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Edinburgh Courant

Location

Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom

Date

Oct 29, 1884

Page

17

Marquis of Salisbury in Glasgow visit detailed

The Marquis of Salisbury spent most of the day at Blythswood House Glasgow and later met Mr Pearce at Elder & Co. Park Terrace. A large crowd greeted him as he toured and planned Conservative meetings at Andrews Hall and a north hall overflow audience. He would depart by special train to Blythswood and return that evening to address party supporters.

Marquis of Salisbury Blythsgou Yestern Blythswood House Grieu Conserva Aberdeen Mr Pearce Elder & Coo Park Terrace Glasgow Pearce O. Pearce Marquis of Pars Gwendoline Cecil Viscount Harpe Lothian Zalloway Lord Balfour J.C. Dalrymple Hay Ewing Archibald Campbell Wood M‘unne J. A Somervell Lorn Donald Macleod William Laird Frederick Wicks Hain At Park Terrace Andrews Hall Archibald Ill Association Earl of Kintore Lord Elechu Dalrymple Hay, Bart M.P James Somervell of Sorn Amon Marquissusbury North Seid Lord John Manners Jaars's Tower Lord Salisbury Britain Newcastle Daily Chronicle Marquis Yorkshire Post Scotland House of Lords Lord Salisbur Aberdeen Free Press House of House of Commons Representative Chamber Gladstone Liberal Party Inverness Courier Glasgow Herald Mr Gladstone Gladatone Lord Beaconsfield Dundee Advertiser Duke of Argyll North British Daily Mail St Andrew’s Hall The Daily Review

Wasp Wreck Recovery Reaches Land After Irish Island Loss

Letterkenny correspondent reports the body recovered from the Wasp wreck near Tory Island. the vessel grounded on Tuesday ashore at Inishmore. Heavy seas prevent conveyance to the mainland and hinder further search for survivors. no other bodies or wreckage yet found.

Letterkenny Tory Island Tuesast Pre Goout

Appointments fill War Office adjutant and QM roles

The War Office named Colonel G D K and Colonel C W Robinson to fill the vacant Adjutant and Quartermaster General positions respectively, replacing Colonels W F and Harrison who are on special service in Egypt. The Salisbury explosion is treated as a hoax with coarse blast powder found nearby. A Spanish coast inquiry reports the steamship Woodarde wrecked after quarantine delays and fumigation. Associated Chambers of Commerce members tour Bilston steel works and nearby caverns, then visit Castle. A train robbery investigation at Sandbach details a stripped coach and two suspects linked to a first-class car theft.

C. W. Robinson Bri Peint War Office W. F Harrison Egypt Salisbury Council House Htaser Benaviook Board of Trade Sunderi Woodarde Associated Chambers OF Comurace Associated Chambers Wrmherce Sixffordshie Steel Logot Company Bilston Earl and Countess of Fetch Crewe Hodgkinson

Egypt and the Sudan Doxcota Dispatches Oct 1

Two hundred sixty nine mounted infantry under Major Gough reach Dongola and join boats at Tangoor after a satisfactory voyage with loaded craft. Stores for the Staf fordshire Regiment pass Dal. hospital camp may form between Wady Halfa and Dougola. Suakim reports quiet near Handoub and Berber road talks with Amara and Hallenga sheiks. Cairo jail outbreak recapture updates. Lord Northbrook commends Warder Sherwin for bravery.

Doxcota Gough Dongola Tangoor Staffordshire Dal Wady Halfa Dougola Farras Bey Sir E. Wood Suakim Beniamar Massawah Handoub Cairo Sranparp Telecram

Franco-Chinese War Update Seizure of Keelung Described

The Liberté reports Jules Ferry told ministers the Keelung mine seizure would end hostilities and force peace soon. It says Foochow bombardment was a reprisal and Formosa occupation backed their demands. A Courbet despatch on Keelung's capture is due tonight.

Liberté Elysee M. Jules Ferry Council of Ministers Keelung Foochow Formosa Pass Courbet

Lords Northbrook holds meeting with Mudirs and sheikhs in Alexandria

In Alexandria Lord Northbrook chaired a gathering of Mudirs and principal sheikhs to gauge overall sentiment and how Mudirishs operate. The event followed updates from Sir Evelyn Wood about the Ghizen passing the Cataract and discussions with Mr Rowsell on estate management and yields.

Tiates Alexanaria Lord Northbrook Evelyn Wood Wady Hall Ghizen Dabelabka Rowsell Domaina Caisse M. Barriere International Tribunals

Cholera Reports Across Italian Cities

Communications from Greon Genoa and Rome detail new cholera cases and deaths within the last day. Data include 49 cases and 19 deaths in Greon, 82 cases and 28 deaths since yesterday, 12 deaths in Genoa, 33 cases and 18 deaths in twelve hours, and a fatal case in Rome.

Greon Genoa Rome Venice Thursall Money U.s.gov Berlin Weepenee Setae Pitaiss Union Telegraph 55Thio Mississippi Ord Wabash St L Pact Kiladelphia Reading Nion Pacific Central Pacific Central Pacific Bunda New York Central Illnois Chicago Sanada Southern Louisville Nashville Hic Mil St Paul Seecetece St Pacf Aeeenseeee N. Y Ont, & W. Ord WeaverShares Northern Pacific Canadian Pacific Wissouri Texas Delaware & Lakawanna Michigan Central O and N.western

New York Stocks Open Weak Then Drift Lower

New York Oct 2 stocks opened weak with a later reaction that failed to sustain gains and prices edged down toward the close as market sentiment remained soft.

