The Portland daily press., 1890-12-27
INTERESTING FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
What ls Talked About by the World
Of London.
Scotch RaIlways-Russla and the
Jews-pIphtnerIs In Croatia.
I'm Darkest England" and the
Troubles OF It's Authors.

LONDON. December 26.-The Scotch rail-
way companies have abandoned all idea OF n
settlement with their striking employees. and
are making efforts, thus far with poor sue:
cess, to obtain English workmen for their
places. The strikers deny any share In the
wrecking Of trains, and In other outrages
that have been charged against them. Ser
vice has been partially resumed between
Glasgow aud Edinburg. and the malls are
forwarded with some regularity. There Is
still, however. a virtual embargo on traffic.
and trade and commerce are paralyzed by
ssa and land. The sugar refueries at Green
ock are closed, while thousands Of tons OF
refined sugar are awaiting steam transporta-
ton to England, which cannot be provided
for lack OF coal supply. The Clyde ship
yards are also closed, as there Is no coal for
the FORCES and furnaces. The strikers show
no sign Of weakening. although the supply
OF funds Is not sufficient TO prevent privation
among them. Their applications TO the Eng
lish unions for aid are being considered.
st. Petersburg advices state that the Jews
everywhere are throwing heir property on
the market In obedience to the decree, al
ready prepared. and to be promulgated about
the first Of January, prohibiting Jews from
owning real estate. In Odessa a Jewish
syndicate has been organized to facilitate
In London public sentiment Is strongly Op-
posed TO such immigration. st. Peters
burg dispatch states that the Gar has en-
phasiZed his disappr0val OF gratuitous for
dering the discharge and expulsion from the
country Of II. 600 allen werkmen heretofore
employed y the government. Most OF them
are Germans. many English, aud some Of
Italian and other European natlonalites.
According to st. Petersburg letter, Privy
Councillor Stoianovski has made a semi-of-
ficial communication to one Of the leading
foreign residents Of ST. Petersburg In rela-
tion TO the new ant-Semitic Legislation. It
Is, In substance, that the restrictive treat
ment Of the Jews is made nee
essary by the course pursued by
that people In absorbing, by usury and over
reaching, the money and means Of the poor
er class Of Russians, and that the proposed
law prohibiting Jews from owning landed
estates Is intended to prevent them from ae-
quiring by trickery and oppression the prop
erty Of orthodox Russians, Of which a vast
amount Is already In Semitic hands; that
nothing Is done which Is not strictly reQui-
site for the protection Of the Christian sub
jects OF the Car, and that Russia Is only
leading In course that England and Europe
generally will be compelled to pursue, un-
less all property Is to be allowed to fall into
the hands Of the Hebrews. IL Is under
stood that the Gar himself will take no mo-
tice Of the remonstrance OF citizens OF Lon
don against the persecution Of the Jews.
Advices from Cape Town state that tha
Portuguese are intriguing. to persuade the
Matabeles to attack the British settlers In
Massonaland, and King Logenbuel has
much difficulty In restraining his younger
men from assailing the whites.
The terrible plague Of diphtheria In Croa-
tia has already destroyed hundreds Of
and In many instances parents are
their offspring to die without
medical aid, having lost all faith In the doc
tors.
A dispatch from Shanghai states that the
savage tribes Of Formosa have again broken
out against the Chinese authority on the
island and gained advantages over the impe-
perial troops. A Chinese captain and sever
al soldiers, captured BY the savages, were
aftei ward found impaled and beheaded near
the scene OF their capture. The garrison on
the Island Is being strengthened.
The French Cabinet has come to the opin-
lon. after meeting and discussing, that no
objection can be interposed to visit frlm
the German Emperor; that he should be
treated like any other European sovereign
visiting France, and, II he comes Incognlto.
his desire to preserve that attitude should
be respected.