Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-15
FOREIGN FLASHES.
DEPRESSION IN ENGLISH COTTON
TRADE.
Revival in the Iron Trade-llIness Of the
Pope - Conference of Miners - The
Chili-Peruyian War - Panama
Canal Scheme - From
South Africa.
Minister Welsh,

minister w elSn.
LONDON, August l4.-Minister Welsh
has gone to Osborne, probably to pre-
sent to the Queen his letter of recall.
Riot in serajevo
SERAJEvo, August IA mob Tues
day attempted to plunder the military
store, and collected threateningly before
the barracks. Many arrests were made.
During the fire many cartridges ex-
ploded in the burning houses. The re-
port that the fire is not yet ex-
tinguished, refers to the smouldering
ruins. The shops which escaped de-
struction are reopened.
Depression in the Cotton Trade.
LONDON, August 1.-two OF the prin-
cipal cotton manufacturing firms in the
Dale district Glasgow have given
notice of a five per cent. reduction. This
makes twenty per cent. reduction since
the beginning OF the depression. These
are the only mills running on full time.
1t is feared that the rest OF the mills,
which are running only four days week,
will follow, reducing the operators to
the lowest condition.
Revival in the Iron Trade.
In consequence OF the active Ameri-
can demand, every large iron making
district in the Kingdom is showing un-
mistakeable signs OF revival.
Illness of the Pope.
ROME, August 1.-THE health and
strength of the Pope have yisibly de-
clined. His physicians insist on the
necessity of an immediate change of air,
but the Pope refuses to change his resi-
dence at present.
Conference of Miners.
LONDON, August IA conference oi
delegates representing two hundred
Thousand miners was held in Manchest-
er, yesterday, Mr.. Macdonald being
president. The conference pointed out
that there was some opening for the
miners in the United States, as during
the recent depression in mining indus
try in Pennsylvania and elsewhere a
number of men sought other employ
ment. A resolution was unanimously
passed in favor of emigration TO the
United States.
The Chili-Peruvian War.
New YORK, August l4.-The Star and
Herald, of Panama, says that Chill loses
over 81 100000 by the recent raids OF the
Peruvian war ship HussCar. Calama
has been evacuated 10y the Chilians and
all their forces concentrated at AutOfO-
gasta, preparatory, it is said, to a descent
upon the Peruvian coast. Business III
Peru and on the whole coast is utterly
demOrallzed.
From South Africa.
LONDON, August IA special from
South Africa, dated Port DurnfOrd, July
-, says: King Cetewayo made another
effort to-day, to ascertain whether his
liberty would be granted him if he sub
mitted. He said he had been completely
deserted by his warriors.
Panama Canal Scheme.
LIVERPOOL, August l4.-Of the S00,-
600 shares in the Panama canal scheme
put on the market, says the Courier,
about 10000 have been applied for, and
these chiefly through the syndicate sup
porting the scheme. Despite this un-
doubted failure, it is known in finance
circles that De Lesseps, backed by the
members OF the French syndicate, isde-
termned to persevere with the project.
PARIS, August l4.-The BOWse says:
De Lesseps has received proposals from
responsible American quarters offering
to take up shares of the Pansma canal
enterprise not subscribed in France.
Negotiations are now pending.
Financial Matters in Montreal.
MONTREAL, August l4.-With the ex-
ception of the Bank of Commerce there
was a fall all round in bank shares,
MolseDs depreciating3 3! per cent, and the
Bank of Montreal per cent. from yes
terday. The fall in the latter was in
consequence Of the failure of Mclnness
IL Co., burned out in the Hamilton fire.
Their Indebtedness to the bank is $780,
600, of which S360,000 was direct and |
S5OO,OO0 indirect. The firm has offered |
forty cents on the dollar which will like
" be accepted by the bank, the chief
creditor. X. s. Ross, official assignee,
OF this city, has gone to Hamilton to
take charge of the affairs OF Mclnness |
for the bank.
Quebec Railroad Troubles.
QUEBEC, August l4.-The inter-colon-
ial train was allowed TO run through to-
day, as the unemployed men resolved
to submit their claims to the arbitration
OF Dickson and the management OF the
line.
international Code Congress.
PARIS, August l4.-At the Interna-
tional Law Conference, to-day, Herr
Ralmsen, OF Amsterdam, in discussing
the law OF afreightment, said there
would be very material differences in
regard to the questions of freight on the
Continent, England and the United
States. The Conference then discussed
a paper on a uniform standard OF
weights, which proposed that a stone
consist OF 10 pounds, a hundredweight
100 pounds, and a ton 1000 pounds.
The matter was referred to a committee.
A Plan TO Kill the Negro Exodus.
ST LOUIS, August LIT appears that