The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-30
EUROPE.
The Glasgow Bank Directors.

GLASGOW, Oct. 30 -Workmen in five ship
building establishments have struck. Notices
are posted in the district colllerles announcing
further reduction in fortnight, OF six pence
per day. The men are now only receiving
three and one-half and four shlllngs per day.
for only five days per week, and mary FAMILIES
are destitute.
A crowd of depositors have decided to charge
the directors of the Glasgow Bank with en-
bezzement in addition to falsehood, frau1 and
imposition. Uoder this new 1ndictmens Dali
will be inadmissible.
Don Carlos C0ngratnlation 10 Isabella.
LONDON, Oct 29.-Don Carlos in letter to
ex.Qaeen Isabella, congratulates her on the
escape or King Alfonso and declares mat
demagoguery shfinks from nothing 10 the at.
tempt to destroy even princes whom it has, it.
self, placed on the throne, and VINO are forced,
perhaps unwllingly to be its slaves.
The Labor Troubles in Great Britain.
The Manchester Guardian publishes statistics
showing that about 60 per cent OF the looms
aud spindles in the Lancashire and Cheshire
cotton districts have stopped or are working on
short time
At meeting of agricultural laborers yester-
day, to protest against the proposed reduction
of wages in Kent and Sussex, it was stated
that thousand laborers had already struck
and the number would be increased to 5000 in
few days if the masters persisted in their de
sign. Between TO- 200 and 1000 will ultimate
ly be affected in the two counties The laborers
declare that the course of the farmers is op-
pressve, and threaten to emigrate to the
colonies.
Russia and the Berlin Treafy.
A despatch from Vienna says that Egg
land has addressed a protest to Russia against
her nOn-execGtion of the treaty of Berlin. But
the London Times in a leading editorial article
while admitting that the time had come when
some step must be taken, thinks that colec-
tive representation of the powers will be the
most efectual, and believes that France. Aus
tria and Germany will not hesitate to co-oper-
ate with England in protecting the provisions
of the treaty.
Alarming Illness OF Lord BeacsnsfeId.
London despatch says the air is heavy
with rumOrs concerning the illness of Lord
beaconsheld. Tha cabinet has been summoned
20 consider what should be done 10 case of his
Lordship's death. 1t is now known that after
the last meeting of the cabinet he was attacked
by an epileptic fit. He was compelled to re-
main for several hours in waiting-room be-
fore it was considered safe to transfer him to
| his carriage. He was driven to his home in
charge OF physician who has since admitted
ne had fears OF fatal results from the fatigue of
| ing announced that Lord Bsaconsfieli was in
| better health.
The Forte Wants to Know Why the Rus
SLAMS Have Returned.
| CoNsTANTNoPLE, Oct 29.-The Porte has
asked Prince Labanotf to explain the return of
the Russian troops TO the positions recently
evacuated by them, and also the refusal to
trict between Tchorlon and Adrianople. Co.
600 Russians have entered Roumelia BY way of
Bourjas.
War Talk OF Russian Journal.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 29.-The Golos says
II the Russian people were consulted they
the struggle. Despite the expedience of
DIPLOMACY to arrest the natural course of
historical development it is evident that an
inevitable crisis in the Eastern question has
arrived: There is no apparent prospect OF
| completing the organization of the Balkan
peninsula on the basis Of humanity and
justice without fresh war;
The Pail Mall Gazette Thinks the Berlin
Treaty Failure.
LONDON, Oct 29.-The Pail Mall Gazette
editorially declares that the treaty of Berlin is
failure, and that it will be impossible to
arrive at pacific solution on its lines and that
| the sooner this is recognized the better Peace
the arrest OF the reckless power which has
kept Europe in c0mm0tion for years past and
now threatens to break away from all laws
and all restraint. If this is only 10 be done in
for the bsneft of which all parties must pay
something it follows that we should not shrink
from any price of reason.
The International Walking Match
LONDON, Oct. 29-In the international
walk at Agricultural Hall the score at II
O'Clock tonight stood: Corkey pol miles, Brown
200, Grassland 200, Vaughan 1872, Weston 175.
HILBERT 1863, 4owes 1853, Croft 1853, Rowell 167
Trial of Alfonso's Assassin.
MADRID, Oct. 90 The police found eighteen
bottles of dynamite today in chambers near
Madrid. Three arrest have been made. The
trial of Juan Moncasi has been commenced.
He refused legal assistance, and an advocate
accordingly was appoiL ted by the court TO
defend him. 1t is considered proved that ne
had no accomplices. 1t is believed that the
| King will commute the sentence of death
which will doubtless be passed upon Moncasi
to penal servitude for life.
| Spanish Politics.
The committee of the constitutional party
have decided to bring forward very shortly after
the meeting of the Cortes test question
defeat on which would compel the resignation
of the cabinet The government however is
confident of majority. A cabinet council
under ths presidency of the King today dis
cussed for several hours the c0ndit ton of the
Catolorian workingmen's association. Des-
patches have been exchanged with Paris,
Vienna, Berlin and Rome with view to COM
mence on legislation against the Socialism.