Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1886 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

One hundred natives and ten English persons lost their lives through the eruption of the volcano at Tarawaera, in New Zealand. F. H. Winston, late United States Minister to Persia, has procured concessions for the construction of important lines of railroad in the direction of the Afghan frontier. The Shah, as a guarantee, has granted a twenty years’ contract to Mr. Winston l; to develop all the riches of Persia. ” It has been definitely settled that the dissolution of Parliament shall take place June 24. Writs for the new election will be prepared meanwhile, and will be ready for prompt issuance on the day after dissolution, June 25. The elections should be finished by the end of July, and the new Parliament should be ready to assemble by August. If there should be a large Unionist majority. Mr. Gladstone will resign, and Lord Salisbury will then be summoned by the Queen to form a new Cabinet A hot fight will be made against Mr. Gladstone in liis own Midlothian district, hence he believes it will require all his energies in that; district There will probably be some changes in the Parnellite representation, several members having made known . their intention not seek re-election. There is no indication, however, of any weakening in the party discipline. Mr. Gladstone 'issued an address to the Midlothian electors, making a strong appeal for support in the coming contest and advocating a true union instead of the, paper union now existing, and which the Tories seek to continue. Over 200 American wholesale grocers jailed last week from New York for’a year’s tour in Europe. ' It is stated at Halifax on the best official authority that the British Government has issued orders to make no more, seizures of American vessels, except when the violation of the treaty of 1818 is so open and flagrant that It cannot.be .wiuked at. American capitalists are reported as forwarding large sums of money to aicl the movement looking to the seces.iou of Nova Scotia. Sporting notes: Irish Pat, Corrigan’s famous running horse, was dosed* by backers of the horse John Sullivan, in - Order to pi-e----vent him from starting in a race.'«t St Louis. Jack-Burke anti Pete Nolan foujjht six hard rounds at Cincinnati, but neither had the best of the fight John L. Sullivan” and Charles Mitchell will fight au eight-roumjf Tattle with gloves on the Polo grounds, New York, July 5, John Teenier and Jacob Gtudaur engaged in a seulHng race at Pullman, 111., which resulted in an easy victory for Gaudmir. -It is claimed that Teemer threw the race.