Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-03
RUSSIA's MILITARY PREPARATIONS.

report great activity in the arsenals of the
empire. full force of workmen in these
establishments is employed working on full
time, and large number of guns and am
munition are being turned out, ready for use,
and deposited in neighboring magazines. 1t
is believed in st. Petersburg and in Moscow,
| that this activity shows that some steps are
soon to be taken on the part of Russia which
will again plunge Europe into general war.
MONEY ORDERS.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
LONDON, Nov. 2.-In the convention between
the postal authorities of France and America,
an agreement has been arrived at respecting
! the transmission of money orders between the
two countries orders to be limited to $50 francs.
or $50, the charge for orders to DO Il per cent.
| on the karnount.
| ENGLAND AND TURKEY.
LONDON, Nov. "a Vienna dispatch is pub
lished in Paris journals stating that a telegram
from Constantinople represents that the rela.
tions between England and Turkey are greatly
strained. England has sent to the Porte de-
manding the execution Of reforms in Asiatic
| Turkey. If the demand is not complied with
it is believed the sultan will be deposed and
replaced by his brother, who will be under tho
| tutelary supervision Of England, France and
Austria. Russia upholds the sultan.
The foregoing, is probably, a. gross
|
telegram from ConBtantinople to-day which
says Sir Austen Layard, British ambassador
will shortly present to the Porte note insist
ing on the execution of the promised reforms
in Asiatic Turkey. Reuters telegram further
says Sir Austin Layard, having been requested
| by the Porte to explain the object OF the dig-
patch of Admiral Hornby's squadron to Turk
ish waters, semi-officially replied that the
squadron would remain for the present at We
oulah, but eventually might proceed to some
other Turkish port, England would not toll
crate the oppres sion Of Christians in Asiatic
Turkey.
FLOODS IN SPAIN.
MADRID, Nov. 2.-Since Thursday the prin-
cipal railroad lines of Arragon, Catalonia and
Ma Varre have been interrupted by gales and
foods, chiefly in the valley Of Ebro, where the
water has risen several metres above the ordi-
nary level and destroyed the line between Sar-
agossa and Catalonia, for fifteen miles, flooded
the valley of Tortosa, carried away houses,
mills and bridges, and caused damage to the
| extent of several million pisetas. In upper
Arragon, near Huascar, the river Alicandre
flooded several villages, cut the railway en-
bankment and carried away the iron bridge at
Sarinena. Telcgraphic communication is very
! irregular, but the governors of Malaga and AL
meria report the gale extended over the whole
of Andalusia and caused very disastrous foods
in the rural districts, and in the town of NAL
| destroyed forty houses. Sixty persons
drowned.
ITALIAN MURDERERs SENTENCED.
ROME, Nov. LATTER long trial, CARDINAL
and his mistress Raffalo Saroceni, widow of
Capt. Faddo, have been found guilty. CARDINAL
was convicted of the murder of Capt. Faddo,
and sentenced to death. The woman was con-
victed of completely before the fact, and SEN
fenced to hard labor for life. Capt. Giovanni
Faddo, Thirty-second infantry, was murdered
in Rome the sixth of October 1868. His wife,
Rafaella Sarceni, and a circus rider, named
Pietro CARDINAL, and the latters mistress,
| named Antoinette Carozza, were placed on trial
for the murder. In the latter part of Sep
| TENDER, Capt. Faddo and his wife had quarrel
ed and separated. She conceived guilty
passion for the circus rider, and persuaded him
| to kill her husband. Cardineli attacked Capt.
Faddo with dagger at his lodgings, wound
| ing him fatally, butt he victim followed the
assassin to the street and pointed him out to
passers-by, and he was arrested. The jury
! acquitted Carozza on the ground that she acted
under fear of CARDINAL, and was ignorant of
the object of her errand between Cardinelli
and Capt. Faddo's wife.
A COTTON SQUEEZE.
LONDON, Nov. 2.-There was considerable ex-
element on the Liverpool cotton exchange yes
terday. Brokers who had sold for October de-
livery were mostly unable to produce the staple,
and were compelled to submit to a farthing per
pound penalty decided on by the Cotton Brok-
ers association, besides the difference in price,
which in many cases it was a penny per pound.
THE RUSSIAN DEFEAT AT aEoK TEpE.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Nov. 2.-The Gozos says the
force defeated at Geek Tepe, August 20, con-
sisted of three batteries. of infantry, two
squadrons of dragons, two sotnias of Co.'S
sacks, two sotnias of mounted Daghistan ir-
regulars, one mounted battery and one rocket
company under Col. Dogoronkoff. Also three
batteries of infantry, two sotnias of Cossacks
and one infantry field battery under General
Count Borch. The Golos says the affair Gull
minated in IN indescribable panic. The per-
centage of our loss was enormous and unpre-
cedented.
| AFFAIRS IN AFGHAN.
LONDON, Nov. "A dispatch from Cabul
says the ameer has informed Gen. Roberts that
there are about nine laos of RUPEES buried in
the city. Troops have been sent to discover
lain has been arrested. Shutargarden pass has
| been abandoned. a dispatch from Thyetmo
reports the impression prevails among the
Burmese that the British are seeking an ex-
cuse to incite them to commence hostilities.
They affirm that they are most anxious to
avoid collision with the British.
BRIGANDs ANNH1LATED.
Constantinople dispatch announces that a
band of Greek brigands, who have been rob-
bing and numbering in all the villages sur
| rounding Trecale have been completely an
initiated by company of soldiers; Twenty-Five
brigands were killed and several wounded.
| EXECUTION IN cABUL.
LONDON, Nov. "a dispatch to the Ne,us
from Cahul reports that eight laos of treasure
have been unearthed, chiefly god. 1t has all
been confscated for the present. Eleven pris-
| oners have been executed for the participation
| in the massacre of the British embassy and
| sixty persons have been examined since the
trials began.
MISCELLANEOUS.
LONDON. Nov at is showing heavily in
| Aberdeenshire. The harvest in many neigh
| boring districts is not completed.
A dispatch from Rangoon says q rupture is
considered certain. King Thebow is irritated at
the detention of his embassy.
PARIS, Nov. 2.-La France reports that the
government has decided to summon the Cham
bers to meet the 9th or 25th of November.
CoNsTANT1NoPLE, Nov. 2-The Porte has
commissioned the Ottoman bank to form
| syndicate of bankers to receive all indirect
taxes except CUSTOMS the surplus revenue of
Cyprus and Eastern Romelian tribute, half of
the syndicate's receipts to be applied to pay
ment of bondholders and the remainder partly
! to the payment of local bankers who have
advances to the Porte and partly to guarantee
4 new loan.