Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1885 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]
FOREIGN.
Advices from False Point, India, say that the recent cyclone destroyed 50J villages. Veissel Pasha, the Turkish commander in Albania, telegraphs tho Constantinople authorities that ho has completely defeated the insurgents and captured and promptly hanged the most prominent of their leaders. Spain’s claims to the occupancy of Yap have been acknowledged, and in return Spam has granted Germany free navigation of the waters in and around the Caroline Is ands. The number of emigrants from Germany during the first eight months of 1885 was 31,0)0 less than for the corresponding; period of last year. The death occurred in Paris, France, of the Hon. Fred Ha?saurek, of Cincinnati. Mr. Hassaurek was one of tho best known German citizens of tho West, a newspaperi publ sher of prominence, and a suceesslu author. The social purity movement founded on the revelations made by tho Pa' M ill Ga zztlc is steadily increasing in strength, and is now headed by the Methodist Church. Meetings are being held to organize a general system of boycotting tradesmen and commercial houses managed by men of repu ed immorality. The President of the Hungarian Council, itt answer to the charge that t e Boumeliau rising had been arranged, at the recent meeting of the Emperors, says that no matter was discussed at either of tho imperial meetings that had any bearing whatever on tho Bulgarian union. Ho says, also, that Austria has no Intention of increasing complication by occupying Turkish territory.
