The daily critic., 1890-11-24
MISCELLANEOUS BUDGET FROM LONDON
A Father Whose Innocent Son Was
Executed Has Become Insane
TIE QUEEN AND BEHBIgG SEA AFFAIRS
New Solution Of the Barring Brothers
Failure Uhtruthful Statements
About Koohs Discovery.

LoNDoN, Nov. IA dispatch from
Warsaw, by way Of Vienna, states tina,
The father Of one Of the three young
soldiers who were hastily executed by
General Gourko, the military governor,
ON a charge of murder, Of which they
proved TO be entirely innocent, has gone
insane. The father in question Is a
well.to do merchant. and offered several
thousand roubles to a charitable object
II his son should be respited long
enough for a thorough inquiry. The
respite was refused, aud the day after
the execution the real murderer sur
rendered The affair has caused a
great sensation In Russia. General
Gourko Is watched for fear he may
commit suicide. He has fallen under
the deep displeasure Of the Car and Is
temporarily relieved from his office,
pending His MaiestY's decision as to
what, II any, punishment he shall un.
dergo for his blunder.
II Is expected that the Queens
speech at the opening of Parliament to-
morrow will refer to the Behring Sea
dispute as in a condition which gives
every reason 10 hope for a speedy aud
amicable settlement IL will declare
that assistance from the government
has become a necessity In Ireland owing
to the shortage Of the potato crop OF
certain districts. IL will also urge the
necessity of the immediate passage Of
the Irish Land Purchase bill or some
other similar measure. The settlement
OF the tithes dispute IA earnestly recon.
mended, and some extensions Of the
Factories act, with a view Of restricting
the employment Of workmen In
dangerous situations, Is suggested.
The Emperor Of Austria Is repre-.
sented as deeply cast down by the prob
able fate of his relative. the Archduke
John, the third great calamity during
his reign IN the Hapsburg family; his
brother, Macmillan, having been shot
Ia Mexico, and his son and heir, Ru.
dolph, having committed suicide. The
Emperor went to day 10 pray on the
spot where Prince Rudolph died
Admiral Bernager, the Spanish Mln.
lister Of Marine, has applied for a large
extra grant for naval purposes 10 carry
out hts plans for the reconstruction ~
the Spanish Navy lie intends to sub
siitute rapid steaming cruisers for costly
heavy armored vessels Future cruisers
20 have minimum speed Of twenty
knots under natural draught.
Bratiano. who for many years was
Prime Minister of Roumania and Is
the leader Of the National Liberal
party. has come out as a violent enemy
of the Jews, whom he declares to be
the scouTge OF the country. This
change has given great surprise. NJ
BFatiano, now in his 10th year, having
heretofore been a champion Of civil
aud religious liberty.
Italy is inqulIing as 10 the feasibility
Of establishing penal colony In the
vicinity Of Massowah. Africa. 70 be IN
hablted by all persons condemned In
future to penal seryltude.
According to Madrid adylces Senor
Sagasta Is meeting with great success 10
his campaign against the present gov
eminent The constituencies 10 BARGE
Iona and other Industrial centres are
enthusiastic for the Liberal cause.
A South African dispatch says that a
customs union has been established be-
tween Cape Colony and the Orange
Free State, and British Rechuana Land
will enter the arrangement on the LIST OF
January next. This Is the beginning of
a South African confederation.
The Australian strikers have returned
to the English unions the money adj
Yaneed by the latter 10 help their Aus
tralian brethren In their recent conflict
with the employers. II was understood
At the time the money was sent that Il
was only a loan. but many people
doubted the ability Of the Australians
TO make good their promises 20 re
turn It.
The Italian Prime Minister, SlgnoI
CTispi, declares that the deficit for 1891
will be only 10000, ,0c0 Fl acs. The
Radicals insist that II will each fully
so 600 900