Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 3, 1878, Page 1

. VOLUME XXXIX. CLOAKS AND NANTLES. Field; Leiter &.Co.. Male special announcement of DECIDED BARGAINS Now offering tn aks & Mantles, Ilandsomely-trimmed Cloals at $4.60, $5.50,$6.50, $8.00 and $10.00. A well-made (LOTH CLOAK j{t$4.b'0 --- Spectal Bargain., Choice Variety Spring Mantles, $6.00 and upward. We are now enabdled to offer this class of Garments at lower prices than cver before, INSPECTION INVITED. WABASH-AV., Botween Madison & Monroo-sts. Underwear WILSON BROS. Purchase diroct of the manufactur- ors of this country and Europe, SEVERAL timos as many of tho following goods as any compotitor: Biriggan Suirts aud Drawers Sk Sirts and Drawers, P Sk Sirts and Drawers, {auze Sirts and Drawers, Gisamer Shirts and Drawe: Lie Sirts and Drawers, Yorio Shirls and Drawes, Jon Shirts and Drawers, ‘ Linen Shirts aud Drawess, 4 Angola Shirts and Drawes, Fouch Dresced Cotton Shirls and Drawers, Catright & Warner's Shirts and Drawers, Ofall makes. Also o great varioty of fancy styles not found elsowhore. Boing tho largest purchasars, our Roods costloss than othors oan buy them for, Solli i IoWoRt, ng pricos also tho 0769 Washington-st., Chicago, 69-71 Fourth-st., Cincinnati, 408 North Fourth-st,, St Loais. e BPOLTING GoODS, ¢ Leadng Sportng Ooeds ioast of e W A. G. Spalding & Bro. 0 gur own {mnartation, df- roct Trome bl en i p ) Lond England. [ Ar Arfows: AT Gusrds, Fars Rrls, all necessury hine n vlements for Archery Clubs o most complete stnck | e ey, tods’ from” {oe by 1 10¢ 1 Frrag Tterls, Hooke FISHING B R A CKLE, BASE HEADQUARTERS FOIt BALL SUPPLIES, estrical, Gymnaatu m, und Qeneral Rporting Goods, e il Boattag, and’ Gymuasiom Uailorme 4 oo Ken f " mtu‘ulmtia .'a':‘i:l‘l'm‘ll!odsll:nllln!nl Hllustrations and 18 12 oS5 =18 RANDOLPILST. Mfi 5,000to $1I),(T06 Caa Lo aafely favested to pay 12 PER GENT PER ANNTM SECURITY UNDOUBTED, MEAD & GOE, LOAN AND REAL ESTA' v NAVE IIEMO\'E;[;‘EI'%IG BT, Hajor Block, Rooma 22 and 24, L Coveronant Bons for Sl 2 -mé County o GUATES AND many sn.fll::n "fl'mu. PROBASCO & RUMNEY T CAUPET OLuANING, g0 Steam Carpet Cloaming Co,, 943 Wabash-av. GI{ A l‘ S'r‘n’-lii.““ama il Ficke aad ==t V¥ WTATUST. s calicd for wnd aetivesed, GREAT CALAMITY. Minneapolis*Stricken by an Overwhelming Mill Catastrophe. The Accident Second to None Since the Pemberton Horror. A Frighifal Explosion in the Largest Flour Mills in * America, L) The Gigantic Washburn Mill Reduced to a Cha- otic Mass. Y Immediate Outbreak of an Uncontrollable Con- {lagration. Nine Immense Establishments Contiguous Burned to the Ground. The Loss of Life by the Explosion Thought to Be About Eighteen, Ten Thousand Dollars’ Worth of Giass Shattered fn tho L City. One-Half of tho Flouring Uapaoity of the Oity Annihilated by the Blow, The Confusion Too Great to Al- low Any Estimate of Loss. TIrE’ SHOCK. FINST NEWS, Bpecial Dispateh to The Tribune. 81, Pagw, May 2—0p, m.~A terrific mill ex- plosion aud fire, alrcady Including eight mills, has happened in Minneapolis, extending fartlier, It occurred about 7p. m, There are wild ramors of the number of men killed reaching seveaty-five, CORROBORATION. Special Dispateh to The Tribune, 87. Pav, May 2-10 p. m.—Later reports put tho number of killed ot forty to ffty, Five to seven mifls and one elevatar have burmed. Tho firo lu atlll reging. The exploslon sent amall pleces of timbor to llamline Univorsity, three miles, and & whols window sash with ono pano of glass unbroken into Dayton avenuc, in this city, an alr-line distance of five miles. PURTHER PARTICULARS. . Bpeciatl Dispateh to The Tribuns, Mixnxarorts, Minn,. May 2.—At just 7 o'clock this afterncon the city was startled .by a most frightfal explosion, which shook the city from centra to circumference. The explasion took place at the milling centro, on the canal that extends around 8t. Anthony Falle, snd at once the quoes- tion le, passed from lip to 1ip, **What can it be?" Ta an Instant the entiro city Is out of doors, and #treaming toward tho Falte, while It pi frdm lp to llp that the great Washburn **A" Ml hoe exploded sud s w total wreck, The Washburn Mill was the largest on tho American Continent, snd, with the excoption of one In France, was the largestand most complete flouring intll in the world, It CONTAINED FORTY LUN OF STONN, and employed regularly from forly 1o aixty men, At this weiting thero is no cortainty of the cause of the explosion. Mill men generaily unite i the theory that 1t was occasioned by the fgniting of the gas generated In some unknown manner by the miadiings puriflers, The loss of life cannot bo