Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1886 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

French papers assert that Lord Salisbury is working for an English-German-Austrian alliance to offset a possible RussianFrench compact. The Czar is negotiating with the Shall of Persia for an alliance. He is also negotiating a loan of 300,000,000 rubles at Amsterdam. A cable dispatch reports that the British Cabinet has decided on introducing a large Irish land measure if file support of the unionists can be secured. The unionist support is, however, considered doubtful. In the event of the measure being choked by Hartington and Chamberlain the Government will propose the following programme: First. Reform of the procedure of the House of Commons amending the cloture rules, in anticipation of Nationalist obstruction. Hecond. A resolution or a short bill strengthenin'! the hands of the Executive in Ireland, ostensibly for the preservation of law and order. Third. The proclamation of the National League. These precautionary measures, it is stated, would be introduced to pave the way for general remedial measures, by preventing intimidation by the majority, aud the free expression of public opinion. Tlie ravages of cholera in Yokohama and Tokio, Japan, are appalling, the deaths in the former city from the disease averaging about fifty a day. The weather is the hottest experienced since 1871. The policy of Mr. Gladstone’s following, says a Loudon dispatch, is that uutil the dissenting Liberals repent in dust and ashes, aud declare themse ves ready to submit and accept the leadership of Gladstone on Mr. Gladstone’s own terms, renewed friendship will be impossible. A riot occurred at the Belfast shipyard between tlie Orangomeu and the Catholics, and a number of men were so severely hurt that they had to be removed to hospitals. The Inspector General of the Irish constabulary was ordered to proceed to 1 lie city to preserve the peace, and the taverns were ordered to close. Additional information has been received anent the volcanic eruptions in New Zealand No further loss of life is reported, but no human being approaches the vo canoes Borne of the cauldrons have boiled themselves out, others are still steaming. A volcanic cone thrown up in Lake Rotom&haua has attained • height of 600 feat