Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-19
FOREIGN NEWS IN GENERAL.
Chamberlain Liable to Resien-A Modern
Pooh Bah.

LONDON, Feb, 1S,-Joseph Chamberlain,
president of the local government board,
has quarrelled with Gladstone on the
Greek policy of the government. If the
British fleet coerces the Greek feet Cham
berlain will resign his seat in the cabinet.
The Duke of Edinburgh commands the
fleet. The Greek admiral will not fight if
threatened, but will merely exchange
shots and then haul down his flag. The
commanders of the French, Italian
and Austrian men ofwar have received
orders to limit their action to formal de-
mOnstratiOn.
The @. o. NJ. in Pooh Bah's Role.
LONDON, Feb. 16.-Gladstone has taken
the office of privy seal in addition to that
Of premier. This is unusual and proves
that Gladstone is experiencing difficulty
in securing suitable colleagues.
Dixie Summoned to Resign.
LONDON, February 17.-Sir Charles
bikes constituents have decided that he
shall continue to represent them in the
House of Commons. The Pan Mes
Gazette summons him to resign.
Fraudulently Failed.
LONDON, Feb. 17.--Simon Lock, a banker
of Soleure, Switzerland, recently failed
with Liabilities of 1000, 900 francs Hun
dreds of small depOsitors We're ruined by
the failure. Lock was arrested yesterday
Oh charge of fraud.
The Turco- Boil garian Agreement.
ST. PETERsBURG, Feb. 1.-THE Journal
de st. Petersburg, i'll commenting on the
Turco-BUlgarian agreement, says that
Prince Alexander has no right to place
the Bulgarian army in subordination to
Turkey In proposing to do this Prince
Alexander lutringe+ on the treaty of Berlin.
Such action would be likely to rouse the
slumbering passions OF the East and
plunge the countries anew into fratrlcidal
struggles. Russia, the writer continues,
which delivered Bulgaria from the dom
ination of the porte. would not allow
Prince Alexander To take this course.
This determination of Russia may be for
gotten at Sofia, but it will not be ignored
elsewhere.
Chamberlain and Dixie Fall Out.
| LONDON, Feb. lt.-Joseph Chamberlain,
president of the local government board,
! has quarreled with his radical colleague.
Sir Charles Dixie, and abandoned him ut
terly, because Sir Charles refused to adopt
Chamberlain advice to testify under
oath that he was not guilty of the offences
charged against him rs correspondent in
the Crawford divorce suit.
huh the ope'
PEKIN, Feb. 1.-THE question of estab-
fishing direct diplomatic communication
with the pope has again been discussed by
a council at the Tsoungli- Yamen foreign
office and the Marquis Tseng has been
suggested by the emperor to the pope as
the probable Chinese ambassador to tn
vatican.
signs VI A Upheaval in SPAIN
MADRIp, Feb. 1.-THE reconciliation
between ex Queen Isabella and her hus,
band, Don Francois, WAS effected through
the earnest solicitations Of Senior Canovas
del Castillo who, it is reported, is prepar-
ing for the installation OF Isabella a
regent.
The investigation in connection with the
recent discovery of dynamite, revolvers
etc, in this city, has caused the discovery
of revolutionary conspiracy, with rami
tications in Barcelona, Malaga, Cordova
and Seville. The houses of all suspected
narSons ara bpinp searched nv DOlicp