,
| West, eldest daughter of Lord Sackville,
late British minister at Washington, took
| place at Knoll Park, Seven Oaks, Kent, the
| groom is heir to the family estates at Seven
Oaks.
The leading Ulemas and Softas are agi.
tating against the course of the Sultan in
entertaining foreigners with banquets and
fetes and ignoring the intense misery in the
country and the suiferings of the Moslems.
The jury in the case of Miss Weidemann
against Capt. Robert Horace Walpole fol-
| breach of promise, sitting in London, were
unable to agree on verdict.
The ant!-slavery conference has assented
| to the views of the American delegates on
imports, and they will be incorporated under
separate act, allowing the United States to
negotiate independently with the Congo
State on the subject.
In the English house of commons Mr.
Vincent laid upon the house table notice Of
motion that as the American tariffs will in.
flict great injury upon the trade Of Sheffield
and upon British traders and artisans gencr
ally, the house consider whether free mar
ket ought to be longer given to the competing
| products of foreign state which puts pro
hibitory tariff on British goods.
The French government declines to discus:
the application of the Egyptian conversion
economies until the English evacuate Egypt
A French police official has stated at Lon
don that the recently discovered nihilist con
| spracy was fostered by German agents, ant
| that the explosives were made in the north
crn part of London and sent to Paris. 1t II
expected that arrests will be made immedi
ately.
The French supreme council Of commerce,
has voted by a large majority in favor o
fivc-year reciprocal treaties and minimum
tariff.
The London Chronicles Berlin correspond
ent says that the Franco-Russian alliance ha
assumed concrete form since the announce
ment of the Anglo-German agreement.
Maj.-Gen. Henry Brackenbury of tn,
British army is dead lie was SO years old
The court of cessation at Sofia has con
| firmed the sentence passed upon Maj. PANT
"a and the other conspirators who wer
found guilty of attempting to overthrow tn,
government of Bulgaria.
Col. Machado, the new Governor of Mo
zambique, has arrived at his post. The col
ony is everywhere tranquil.