Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1885 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

London Las been visited by the most disastrous conflagration that has occurred in that city for years. Flames broke out in the Chartor House buildings, Aldersgate street, and in loss than four hours thirteen of the eight stoiy houses comprising the property were destroyed. The buildings were occupied by stores, mostly fancy goods and toy emporiums. In one ofth e buildings destroyed was located a largo printing establishment. Another of the buildings was occupied as a bank, but through the strenuous efforts of the firemen, the structure was saved from total destruction. The firemen experienced great difficulty in throwing streams on tho upper stories because of the lack of water pressure. Many of them had narrow escapes from death by falling walls, etc. It is estimated that the loss will reach £3,000,000. Servia’s reply to the Porte’s demand for an explanation of her warlike attitude is not satisfactory to the Turkish Government, and the Ottoman Ambassador has gone to Nissa to demand a personal audience with King Milan. A band of Bulgarians has invaded Servia and plundered a village near the frontier. The Ambassadors of the Powers are urging Greece to discontinue military preparations. The Czar lias ordered all the Governors and other officers throughout the Russian provinces to use the Russian language exclusively in the transaction of public business. The National Zcitung of Berlin announces that Germany would join in the bimetallic conference if England would consent to do tho same. Later Returns from election districts in Franco show the result to bo less reactionary than at first supposed. It is claimed that tho effect will be to make tho government strongor than ever. The fact that Mr. Parnoll in his recent Wicklow speech praised Mr. Gladstone is accepted in England as evidenoe that there is an understanding between the two, and that Mr. Gladstone may support tho former in some of his plans.