The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-27
FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS


London, May 2l.-In the House Of Commons sir
Dixie said that The Government would lay upon
the table the whole correspondence between the
United States and Canada,
Lord Harrington states the troops in Afghanis.
tan will be gradually Withdrawn as soon as a
ruler is selected whose authority is likely to be
permanent.
Lord Harrington has confirmed the announce
ment OF deficit Of four million sterling in the
Indian Budget
A Lahore dispatch says new combination has
been formed at Ghuzne, under Nohammed Jan.
Several Wardak headsmen have Joined IT,
-Four thousand Shinwarls were defeated on the
2Otn inst, with loss of 100 killed. British cas-
ualhes trAIng,
Twenty.eght shops in Cabul have been destroyed
by gun powder explosion,
Native messengers have reached Cabul with re.
ports that large numbers of the enemy were col
lected between Shekabad and GhHzue.
Madrid, May 21.-I In the Senate to day the Min.
lister of Foreign Affairs stated that no draft of a
treaty OF commerce with the United States was in
existence nor were any negotiations pending
with the United States. He expressed the opinion
that 1t would be very difficult to conclude com
mercial treaty with the United States,
Bulgaria Is nice kind OF a place to live in. A
resident says that when three or four armed Bull
garians meet an unarmed Turk alone they gener
ally cut off his head, and when three or four
Turks meet a Bulgarian under similar circum.
stances, they generally cut off his head. When
the Turk loses his head the case is ended, bat
when the dead Bulgarian is found there is an in
qulry. Turks are arrested and examined and
encouraged to speak the truth by the application
of red hot irons to the soles Of their feet,
The steady decrease in the population Of
France as indicated by the gradual falling off in
the birth rate is again attracting considerable at
tention in that country, In 1878 the number Of
the births was below The average of the four pre-
vious years. In 1861 the average was 269 per
cent? in 1869 1t had sunk to 2,63, and since then
further decline took place, until In 1878 1t had
fallen to 253. The birth rate of France is indeed,
much lower than in any other European country
The highest rate is that Of the German Empire,
where according to the latest returns, 1t was 408
per cent In Russia 1t is 1893, and in Austria 8 9l
per cent while In England in 1877 it was 1852 per
cent. The causes assigned for the low rate in
France are the fewer number Of marriages and
the great decline in the number of children re,
sulting from these marriages The proportion Of
children to each marriage is dwindling more and
more each year throughout France, with the e1.
ception of Brittany and some Of the departments
in the centre and south, where the agricultural
population is under the system of co operative
farming Among the petty tradesmen and the
well-to.do peasants there is seldom more than
one child per marriage, and in some parts OF the
country the average is even less than this. To a
certain extent the decrease in population is KEEP
in check by the decrease in the mortality.
Rome, May 2S-On the second ballot for mem.
bers of the Chamber Of Deputies the results in
forty.six cases received up to the present time
give fourteen seats to the Constutionalists,
twenty.four to the Ministerialiss and eight to the
Dssident Left. Garibaldi and Crispi are among
those elected The returns from l0l second ballots
show the following results; Constitutionalsts 81;
MinisteriaiSts 81 Dissidents, 13.
Paris, May 23-The Communist demonstration
to-day in commemoration of tn, death Of thei
comrades shot on May 28d, 1871, passed off with
out any more serious incidents than the arrest of
thirteen persons including one Prussian and
slight eHcounter between the police and the
throng.
Paris May 28-The election at Lyons for mem
ber of the Chamber Of Deputies to succeed NJ.
Millaud, who became Senator, resulted as follows,
M. Blanqui, 1891 NJ ROcher (Republcan), 5,O9S,
and M. Feffer (Workingmen's candidate) 1850.
There were LAO blank voting papers cast.
second ballot will be necessary,
Constantlnople. May 23-The Porte has settled
the claims Of the contractors for the War Office by
giving them assignments upon the titles for the
next year,
London, May 2I-The Constanhnople CORE
spondent Of the Standard telegraphs "The Otto
man Legation at Washington will be abolished
for financial reasons"
London, May PA Copenhagen dispatch to
the Standard states that some 1000 workmen
created a riot In Christana, Norway, to day The
soldiers charged upon the crowd and wounded
several OF them. Nine of the soldiers were in
jured.
London May PA Madrid dispatch says l9l
Monarchist Senators and Deputies have joined
the coalition against the Government, The new
party takes the name of the Liberal party,
Madrid, May 24-The Daily NelOs's special say
1000 spinners participated in the wreckng and
subsequent burning of the mill at Barcelona
Forty-three persons were arrested.