Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-24
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the Franco-Russian good understandable,
have been propagated in Paris, and il i
triumphantly given out that Paris vii
soon have triple alliance of her own
Some color has been given TO the report
by meetings of prominent Spaniards ant
Russians at Biarritz. The Spanish
premier was summering there, and wher
his minister OF foreign affairs joined hin
there was thought to be something ii
| the wind Suspicious were greatly
heightened when the Russian minister
to France dropped in upon the pair
/ Still, it might easily have been that there
was but q coincidence, had not the sub
sequent announcement been made thai
the Grand Duke Vladimir was to pay
the Spanish queen regent ceremonious
visit at San Sebastian. When it was
further added that her majesty had
ordered the minister of war to be pres
emit at the interview, the gossips were
set wild. 1t is hard to say how much
there may be in it, but it seems scarcely
| possible that anything more is intended
than a bit of agreeable tiattery to Spain
| In the hope Of winning her good will.
Spanish pride would be stimulated by
an invitation to enter the field of Euro
pean alliances, but her serious financial
embarrassment would remain a power
ful argument in favor of her previous
policy of strict neutrality.
DETAILS of the recent floods in Spain
reveal frightful situation. In the
province OF Toledo the rush of water
was so great that hundreds were
drowned in their beds. Thousands
altogether must have persisted A large
number OF corpses still rest where they
were washed and epidemic is following
the slaughter by the food. Months of
terrible privations and extreme suffer-
ing are before the utterly impoverished
survivors. The crops are gone, the
cattle swept away, houses and house.
hold furniture ruined, and all that
would enable them to earn bread has
vanished beneath the torrents of water
which have rolled over the towns and
villages, fields and farms. Fresh corpses
are being discovered all the time The
bodies of sixty persons have been found
in the public hall, where they had been
overtaken by the flood in the midst of
wedding feast.
OFFICIAL reports indicate that there
will be short potato crop in several
countries in Europe, as well as a short
crop of cereals, and the representatives
of several foreign governments, as well
as the United States officials who are
familiar with the subject, do not hest
tate to express the belief that there will
be great suffering among the people of
other countries besides Russia, unless
the customs regulations shall be so mod
flied as to admit both vegetables and
breadstuffs from the United States on
more favorable terms. Whether that
will be done is still uncertain.
A VALPARAISO, Chilli, dispatch says
the reason Balmaceda lost the last bat
tie was due to inefficient generals who
disobeyed his orders. The imprisoned
officers who fought under Balmaceda
say this is fact and add that the presi-
dents troops were not as loyal as re-
ported to be. The provisional govern
ment has issued orders for the arrest of
all robbers, pillagers and slayers of con-
gresslonal sympathizers.
THE foreign ministers at Pekin have
urgently protested to the Chinese gov
eminent against the latest outrages,
those at Ichang on the Yang Use Kiang,
when the British consulate was de-
stroyed, the houses of Europeans were
burned, and there is serious talk of
naval demonstration.
TURKEY is heaping honors upon the
diplomatic representatives of France
and Russia in order to emphasize the
entente between the porte and the
Franco-Russian alliance. The sultan
will ask an explanation of England for
the feint of English sailors upon Nifty
lene.
AUSTIN BrDwELL, the noted American
forger, who was one of those who Sc
cured 81, 900, 900 from the Bank of Eng
land on forged bills of exchange, over
twenty years ago, will be released from
prison in February, the English govern
ment having cut down his time.
OFFICIAL reports ON the recent sink
ing of the steamer Taormina, by the
steamship Thessalia, off Cape Colonna,
show that only twelve of the siXty-fve
passengers were saved. An English
man and Frenchman, whose families
were drowned, have gone mad.
THE report that England had seized
Mitylene, in the mouth of the Darda-
nelles, in order to fortify it against the
advances of Russia, is denied. The
landing OF party OF British sailors for
days picnicking gave rise to the re.
port.
A SYNDICATE has been formed in
Hamburg, Germany, to construct abat-
toirs in Chicago, in order that Germans
may control the imports of American
pork into Germany.
MURDERS and outrages are of dali y
occurrence in southern Russia, the
peasants being driven to desperation by
hunger. Bands Of brigands roam the
country.
The Mexican reyolutionists under
Editor Garcia met the government
troops and were routed.
The efforts to reconcile Emperor
William to Prince Bismarck have COM
pletely failed.
A SCHOONER was wrecked off the
Hawaiian islands and all on board were
lost.
A PROFESSIONAL bandit has started
little revolution in Mexico.