ascertalnod at thia moment, but has been vory extenslve, The explosion took place at the hour whon the day forco of the mill had just been rolieved, and the night force was just taking their places. It iy now thought that & porilon of the day force and a portion of the nlght force havo been kilicd, but, as the mill fs & total wreck, leveled to the grouud, and THE FIUR OF TOPURT 1s raging among the ruins, thera is no cortsinmeans of ascertaining the particulars. Tuo reporter fs writing In full view of the flames, and, whilo ho writes, the wind which ls steady and strong trom the northwest, has ignited the MIIl' Company's elovator, and no pouslble power of the Fire Department can prevent its total destruction, Qov, Pillsbury {s on the ground, and has tele- graphed to 8t. Paul for asalstance feom their Fire Department, aa it s foarod the flames will apread throughout the entire milling district, and thus deetroy the great industry upon whicn the cliy is entliroly depondent. At this hour (8 p. m.) there bave been burned the following flouring-mille: Fettit, lobinson & Co,, Cablll, Ankeny & Co., L. Day & Sous, Day & Ttollins, Bull, Nowton & Co., the Diamond Mill, Gorton, Haywood & Co4 and the Washburn A, Thero is no doubt that the explosion was occastoned by the gas genersted through the operation by the patent middlinge-purifors. It fevaid that & wmill in Qlasgow, Scotlsnd, blew up from & similar canse at ano time, TUB LIST OF KILLED 18 88 follows: LBig Miti—~Charles Henning, Fred Merrlll, Will- iam Lealle, Clark Wilbor, Cyrus Enway, ‘Ole Shle, W. Bavage, E, N. Burbank, Ijprey Hicky, Paurick Judd, Ed Merrlll, uoknown, ZealtA Mitl—Widstzom, Diamond Mill—Johu Beyer. Hwnboldt Mui—Feter Lum snd Peter Iogbloom, TUS LOsd st this hoor (10 p. m.) figures up more tham $1,000,0%0. Tho fize Is under full control, snd will mot extend bevond the limits of Sixth aveauo, South Washington avenue, Fourteenth avenue, aud the river. The Mllwsukes freight and passen- ger depot and the Milwaukes macbine abops were saved by the utmost dificulty, and ooly becauss the wind was In the right direction. ‘Thore went on trick at the Washburn **A " mill twenty-two men st P. m., wons of whom bave been beard from at this date. ‘The only names sttainable st this hoursre M. P, Bbier and bis youngor brother, sad Fred Merrill. Al sc- coants sgree that the first explosion 100k place at tho Woahburn ** A" wmill, or **the blg will," as it s called. Follpwing so close as to be slwost sip- CHICAGO, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1878, tltaneous was the explosion of the Diamond and Humboldt, ® The watchmsn of the Galaxy mill, which s smong the destroyed, escaped unhurt, and gives a most connected account of the explosfon. Mo 2ays tho first explosion was from the big mill, fol- luwed In quick successlon by those from the Dia- mond end Humboldt, The explosion from the A mill was 8o tremendona that it ralsed the entirs roof of the gigantle structure fnto the airas s zephyr would waft an sutumn leaf, The fire has now (8:39 p, m.) extended from Sixth and Eouth down the baok of the river, taking almost every- thing in its path §o the rear of the Minnesvolis & Bt. Louts Rallway shops, milts, lumber-yards, blacksmith and machine shops, and miscellaneous manufactures, The glass fn the Cataract House eastward, and the City Hall northward, were broken by the oxplosion. ' Augustus Smith was blown out of window and hart, but not kilted, At the Diamond M), David Ward had gone out nfter o pall of water, and escaped anhart, At the Gataxy Mill, Joseph Mantt was in the third story, - After the wall wes dlown out he jumped down into the canal and escaped unhurt, In Pettit, Robinson & Co.’s miil Dean Day was thrown out of the window and {njured, but not tatally, ANOTIIER ACCOUNT. SUAKEN AS BY AN EARTHQUAKE. Miwnzarotis, May 2.—At 7 o'clock this evening tho clty wa: ken us by an eartiquake by a ter- nide oxplosion, which was promptly traced to the groups of great flouring mills in what is known as **Tho Platform," just above §t, Anthony Falls, whero the entire flouring district of the city is con- centrated. The explosion came from TAR GREAT WASHDURN MILL, from which a column of tlame was seen to shoot up several hundred feet, followed by o crach which crushed tho jmmenso structure like an cgg- shell. Secondary explosions Instantly destroyed the Thompson & Moyt and the lumboldt Milla, and fames immediately burat out, communicating to the Galaxy Miils, thoseof Pettit, Hobinson & Co., Canill, Ankeny & Co,, L. Day& Bons, Day & Itollins, Bucll, Newton & Co., Gorton, Hayward & Co,, the Washburn **A* and **B" mills, tnd lessor