The Portland daily press., 1883-12-24
FOREIGN.
Burning OF q Jewish School and
Synagogue in a Suburb Of
Constantinople.
NINETEEN STUDENTS PERISH I'm
TEzE FLAMES.
Severe EarthquaIke Shocks Experienced at
Lisbon, Portugal.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec. pa Jewish school
and synagogue in Galata, suburb of this city,
was destroyed by Ere this morning. Fif-
teen students were burned to death.
LATER,
The fire at Galata broke out in a German
Israelite school house. The flames spread with
such rapidity as to prevent majority of the
children from escaping. Many were thrown
or leaped from the upper windows into blank
cts held in the street below, and many were
in this Fay iniured. Nineteen charred bodies
have SO far been recovered. Thirty persons in
all are missing.
The directories of the school, seized with
fright, threw herself from window, and was
killed on the spot.
Articles TO be AbrOgated.
MADRID, Dec. 22.-At a council OF ministers
today, it was resolved to abrogats article of
the DEGREES of March 12, 1868, in accordance
with which goods from the United States pay
duty in Cuba as if they had been brought BY
foreign ships, even when arriving under the
Spanish flag.
Anarchists Sentenced.
PARIS, Dec. 23-The anarchists who. were
arrested for advertising and promoting the pro-
jected meeting in front OF the Bourse on Fri
day, 7th inst, and other anarchists who were
indicted for manufacturing explosives here,
were tried, convicted and variousy sentenced
to terms of imprisonment varying from one
week TO six months. When Judgment was
pronounced upon the prisoners by the court
several people in the audience shouted "Vive
PAnarche" Among those arrested on the
7th inst. was compositor named Roussel, who
had made an int1ammatory speech to workmen
on the Sunday previous, and in whose lodgings
were found quantities of phosphorus and dy-
Mantle.
Prince Napoleon Withdraws.
PARIS, Dec. 23.-Prince Napoleon has with
drawn from the candidacy for member of the
Chamber of Deputies for Barbezeux.
Am Earthquake at Lisbon.
LISBON, Dec. 22.-There was strong shock
OF earthquake here at $50 this morning.
LISBON, Dec. %. = The first earthouake
shock on Saturday occurred at 1.30 q. m, but
it was not generally noticed. A stronger shock
occurred at $50 a. M, and lasted u seconds
being accompanied by heavy rumblings, which
awoke the entire population of the city, and
caused panic ia the narrow streets Some
old buildings and number of chimneys were
damaged. At Setubal. is miles southeast of
Lisbon, the shock was so severe that many in
habitants rushed to the sea shore.
Englnnd's Relations wisI. Egypt.
LONDON, Dec 23.-Tbe Cairo correspondent
OF the Observer says that the British govern
ment has explicitly informed the Egyptian
government that it will not attempt to re-
conquer the Soudan, nor will it permit Egypt
to make the attempt. England, however, is
wiling that any other should do SO at Egypt's
request, providing the Khedive ineures no ex-
pense in the undertaking. England is willing
TO send feet to Alexandria and to assist in
the defense of strictly Egyptian territory il the
same is threatened by El Mahdi.
The correspondent of Reuters telegraph
company at Cairo denies that England is will
ing to despatch feet to Alexandra or permit
the sending of an expedition to Soudan by an
another power.
labor Troubles in E4imcricf1.
LIMERICK, Dec. 23-Employes Of the gas
works here have struck for higher wages, and
soldiers have been put to work in their place
to prevent the city being left in darkness
Police and soldiers guard the works.