Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-07
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THE BERLIN TREATY.
NEW FRENCH CABINET.
THE ENGLISH STRIKERS.
ELIHC BURRITT DEAD.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
KHe Atlantic and Gre8t WeSt.rn

LONDON, March 1.-Mr. James McIieury I'm
circular inviting the bond and shareholders of
the Atlantic and Great Western railway to meet
on the 1lth instant to decide on the following
PPnn Polnts:1 , FIRST The power of the trustees TO
1913. second. That the increase to ten million
dollars OF the prior lien bonds and the untefined
increase In the issue OF first mortgage bonds are
lmpr0v1dent and unnecessary. Third That the
trustees cannot impose fines and penalties and
arbitrarily fix time for the deposit OF securi-
ues. and That such course is contrary to their
powers and to the laws OF New York. Penusyl-
vanta and Ohio, under which the COMPANY is
Incorporated. Fourth. That the lease into
which the trustees have Signified their Intention
quences to the bond and shareholders, Filth
That the recent action OF the trustees renders n
impossiole for the bond and shareholders %
Sixth. That committee be appointed to reore
sent the bond and shareholders as TO ali further
action to be taken on behalf OF the company.
The French Electoral Commission.
PARIS, March AT the final meeting of the
electoral commission to be held to-day, M. LIE
Roger, minister OF Justice, and NJ Lepere. min
ister OF the interior, win attend and repeat the
the DeBTOglie and Fourtou ministry, or a pre-
nminary Inquiry on the result OF which the
question OF impeachment shall depend.
The Australian International Exhi.
0ol the n6. Chamber of Deputies yesterday voted
225 900 francs for participation in the Australian
lntefnaJlOnal exhibition.
fraudulent Bankrupt.
Henri Lacay, bankrupt and presiden. Of the
tribunal OF commerce at Tarhe5, fraudulently
bankrupted and ahsecc,iGed. MANY small local
cfeoitors affected. The amount OF his deficit
is G0t yet known.
The British Plague mmfssiouerS.
LONDON, March The British plague COM
missioners will leave for Astrachan on Monday.
Queen VictOria,S Trip.
queen Victoria will embark at Portsmouth on
anf oh
and Albert for Cherbourg. The queen viii
probably DE absent about month
DR.. Butts Condition.
Dr. Butts condition is unchanged and very
English Strikers.
the majority OF the sailors who went On
str1ke at L1verp0ol still hold out for higher
wages. One thousand striking tin plate work.
ers at Cardiff have resumed work on the mas
ters' terms-a reduction OF ten per cent Three
thousand iron workers at Bradford have re-
soyed to strike.
The French Cabinet Changes.
LONDON, March THE recent French minis
terial changes give the pure left exactly half
the posts In the cabinet. M. Lepere, minister
Waddington, president of the council and for
elgn minister, M. Say, minister OF finance NJ
JaurequiberTy, minister OF marine, and General
GTeSley, minister OF war, may be considered as
of the left center. This is a considerable SHIFT
Ing OF the ministerial center OF gravity In favor
OF the left. In the debate on the merchant ship
M
government is in favor of bounties on ship-
building, but not on the equipment The Times
Paris correspondent remarks that the govern
ment's agreeing to the bounties at the last
luton, and Is a bad omen for their firmness
relative TO commercial treaties.
Execution Of the Treaty Of Berlin.
LONDON, March THE Times correspondent
at C0Dstantinople says: 1.-The international
Commission at PhiIpp0polis has lately made
rapid progress. Some OF the commls ssioners
now confidently expect that the statute for the
organization OF Eastern Roumelia will be CON-
pleted before the Russians begin to retire.
Referring to its ConstantnOple dispatch say
Ing that an official communication received BY
the Porte states that the western powers are
disposed to insist upon the complete execution
OF the treaty OF Berlin, etc., the Times In its
leading article, points out that Mr.. Bourke,
under foreign secretary, replied very satisfac-
torily 10 various questions IN the House last
to eyacuate Roumelta In the time allotted by
the Berlin treaty, and as regards the entry OF
the Turkish troops he would only refer to the
treaty, which said the Porte's troops would be
able to garrison the frontier and have power to
enter In the event OF disorder. The Times fur.
ther says: Everything will depend upon the
resolution manifested by the powers during the
as o.
discernible, there are plenty OF ag1tators who
Will make the most Of the opportunity; but If
the futility of their efforts Is certain before
ence be deemed advisable to consider s1ch dir-
ficulties as have inevitably arisen, ii should be
clearly laid down beforehand that no proposal
can be even considered.
Cars Wrecked.
HARRISBURG, March IA broken axle caused
sixteen cars of an eastern bound freight train
on the Pennsylvania railroad to Jump the track
near Marietta this morning. -Four loaded coal
jured. and all trains are moving regularly now.