The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-01
Third Edition
THE LATEST.
FOREIGN.
War RumorS in the East.
COLLEGE BURNING AT DUBLIN.
War Rumors in the East.
COLLEGE BURNING AT DUBLIN.
Great Britain.
National Associated Press to the Star.


LIVERPOOL, Nov. 1.-The National Com
pany's steamship Helvetia, while proceed
ing on her voyage from Liverpool to New
York, ran down and sunk the British coast
guard cruiser Fanny, off Queenstown, at
o'clock Thursday morning. Seventeen per-
sons belonging to the Fanny were drowned.
The Helvetia was detained several hours,
but was finally permitted to proceed on her
voyage to New York On her return rigid
inquiry will be made as to the cause of the
accident.
BEACoNsFIELD IN BOUNCING HEALTH.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The report published
on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morn
ing last in the New York Associated Press
papers to the effect that Earl Beaconsfield's
health was seriously affected, and that he
had been Frustrated by an epileptic fit, was
purely fabrication and without the slight
est foundation. The Agent of the National
Associated Press has just had an in erview
with Earl Bcaconstield's Secretary, who de-
nies the statement in the most emphatic
terms, and says that his Lordship is in re-
markably good health; and further said he
could not conjecture why such malicious
report had been allowed to be published.
ALL BRAG AND BLUsTER.
PARIS, Nov. IA London dispatch says:
1t is thought not improbable that The pres
ent condition of the relations between En-
gland and Turkey on the one hand and
Russia on the other, strained and critical
though it be- may not lead to war. At
present, according 10 this view, England
and Russia are each engaged in game of
Dragging and bluster attempting to intimi-
date each other, but neither con- nemp plating
an open contest of arms. The article in the
Golos is thought to have been inspired for
this purpose by the Russian Government,
while the warike articles in the London
press are tolerably well known to have been
Indirectly sugges ed by persons high in the
confidence of the Government.
GLADSTONE DENoUNCEs AN AFGHAN WAR
LONDON, Nov 1.-At a Liberal demonstra
ton in Wales yesterday, Hon. Mr.. Glad
stone, in powerful speech, denounced the
proposed Afghan war.
BURNING OF A CATHOLIC COLLEGE.
LONDON, Nov. IA dispatch from Dub
lin sta es the Irish Catholic College at May
nooth, fifteen miles northwest Of Dublin
caught fire this morning and is still burn
ing.
DUBLIN, Nov. 1-2 P. M-Great grief is
felt here at the news of the burning of ST.
Pairlck's College at Maynooth The Col
lege was not only very large, costly and
handsome pile of Buildings, but was greatly
priced for its history and associations.
The College was founded by act of the
Irish Parliament in 1895, and its exclusive
purpose was the education of candidates for
the Catholic priesthood. From 1890 to 1915
$4,000 year was given by the Government
for its support. III 1915 the grant was
raised to E26, $50 per year, and 1900 given
for new buildings.
Under he Irish Church Act of 1869 this
gran, ceased, and the sum of t372, 331 was
given as compensa ion. There were twelve
professorshps and five hundred and twenty
s, ,udeEts.
France.
DISASTROUS FLOODS IN FRANCE.
PARIS, Nov. 1.-There have been heavy
floods and a great destruction of life and
property in France.
WANTS TO BECOME A CATHOLIC.
PARIS, Nov. 1.-The Universe states that
Margaret Rotlschild has applied for admis-
sion into the Catholic Church, as prelimi-
nary to her marriage with the Due de
Guiche.
DEATH OF POLITICIAN.
PARIS, Nov. Louis An oine GARNER
Pages the well known French politician, is
liz w do DOl IL az uIy lOJl,
1903.
The East.
RUSSIA AND THE AMER.
MONTREAL. Nov. IA cable special from
London says the Russian engineers have
been engaged in laying down telegraph
communication between Tashkenda and
the Afghan frontier The line is in process
of construction to Bokapara and karshi,
the headquarters of the Ameer's army;
thence 10 Tchardjoie. AS far as Samarcand
il is compile e. The Russian garrisons at
Petro and Alexandrovsk have been consid-
erably increased. Kaufman, the Russian
General, has been requested to present The
Ameer of Bokpara with a small steam yacht
for service on the River Oxus.
The principal defect in England's expedi-
tion to Afghanislan rests in her artillery,
medical staff and commissary.
THE MIsERIEs OF MOROCCO
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The U. s. Consul
at Tangier has transmitted dispatch to the
State Department, giving an account of the
fearful ravages of the cholerain The interior
of Morocco. The misery among The people
is great Business is almost completely
paralyzed and the cholera is sweeping over
the middle and southern provinces. Hun
dreds are dying of starvation. TO all these
lIiSolleS anu lCNSl dllu
their horrors.
INDIA IMPATIENT
LONDON, Nov. IA dispatch from Bonn
bay says the Indian public are much disap-
pointed over the postponement of advance
movement of the English troops to attack
the Ameer.
China.
sKIRMIsH WITH PIRATES IN HONG KONG.
SAN Francisco CAL, Nov 1.-The Occi-
dental and Oriental Steamship Company's
steamer Gaelic arrived yesterday afternoon
from Hong Kong
A party of about eighty pirates, we'll
armed, made an attack on a gold dealers
shop, in the expectation OF finding the
treasure brought by the American steamer.
The robbers were prepared to go to any
length to secure the money, as shown by
the desperate resistance offered 10 the po-
lice. The robbers extinguished the gas, not
only in Winplok street but in the streets