Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03
FIERY FUMIGATION
HEROIC TREATMENT OFTHE PLAGUE
By RUSSIA.
The Injected Districts to Be Burned and
the Inhabitants Northumberland
ary Measures by Neighboring Countries
Miscellaneous Old World News.
THE SITUATION IN FRANCE.


THE SITUATION IN FRANCE.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
PARIS, Feb. 2.-The following is from an
authentic and influential source: The trans
mission of powers of Office are not yet COM
pleted at Versailles. NM. Grevy, Gambetta
ana Dufaure form an all powerful triumvirate.
They thoroughly understand each other. and
hold all governmental power in their hands.
NJ. Dufaure, however, will probably retire from
the cabinet. An exchange will take place be-
tween him and M. Martel now 1T the head of
the upper house. the latter becoming premier
and NJ. Dufaure succeeding to the
presidency of the senate. In con-
versation last evening M. Gambetta de-
clared that the ministerial crisis was ended for
at least year, and he further expressed per-
feet confidence in President Grevy. He said
that administrative and diplomatic changes
would now take place without single hitch.
he is opposed to impeachment of the minis
tiers of the 10Th of May. The parliament will
probably return to Versailles in. about fort
night. hence numerous diplomatic changes are
pending. M. Gambetta's acceptance Of the
presidency of the chamber of deputies was n
master stroke. The crisis having now passed.
i6 may be stated fact that the republican
chiefs had resolved to arrest Marshal MacMahon
and send him to tho military prison at Vim.
oennes, if he had refused to yield.
FIGHTING THE PLAGUE.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 1.-THE committee of
ministers have resolved that the minister of
the interior be empowered to burn Wetleanka
and other villages necessary, the inhabitants to
be removed elsewhere within the quarantine
district Troops to enforce quarantine will be
placed at the disposal of the civil administra-
ton. delegate will be dispatched to Astra-
nnav0 oo1 ,,nso
to adopt extraordinary measures. He will be
accompanied by medical commission to in
vestigate the causes of the epidemic.
DuFAuR.
PARIS, Feb. 2.-All endeavors to induce
Dufaur to retain Office have failed. President
Grevy has entrusted Waddingtou with the task
OF forming new cabinet. The Ltberte states
that Dufaur, in a letter in which he informed
Grevy of his resolution to retire, pointed to
his advanced age and political views, and urged
that his withdrawal would facilitate the solu-
ton of number Of pending questions.
THE PLAGUE.
ST.. PETERSBURG. Feb. 2.-The car has an
proved the measures resolved upon by the COM
mittee Of ministers for stopping the plague.
Three new cases have been reported in Selitreno.
The doctors, however, state that the plague at
Sel'treno is confined to four peasant families
who herded together. All remedies have proved
unavailing The local sanitary commission of
Moscow have decided on the most stringent
precautions, such as closing unhealthy base.
ment dwellings, the erection of buildings to
accommodate 1900 people and furnaces for
burning clothes infected and gratuitous distri.
England to send medical men to report ON the
epidemic.
MILITARY GORDON.
BUCHAREST, Feb. 2.-The chamber of deputies
voted credit five hundred thousand francs
for the establishment of quarantine and mill
tary Gordon to prevent the spread Of the plague.
HANDSOMELY ENDORSED.
PARIS, Feb. Paul de Cassagnac, whose
election was invalidated by the chamber of
deputies, has been reelected by 900 majority.
BLACK PLAGUE.
RIO JANE1Ro, Feb. at is reported the
black plague has made its appearance in the
province of Ceara. Five doctors have been sent
there.
THEATRE BURNED.
LONDON, Feb. 2.-The Theatre Royal, ORIGIN
ally costing $4,000, was destroyed by fire
this morning. No lives lost.
DROUGHT.
LONDON, Feb. 2.-Gladstone has written to
the liberals of Midlothian that he thinks the
invitation they sent him to stand for parlia-
ment arises from desire to do what they can
to present the question whether the country
wishes to continue to be governed as now, as a
public and not as a personal question. There
fore, he Loyalty and gratefully accepts their Of
fer. Gladstone, in the letter reviews his
charges concerning the governments extrava-
gance: its disturbing and dishonorable foreign
policy. and its abuse of it's prerogatives.
STARVING.
GIBRALTAR, Feb. 2.-It is feared that before
next year half the inhabitants of the southern
provinces Of Morocco will have persisted by
starvation and disease, on account of the scare
lty caused by last years drought.
NEW VICTIMS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. six more persons
have been attacked with plague at Delitteno
The car has ordered Gen. Louis Melikoff to
start Immediately for Astrachan with full pow
ers. He is appointed governor general of the
plague-stricken districts, which are created in
to a province during the continuance of the
epidemic.
VIENNA, Feb. An imperial ordinance,
identical with that of Germany, prohibits the
importation OF large number of articles from
Russia, and orders the disinfection Of all ar
rivals therefrOm. The Galicean authorities me-
morialize the government for an immediate
establishment of Gordon against Russia.
ROME, Feb. 1.-The sanitary council has
been convoked to take precautionary measures
against the plague.
TURKEYS DEBT.
CoNsrANTNoPLE, Feb 1.-The scheme for re-.
newing the payment of interest on the national
debt is being prepared. The customs will be
put under the control of an international COM
mission, composed of two English, two French
and two Turkish members, who will act indie
pendently of the ministry of finance. This
will give about 5000, QUO sterling with which
to withdraw paper currency.
ARMY REORGANIZATION
Medhat Pasha will shortly receive frman
for the organization and equipment in Syria
of gems d'armes with foreign instructors and
officers. similar corps will be organized
here, and the vizier will be sent as an expert
ment to the province of Kastambul. If the
experiment succeeds the system will be ex-
tended to other provinces.
THE VATICAN AND FRANCE.
ROME Feb. 1.-The pontifcial secretary Of
state has sent a dispatch to the Pope's nuncio
at Paris enjoining the maintenance of friendly
| relations with the new president Instructions
| will be sent the French bishops to repress any
| hostile demonstrations on the part of the
clergy.
BANK OFFICERS JAILED.
ED1NBURd. Feb. 1.-The directors of the City
of Glasgow bank, Robert Sumner Stronas hand
Lewis Potter, convicted of fraud, theft, and
embezzlement, were sentenced to eighteen
months imprisonment. Five other directors
convicted Of uttering false abstract balance
| sheets, were sentenced to eight months i'm
| prisonment. The light sentence caused some
surprise. Justice Marcrietf, in passing sen.
tence, said he considered the circumstances that