The Portland daily press., 1891-01-26
SNOW and Gold In Russia,

ST. PETERSBURG, January "a. Terrific
snow storms have prevailed recently through
out the southern portions of Russia, and
whole villages and q number of isolate
houses are almost buried In the snow. Added
to the Inconvenience to which the inhabitants
are subjected is the suffering they are forced
to endure on account of the bitterly cold
weather. A number of people are already
known to have been frozen to death, and it
is feared as the snow disappears there will
be further loss of lite revealed.
The city of Chark0w Tor Kharkow), the
capital of the government of KharkOw. ON
the Kbark0va, is SO completely isolated by
snow the only way OF communicating with
the Inhabitants is by telegraph. CbarkOw is
a city of about 20O, coo inhabitants, and it is
feared that should its complete isolation con-
tinue any length of time there will be terri
BILE suffering owing to the scarcity of provis.
ions among the poor classes.
Even His wife Leaves Him.
PARIS, January "a The organs of legal
affairs publish today an account of the action
Tor judicial separation entered against Gen.
eral Boulanger by his wife in these terms:
From the writ of Marecat, process server
in Paris, January 81, and duly registered. it
appears that Agale Lucie Jeanne Alise Re-
nOuard, wife of Georges Ernest Marie Bou-
laDger, said lady residing at Versailles,
Ruede SamOny, No. 9S, has made a demand
for judicial separation against BoulaDger,
dl
Paris, but now residing In the Island of JeI-
sey at Villa Sainte."
M. Brilade, the director of domains, In the
name of and as legal sequestrator of the
property of said BOulanger, and Maitre Hus-
son, barrister-at.law of the civil court of the
Seine, are appointed and will act for Nine.
Boulanger in respect to this demand.
Sued the Strikers.
LONDON. January 25-The railway strik-
erS at GreenOck became riotous last night.
At about midnight conflicts occurred between
strikers and the police. Several officers were
injured. Slight disorders are reported at
Perth. where several arrests were made
The North British railway company has
lodged an aTrestment of funds Of the Scotch
railway servants of the society, claiming
920 900 damage from the society for causing
the present strike.
Gladstone Has Kept His Word.
PARIS, January 24.-The Steele today an.
nounces that William O'Brien has received
home rule guarantees on the part of Glad
stone and his colleagues, and that these guar.
antees are sufficient to meet ParnelPs cOndi-
tiOn, upon which he consents to retire.
Foreign Notes.
The city of Arras on the Scarpe is flooded
the river having overfiowed its banks. In
the surrounding country many head Of cattle
have perished.
The recent snow storm in Montenegro has
caused great distress, and in many districts
the people are suffering from famine. ln
some places today the mercury fell to eleven
degrees below zero.
At an explosion at Uiberina c0lliery at
Gelsen Kirchep, Germany, forty men were
killed and thirty severely injured.
The Insuppressible, Irish paper, has sus-
| pended owingl to William O'Brion'S with
| drawal from its support.
The London Chronicle SAYS high authorI
| ty declares that the government has exer.
cised no pressure on Canada in regard to the
| pending negotiations.
Ihe Pope has sent long letter to Emperor
william, thanking him In affectlonate terms