structures down tho bank of the river, nearly 1o the Minneapolls & 8t. Louls Rallroad shops. TUE DESTRUCTION PROM TiB BLOCK af the explosion extended much further, glass be- ing wrecked for scveral squarcs and Luildines shaken througbout the city, At 8:30 tno fre was raglng within theso limits, and the tircmen were workiog valiantly to subdue the flames. Tho im- medlate theory of tho explosion is, that it took place from gas gencrated in the patent middilngs- purlfer process. TOB 0SS OF LIPE - 1s undoubtedly grest, but full detsils are lacking in tho confuslon that suzrounds the scenc, First rumors made the dead seventy to eighty, but this is not borne out by Inquiry. The explosion took vlaco at the hour of changing the day for'the night hands, and many of both wero undoubtedly o the buitding. TWENTY-TWO MEX wenton in the Washburn Mill at 6:30, none of whom have been leard from up to 8:30, Many others of the day-forco must have been In the buflding. Up to O o'clock the list of killed and fn- Jured, so far as ascertulned, are asfollows: Dlg Mill—Grinders, Charles Henning, Frod Merrlll, and Clark Wilbor; Ollers, William Leslio and Cyrus Ewing: machinists, Ole Shle, Walter Bavage, Patrick Judd,and Ed Morrill; Watchmen, Harey Xtfcks and . W. DBuorbank; one unknown, Aug, Bmith was blown out of tho window and burt, but not killed. Diamond Mill—John Noyer killed, Zenith Mili—~Two men, Widstrum and Fred George. In Pettit, Robineon & Co.'s miil, Dean Day was thrown out of the window and injurcd, FINST ESTIMATES EXAQOERATED. Mixxgarorts, May 3—1a. m.—Later investiga- tlon confirms the opinion that:the firat catimates of the loas of life were exagzerated. Tho number of dead 1a now placed at ssventcon. Thero were many thrilling incidents and nsrrow escapes, Danlel Day was blown tho whole longth of the Pettit & Robinson mill and through a rear window, and escaped, % ONE POOR PELLOW, who coald nol be rccognized, had escaped allve from the explosion, and was obscrved crawling through the haogry, dariing flames towards the track of the. Minneapolls & 8t. Louls Road, di- rectly inthe rear of ihe Wasburn Mill, He man. aged to reach the rall, and thero evidently became exhanated and fell back Into the raging hell be. hind, whero his sgonles antly ended. ltnow appesrs that most of the day force had gone Lome, and only the smaller night force rematned, THE LOSS TO PROPENTY is enormnus, but tue confusion is too great for an intellizent catimate at present, A rough calcula. tlou places it st $2,500,000, of which $1,000,000 will fall upon the milling Intorest. Tho loas throughout tho city by the breaking of glass, etc., 1s $10,000. Five millaand & planing-mill wero destroyed, besides adjolning property, including ninety-seven outof tho107 runsof stone In the city. SBUMMING UP. TIR XXTENT OF TIE CATASTHOPIIE, Bpectal Dispateh to Tha Tridune, Minnzaroris, May 2,~The last report of the Board of Trade In this city shows sixtecn flouring- milleand 181 runof stone. The following milla have beon burned or badly demaged: The Weahe burn **A' will, the Washburn ** 1" mill, Petelt, Robinson & Co,'s mill, the Zenlih Mill, the Oale axy Mil), the llumbeldt Mi), and thu Dla. mond MUl On latest rcports there scems fo have been- only ninety-seven run of stone destroyed, s0 it secms that ooly just one- half of the flaur milllug Intarest ls rubbod out, When it {4 considered that this intorest is tho most tmportant 1o the city, Lowever, the full force of the disaster will be understood. ‘The full umount of insurance cannot be ascertained at this writiog, but tho best-Inforued Insurance men state that the probablo awount of {nsurance I8 pot less than 50 per cont of the losa, and gencrally fa tay Lest of companies. . IN 8T. PAUL. TUB BXOITEMENT. 87, Pavy, Minn., Muy 2.—The shock of thoex. plosion of the Washburu Mill at Mioneapolis was plainly felt bere,and {he famcs wero seen, creating Intense excitoment, In various parts of tho city pleces of cliarred roof-paper, small timbers, snd cinders were picked up, burled in the air by thy explosion sud brought here, nine miles distant, by the wind, THR NEWS was received here by telegraph Immediately, and fre engines were made ready to send, but luability 10 securo transportation preveated tbelr arrival i tme 1o be of use. There were no traini to Minnes spolls after the news was received. bul hundreds of people went up by road, the livery stables bgjug empticd in an hour, LATEST, THE MILLS, 87, Pavt, May 3-3 8. m.