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Bruce Herald, Volume XX, Issue 2072, 14 June 1889, Page 3

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BRITISH AND FOREIGN. The 'Times" Berlin correspondent says a bitoh haa arisen at the Samoan Conference, the Ametican delegates disapproving of the form which the proposal for foreign control of the group has taken. They also disapprove of the German intention to inflict punishment oq Mat&afa. Further discussion will ba necessary before a settlement on these points can be satisfactorily arranged. The police prevented a Boulangist meeting at Aogouleme, and arrested 24 persons, including M.M. Paul Deroulede and Liguerre. /It is rnmonred at St. Petersburg that ; the Shah of Persia and the Czir have signed a secret convention by which the province ; of Dhorassam will be oeded to Russia in the case of war. la the event of the Shan submitting his commercial policy to Russian revision, Russia undertakes on her parb .to uphold the present Persian dynasty. .. Alex'. Sullivan denounced Dr Cronin as a personal enemy and perjurer/ and had him

expelled from the brotherhood. He is a British and not an American citizen. Le Caron baa assured Luke Dillon that Sullivan is the murderer of Dr Cronin. The evidence is threatening against Sullivan. At the inquest on the body of Dr Cronin it was proved in evidence that Patrick Egan was a member of the Executive of the Olan-na-Gael Society. The Cz»r has warned the Shah of Peroia that he will iuvade his territory if concefsions injurious to Russia are made to England. The commander of H.M.S. Surprise, which was damaged in a collision and went ashore off Syracuse, has been tried by court martial and acquitted. Lieutenant Cave was dismissed. The latest return of loss of life by the Johnstown catastrophe is 37,000. This is based on the fact that 13,000 eurvivoro have registered their names, while the estimated population of the district affected (in Connemaugh Valley) is 60,000. It is feared that all the rest have lost their lives. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Manning, Mr C. H. Spurgeon, Dr Temple (Bishop of London), Dr Vaughan (Master of the Temple), Messrs Gladstone and Morley, Lnrd Hartingtpn, and Lord R. Churchill are members of a committee appointed to consider the quest ou of a memorial to the late Father Damien, who died at his post among the lepers of Molokai, in the Sandwich Island. The Prince of Wales presided at the meeting. The committee purpose the establishment of a hospital at Molokai, and a leper ward in L mdon. They also propose that a commission of inquiry into the best means of dealiug with the disease of lep'osy should be held in India. • The Times,' referring to the visit of the Irish delegates, says that the forcible and reasonable criticism and utterances of the Melbourne press well deserve the attention of Englishmen, who will gladly learn of the agreggate Gladstonian contributions to Parnellite objects as compared with the contributions received through Patrick Ford (editor of the ' Irish World ') and Alexander Sullivan (of the Clan-na Gael organisation). If the movement is inßocent and laudable, argues • The Times,' why should Mr Dillon fear an inspection of the accounts ? The article further says that Mr Dillon may be expected to handle the "Victorians roughly after leaving the colony, as did Mr Healey after leaving New South Wales in 1883. The inquiry into the bursting of the reservoir at Johnstown, TJnited States, concluded on Monday, when a verdict was returned that the accident was caused by the criminal negligence of the owners. The lives of the latter were seriously menaced by the mob. ; All danger of pestilence break' ing out has now been averted. The amouut subscribed in aid of the sufferers is found to be inadequate for pressing want. The. ' Kolnische (Cologne) Zeitung ' states that the Czar has warned the Shah of Persia that if he made any further concessions to England of a nature unfavorable to Russia, it was quite possible that a hundred thousand bayonets would cross the Persian frontier. It is rumoured at Belgrade that ex-Queen Natalie's divorce Will be annulled, and that she will afterwards be proclaimed Queen regent. It is expected that if King Milan carries out his threat of returniug to the oity he will be arrested. He has postponed the date of bis return till the middle of July. The statue erected to the memory of Giordano Bruno, the Pantheistic philosopher, was unveiled at Rome on Tuesday, the ceremony being attended with great enthusiasm. The Pope is greatly displeased with the enthusiasm shown. Sullivan has refused to divulge what he did with the missing lOO.OOOdoI. of the Clan-na-Gael's funds on the ground that he does oot wish to inculpate Mr Parnell. It is reported in Berlin that diplomatic relations between Germany and SwitZ3rland have been suspended. It is rumored that Generals Vakoffsky and Anckoffare in Paris with the object of arranging political and military co-operation between Bussia and France without a formal alliance. Prince Nikita of Montenegro has given orders that the Montenegrin army is to be placed on a sevice footing at the shortest notice. He has assured Count Kalnoky, the Austrian Foreign Minister, of his desire to maintain cordial relations with Austria. Peace has been restored between the Mahomedam and European residents of the island of Crete. The Austrian Minister has received iastructions to withdraw from Servia.