Connecticut western news., 1888-03-07
CURRENT EVENTS ABROAD.

The members of the Roumanian Cabinet have rendered their resignations.
 The hamlet of Trasquera, at the foot of the Simplon Mountain, and another hamlet in the Bini Valley have been destroyed by avail anehes. At the latter place five persons were killed.
 The Madrid newspaper Fl Pals publishes manifesto from Ruiz Gorilla to the Republican party. It is dated London, February 26 Gorilla denies that the members of his party are fanatical lovers of revolution. Their only desire, he says is the restoration of the consti- tuition of 1869, to enable the people to declare whether they want monarchy or republic. Republicans should in no case try to change public institutions by force.
 The Chinese Foreign Office has refused to permit the opening of the Upper Yang-tse- kiang, and has caused the British Pioneer steamer to be stopped at Ichang.
 The bodies of over two hundred victims of the recent avalanches in the Italian Alps have been recovered.
 A new Boulangerist paper, La Cocarde, is announced to appear shortly in Paris.
 -Suakim was attacked by large force of rebels. After four hours fighting the rebels re- tired, leaving several hundred killed and wound ed on the field. On the Britishside Colonel Tap and five Egyptians were killed and fourteen wounded. The British gunboats Dolphin and Albacore assisted the garrison, and poured a deadly fire on the retreating rebels.
 The North German Gazette reprints an at tack upon Germany in the form of poem en titled "Yivo la France," which was circulated in pamphlet at Basic during the carnival, and reminds Switzerland that her neutrality imposes upon her the obligation of avoiding provocation to foreign Powers. The Gazette adds: 'sSome of the inhabitants of Switzerland appear to be unconscious of this obligation. We trust that the Swiss government will thwart tho plans of those who desire to disturb the l atio hot Germany"
 The body of Stephen J. Meany arrived at Queenstown on the steamer Wyomifg from New York, and was subsequently, taken to Ennis. The proceedings of the party accompanying the body were watched by detectives.
 A despatch from Berlin says: Emperor William is confined to his bed with his old com paint. The doctors will know better shortly whether the attack is dangerous or not.
 Premier Crispi has sent telegram to Count Menabrea, the Italian Ambassador at Paris, instructing him to demand of the French Government the punishment of fifteen French soldiers who stopped some Italian railway with bayonets, forced them to kneel before them.
 -Dr. Kussmaul has sent to Prince Bismarck a special report on the Grown Princes case. The Doctor takes an unfayorablo view of the patients condition. Frequent interviews oc- cur now between Prince Bismarck and En- peror William. This is duo to the fact that all news from San Reno concerning the Grown Prince is transmitted to the Emperor through Prince Bismarck.
 General Boulanger, although not candi- date, received sixty thousand votes in differ ent departments of Franco for Deputy. The anniversary of the birth of Prince Ferdinand was publicly observed at Philadel- phia. A Te Deum was sung in the cathedral, and there was parade of the troops. The Prcfect gave reception in honor of ihe occa- sion. Many congratulatory telegrams were sent to the Prince. A banquet was given in honor of Priuce Ferdinand at Sofia. The Prince mado a speech, in which he made nc allusion to politics beyond asking the country to support him and the national cause.
 The English physicians attending the Grown Prince of Germany take a less hopeful view Of the case than heretofore. Mir. Raikes, Postmaster-Ge General, in reply to question by MT. Montagu, Liberal, in the House of Commons, said his attention had been called to Q memorial addressed to the Post Office Department of tho United States by leading bankers and other business men oi New York and other cities, complaining of de. lay in tho delivery of translantio mails. There was nothing, however, he said, to justify 6 disturbance of the existing arrangements fol carrying tho mails.
 The village of valtorta, in tho north o Xtaly, udS DcCu u01A ny 6u 6F1IduCu0 Many houses were wrecked and their occupant, buried in the ruins. Twenty-threo bodies havl been recovered. Several persons have been ex tricated alive, though moro or less injured.
 M. Hitrovo, the Russian Minister at Duch arest, has requested the Government to oxplair the reports circulated by Ministorialists to the effect that the Russian Legation supplied the opposition with funds with which to contest the recent elections. Ropmania's relations with Russia are so strained that the recall oi the Rouuanian Minister at St. Petersburg is imminent.
 asked if the Govefnment's attention had been Delagoa Bay, on account of tho new gold fields Earl Opslow, Un6er Foreign Secretary, replied that the matter had been seriously considered and that proposals in the interest of Grea Britain had already been made regarding railroad.
 The London Chronicle says that in reply to a request of the Duke of Norfolk that thu Pope use his influence with the Irish Bishop la, the Papal secretary, said that the Britisl grant 8 privilege to Irish Catholics whicl would form 8 pretext upon which to build letter to the Bishops.
 The Shah of Persia will visit the Paris Ex hibition next year.
 The Spanish Senate, by a vote of 122 to 52 approved bill establishing trial by jury.
 A snow and landslide has caused block ade on the Mont Ccnis Railway.
 Heavy snowstorms continue in England | and Italy. seriously interfering with traffic.