~The followlng fs s | nst of the mitls destroyed, with the nuwmber of runs of stove in each: Washburn A, 42 runms; Qalazy, 12 rans; Henuepln oz Dismond, 6; Hum- boldt, 0; Peitit, Robluson & Co., 15; Zenith, 6; tolal 7. The Washburn will was operated by J. A. Cbristlan & Co., the Humboldt by Bull, Newton & Co., the Henuepln by Gorton, Hoywood & Co, toe Galaxy.by Casbill, Aukeny & Co, the Zeolth by Dsy, Rolllns & Co., and FPettit-Robluson mill by the frm nsmed. In additlon to these mills, thers were numerona other bnildings destroyed by fire, in- cloding a large elevator and planing-mill. Detalln of the lomnes beyond the general state- ment above cannot be given to-night, nor more particulars as to the dead, Thelr bodies are re- duced to ashes, and will probably, never be jdent!- fled. . PIVE NILLB DRSTROTED. Minxzarotia, Minn,, May 3—2 a. m.—The five flouring-mills which were fnvolved In the disaster form ® grosp which comprises the heaviest concerns In the State, chief among which wera the two Washborn mills, the property of ex-Qov. C. C. Washborn, of Wisconsin, of which the oue In which the explosion occarred waa the Jargest flouring mill in the country, and the larg- est bot one in the world, Tt was bulit in 1870, included ~forty-one run of stone, and was worth $200,000. It Is now a smoking mass of ruins, with its companions on *'the platform." The destruction {s complete, 0 far as the limits above named, and nerious within mach wider bounds. The flamea sre still raging in tha rulns, but are under control, and no farther extension 18 feared, It ls ndw hoped THE DEAD 3 will be confined to the fonrteen mentloned, 83 In the Washburn Mill. . INSURANCE,. The Ploneer Press publishes o the morn- fog the following 88 the total Insurance stated by the compsnies represented to the several milla destroyed; liumboldt, Ball, Newton & Co., $14,600; Petitt & Robinson, $08,000; Galaxy W. Ankeny, $75,000; Washbum Mill A, $217,000, CRIME. WIIOLESALT SLAUGHTER. LixcorN, Neb., May 2.—The Intelligence of a wholesale slaughter in the western part of this Statn has juet reached this city. LutherHolorook, Herman Allen, and two brothers named Sutton were ccamped on the Dismal River, trapping and hunting. Nothing liad been heard from them for 1wo months, until to-day = lotter was received from one Van Syckles, who has n ranch twenty-0ve miles from the emmr on Dismal River, stating that the bodies of Ilolbrook and one of the Sutton boys had been found with bullet-holes through thelr heads, Thelr revolvers and guns were near, A man pamed Hargraves had a camp near by, and Lad quarreicd with Holorook, snd threatened to leave his carcass in the sand hills. Partios buve gono out to the scene of the murder. ———— i MINER'S OUTRAGES, Speclal Dispateh to The Tridune. Camtryvitis, 1i,, dlay 2.—The City of Staun- ton, In the suutbern part of this county, was in+ vaded last evenlng by a large number of strking miners from the vicinity of Bellevilie. They at- tempted to force the mincrs to strike, when a furs afose and the two largu coal shafts at that place were set on firo and_entirely destroyed, which will throw 100 miners out of employment, and canve & lusa to the proprietors of frum $20, 000 Lo 820,000, ‘I'he mine st Mount Olive, near Sisunton, is menaced, and the, Bhori® has been telegraphcd to fur ald to protect it. Urent excltemncot exists§ TRAIN THIEVES, Special Dispatel to The Tribune, Cuanratoy, 1L, Moy 2.—Detectives John F. Tittenhouse, of this city, and Tom Halls, of Dan. ville, last night arrested a mas named John Hill, o brakeman on the Decatur Branch of the Indianapo- l1s, Bloominaton & Wesiern Raliread, snd a resl- dent of this place, for stealing gouds from tho Company. 101}l kias been In the Company's em- Em’ for over threo ycars, and, on searching bis ouse, the oficers found govas stolen when he frat came on the rond, Abuut $200 worth of goods were recovered, aud Hill bas been lodged in Jall, INDICTED. Spectal Dispaich fo The Tribune. Aoniax, Mich., May 2.—Tbe Grand Jury came into court this morning and preseuted an ud- ditional indictinent agalnst 11. C. Coapor, Etation Agent of the Lake Spore Hallway, at Dilssficid, for cmbezzling 100 bushels of wheat, and sgainst A. F. Willlame for afding lu his offense by con- verting the same Into monoy. The jury then re. ported that they had concluded their Jabors, and Jndge Pratt discharged them, BROKEN UP., » Sax FRaNcisco, May 2.