New York

RUMOURED FRANCO GERMAN ALLIANCE DENIED

A Brewin dispatch reports repeated claims of a Franco German alliance are false. The Daily Chronicle cites the National Telegraph and the Figaro as insisting on the alliance, but the article states these statements are erroneous.

German Embassy Mission to Persia Expected at Resht

The German Special Embassy to the Shah is due in Resht on Friday. The Shah’s Court attaches unprecedented importance to the mission and plans high honours for its permanent retention. A guard of four infantry companies, cavalry escort, and a military band will meet the delegation at Kazvin, with Salazar Palace lavishly prepared for the occasion.

Persia Teneran Resht Kazvin Salazar

Russia and Turkey Dispute War Indemnity Claim

St Peterssors reports the Journal de Petersbourg calls the République Francatee statement that tensions arose between M Nelidoff and the Porte over the war indemnity due by Turkey to Russia a pure invention.

St Peterssors Journal de Petersbourg République Francatee M. de Nelidoff Porte Rasesa

Blaine Campaign Tour Reaches Dayton and Cincinnati

Blaine arrived in Dayton Ohio where he reviewed a pro Blaine procession and spoke to large crowds. He visited the Soldiers Home and headed to Cincinnati for events while an Irish American Republican convention forms there. Cameron travels to Cleveland as attention shifts to Ohio politics and a Republican majority is anticipated. Hendricks travels to Louisville for the Southern Exhibition amid rain and strong reception.

Dayton Ohio Blaine Hamilton Cincinnati Indiana Iowa Cameron Pennsylvania Cleveland Hendricks Louisville Kentucky

Berseers Exiled From Brussels to Paris Amid Socialist Protests

National director M Marche left Brussels at midnight for Paris after an expulsion decree was enforced. A farewell lunch at the Grand Hotel preceded a large Socialist procession to the Vaxxa offices and Station de Midi. The crowd sang Marseillaise and Vive la Republique while police divided the cortege.

Serche Expu Zion Sation de Midi Marsellerie

Public debt totals 1,425,467,055 dollars

The September decline reached 12,047,039 dollars. The International Meridian Congress opened in Washington with Admiral Rodgers presiding. Actor John M. Cullough exhibited signs of mental weakness during a Chicago performance prompting cancellation of all engagements.

Afghan Frontier Commission to Proceed to Meshed

The British division led by Sir Peter Lumsden and including Major Barrow Mr Stevens Assistant Commissioner Mr Herbert and Nawab Hassan Ali Khan will depart for Meshed tomorrow. They travel with 40 irregular cavalry and a Mehmandar amid warm hospitality from the Shah in Teheran.

Lord Salisbury's Defence and Lib Scot Campaign Reactions

The Times and other papers assess Lord Salisbury's Glasgow address. They praise its vigor and independence for the Lords while challenging the premise of a constant clash with the Commons. Editorials call for restraint, unity, and timely action on Franchise and Redistribution bills amid party debates.

Debate on House of Commons power and constitutional reform

The passage argues against an independent hereditary Upper Chamber that can thwart the elected House. It contends such a structure is foreign to free government, dangerous to constitutional government, and insults the elective system. It warns public opinion will compel both chambers to reform.

the Times Lord Salisbury House of Lords House of Commons Representative House Commons Lord Palmerston Lord Russell Duke of Wellington Lord Lyndhurst Glasgow Mr Gladstone Daily Telegraph The Daily Chronicle Lord Salsbury Ireland Cape South Africa Egypt Liberal Party Daily News Lords Morning Post Scotland Marquis of Salisbury Mid-Lothian Conservation Newcastle Daily Journal Hia Spoonenta

Franchise Demonstration in Dumfries

A franchise demonstration occurred in Dumfries with a 1 PM march from Dock Park led by trades folk and mounted country ploughmen. At 3:30 PM a mass meeting issued two platform resolutions supporting Gladstone's Franchise Bill and denouncing Lords for blocking it. About 2500 attended, with mottoes and imitations of Gladstone and Salisbury.

Dumfries Dock Park Robert Jardine M.P Ernest Noel Heron Maxwell J. C. Lormer Edinburgh Gladstone Saliabury Dumfrieshire Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkcudbright Commons House of Parliament House of Lords House of Commons

Criticism Letter Advances to Sir M. Wilson MP

A Yorkshire correspondence items criticize Sir M. Wilson for remarks at Skipton blaming Liberal peers. Letters from Hawke of Wighill Park press for correction of reported speech calling Liberal peers “born idiots” and mock the Radical tone.

Wighill Park Tadcaster House of Lords Skipton Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Duke of Devonshire Orga of Ripon Earl Fitzwilliam Mowbray Enlock Auckland Derwen Houghton

Maamtrasna Tragedy and Ireland News Roundup

Ireland reports name suspects in the Maamtrasna Joyce family murders including a psymaster, his son, and a third man. motives linked to sheep stealing and Joyce’s alleged gun threats. Other items note Castle Island expulsion of president Kenny, Duke of Cambridge visits Belfast, Limerick police tax debate, and Strabane race grandstand collapse with injuries but no fatalities.

Maamtrasna United Ireland Joyce Harrington M.P John Joyce Castle Island Thomas Bateson Belfast

Submerged Roadway Causes Liverpool Traffic Halt

A section of Church Street Liverpool collapsed under the tram line and traffic stopped. The issue was blamed on a portion of the Mersey Tunnel beneath the site. In Croydon, Rev Charles Frederick Grey faced indecent assault charges involving two Chelsea boys. He was found with them at West Croydon Station and remanded after admitting to kissing them but denying further offenses.

Church Street Liverpool Mersey Cnarce Anaixst Aa Cuiererman Croydon Charles Frederick Grey Gladestry Radnorshire

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