Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-12
FOREIGN NEWS.
Full Text OF GIadstone's Letter-A Manly
Explanation.

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LONDON, May 11th.-Lord Granville has
sent dispatch to Sir III. G. Elliott British
ambassador at Vienna, incosing, at the re-
quest OF Gladstone copy of the letter written
by the latter in consequence of oral and
written communications with Count Karolyi,
the Austrian ambassador at London. Fol-
| lowing is the text of Gladstone's letter:
When accepted the task of forming the Admin
istration, resolved a Minister to repeat, or
even defend, the political langu ge regarding move
than one foreign power which | used when in a
position OF greater freedom. regret that should
even have seemed to mpute to the Emperor Of
Austria language which he did not use. have no
hostile disposition towards any country. | have
always heartily wished well to Austria In the per-
| Torrance OF the duous task OF consolidating the
Empire feel cordial respect for the efforts OF the
| Emperor. Respecting my animadversons on the
foreign policy OF Austria when il active beyond
| the borders | will not conceal from you that
| grave apprehensions were excited in my mind lest
Austria should play a art in the Balkan Peninsula
hostile to the freedom of the emancipated popula-
ton and the reasonable hopes OF the subjects of the
Sultan. These apprehensions were founded on sec
ondary evidence but it was the evidence of hos
tile witnesses, and was the best at my command
You now assure me that Austria does not desire to
extend or add to the rights she acquired
under the treaty of Berlin. Had | possessed
such assurances before, | would have
uttered word which you describe as painful and
woundng. But l will Immediately express my
serious concern tnat snOulu Oeen 10 REFER
to Transactions of an earlier period, to terms
| of censure which can wholly Danish from my
| mind. think this explanation should be made not
less public than the speech which supplied occasion
| therefore. GLADSTONE.
| LONDON. May 11th.-Gladstone letter ex-
| planning that his animadversionso on the foreign
| policy of Austria were based upon miscon-
| ception of the facts, and the letter of Post
master-General Fawcett, recalling his state
ment regarding the Governments informa-
ton relative to the Indian Budget deficit
was severely criticized by the Morning Post
Daily Telegraph, Standard and Times as
Illuminating and damaging confessions.
Communism I'm France-seriOus Outlook.
| LONDON, May 11th.-A Paris correspondent
of the Times, discussing the official warning
| Ill regard to the Communist demonstration in
the cemetery of Pere La Chaise on the 23d of
| May, says: The danger of communism is
| now greater, because of the strikes in the
manufacturing towns, which, if they extend
would prepare starving army ready to abet
| the worst enterprises. At Rouleaux and
Fourcoing, Sunday, 30, 600 men were in the
disturbances. Money is being mysteriously
! sent from the Belgian frontier to keep up
the strikes. A kind of crusade of disorder
seems to be organized. which is to break out
| simultaneously at hundred different points,
and thus paralyze the action OF the army.
Frishtful Famine Ravages-Three Hun.
dred Deaths by Starvation.
TEHERAN, May 11th.-The frightful famine
in the province of Azerbaijan is increasing
| The crop prospects are bad. There have
| been six hundred deaths from starvation since
January in the district of Urumiyah. Twelve
| hundred Christians have left the country
| Wheat costs $50 per ton in the famine
stricken districts.
Prize Fight Prevented.
PORT DOVER (Ont. J, May 11th.-The Sher-
| iii and twelve deputies under orders of the
Lieutenant Governor went to Long Point to-
day, where the Donovan Rookie prize fight
was to have taken place, and by threats of
| firing prevented three American steamers
with the pugiists and their friends from land
| ing. There was much excitement among the
| Americans.
The Labor Troubles in ENGLAND.
BLACKBURN, May 11th.-From q, coo to 50, :
600 operatives will be idle this morning, on
account OF the strike. Many towns in north
and northeast Lancashire have promised sup
port, and protracted struggle is appre-
hended. Precautions against rioting have
been taken.
Three Hundred Houses Destroyed by
tire-seyen Lives Lost.
HAVANA, May 11th.-Another very de-
structive fire occurred III the neigh borhood Of
Santiago de Cuba, by which the village of
San Luis was entirely destroyed. Three
hundred houses were burned, and seven per-
sons perished Three thousand people are
homeless.