Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-02
GENERAL FOREIGN.
FAMINE IN PERSIA.

FAMINE IN PERSIA.
LONDON, Jan. IA cabinet council will
be held Saturday.
written to the Times regarding the famine
in northern Persia, stating they have reoeiv-
ed telegram from Oasmiah to the effect
that the famine in all that region is increas-
ing daily and that unless strenuous efforts
are made to send help from England and
America great number of the population
must perish. There are only five months
supply of food to sustain the people for the
next seven months.
AID FOR IRELAND.
The Society of st. Vincent de Paul in
France, has resolved to have special COL
lection in each of its conferences to relieve
the distress in Ireland.
RECALLED.
PARIS, Jan. Cen. Cialdini, Italian
his letters of recall.
NEW FRENCH MINISTRY.
LONDON, Jan. IA Berlin correspondent
hears from good source that circular note
has been signed and will be issued by. De-
freycenet. 1t will declare that the new min
istry will remain true to its former political
traditions and will uphold policy of peace.
The same correspondent says: 1t is doubt
full whether Challemel Lacour's appointment
to succeed Count De st. Vollier will be well
come here because of his former violent at
tacks upon Bismarck.
D1soUIETING RUMoRs.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-The Post has the fol-
lowing from Berlin: Disquieting rumors
continue to circulate here regarding the con-
duct of the French ambassador at st. Peters
burg, who is charged with violent Russo
philism and with intriguing against Ger
many. Numerous arrests continue in Rus
sia. A number of army officers have re-
Gently been imprisoned, charged with COM
plicity in Nihilist plots.
THE TAY DISASTER.
LONDON, JAN 1.-Diving in the Tay at
the scene of the recent bridge disaster has
been suspended, owing to boisterous weather.
The railway authorities say there is little
doubt that the bodies have been washed
seward, and boat expedition is being or
ganized to search for them.
MISCELLANEOUS.
LONDON, Jan. IA Vienna correspondent
announces the Porte has promised to send a
special commissioner to Gusinje with doc
ument certifying the transfer of Gusinje and
PLAYA to the Montenegrihs.
LONDON, Jan. IA dispatch from Cairo
says one of the Abyssinian chiefs who ia
vored an aggressive policy has been recalled
from the frontier by King John. It is
thought at Cairo that this step indicates the
king has adopted pacific attitude.
LONDON Jan. 1.-The brigade of Gen. Sir
Evelyn Wood, one of the commanders in
the Zulu war, by the queens desire, will &C.
company the ex-Empress Eugenia to Zulu
land, in February.
Vienna correspondent emphatically de-
MES that the Austrians have established o
reign of terror in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A Berlin dispatch says 10000 tons of steel
rails have just been ordered in Westphalia
for the American market.
The steamer Anchosia. from New York,
arrived at Neville, yesterday. She lost her
quartermaster, and had her boats smashed
during heavy weather.
A St. Petersburg dispatch says General
Count Paul Ignatieff, president of the min
isterial commission, member of the council
of State, and father of Gen. Ignatieff, is
dead.
A Berlin correspondent reports Prince
Bismarck is expected to arrive at Berlin
Sunday. The emperor has specially re-
quested him to return, being of opinion
that the climate of Varz is not beneficial to
the prince.
An Alexandria dispatch says Ishmael
Eryood Pasha has been appointed governor
of Sandan vice Garday Pasha resigned.
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