Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-13
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Ex-Premier Gladstone Confined 10 His
Room--Hss Condition Worse
than Publicly Admitted.
Seven Hundred Christians NIassaored In
TOnquiu, Ohina-Many of the Inhab
itants Starving TO Death

GLADSTONE SUFFERING FROM FEVER.
LONDON, oct. 12.--Gladstone is still
unable to leave his bedroom. lie is suf-
iering from fever, and his condition is
believed to be worse than publicly ad-
mitted,
CHRISTIANS MAssACRRD.
PARIS, Oct. l2-The directors of the
Catholic missions have been informed
that 200 Christians have been massacred
in Tanho, Tonquln. Also that thirty vii
lagos in that district have been burned.
Nine hundred inhabitants are starving.
TO LEAD TO RUSSIAN OCCUPATION.
PHILIPPoPoLs, Oct. -Voivoirde
has dispatches that the Russian consul
lates in Bulgaria and Roumelia have Or
ganized an extensive rebellion for next
Sunday to prepare for Russian occupa-
ton.
NOT ANXIOUS FOR WAR.
LONDON, Oct. PA dispatch from
st. Petersburg says that the car, while
discussing, recently said "If the Bull
garian question can he settled peaceably,
well and good, but will not 90 to war
for the sake Of disorderly Bulgnrians."
BoYCoTTs RAISED.
DUBLIN, Oct. IA convention OF
members of the national league was held
to-day at Loughrea. Delegates from
twenty-five branches were present Reso-
lutions we're adopted emphatically order
ing the boYcotting of all persons obnox-
ions TO the league. Two boYcotted trades
men appeared before the convention and
begged for forgiveness. The ban put
upon them was removed on condition that
they would not offend again, which the
tradesmen promised.
AUSTRIA GETTING READY.
VIENNA, Oct. l2.-The emperor
Francis Joseph has sent autograph let
ters to Count Kalnoy, imperial foreign
minister; Count Taafe, minister Of the
interior for Austria, and Herr Tiszo,
Hungarian prime minister, summoning
the delegation to meet at Pesth, Novem-
Der 4.
THE WOLF AND THE LAMB.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. IL Newspapers
OF this city are unanimously of the opin-
ion that decisive action by Russia in re-
gard to Bulgaria is imperative. The
Journal de st. Petersburg says events
justified Russia in urging the postpone
ment of the elections in Bulgaria until
the passion Of the people had cooled
from the late excitement, and adds that
it can be readily understood why Russia
refuses to recognize or sanction an as
sembly elected under such condition OF
affairs as now exists in Bulgaria.
WHY THE PLOT FAILED,
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. l2.-Four lead
ers of the party who were engaged in the
kidnapping OF Prince Alexander of Bull
garia have arrived here. They are M
Demettreoh, M. Parkoff, M. TayankofI
and NJ. Kovaloff. They attribute the
success of the counter revolution which
restored Prince Alexander temporarily to
the throne, to be the falnt-bearted desire
of M. Greoff to avoid bloodshed. This
they say, prevented him from causing the
arrest Of the opponents OF the Russian
designs.
A CoRREsP oNDRNT ARRESTED.
SOFIA, Oct. l2.-The Bulgarian Au
thorlties have arrested and sent TO Con
stantinople newspaper correspondent
who accompanied Gen. Kaulbars. The
correspondent was connected with thu
\ lndepence Roumania OF Bucharest.
PARTISAN NOTES.
PARIS, Oct. l2.-Louise Michel hal
been pardoned, and will soon be released
The French African cable has been com
pleted TO the Congo.