The Portland daily press., 1880-05-18
EUROPE.
Labor Troubles in ENGLAND


LONDON, May 17.-At Padiham, Clithers and
Great HarwooG, England, the employers close
their mills Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
of each week In the event of this action not
speedily ending the strike, the masters CEN
trail committee will meet to consider the adj
visibility of a general lockout,
The EZtravagant Indian Government.
The Times says the Indian government has
paid 8 to 10 shillings more freight on rails to
India than private contracts, and other SINH
lar arrangements are too numerous to men
ton. The subject will probably come before
Parliament.
Sick Animals from America.
LONDON, May 1.-THE report of the veterin-
airy department of the privy council saws the
orders in the council enjoining the slaughter
of cattle, sheep and pigs from the United
States have been fully justified in 1879, when
there were imported from America, 1877 cattle
affected with pleuro pneumonia, SO sheep with
foot and mouth disease, 81 sheen with scab and
9!4 swine with fever. The number of cattle
infected with disease imported from the
United States largely exceed the whole num-
Der OF cases of disease detected among cattle
imported in the same period from European
countries.
The Ultramontanes Declare War on Bis
marck.
The German Ultramontones have resolved
TO commence war against Bismarck and stir
up the Catholic population against the gov
eminent.
BERLIN, May ia meeting of 10000 Cath
olics was held in Westphalia. Many noble
men were present The sentiment of the
meeting demanded a total abolition of the
May laws. The Catholic press have under
taken general crusade to excite hatred and
mistrust against the government
Trouble Between Roumania and Bulgaria
VIENNA, May 1.-THE strained relations
between Roumania and Bulgaria have now
come to a complete rupture. 1t is stated that
Roumania is secretly supporting the insurrec-
ton in Bulgaria.
The Popes Health.
ROME, May lit is no secret among the
Popes medical advisers that to remain in
Rome all summer is perhaps to run an imme-
date risk OF his life, and certainly to shorten
it.
No Mercy for Commercials Assassin.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Times says the Sui
tan recently wrote to the Gar asking him to
conse mt to communication of the sentence of
Commeroff's assassin. The Gar declined as
his pardon would establish bad precedent
which for the security of all foreigners should
be avoided
The Indian Press and the Deficit
CALCUTTA, May 1.-THE entire press and
public pronounce the governments explana-
ton of the deficit in the Indian budget worse
than the original blunder. Sir John Strachey
has SHOWN himself utterly unfit for the post Of
somewhat less degree) must bear the chief
blame
Horrible Suffering in Aleppo, Syria-The
Government Indifferent.
LONDON, May ia Geneva. correspondent,
says the Bund, published a letter from a Swiss
gentleman living at A8ppo, in which the peo-
pie Of thai. part are described as being at the
last extremity of misery and want. 1t is heart
breaking, he writes, to witness the desperate
struggle between life and death which goes on
in every quarter of the city. In every street
and in every hut old and young, little and
great, men, women and children, Christians
and Jews, Arabs and Turks are fighting and
praying for bread; hundreds of women sur
| round the barracks where dwels the governor,
Said Pasha, while hundreds more the wives of
| soldiers and redifs who have returned penni-
| less to their homes, run wildly, screaming
| through the streets and literally besiege the
| Terai, the PRINCIPAL government building; the
| blind, the cripple and the sick of every race
and religion wander about and sit in the road,
crying "Allah Kerm, Kerim Allah, God is
me morsel of bread.'' Many have died of
hunger. Many, with their children, have been
| days together without food and all this time
the government remains with folded hands. 1t
| is thought they cannot fail to know that the
| dearth arises from the action of the merchants
| who are holding back their stores for higher
| prices Aleppo grain merchants ask thirty
| three to thirty-five piasters for a bushel of
| wheat, the price in ordinary years being three
| to five piasters The misery seems to grow
| greater day by day.
The Albanian Disturbance.
| CoNsTANTINOPLE, May 1.-THE majority of
| the foreign ambassadors support the demand
| OF Austria and Italy that Gordon be formed
around the disturbed districts of Albania.
Policy of the French Government.
| PARIS, May I'm. Tirard, minister of COM
merce, speaking to-day said the country was
proceeding steadily in the path of progress and
| liberty and was prepared to repel all aggres-
| sion: that the republic was ready to stretch
out its arms to all children of France, even to
those who cherished unjust prejudices, and
that the government was far from being desr-
Gus of initiating religious persecution, but
resolved to enforce strict execution of the
laws.
The Gear Reviews 40, 900 Troops
ST. PETERSBURG, May 1.-THE Gear yester-
day reviewed 40, GOO troops in this city, and the
weather being favorable the spectacle was
very brilliant one. His majesty left the VIM
| ter palace by the great gateway fronting the
Neva, and mounting his horse, and attended
by full military staff, rode off towards the
parade ground through double lines of mount
ed troops drawn up on either side of the ave-
nue. for great distance. He looked in good
health. AT the parade ground the scene was
unusually fine. No signs of disorder were
manifested, and the result of the days per-
Torrance is held to indicate that the disorgan-
king elements are settling down somewhat
under the rule of Gen. Melikoff. At the con-
clusion of the review the Gar returned TO the
palace, attended as he came.