Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1886 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

The Colonial Exhibition, in London, was formally opened by Queen Victoria, who was enthusiastically cheered. A selected choir sang an ode composed by Alfred Tennyson for the occasion. Nearly all the members of the royal family were present Cases of cholera are reported at Venice and Vicenza, Italy. A dispatch from Burmah states that the insurgents have got possession of Mandalay and have destroyed by fire no less than four thousand housoa Among the buildings burned were the Chinese and Siamese basars. The hostility of the natives who remain loyal to tho dethroned King Thebau to the Chinese is intense, because of China’s openly avowed indorsement of Great Britain’s seizure of Burmah. Tho officers commanding tho British forces have telegraphed to Lord Dufferin, the Viceroy, that they are powerless to prevent the rebellious rioting of the natives, and have urgently asked for re-onforcemetits. John Rogers, manager for Miss Minnie Palmer, was arrested at London for threatening to fight a duel with Mr. Arnold, a member of “My Sweethcat” Company, whose attentions to Miss Palmer were not relished by Mr. Rogers.

Greece lias announced its intention to defend its territory against all advances by foreign soldiers. The Greek fleet has left Salamis, and the foreign squadron has returned to Suda Bay. All the foreign representatives except tho Russ.ian Minister have departed from Athens, and a gunboat has gone to Constantinople to take on board the Greek Minister. Two battalions Of the garrison at Athens have already started for the frontier, and the reserves at Yola and Velestino have been pushed to the front. There are indications that Thessaly will be the scene of the first hostile operations. Gen. Lord Wolselev has denied the statement attributed to him that if home rule were granted to Iroland he would resign his command for the purpose of leading an army of Ulster men to resist the new Irish Government, and that 1.000 other British officers would follow his example. The socialistic member of the German Reichstag, William Liebknecht, will make a trip to tho United States in September to agitate his views and raise collections. Gen. Wolseley con siders'G lads tone a traitor and refuses to have anything to do with him even to sit at the same table, and some of tho papers claim that the military support the General’s views on Irish affairs. In the event of war between Turkey and Greece it is probable that Russia will intervene as tho ally of Greece. Such intervention would probably be the commencement of serious complications throughout Europe. Germany, Austria, England, Prussia, and Italy have notified Greece that a blockade o 1 her ports has been ordered