The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-29
FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS.

The appointment Of Gladstone Is well received
at Paris, Berlin st. Petersburg and Rome,
Lord Beaconsield, 1t is expected, will stay at
Hughenden for several weeks after he leaves
Winsdor.
London, April 27-All the members of the re.
firing Ministry quit their official residences to.
day. The retiring and incoming Ministers went
to Winsdor Castle yesterday to deliver up and re-
ceive seals of Office respectively.
The Christian Committee at Bagdad telegraphs
that "a terrible famine is raging throughout Mes.
opotamia and Kurdistan Immense masses Of
starving Christians are crawling hither for re.
lief. Our resources are totally inadequate to meet
necessities" A public meeting will be held at
the Mansion House.
The London Times ssys; At Gladstones age ne
would hardly have chosen to combine two such
arduous Offices as those Of Prime Minister and
Chancellor OF the Exchequer without the hope Of
being able to render the country services in each
capacity.
The total number Of Turkish prisoners who fell
into the hands Of the Russians during the war
amounted, according to q statement recently
printed in the Colo to "a 4S3 officers and men Of
all arms and branches Of the service. The main.
tenance Of these until the day Of the signing Of
the treaty Of Berlin cost Russia over ve millions
Of dollars.
President LatOrre, Of the Uruguayan Republic,
has resigned. In his letter Of resignation are the
following remarkable words: "In retiring to pri'
Vate life bear with me discouTagement to the
point Of believing that our country is an ungov
ernable country. Convinced Of this have not
the civil courage to face any longer the rough
mission which was imposed on me by the vote Of
the national representation. But do not Judge
me wrongly. Inow neither will nor can be ruler
Of my country in any way or upon any consider
alton, and, therefore, in taking this step l have
completely relieved myself with my friends Of
every engagement and Of any political Solidity
am going to be simple citizen, with this Ieso.
lutte purpose not to accept any office or any
representation"
The village of Mendenlce, in Gslicia, Austria
has been destroyed by FIRE, Three hundred
buildings burned,
London, April 2.-A dispatch from Berlin re-
ports thai the rejection Of the Samoan bill caused
a great Commotion, and 1t is anticipated that
Bismarck will resign. The absence Of statistics
in all that was said in favor Of the samon bill is
thought to have caused many members to oppose
It,
1t is alleged that Chinese cruisers have been
depredating in Portuguese waters, have block.
AIDED the Port OF Macao and have also captured
quite number Of vessels sailing under the Por.
tuguese flag. The news has created much feeling
at Lisbon. and the Government iS preparing to
dispatch to Macao a feet Of four corvettes and
one Iron clad, carving three brlgades Of troops.
Fully one,half Of the city Of Hull, Canada, was
burned to the ground on the morning Of the 2lst
saveral lives were lost, about 800 houses burned
and over 1900 people made homeless. Much suf-
fering was the result, bat neighboring towns and
the authorities came promptly to the rescue.