—Last Sundsy Thomas E. Rice and Harncy Hoffman wero arrested for passing counterfolt half-dollars. Frow clows ob- talned from papers found on thelr person, United States Detective Finnlgmns discovered their work- shop In Minna street, between Third and Fourth, and a quoantity of weltcd and new counterfelt colns sud dies and vther implements were found. TROUBLE IN A PRISON, Bpectat Dispaleh (o The Tribune, Micuioax Ciry, Ind., May 2,—At the prison last night, before the prisoners were locked up for the night, ono named McConnell attemvted to mnke s general delvery. About twenty took part, but wero folled. A guard named Rogers was hurt by huving an ankly sprained, and McConnell was ; ot and wounded in the back. This ended tho racas, —— CITARGED WITH MURDER. Hpeciat Dispatch io The Tribune, SraivarisLy, 11l., May 2.—Crosby, the colored man who yesterdsy abot snd killed his landlory, Munaert, four miles north of thisclty, wase to-day remanded to jail without ball, on a charge of wurder, * FINANCIAL. NEW YORK. V' pectal Dispatch to The Tribune. New Youk, May 2,—The lollowlug are the most Important in a long list of petitions of baokrupley flod to-day: Wiltlam J, Guesner, voluntary; liabilitles, $128,000. of which $100,000 aro secured, and‘ $22,000 unsecured. Euwin Dennott, tea morchant; Hablilties, $40,- 000; no sesets, o heavily indorsed the notes of O. Anglure, o tes terchantat Narlem, and was involved by Lis fallure. Oscar Hammenteln, editor of the United States Tobacca Journui; abilities, §$11,000; no gsscts, leujamiu Jackson, of the firm_ of Juckeon & Pratt, Columbue, U, ; Nabillties, $10,0003 prop - u;! aigned for the aenett of creditors, o Iloch & Bon, clgur monufacturors; libilisties, $10,000; factory closed and 100 uen discuarged, Tho creditors of the Commercial Warehodee Company are endeavoring to bayve tho estato wound up in bankruptey, AMr. John Balrd was appulnted Iecalver over LWo years ago. amounted to $2,. 000, of walch due in New York end the baiance fu Cul 0 habilittes 000 wors SPRINGFINLD, ILL. Special Dispdteh (o The Trivune, SerincricL, 1., May 2.—Pelitions i3 volun- tary Lankraptcy were filed to-day by James Ving: yard, of Gulconda, Fope County; Julius Schrelber, of Belleville, sud Daulel €. Wood, of Quincy. LEWISTON, ME, Lxwiston, Me,, May 2.—Judgo Walton bas ordered tho reduction of the deposltors® accouuts of the Auburn Savings Bank to 80 per ceut, ———— OBITUARY. Apecial Dispatch to TAs Tridune, Karauazoo, Mich., May 2.—Hearyd, . Ed- wazds, one of the oldest residents of Kalamazoo and the earllest settlors of Western Michigan, died to-dsy very suddenly with heart discuse, Dy ceaxed Was & prowduent citlzen of thle viciuity, Special Digpalch (o The Trivune. L Rockroun, §N., May 2.—The funcrsl of the Hun. Mosca Bartistt 100k place to-day, aud the te- wmaing were fullowed to the grave by ‘mauy fricuds of the deceased. lle bad been a leading citizen of Ahls city fur the past twenty t, aud held for several” years the Presidency of the Winnebago County Acricultural Bocicty. His lllncas wos bref lud"p nful, with Juni fever, Ilis death occurred on Tuesdoy last, o belug 77 ye age. MAGIE, 8pecial Dispateh to The Triduns, Suwmivorice, NL., May 2.—A report has gone out thst tha Stato Printing expert, Megie. bad en- tered wuit sgaiost the State Regiater tor $2,500 damages for lbel, ln baviug stated that he twok E:{ for ainaty days’ petsonal and actusl servico ween Jua. 1 and April 1, and wade oath to the accuracy of such claim. Un to to-pight uo dectars stlon boon fled in ino case, although M. Muyle's National organ saserls Lbat he bas bezun suit. He sduilts us.lvlnx w{ for inaty days, includivg bundlu but did not swear (o the ac- couut, aud says bo performed 1hat much scrvice. FOREIGN. England and Russia Agree upon a Basis for Ne- gotiation. The Former's Protest to Bo Formally and Amicably Discussed. Todleben and the English Ad- miral Again in Friendly Correspondence. Extensive Preparations for the Oon- veyance Home of Rus- sian Troops. The Turks Obstinately Refuse to Surrender Their Fortresses. Austria About to Send an Army . of Observation to Tran= sylvania. The Passengers of ihe Snspcclcfi Steamer Clmbria Destined for San Franclsco. English_»MilI'-Owneru Threaten the Cot- ton Oporatives with a Look- Out, . NEGOTIATIONS. MORE PAVONADLE. 81. PrrEnsnuno, May 2.—The Adgence Russe says fntelligence continues to be recetved of an {mproved state of pourparlers through Ger- many as interinedlary for tht simultancous withdrawal from the vicinity of Constantinaple, aswellasof negotiations with Austria coucerning her epeclal futerests. The principle of o dircet exchange of views between London and St. Petersvurg on questions interestivg Eungland ave been arreed upon, RUSSIA TAKES THE INITIATIVE, VIENNA, May 2.