People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1895 — TO END THE SITTING. [ARTICLE]

TO END THE SITTING.

CONSERVATIVES WANT DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT. Writs of Election for the Members of the New Cabinet Applied for in the House of Commons —Foreign News Items London, June 26.—Replying to Mr. Henry Labouchere,, member for Northampton, in the house of commons this morning, the Rt.-Hon. Akers Douglas, the conservative whip, said his party was anxious for a disolution of parliament at the earliest possible moment and hoped to be able Monday to make a statement on the subject. He then moved that new writs for election be issued in the cases of East Manchester, West Bristol, St. Georges, Hanover Square and West Birmingham, represented respectively by the Rt.-Hon. A. J. Balfour, the new first lord of the treasury; the Rt.-Hon. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the new chancellor of the exchequer; the Rt.-Hon. George J. Goschen, the new first lord of the admiralty, and the Rt.-Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, the new secretary of state for the colonies, all of whom have to be re-elected upon their appointment as cabinet ministers. The mention of Mr. Chamberlain’s name was greeted with cries of “Judas!” from the Irish benches. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS. H. Walter Webb, J. T, Hanrahan and Other Amerieans in Attendance. London, June 26.t-The fifth session of the international railway congress was opened at the Imperial Institute this morning by the Prince of Wales in the presence of representatives of all the leading railway systems of the world. For the first time In the history of the organization the proceedings are being participated in by delegates from the railways of the United States. An exhibition of railway appliances is being held In connection with the congress. The president of the congress is M. Dubois, administrator of the Belgian state railways. Sir Andrew Fairbairn is president of the English section.

Russian Bankerz Angry. Cologne, June 26.—The Gazette’s correspondent at St. Petersburg asserts that the leading Russian financiers are furiously angry at the action of Germany in supporting England in inducing China to refuse to accept Russia’s loan proposals in their present form. China’s nonacceptance of the proposals involves her withdrawal of her recent concessions to Russia in connection with the Siberian railway. France Looking for Conquest. Paris, June 26. —The Eclair referring to the conflict between French citizens and citizens of Brazil on the frontier of French Guinea, says that advantage must be t ken of the occurrence by France to formally claim the whole disputed territory and especially to annex the entire country as far as the River Amazon. Austrian Steamer Ashore. Trieste, June 26.—A dispatch received from Madras states that the Austrian steamer Thisbe, which sailed from Trieste on May 30 for Madras, is ashore on Sacramento shoal near Madras. The crew was saved. Baltic Canal Opens July 1. Kiel, June 26. —The Baltic canal will be opened to traffic July 1 to all vessels of a draught not exceeding 24 feet 8 inches.

Japanese Fortify Their Frontiers. London, June 26.—A dispatch from Tien Tsln says reports are correct that Japanese are fortifying the Tung frontier.