The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-13
FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS.

The cost Of the Afghan war, 1t is reported, will
exceed the estimates OF the Government in India
100000.
The man who murdered railway conductor on
an express train in France hanged himself with
the bsndages of the wounds he received in the
struggle with his victim.
Reports In London from different strike centres
show that men will resume work at five per cent,
reduction, under protest. pending consideration
Of the sliding scale by the Board of Arbitration.
1t is rumored that the English Cabinet have
under consideration the issue Of a circular note
to the European powers inviting their co opera.
tion in securing unfulalled parts of the treaty Of
Berlin.
Sixty cotton factories have closed at Roubaix
France, and $1,000 persons are idle. Five thous.
aud more operatives struck at Tour Going. There
is also strike at ROuen, and many silk factories
clos d. Higher wages and less hours are de-.
manded.
The Spanish Cabinet has vested Captain Gener
al Blanco Of Cuba, with discretionary powers in
dealing with the conspiracy at Mayar. Instruc.
tions have also been sent to the representatives Of
Spain at Washington and Central America urging
tat Cuban refugees be not allowed to foment a
second rising. The Spanish Government will
increase the new Issue OF Cuban loans from f1G,.
100000 to &l8OOOOOO.
Eighteen persons were killed or wounded by
the explosion of dynamite magazine at Faido,
Switzerland.
The channel squadron, cruising for the train.
ing ship Atlanta, has arrived in Bantry Bay.
There are no tidings Of the missing vessel.
Some thousands Of dock laborers have struck in
Liverpool for an advance Of wages, Steamer
owners are much inconvenienced. One firm CON
ceded to the advance.
Russia is reported to have consulted the Euro
pean Governments and the United States upon
the advlsibility of transferring the embassies
from Pekin to Shanghai, on account Of the ex'
element at Pekin.
Delegates from the cotton manufacturing towns
have resolved to accept the offer OF an interview
with the masters The operatives express de.
termination to strike unless an advance Of Ave
per cent is conceded. The sufferingS Of 1878 are
expected to be again witnessed.
Bartanza, on the CameroOns river west coast Of
Africa, was bombarded and burned by the Brit
ish on account Of the capture and ill.heatment
of British subjects by the natives. The Basutos
are surrendering their arms, The colonists be.
ieve this is the closing act Of the troubles in
South Africa
The Porte has not yet succeeded in arranging
the payment Of salaries and the distress among
officers is great. Captain Pasha has been mobbed
by women whose husbands are away on service.
They threatened to throw their children under
his feet.
Bismarck's speech1n the Reichstag Saturday has
produced disquIeting and painful impression,
1t is inferred that age is telling on him and his
constitutional elasticity is giving way. Nobody
believes he is in earnest when he talks Of resign
| ing,
The British Embassy in Constantinople and the
Porte are exchanging angry notes relative to the
suppression Of the Levant Herald and Whittaker's
(the editors subsequent sentence to seventeen
months imprisonment for publishing new mum
ber Of his journal The embassy declares that
the decree against Whitaker is informal and can
not be recognized and that Whitaker can only be
condemned after trial The Porte insiss upon It's
right to inhct summary pun ishment, Whitaker
meanwhile has left the city and the embassy re.
fuses to countenanee or assist In the execution OF
the decree against him.
Senior CASTELAR, has been formally received as
member Of the Spanish Academy, even his polit
ical opponents heartily applauding his splendid
speech, The audience included the best society
Of Madrid, and CASTELAR,, In his simple evening
dress, was one Of the few Academicisns without
uniform, His sister-his only relative and con.
slant companion came to hear her brothers
eloquence,
Blackburn, May 1l,-From 27, 900 to $1,000 oper
atives will be idle this morning on account Of the
strike. Many towns In the north and northeast
Of Lancashire have promised support. pro-
tracted struggle is apprehended and precautions
against rioting have been taken.
London, May 1l.-A Ragusa dispatch to the
Manchester Guardian, says: The Porte no longer
controls the AlbanianB. They declare their in
tention to invade Montenegro to take POdgoritza
The state of affairs In Montenegro is deplorable
The crops failed last year, and now, just at the
sowing season, the whole population is called ia
defend the frODtier The Prince OF Montenegro
declares that unless his people can return to the
field within ten days famine will be inevitable