—The J'o ltical Correspondence states that the revival of negotlations between Rustla and Engzland relative to a Congrees s due to the initiative of the former. The nego- tiatfons will be based upon larger concessions than hitherto acceded to by Russto. TODLEBEN. A speclal from Constautinople 'reports that Gen, Todicben has resumed negotiations with Admiral Hornby in regard to the details of the withdrawal, Ile has also resumed negotla- tions with the Porte for the evacuation of the ceded fortrosscs, but s yet without result, Bafvet Pasha declaring that the Russiaos have not currfed out the San Btefano treaty, 110W IT CAME ADOUT. Loxpon, May 8=5 w.m.—A 8t. Petersburg correspondent says it {s not probable that any- thing in the shape of an uithnatun will be sent to the Porte, for the present at least, although there may have been some such Intention o little thino ago, when it was believed England had determined on war, and was mercly endeavoring to gain time. Now, however, the extremu skepticism in regard to the pacific as- surnuces of some of the British Ministers scems to be diminbhed. Russla s wot lkely to do unything to precipitate o crisls as long as & rea- sonable chance of o pacific solutlon remalns. A well-informod 8t, Petersburg correspondent of the I'outical Correspondence eays the lin- portaut decislons which caused this favorable change In Russla’s attitude were arrived st in o greut Council presided over by the Czar April 23, The Vienna corrcipondent says the convie- tion kiad at that date ariscn that it was necessa- ry elther to mive way or precipitate a rupture, a8 delay was only giving Turkey and England time to collect their forees. TURKEY, ENCROACUING. LoNnox, May 2.—A telegram from Constan. tinople says the Russians have of late frequent- Iy violated the Bulair lines of demarkation. THESYALY, Intelligence has been recelved from Athens that the fusurrection in Thessaly will probably subside, the British Consuls having toll the leaders that England [s resolved to defend the cause of Greeee. CRETE. ‘The news from Crete continues to be war- ke, ARMS FOIt INSURUENTS, CONSTANTINOMLE, May 2,~Arms and sm- munition deatined for the Mussulman Insur- gents [n Rounella have been discovered leaving Adrisnople, cuncealed in cofllus, BATOUM, LoxDpoN, May 3—5 a. m.—A correspondent at Constantinople usserts that the Kussians are upproaching Batoum, intending to attack it if not surrendered. REFUGRES, {n a deplorable condition, continue to arrive in Canstantinople. The International Cowmlttes will be oblized to stop retief Juue 1 for lack of funds. HOLDING BACK. ViexNa, May 2.—A 8t. Vetersburg corre- spondent stutes thot, towards Turkey, great frritation prevails at St. Petersburg on the question of the fortresses. The Turks now hav- {og no fear of the occupation of their Capital, Justify thelr nou-surrender of the fortresses by asscrting that the Russians have no right to ro- main at Tehatald|a, not to mention Ban Stefano, ‘The Turkish argument vn this polut sppeurs to be well founded. It fs slso sald that Fazll Pashia, commandant ot Shumla, has openly de- clared be will not surrender it Tho Turks are alvo raising dificultios In regard to dispatchiug Commissioners to asslst {u pacifying the Mus- sulman fusurgents. It is stated thut tho Russlans are removing stores which fthe Grand Duke Nicholas sccu- wmulated at Bujukdere, which would scem to fu- dicate that all {dea of embarking there bad beeu abandoued. ENGLAND, CHUBS WORDS. Loxpoy, May 2.—Mr. Cross, Home Becre- tary, speaking ugaln at Preston to-night, repeat- edlyaud encgertically repudisted the {des that the Goversment were bent on war, bat be sald they wero determived to be prepared for all possible circumstances. ” WA MEMORIAL. Loxpox, May 2.~A memorial to the Queen 1 beiog extenslvely sigued in Bheflield, ex- pressing contideuco o the Minlsters sud s wiil- lugocss to make every wbecessary sacritice fur the conduct of the war until the cause of peacs sud order lun Europo 1s secured from lawless and reckless oppression. TUR IXDIAN CONTINOENT. La Vauzrra, Malta, May 8.—Brig.-Gen. Keys and Quartermaster-Ucneral Adamyg buve arrived e Ehicane Dailp Teibmne, bere to arrange for the reception of tho Sepors {rom Indla. The fronclads Minatour and Re- :';;n“ have salled, 1t is supposed, for Port ald. N CADINET MEETING ANNOUNCED. Loxpox., May 3—5 a. m.—The Cabinct s to meet oz 8aturday. INCIDENTAL. TIARDY'S SPRECII CRITICISED. Br. PRTERSBURO, May 2.—~The Journal de 5t. DPetersburg, discussing the speech of the Rt.- Hon. Gathorne Hardy et Bradford, points out that Turkey constantly violated the treatles of 185 and 1871, England refused to ald in com- velling her to ubserve them. Therefore it Is unreasonable now to recall those treatles, when war had created new rights and duties. Hardy really makes the inadmissible claim that En- Kland, acting alone, 14 entitled to prevent the modifieation of the trédty concluded by the six Powers. AMBASSADORICAL, Loxpox, May 2.