Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-18
FOREIGN.
TIE CASE OF RoxrR.

hoHelCh. III
TIE CASE OF RoMER,
Constantinople, Dec. ls.-Ths American
consul will wait some days for the porte.
reply to bis call for charge, against Romer.
and then ii he fails to receive an answer.
will release Romer.
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.
London, Dec lS-Thc counsel of ,hs
home league passed vote Of confidence in
Dr. Ban Qn'y' ne member dissen,ed.
WATCH 'EM.
Cnnstsntin0ple, Dec lS.-Tnc servjaps
and M"n'eDeprins have concentrated on
their respective frontiers. Turkish com.
manders have been ordered 10 watch their
movements.
FAILURE
London, Dec. iS.-Sesbins s. Co
iron ore importers Of Cardiff and Newport,
have failed in consequence of the s,oppaRe
Of the tin plate works of Booker and Co..
near Swsnsea, whose bills Seubina s. Co..
held TO large amount. Thus failure will
considerably Increase the liabilities Of tie
west Of England and South Wales district
bank.
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
London, Dec. l8.-Advices from Stock.
holm state that another firm, /. Hirsch, has
failed with three million crowns liabilities
its difficulties having arisen through the fall
in the price Of iron and also from, unp.of.
liable operations in buildings and land.
The Times says the firms which have late
ly failed are believed to have been kept
going by banks long after they should have
gone into liquidation.
Rather better feeling prevails in Sweden
now, butt IS feared the bank managers there
have been no wiser than in other parts Of
Europe, and hold too many securitie. and
too small . proportion of capital.
DISTRESS IN ENGLAND
London, Dec. l8-In the house of COM
mons last night the home secretary, answer
ing a question whether it is true al report
ed that.we are now face to face with. such q
crisis of disasters as this generation has new
er known, said ,ha: thouk h much distress un-
happily prevailed among the laboring poor
the description Of it nnquestionably was ex.
aggerattd. There was nothing to. cause un.
neces.ary alarm. He read kilograms from
the head o the board ofsuperyisors Of Edin'
burg and the mayor Of Liverpool and Man
chester stating that the ordinary means o
relief were at pre'ent adequate to meet the
immediate necessities.
Aid Is being presented at the principal
trade scenters throughout the kingdom, and
an influential committee is canvassing for
subscriptions and contributions.
At St.ke-on-Tent great distrefs prevails,
which is enhanced by the severity Of the
cold,. The distress committee is unable to
keep pace with the demands.
At Burslem meeting was called by the
mayor Yesterday to take measures to al evi
ate the distress. Great want is being felt in
North Staffordshire,
+ Al Edinburgh deputation Of unemployed
men waited on the managers 10 authorize
the. street inspectors to give them work.
At Glasgow the dep, easion and distress is
unexamplcd. Streets are swarming with
idle and starving men, women and children.
II lord provost and magistrates are or
Ranizing very thorough relies for the most
urgc,t di-tress.
"A Dundee dispatch says there is much
misery in that part of Scotland. No ade-
qua,e measures for relief have been organ.
ICED in the northern part Of the country
where fishermen and agricultural laborers
are destitute! -
At Manchester vast numbers Of the mid.
die clars poor, who will not appeal to chari.
", are suffering keenly.
:, AZ L,serpoorit is many years, since the
working Glasses endured such distress and
Privatlon. .,.,,+,-,..,,ze,~y
AT Bristol large numbers are uncmploy.
ed aud much sui Gsriug. g.----------
AT Migan considerable, distress prevails
among the better class Of mechanics and
workmen.
At, Woiyerbampton there is much dis.
,ress also throughout South StsfIordshirc,
and loods eoals sod clothing rscbeirg dn'
lfjUuted a. -s..~ ~ $. ~ A-&1 =. 81 s~sr
FAILURE
LondeH. Dec. l6.-kox, Walker s. Co.
Of the Atlas Engine Works, Bristol hayt
failed. Liabilities sixty Thousand. poGnds
wlTnDRAwN. -.
St. Petersburg, DecI Is. -The Russiar
| division at Csbul has been officially with
dtsGaA / 81 !; Oh Z.
TELEcRAPHlc 9Rev.TIEs
TEMPERANCE TEA PARTY.
New York, Dec. s-The cau.e of TEN
perance found earnest and able exponents
last evening in social gathering that tool