Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-07-31
FOREiQH JOTTINCS,

NINE. CoNsrANs, wife OF French
cabinet officer, and NJ. Etenne aud NJ.
Treble, officials in the colonial Office,
received Catholic mass books containing
Internal machines. The packages were
addressed from Toulon and apparently
contained an oblong box. The wrapping
paper around the supposed box was
taken off and the package was found
to consist of good-sized missal or
Roman Catholic mass book. At first
sight it was neat present to send to
the wife Of the president. Upon more
careful examination 1t was found that
the leaves of the missal, to outward ap-
pearances, had been stuck together with
varnish or mucilage. This caused q
still more careful examination OF tho
mysterious missal, and upon being
opened with the greatest care II Was
found that the interior Of the book had
been cut away in the manner sometimes
adopted by smugglers who desire to send
articles free Of duty through tho mails,
and who place them In followed out
book for that purpose. It was found
shat the interior bf the missAl contained
a powerful illuminate powder. No clue,
according to the police, has been found
to the sender of this internal machine,
though the postoffice authorities of Tou-
Ion, acting in connection with the Par.
isian police and with the police of Tou-
Ion, are said to be on the track Of the
perpetrators or perpetrator Of this out
rage.
LORD SALISBURY adhesion to the
triple alliance appears to have been
made with due regard to the protection
OF English interests in Egypt and India.
The conference Of the emperor and
Herr Won Biebenstein, Prussian minis
ter OF state, with Lord Salisbury, has
materially altered the whole course of
German foreign policy. Only q partial
indication OF the drift of the entente
concluded at Hatfield house has trans
pired, but enough Is known to suggest
that Lord Salisbury obtained assurances
from the emperor that the Franco-Rus-
sian projects against England's possess
sions in the east will be met with open
German support Of England. An entente
is thus established all around, the ar
rangement aiming at an Asiatic IS we'll
as a European equilibrium. Opinion
concurs that Lord Salisbury has got the
best OF the bargain, securing positive
check upon French schemes against the
Egyptian occupation and Russian en-
croachments in India without commit
ting England to armed Intervention in
support of Germany
The United States commissioners to
Europe for the Chicago exposition, are
in state OF high delight with the fiat
tering and enthusiastic reception they
have met with in England. From the
moment OF their landing at Southamp-
ton they were the objects OF unceasing
solicitudc and courteous attentions OF
all that Is best and most distinguished
In the London world. Their visit has
been an occasion for u continuous DEM
onstration Of good will, kindliness and
sympathy toward them and toward the
country and the cause which they rep
resent, which is but all the more marked
by reason of its absolute spontaneity.
From the outset they have been well
coined as friends and thrice-honored
guests.
THE execution Of young Boyland and
Dore, the two accomplices Of Mrs. Boy
land in the Courbevois murder, took
place on the Place de LaRoquette. Dore
walked calmly to the guillotine, but q
desperate struggle took place on the
scaifold. Boyland made no resistance.
Mrs. Royland has been granted re-
prieve. No sooner had the heads OF the
murderers been rolled into the basket
than the crowds surged forward and
with mighty rush broke through the
Gordon of soldiers and policemen and
began disgusting scramble for an op-
portunity to view the work OF the gull
lotine.
THE Lepdnt (Constantinople) Herald
telle most distressing story of the con.
dition Of the population in various dis
tricts Of Russia owing to the failure OF
the crops. The statements, which ap-
pear to be reliable, give a much worse
color to the position OF affairs than has
yet been realized; and IL matters are
only half as bad as depicted the conse.
quences will not be without important
effect on the grain, shipping and finan.
cial markets of Europe generally.
A TELEGRAM from Constantinople says
that a serious anti-Jewish riot has taken
place at Jaffa, where, for some time past,
Russian Jews have been arriving In
large numbers. A number OF Jews were
killed, much larger number injured,
and several soldiers were hurt.
THE manuscript letters OF Goethe tc
Frau VonStein are offered for sale by
Goethe's grandson. who asks $37, 500 fol
them. English and American bidders
are competing with the German govern
ment to secure the letters.
The official census of France shows {
total Of 3s,O95, $50. This is an increase
since the last census of 20s, ,5s4, the In
crease being in the urban population
the rural population having decreased
PROF. Koch has resigned all public
Offices held by him. This step is asst
ciated with the supposed disappointmen
over the unsatisfactory results of hi
discovery Of "tubercnlin."
FoRTY-NINE persons were killed by ,
collision of excursion trains in France
and 100 more injured.
A VICTORIA (B. C.) scaling schooner
was seized by the American cutte
Rush.