—A Constantinople dispatch confirms the news of the appolntment of Prince Labanofl to be Rusalun Amhassador to Turkey. Challir Pasha, not Ismid Pasha, s to be the Turklsh Ambassador at St. Petersburg. GORTSCHAROPP. B, PzTERIBURG, May 2.—No more bulleting wiit be published concerntug Prince Gortschiae kofl's coudition. AUSTRIA. Viexna, May 2.—t'he Tagblalt says In conse- quence of the concentratioh of Russtan troops near the Transylvanian frontier ft has become neceseary for Austria to take precautions. Ac- cording to reliable information, the question of coucentrating an Austrian army in Transylvanla Is betng serfously considered. The Pleuars Cabinet Councll will meetin Vienna ou Friday, when the Austro-Hungarlan compromise Is expected to be settled, RUSSIAN CRUISERS, CroxstanT, May 2.—It 18 tatcd that severaf steamers lying at Revel bave beew purchased by the Russian Government for the purpose of being couverted into crulsers. Three vessels which left Revel a week ago are the property of the Russlan Admiraity, and have goue to America to recelve their armaments, which will be provided by Awerlean firme, and recelve on board the seamen who departed a short time 8gu. TIE CIMDRIA, ELLswoRTH, Mg., Muy 2—Large supplics of fresh provisions biave been wpurchased for tho steamer Clmbrin. Varlous runors are in clreu- Intlun, but cannot be traced to any rellable source, No statements about the destination or plans of the steamer or the Russlans con be re- lied on as yet, since there are no notable indica~ tions, aud the ofticers are guarded fin their con- versation. One oflicer rewmarked that thelr visit here had no reference to probable war, and should oceasion no auxiety in any quarter. Pourtanv, Me,, May 2—A rumor {s afloat that the Cimbria will come here to send tho Russian passengers by rail to San Francisco, WATCUING, Pontranp, Me., May 2.—"The Britlsh Consul here Las goue to Southwest Harbor to watch the movements of the steamshin Clubria, which ts waiting there, with Russian soldiers on board, for further orders. DECIDEDLY CONCILIATORY, LoxpoN, May 3—0 a. m.—A 8t. Petersburg corresprondent says Prince LobanofI's appolut- ment to the Turkish Mission Is regarded as de- cidedly conclifatory. GOING HOME. A Bucharest dispatch says the report is wide- Iy current thot the Russlans have ordercd eighty tratns for homeward-bound troops. A later dispateh from Bucharest says tho tralns bave really beeu ordered, but, of course, the order may be countermanded. TBOOPS EXPECTED, A speclal from Alexandris says altogether about thirty transports with ‘[ndian troops are expected at Buez by May 17, PELL PIGHTING, A Berlin correspoudent telegraphs that official fntelligence has been recelved that Mr. Ogle, correspondent of the Z¥nies, who was ro- ported to have been murdered near Volo, fell fighting o the Insurgent rauks, aud was not murdered. THE GERMAN NAVY. It appears that the butk of the German navy’ is assembling at Wilkelmshaven to avold belug sbut up o the cvent of England blocksding tho Sound, A nuon. The Paris Patrie (scusational journal) says it s rumored persistently in Canstantinople that the Klicdlve has concluded an offensive alllancs with England. UNHEALTAT. Pera, May 2.—A considerable number of Russiaus have left Ban Btefano for Tichoriu and Tehotold[s, on account of the alleged un- healtfilness of quarters at 8an Btefano, riauTiNg, Lonpox, May S.—A special from Belgrade re- ports a fizht as taking place beiween: Bervians snd Bashl-Bazouks near Pristina. ‘The loss un both sides was Licavy. s SOLDIERS FROM INDIA. WHAT INDIA CAN DO IN A WAR AUAINST RUSSIA. Dispateh tn London Tinies, CarcoTta, Ayl 15.—A rather serious riot recently broke out at Burat on the occasiuns of* the imyosition of the llvenso tax, The willtary bad to be called outiud fired on the rloters, soveral of whom were wounded and ous killed, after which tho disturbance was queiled, Btrikes aud rlots also oceurred simultancuusly {u other towns of Western India, though they were of o miluer type. The toue of native feel- {ug in India is, indeed, uot a8 Lealthy as could be desired, an evil tor which the seditious writ- inga of the vernacular press aro primarily ro- spousible, Asertions mmmml‘ relterated resurding and’s decrepltude, coupled (t-repeated ealogla of thy resources and power u‘ Ruasin, have tended to wxelte fu the mtlve mind an expectstion of change not conduclye to good government. ‘Tho cudeave urs of the vernacular press bave been furthered by the cunvictlon that the ludiau UGoverument bos to a considerable extent durivg past