The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-18
Granting Money to the Returning
Communists
LABOR IN ENGLAND.
Turkeys Financial and. Po-
itical Difficulties.
NO ROYAL HOUSE-NO WCERoY
tBY CABLE TO THE HERA1D.1

Inc French Cabinet decided yesterday to reject
the first clause Of the committees Amnesty bill.
which extends the benefits of the bill to all persons
convicted of crimes and offences in connection with
political acts. Tho Minister Of Justice after
ward had an interview with the commit
tee lasting three hours but the committee
adhered to the original draft. The committees
port was road in the Chamber. which fixed
the debate on the bill for Thursday. Minister do
Marcere. replying to Q question, said the Paris
municipalities vote Of 100000. to assist the
returning Communists excellent in its object.
but faulty as regards legal form. The government
would propose similar grant M. dc Marcere APP
pealed to the Chamber to place confidence in the
government. and thus dispel the disquictude
inherent in the first stages Of the Isepublic.
This remark raised protests from the Left. Apropos
OF this discussion it is announced that the transport
Tage. from New Caledonia arrived yesterday at Brest
with 100 Communists on board. Tho republicans
were successful Sunday in the departments Of
Gard and Haute Loire in the second ballots to fill
vacancies in the Chamber Of Deputies. The Paris
correspondent OF the Times says that owing to tho
absence Of republican members Of one
Of the bureaus the reactionists managed
to appoint M. de Ia Fosse (Bonapartist to the
vacancy on the Electoral Inquiry Commission This
will possibly Illustrate the impeachment scheme.
secrecy is now impossible.
GERMAN PoLIcY.
Count Won Stolberg Wernigerode, Vice President of
the Prussan Ministry. has laid letter before Para
ment asking the House to sanction the arrest and
prosecution Of Deputy Frtzsche on . charge Of vio
lating the Socialist law It Is said Deputy Fritzsche
has quilted Berlin pending Pariaments decision in
his case Notice has been given in the German Par
lament of bill imposing higher duties upon iron.
The Posts despatch from Berlin says warrant has
stood the course will be adopted ward Deputy
'Haasslmann. "'The Reichstag disappro4es Of these
summary measures. There are indications that tho
pr6ectionts VIII take the initiative in proposing
feimpositon Of tho duties iron independently of
the governments measures on the Same subject.
The Daily NeUs' correspondent at Berlin tele-
graphs the following:-"If the comments Of tho
liberal press and Deputies o criterion
the request that tho Rcdchstag sanction
the prosecution Of Deputy Tritzsche will be indg-
nantly rejected. Tho National ZeitHxg declares 1t
would. undermine the very basis Of parliamentary
tnstitutions.'
HAS THE PIAeUR REACHED PARIS?
despatch to the Stasdari from Paris says sixteen
soldiers in barracks hear the Military School have
died Of typhus fever within few days
y'sSp' = vs. sTHE LIvERrooi srHIxE.
The strike atIfverpooi has practically collapsed.
Only about three thousand men attended yesterdays
meeting. which resolved to continue the strike In
the meantime work Is being resumed along the whole
line of the docks and going back to their
ployers in large bodies. The sailors continue to hold
out. The corn porters. who were on strike. have
given In. and work is resumed at The grain ware
houses. Ablebodied men from the workhouse arc
freely employed. There is strong feeling among
the masters that formal arrangement with the
laborers is impossible Tho strikers will be left to
return to work they gre individually disposed.
At meeting yesterday the mons delegates told
their clients they free - net they pleased
oTHKn LABoi TROUBLES
About six thousand wcavers arc out Of employ
ment at MaccesHcld account of the depression In
trade despatch from st. Petersburg to the Tcic-
graph says;-"A strike has occurred in two large
cotton mills here for increased pay and elimination
Of hours Of labor and the dismissal Of English fore
men. 1t is believed the movement will spread"
TURKEY ASp rHR FUTURE.
Marquis dc Tocquoville telcgraphs to CONSTANT
nople acceptance OF the financial project involving
loan to the Port. of eight millions sterling. Tho
Porte will request England and France to appoint
each delegates to the commission for administer
ing the customs. The army and navy will DO re-
duced to peace footing. Tho Porte has sent
Mukhtar Pacha instructions specifying tho maximum
Of concessions to DO made To Greece Turkey agrees
COnceSb1Ou
none from Albania because an insurrecton would
result from the surrender of any portion Of that ter
ritory to Greece. Rustem Pachs has declined the
Governorship of Eastern Roumelia. This meets
the views of Russia. who strenuously opposed his
sppointment.l
ON THK INDIAN FRONTIER.
A despstch from Calcutta yesterday statos that
there vas slight fall of rain In the Punjaub ON
Saturday but not sufficient to apprecisbly bencftths
crops or diminish the risk Of famine. which L. I'm
minent unless rain falls within q fortnight In
Dude and the Northwest Provinces tho situation Is
equally bad and there Is also some complaint from
Bengal.
In tho House OF Commons last night Sir Stafford
Rorthcote declared no not Of any intention
to establish royal residence in Ireland or to appoint
tho Duke of Connaught viccroy Of that country.
cADLx NOTES.
Tho Aoeacc Ruxsc OF st. Petersburg states that tho
differences between Russia and Roumania relative to
quarantine and tho passage Of troops have been ro
moved. but tho Arab-Taba affair is still unsettled.
Cardinal Manning Archbishop Of Westminster. has
arrived ut Rome. He had long and cordial inter-
view with tho Pope. who congratulated the Cardinal
on the progress Of Cathocicm in Grcat Britain and
discussed with him measures for its extension.
Weston reached Newark. in Noting hamshirc. at
quarter past three O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Ho
was thep 200 miles behind time.
Tho Hungarian Minister Of Finance has informed
tho Dict Of deficit OF ~. ooo.0 900 forms.
Colonel Colthurst. home ruler. has been elected
Member of Parliament for tho county of Cork by
$3.50 majority his nephew Sir George Cothurst.
. conservative and influential landowner
Tho Madrid CorresPondencsa statos that Count Tor
reno will become Minister Of Foreign Affairs. Tho
Standards despatch from Madrid says sehor sveiar,
tho present Minister OF Foreign Affairs. will become
Ambassador at Paris.
II Ia officially stated 1t Constantinope thai the pa
nor money known as Gaines will DO Immediately
withdrawn.
number of sailors have volunteered TO serve on
board tho African transports at css wages than those
for which they had been striking.
The Tass announces that the Pope has expressed