The Portland daily press., 1879-08-11
EUROPE.
The serajevo Fire-2o,ooo People Home

The Sera1eVO F1re-2O,OOO Feoplo aoIue-
SERAJEvo, Aug. 9.-The fire was eXtin-
guished at 8 o'clock this morning after tremen-
dous exertions by the men of the garrison.
Help is urgently required for the houseless,
who are now estimated to number ZO,O00 per-
sons. Three soldiers in the garrison were
killed. Some of the newspapers declare that
the fire was caused by Mahometan fanatic.
SERAJEvo, Aug 10.-The confiagration was
prevented from Spreading during Saturday.
There were a few stated outbreaks among the
ruins and some of the warehouses are still
burning. Some of the large hrms OF the CITY
estimate the damage in excess OF one hundred
million florins, but this is considered an exag-
oeration. The homeless people are camped in
The sonare and gardens A relief committee
has been organized. The Emperor OF Austria
has forwarded 10000 forms in aid of the
sufferers II has been definitely ascertained
that the fire was caused by an explosion
The greater portion Of the troops nave re-
moved outside the town to accol n Dr ene
will he served out to the inhabitants from the
military stores. The Duke OF Nuremberg
hos organized a committee for the purpose OF
rebuilding the burnt district.
IoNnoN. Aug. 1O.-The Observers Vienna
correspondent says: 1t is asserted mat TWO
thousand of the inhabitants OF Seraievo
nerished in the flames. This is not confirmed,
however. by kilograms direct from the spot.
The CORRESPONDENT of the Standard at Pesth
saws the fire at Serajevo having destroyed an
immense quantity of army stores, and as the
reconstruction of the town will require great
sums, it is hoped that the expedition to Now
Bazaar will be delayed till next year.
IoNDoN. Aug 1O.-The News Serajevo des-
match reports the fire as having destroyed 28S
houses, 35S shops, and 4S warehouses; Loss to
private property is estimated at million
florins No insurance. Owing to the scarcity
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been increased.
The Greek Boundary.
CoNsTANrINoPLE, Aug. 10.-Safvet Pasha
has promised the Greek minister that the Porte
will appoint commissioners to negotiate re!a-
tive to the boundary, although it would prefer
to have the matter settled by the mediation OF
great powers at Rome Aug. ~
The Late Khedive in Naples.
Ismail Pasha seems disposed to take up his
government has decided to assign the Favorita
palace to him. t
Foreign Notes.
The London Standards Vienna correspon-
dent telegraphs that another fire occurred at
Mini Novgorod the fifth inst, during a lar,
causing great damage.
Staffordshire, have struck against an increase
of hours OR a reduction OF 10 per cent. IN
wages.
a dispatch to the London Times from Cal
cutta reports cholera still raging among the
native troops in Candahar, and spreading to-
ward Herat.
The Standards Paris dispatch reports that
the warm weather has considerably improved
the harvest prospects in France. French
producers are frightened at the decrease in
decrease in price of French wheat caused by
heavy imports from America.
The Freemans Journal says that Messrs
Grav and Paruell the home rule members OF
Commons, between whom there was serious
misunderstanding with reference to politics
had friendly explanation last night, at the
suggestion of Messrs. Shaun and Powers, the
home rule leaders. and the threatened split
among the home rulers is thus avoided.