Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-02
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Failnre for Half n Million Pam


LONDON, Dec. 2.-The daily Telegraphs finan-
cial article states that the liabilities OF the
Messrs. Goddefroy will reach e5oo,oO0. The
estate Is expected to realize only small dv-
dend. The business OF the firm which was
chiefly confined to trading with the South Sea
islands, has been diminishing for long time.
Split in the Turkish Cabinet.
The Times COnStantlnople dispatch states
that the split in the cabinet threatens to pro-
duce ministerial crisis, owing to differences
between the prime minister and the minister OF
the interior. The result Will probably be the
resignation Of the latter.
Manchester Market.
MANCHESTER, Dec. 2.-The Guardian, in its
commercial article this morning, says: 1.-The
demand is slow. India and China merchants
continue to buy piece goods very Sparingly, but
there Is fair inquiry for yarns for China at Fri
days rates For other foreign markets and for
the home trade the business is small, for best
moderate, the full prices required checking sales
greatly.
Political Crisis i'm Franco.
LONDON, Dec. 2.-The correspondent of the
Times, at Paris, discussing the statement Of the
Journal des De6dts that the ministry cannot
possibly entertain the scheme for framing
programme for their acceptance, says:-'Thisi Is
the only possible course open to a cabinet after
the unexpected attitude assumed by majority.
Nobody will be able to comprehend how ma
jority so strong as that Of the present chamber
of deputies, on which the government has been
leaning for ten months, can declare that it will
not support this very cabinet except on the con-
dition OF framing programme and imposing
this on it; for every individual deputy has the
right Of submitting any bill, and interpretations
followed by an order of the day were devised
only to enable a majority to show a ministry
the withdrawal of its confidence"
Discussing the probable vote Of confidence,
which will end the crisis by consolidating the
ministry, the correspondent says:-'It seems
beyond doubt that this vote will be given, be-
cause the left, not acting in common accord
with certain factions of the majority, will re-
siSt the fall of the cabinet, and will force the
majority not to upset ministry which NJ. Gam
beta does not wish to succeed and whose only
successor apart from NJ. Gambetta could be NJ.
de FTeycinet. and this would always enable NJ
YakO0b Khan,s Weakness.
LONDON, Dec. 2.-ThiS mornings Post, COM
menting upon Yakoob Khan's departure yeSter-
day from Cabul for PiShawna says: This news is
of great significance. 1t probably means that
AfghaniStan has seen the last OF its AmeerS. Ii
also points to restraint If not actual punishment
being in store for Yakoob for his careleSSneSS If
not connfyance in the massacre Of the embassy.
The exact part he played may never be known.
The commission of inquiry are reported to have
found it absolutely impossible to obtain evil
dence that would Justify conviction fora major
offence, but there Is more than enough to eS-
tablish Yakoob'S weakness and culpable negli-
gence.
A Test Vote Demanded.
Paris papers to-day announce that at yeSter-
days cabinet Council it was resolved to imme-
diatey demand a vote Of confidence from the
Chamber of Deputies.