Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-16
DEPRESSION IN THE COTTON DISTRICTS

LONDON, July 15.-Puolished statistics
shows the movement for reduction in the
out put is secondary in the cotton districts,
In addition to the depression at Blackburn
and Oldham already reported, 100000
spindles at Preston are stopped out of an ag-
gregate of 100000. One quarter of the
crington the works are very irregular, particu-
| larry in the weaving department.. Six thou
| sand eight hundred spindes are idle in two
mills, besides numerous other stoppages. In
the Leigh district 123, 900 spindles are work
ing on short time and 100000 are stopped
altogether. In Hazelingden district $4,000
spindles and 100 looms are idle.
FRANCE IN CENTRAL AFRICA.
PARIS, July 15.-The budget committee
of the chamber of deputies and the senate.
| rial committee have pronounced in favor OF
France taking an active part in the occupe-
ton of Central Africa. A commission to ex-
anime the project for uniting Algeria and
Senedal to Soudan by railroad has been ap-
pointed. It includes De Lesseps, various
senators and deputies and o number of en-
gineers.
HoNORs TO TIE PRINCE IMPERIAL.
LONDON, July 15.-After the statue of the
late prince imperial has been placed in
Westminster Abbey, and some other memo
rial erected with the funds contributed by
the British army, it has been resolved to vote
the surplus fund to the establishment of q
benevolent institution commemorative of
the prince. It is computed that the army
fund alone will amount to 100000.
GOOD OFFICES REJECTED.
CoNsrANT1NoPLE, July 15.-The Porte has
rejected the proposal of the British embas-
sador that England act as an intermediary
with the powers on the settlement of the
Greek frontier question.
MISCELLANEOUS.
LONDON, July 15.-Silver is quoted to- day
at 5lM pence per ounce.
GENEVA, July 15.-All the members of the
Orleans family met here on Saturday.
B1sMARoK's POLICY.
BERLIN, July 15.-The key to Bismarck's
present policy towards the Vatican will be
found in recent speech in which he said il
was praiseworthy under certain circumstan-
ces to fight quarrel out to bitter end, but
| when the ways and means presented them.
selves of toning down the acerbity of con
1ict, without affecting principles at stake, he
would not deem himself justified in neglect
ing such profered opportunity. In conse.
| quence of the retirement of DR.. Fak from
the ministry of ecclesiastical affairs, the
ecclesiastical laws have been referred to with
more ieniency, and this may ultimately have
the effect of procuring the recognition of the
ecclesiastical laws by the Vatican. Bills have
been introduced into the Bundesrath fol
the alteration of those articles of the
German constitution, by which legislators
must meet and the budget be voted annually
and by which the duration of parliament is
fixed at three years. The bill which proposes
to substitute biennial meetings of parliament
and biennial budget, have created great
sensation as tending to further free the gov.
| eminent from parliament control. The
technical reason alleged for the change is the
Inconvenience of two budgets, Prussian and
Imperial, in the same year. 1t was suggested
some time ago they might be taken up in
alternate years. The creation of depot for
the control of the imperial railways is also
regarded as step toward rendering the gov
eminent less dependent on parliament.
THE DAR1EN CANAL PROJECT.
RouEN, July 15.-M. DeLesseps in speech
recently declared that friendship between
France and the United States would facili-
tate the construction of the Darien canal.
He believed that the canal would be COM
pleted in five or six years. This is less than
his former estimate of time necessary for
the construction of the work. 1t is consid-
cred by some that DeLesseps would have
taken more prudent course if instead of
asking subscription of 4OO,OOO,OOO francs
for the canal, he had prepared small prep
aratory company to make a more complete
investigation. Paul Leroy Beaullers points
out that it is not certain that the Nicaragua
route has not the advantages that may here.
after lead to the creation of second canal
which would deprive DeLessep's enterprise OF
the trade of the two coasts of the United
States, upon which it relies for its chief
profits.