Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1887-09-03 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

NEWS NOTES.  W.!2 oftmehrtw with or, C0x.... ndnnth opinion.  RU,IA has not succeeded in her efforts to bring about a concert of the Powers in interfering with Prince Ferdinand, and expelling him from Bulgaria. While Germany and France agree with Russia in holding that both the election of the I'rince by the Sobranje, and his arrival in Bulgaria are illegal, it is maintained on the other band by Britain, Italy, and Austria, that no illegality attaches to the election, and that in the circumstances it is advisable to let events in the Principality take their course Considering the action she took in the case of Batoum, which the Berlin Treaty decreed to be an open port, Russia is the last Power having a right to complain about illegal procedure.  DEPLORABLE results have ensued from the riotous proceedings of the Belgian fishermen at Ostend. In order to prevent them making a murderous attack upon the English fishermen, who had gone into the port for the purpose of selling tikes of fish, an artillery detachment opened fire upon theca, killing two and wounding many more. The Ostend fishermen think that foreign fishermen should not be allowed to sell fish at their ports without paying duty. No duty is imposed upon Belgian fishermen who enter our Channel ports for the same purpose, though it must be admitted that English fishermen strongly dislike the presence in their waters of foreign rivals. It is the same on the other side of the Atlantic, where Canadian and American fishermen are always at loggerheads.  Ay unpleasant dispute has arisen in the Dominion of Canada with reference to the construction of a railway. On account of the Canadian Pacific Railway not affording an adequate opening for the conveyance of produce , and goods from Manitoba, the authorities of the province resolved on having a railway constructed from Winnipeg to the American frontier, whence a junction could be effected with the United States North Pacific Railway, and they immediately took steps to lay out the line and make compulsory purchases of land. But this step they could not legally take without the consent of the Canadian Government, which is opposed to the projected line, and a hot controversy is accordingly going on between the Manitoba authorities at Winnipeg and the Government officials at Ottawa. Sir John Macdonald, the Premier, has denied that he made any threat about asldng the aid of British troops to compel the obedience of the Manitoban authorities.  THE boat which put out against the captain's orders, with seven of the crew and six passengers on board from the Inman Liner City of Montreal when that vessel was on fire, has been more fortunate than was expected when last seen on the deck of the burning steamer. The castaways after being four days afloat and suffering much from the total want of water, were picked up by a German vessel and landed at Plymouth. The whole of the passengers have therefore been rescued from a calamity which might have resulted in the loss of many lives if a panic had taken place when the alarm of fire was first raised. It was also a German vessel that first took on board the 27,0 rescued passengers who were brought to Queenstown by the Furniss steamer York City.  Is 1. \.'