Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-30
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brawl few days ago, was buried at
Valparaiso without hostile demonstra-
ton of any kind. An armed fore of
Americans from the Baltimore were
landed and they attended the fune raj
unmolested Another of the Baltimore
sailors cruelty wounded in the Same
fight will probably die. Capt. Schcy
and the local authorities are investi-
eating the cause of the killing. Il has
already been ascertained that the Chill
ian mob made an attack on the Ameri-
cans. The. Chilans were all armed with
knives and pistols. whereas the Amer
leans had but few weapons and were
slow i'm using them. The CHILEAN sailors
and boatmen and others about the
water front still show relentless, Bit
ter feeling toward the Americans and
make all manner of threats. The bet
ter class of Chilians heartily condemn
the brutal attack and express the hope
that the country may escape the odium
that arises from such lawless scenes.
The Turkish government has decided
to put down the rebellion in the Turk
ish provinces of Egypt. The warlike
conditions operating so close to the
Egyptian line naturally assume great
Importance just now when the English
occupation is one of the live questions
in Europe. Although the sublime porte
is reticent in regard to the state OF af-
fairs the Yemen crisis has now come to
head and fresh contingents of troops
are being sent out every other day. The
chief resiStanccs is expected in the ter
ritory occupied by the tribes Benisahara
and Hausseyns, who have intrenched
themselves in the fortified towns,
Barath, Ilcharab, Erihail and March the
last OF which is identical with the Sheba
of scripture, and unfortunately is sit
uatcd near the British settlement of
Alden. The rebellion is said to be caas-
ing the authorities at Alden a great deal
OF anxiety, as in the event of conflict
| on the border there would be danger of
an incursion into British territory.
| WHEN the French Senate tariff COM
mittee begins the debate on the PROPOSE
ton to remove the prohibition of the i'm
portation of American pork, the ultra
protectionist members will attempt to
secure All adverse report on the scheme.
Neither M. Jules Ferry nor NJ Tirard,
who are both members of this important
committee, are sanguine that the pro-
posal can be carried. Nj. Milaud, an
other member of the committee, said he
thought the bill would ultimately pre-
vail in spite of the tendencies of the
ultra protectionists, but it would not go
| through without great deal of oppose
| ton.
| THE prevailing distress in Saxony is
| illustrated in a way that admits of no
mistake. 1t is shown in the fact that
thousand citizens who voted at the last
election have been stricken off the cleo
| ton list, as they were unable to pay the
minimum tax imposed by the state
which must always be forthcoming be-
fore the elector can cast his ballot
This minimum tax is 3 marks, and indi-
Gates that the person taxed has an in
come of not less than 600 marks per
annum Even this low figure is suf-
hclehtlv high to dcbar more than half
OF tho workingmen of Saxony OF the
| right of voting.
SINCE the pilgrim incident Che Pope
has had number of interviews with the
| Cardinals as to whether he should leave
Rome, and whether steps should be
taken to establish a modus vivendi with
| the (turinal. No decision was arrived
at. The Italian government has as
sured the Pope that nothing should oc-
cur to disturb the tranquility of the Holy
See. but it must be understood that there
is no intention to modify IT, raw of
| guarantees.
DR. FRANCIS RIVERS and Signor Car
los Del Rio, late of the military staff of
President Balmaccda, Chilli, en- route to
New York. say that Balmaceda is not
dead, all reports of suicide to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. and they ex-
pected to meet him either in New York
or in Europe.
BoDY of 700 English marines will
be transported from the Atlantic to the
Pacific by the Canadian Pacific Com
pany,. as an experiment to test the feast
bility of using that route for all the
transportation from England to India.
The earthquake shocks at the Island
of Pantellaria, in the Mediterranean,
continue. A volcano has arisen in the
bed of the sea off the coast of Pantel-
laria which elects masses of stone to a
great height.
The floods in the State of Tobasco,
Mexico, are increasing and becoming
more disastrous Thousands of cattle
have been drowned, crops are almost
entirely destroyed and many lives have
been lost.
The Board of Poor Law Guardians of
Westport, County Mayo, ireland, has
rejected message of coincidence to Mr..
Parnell's relatives, because it included
the name of the dead mans wife.
A TERRIBLE epidemic of cholera is
prevailing in Annoy, China. Hundreds
OF people have died and many English
and American missionaries have sue
cumbed to the disease.
The dispute between the italian gov
eminent and the Vatican over the Par
thenon affair reaches such state that
revolution and a massacre are talked of.
The plcbiscite in Switzerland has re.
suited in the adoption of tho new tariff
and the state bank note monopoly.
Plentiful rains have fallen in South.
ern Prussia, completely changing the
prospects for next years crop.
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