The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-11-05

report great activity in the arsenals of the
empire. A full forco Of workmen in these
establishments is employed working on ful]
time, and large number of guns and am.
munltlon are being turned out, ready for use
ana aepos3ted in neighboring magazines. Il
that this activity shows that some steps are
soon to be taken on tho part of Russia which
will again plunge Europe into general war.
MONEY ORDERS. N.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.1
LONDON, Nov. 2.-In the convention between
tho 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 $6O, the charge for orders to DO q per cent
on the amount.
ENGLAND AND TURKEY. 's9
LONDON, Nov. IA Vienna dispatch is pub
lished in Paris journals stating that a telegram
from Oonstantinople represents that the rela
tions between England and Turkey are greatly
strained. England has sent to the Porte de
handing the execution of reforms in Asiatic
Turkey. If the demand is not complied with
1T ls believed the sultan will be deposed and
replaced by his brother, who will be under the
tutelaly supervision Of England, France and
Austria. Russia upholds the sultan.
" exaggerated " form proD"0 Sf 'Re gtoss,
telegram from Constantinople 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 Asiatio Turkey. Reuters telegram further
says Biz Austin Layard, having been requested
by the Porte to explain the object of the dis
patch of Admiral Hornby's squadron to Turk
ish waters, semi-oficially replied that the
squadron would remain for the present at We
oulah, but eventually might proceed to some
other Tarkish port, as England would not toll
crate the oppression Of Christians in Asiatic
Turkey. Z, = ,:s.5. :. IA
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
floods, 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
Hooded several villages, cut the railway en-
bankment and carried away the iron bridge at
Sarinena. Telegraphic 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 floods
in the rural districts, and in the town of NAL
aga the river Almanzora flooded it's valley and
destroyed forty houses Sixty persons
drowned.
ITALIAN MURDERERs SENTENCED.
ROME, Nov. latter a 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-
Vyvn$nr y0En nS@Ix 49, oc~ e.
fenced to hard labor for life. Capt. Giovanni
Faddo, Thirty-second infantry, was murdered
in BONE the sixth, of October 1868. Els 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
tember, 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. Faddos 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 farthing per
pound penalty decided on by the Cotton Brok-
ers ASSOCIATION, besides the difference in price,
which IN many cases it was penny per pound.
THE RUSSIAN DEFEAT AT Geek TEPE.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 1.-The .Gozos says the
force defeated at Geek Tepe, August 20, con-
sisted of three batteries of infantry, two
squadrons Of dragoons; two sotnias Of Co.'S
sacks, two sOtnias of mounted Daghistan ir-
regulars, one mounted battery and one rocket
company under Dol. Dogoronkoff. Also three
batteries of infantry, two sotnias of Cessacks
end one infantry field battery under General
| Count Borch. The Golos says the affair cul-
minated in an 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
and seize the treasure. The ameer's chamber
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. :.
| BRIGANOS ANNIHILATED.
/ A Constantinople dispatch announces that a
band of Greek brigands, who have been rob-
bling and numbering in all the villages sur
rounding Trecale, have been completely an
initiated by company of soldiers. iTwenty-fv
brigands were killed and several wounded.
EXECUTION IN oABUL.
LONDON, Nov. "A dispatch to the Ne,ps
from Cabul reports that eight laos of treasure
have been unearthed, chiefly gold. 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 rupture il
considered certain. King Thebow is irritated al
the detention of his embassy.
PARIS, Nov. Ala France reports that the
government has decided to summon the Cham.
beers to meet the Oath or 25th of November.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 1.-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 oi
the syndicate's receipts to be applied to pay
ment OF bondholders and the remainder partly
to the payment of local bankers who havl
advances to the Porte and partly to guarante,