Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-19

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nres in Wales and Sweden-various For
elgn Notes.
DISTRESS ACROSS THE WATER
LONDON, Dec. 1S.-In the house of commons
last night, the homo secretary, answering an
inquiry whether it was true as reported that we
are now face to face with such q crisis of dis
tress as this generation has never known, said.
though much distress unhappily prevailed
among the laooring poor, the description of it
IN the question was exaggerated. There was
nothing to cause unnecessary alarm. He read
kilograms from the head of the board of super
vision at Edinburg and mayors of Liverpool
and Manchester stating that the ordinary means
OF relief were at present sufficient to meet all
necessities. He had not had time to INQUIRE
into the condition of the coal and iron dis
tricts.
at birmingham meeting, convened by the
mayor was held yesterday to consider the best
means to relieve the distress which is declared
to be exceptionally severe and increasing daily
The mayor was requested to organize means
for raising and distributing relief
At Sheffield 1000 children and 5000 adults
received beds last week. The mayors relief
fund amounts to $4,000.
At Stockton the distress is increasing. Hun
dreds of families of iron workers are destitute
and an influential committee is canvassing for
subscriptions and contributions.
At Stoke-on-Trent great distress prevails
which Is enhanced by the severity of the cold
The distress committee is unable to keep pace
with the demands.
At Burslen a meeting was called by the
mayor yesterday to take measures to alleviate
the distress.
Great want is being felt in North Stafford
shire.
At Edinburg deputation of unemployed
men waited ON the magistrates and asked for
employment. The magistrates authorized the
street inspectors to give them work.
AT Glasgow the depression and distress are
unexampled. The streets swaruling with
IDLE and starving men, women and children,
The lord provost and magistrates are organic
ing very thorough relief for the most urgent
distress
Dundee dispatch says there is much misery
IN that part of Scotland. No adequate meas
nfes Tor relief have been organized in the north
ern part of the country, where the fishermen
and agricultural laborers are destitute.
AT Manchester vast numbers of the middle
class poor, who will not appeal to charity, are
suffering keenly.
Liverpool dispatch says it is many years
since the working classes endured such distress
and priration.
AT Bristol there large numbers OF unem-
ployed and much suffe ing.
AT Nigan there is considerable distress among
the better class of mechanics and workmen.
Molverhampton reports much distress.
Throughout South Staffordshire food. Goals
and clothing are distributed.
Fox, Walker q Co., Of the Atlas engine works
at Bristol, have failed. liabilities $50. 600.
Zublna Co., iron ore importers of Cardiff
and Newport, have failed in consequence of the
stoppage OF the tin plate works of Booker &
Co., near Swansea whose bills Zubina 4 Co.
held to large amount. This failure viii con-
siderably increase the liabilities of the West of
England and South Wales District bank,
Adyices from Stockholm state that another
hrm, l. Hirsch, has failed, with 5000. DOC
crowns liabilities, its difficulties having arisen
through the fall in the price of iron, and also
from improbable speculations in buildings and
lands. The assets are reported sufficient. The
Times says: Firms which have lately failed
are believed to have been kept going by banks
long after they should have gone into iauida.
ton. A rather better feeling prevails in Swe.
den now, but it is feared the bank managers
there have been no wiser than in other parts OF
Europe, and hold too many securities and toe
small proportion Of capital.
VARIOUS FOREIGN NOTES.
LosDos, Dec. 1S.-A st. Petersburg dispatch
says the Russian mission at Cabul has been
formally and officially withdrawn.
The council of the home rule league passed a
vote of confidence in DR.. Butt only one mem
Der dissenting.
CoSsTANrINopLE, Dec. 1S.-The Serviaps and
hiontenegrins have concentrated on their re-
spective frontiers, and the Turkish command
ers nave been ordered to watch their move
ments.
The American consul will wait some DAYS for
the Portes reply to his call for the charges
against RomeT, and then if be fails to receive
an answer, will release Romer.
LONDON, Dec. 1S.-Gladstone has intinatcd
MS Intention to come forward as a candidate
at Midlothian, at the next election. for the
house of commons.
VERSAILLES, Dec. 18.-The Senate has adopted
the budget of expenditure.
LAHORE, Dec. 1S.-An official dispatch states
that Gen. Brown commenced his march to JeI-
alabad, yesterday, which place he hopes to
reach on the Doth inst.
CoNsTAN11NoPLE, Dec. 1S.-If Greece and
Turkey do not agree upon the frontier oues-
ton, the Porte proposes to submit the differ
ences to the decision of the European powers
BERLIN, Dec. 18.-Bayard TAYLOR continues
to Improve. He left his bed to-day.
LONDON, Dec lS.-A dispatch from Constan-
tlnopie says it is stated Russia will not oppose
the scheme for the loan guaranteed by En-
Is settled simultaneously.
The Porte has notified the Servian envoy that
the Servians have burned some Turkish villages
BERLIN, Dec 18.-The Prussian chamber of
deputies adopted resolution asking the gov
eminent to transfer the control OF the Prussian
railways to the empire as speedily as possible
Maybeck, minister of commons, promised con
currence.
ROME, Dec. lS.-The new cabinet is constl-
tuted exclusively from members of the left, as
follows: Defrites, president of the council,
munster OF the interior and minister of foreign
affairs nd interim; Tajani, minister of iustice
Gen. Mas De LaRoche, war; Admiral Ferraci
marine; Mezzanotto, public works; Magliani.
hnance; Coppino, public instruction: Maiorana
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