TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Bruce Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 1759, 18 June 1886, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. (By Cablk.) (Reutkr's Spectal.) London, June 14 The newspapers declare Mr Gladstone's manifesto to his constituents to be weak. The Vatican has advised the Bishops to abstain from taking part In the approaching political strife. Moonlighters in the South and West of Ireland have organised themselves into a body with a Central Council of Control. The ex- King of Bavaria is now a raving maniac. Chloroform had to be resorted to to place him in a strait jacket. The Queen's Proctor has not yet interfered in the Crawford-Dilke divorce case. It is reported that the woman Fanny, mentioned so frequently in the evidence, has been spirited away. Mr Gladstone has issued a manifesto to the electors of Midlothian, in whioh he urges that the only policies to be pursued in regard to Ireland are in the direction of an autonomous government for that country, and measures of coercion for the repression of outrages. 'He argues chat the former will strengthen the Union, tend to extinguish feuds, develop the resources of Ireland, redeem the honor of Great Britain, anrl remove the reproach of the civilised world. Serious rioting has taken place at Sligo between the Catholics and Protestants, the former being the aggressors. The dwellings of Protestants have been wrecked and shops sacked. The disturbance was of so serious a character that the military were called out to quell the outbreak. A further outbreak is feared, and reinforcements of troops have beeu dispatched to the scene. The Fenian brotherhood have issued a manifesto in which they declare the dynamite truce which has existed for some time past is now at an end. June 15. News has been received that the German, British, and United Statea Consuls in Samoa, have issued a joint proclamation declaring the authority of King Malietoa over the Samoan group. The Marquis of Salisbury states that his party will not oppose the re-election of any Unionists. There is great mortality from fever amongst the British troops stationed at Assouan. M. de Freycinet has given a definite reply re the New Hebrides question — that the French Government do not intend to depart from the terms of the Pacific Convention. Munich, June 14. Ex-King Louis of Bavaria, who recently became insane and was deposed, committed suicide to-day T>y throwing himself into tbe lake at Stamberg, a suburb of this city, where he has been under restraint. One of the Court physicians who was in attendance on the ex-King, in attempting to rescue him, was also drowned. A violent struggle took place between his Majesty and the doctor before the King succeeded in drowning himself. Prince Otto, brother of the late Louis 11, haa been proclaimed King, but as hia Majesty's mind is also deranged, Prince Luipold (uncle of King Otto) has been appointed Regent. Ottawa, June 15. Telegrams are to hand announcing the total destruction by fire of Vancouver, a town on the Canadian Pacific railway. Upwards of a thousand persons have been rendered homeless by the conflagratiou.