years suuk to the position of a mero State machine for carrying out the wired instructions of the Hecretary of State. If Indiafs to be well gov- erned, this policy ought to be changed. The Indlan Exccutlve, at prescnt far too weak, re- quires to be Tmuy strengthened. The only way of successfully ‘working out the complex yrublcm of grafting Western civilization upon udian life, and o pructical aud sclentitic activity lmumimlh cople, i3 by muking tha machiuery to that end so powerful that it sy overcome the varions phascs of political fer- mentation to which all cforts at reform fu India bave hitherto favariably given rise, Tu view of thy probability of thelr belog em- oyed in & European war, the state of the ua- fve army bas occusivned cousfderable discus- slon. The Indluu press has little doubt but that; It England so willed It, the native ailitary furee wight 1u & comparatively short thme be ré- cruited up to the strengen of ¥ mitlton, I fully and efliclently oilicered it would {n tizhting qualitics be sceond only to an army of English soldiers, while fu respect ol endurance aud pow- er of bearing privations it would be secoud to vo wllitary force fu the world. Au suxilfary army rulsed fu Iudia, where for all pructical LUrposcd LUE Fesoutrees are lmitlees, would give Englund a military prevonderauce linest auy European war {u which she enguged. On thls acvouut it c;ru-lnlly behooves e Euglish Gov- cruwent jealously to gusrd thut so lwportant sn suxiliary furce sbould not bo wasted through defvctive orgauizativn. ‘The ques- tlou of [odian urwy reforin bus been agitated for yeurs, and the fonger 8 solution of the prob- h?myu delayed the more complicated and dith- cult it will vow. Buwme lul‘fluu lafely published show that at present tho Beogal Staff Corps Lias 4U1 eld ofi- cers agalust 175 subalterus, the latier filing the ollices’ of Lieutcuants, Colouels, sud 3ajors. “The 8taff Corps bas been thoroughly tried sod found so completely defective that it must s0ou- PRICE FIVE CENTS. ¢r or later bo abolished, and_an immedlste re- form {8 necessary to render the activa army effic cient {n war by the subatitution of English for nativo compsny officers; and in order to rovive the feellng of reatmental esprit de the otd syatem of reelmental promotion must be reor- 5nnlud. There I8, however, one reform in pare {eular which, .if effectively carried out, would at once give mew and thorongh coherence to the native army and inspiro lasting lt‘rlyllty. After the mutiny the plan was adopt- ed of forming regimenta “with "separate com: Panie- of different sccts, and it was hoped that n tuis way each combany would act cheek upon every other of a dilfercut _sect, and that thus seditlous combination would be rendered Impossible. The expectation has been cotire) unrealized. The esorit de corps has proves fteelf paramount over all considerations of re- liglon and race, 8o that by the prescnt system we have been Tostering a’unification of nativa feeling Gvercoming tho barriers of casto and prejudice o valuable as a sateguard in caso of mmlnr. The danger hero polnted out inlght by cutirely nuliified by uufi:eclufly enlisting a8 recruits for England those who have had long service in the native army and addioe to each native regiment, company, or troop asmall percentage of British soldlers, which would scrve as a guarantee against seditlons and combinstions, and in a short time whole- somcly leaven the whole native army. The extracost which this reform would Involve might be met by withdrawing half of the pres- ent numberof Enelish troops in India, and fn time ol peace reducing ‘the strength of the native army, malntaining merely skeicton bat- talions, so " that, in the cvent of war, an army might ho easlly mobilized. British companies might again, in case of nced, ba drafted into separate battalfons.. I Ueliese a composita 1ndian army formed on this basis would prove ali but {nvincible, and could be relled upon with perfect sceurity clther when serving in India or engoaged as on auxiliary Dritish force in a Euro~ pean war, Krom a politieal point of view, on the other hand, the fact that Europeans and natives were serving in the same regiments would conduce tmurn to draw the two rices to- [ r than any other means that could possibly . be devised, There {8 one other reform” which, thourh not so immediately vecessary, Is urgently required. No mllitary oftlcer ourlit to be nliowed to take elvil servics ang yet be retalned in the army list. There aro Generals i the Indlan army who have never done a day's soldicring sinus they were Ensins. Civil employ I8 infinitely more “lucratlve than military service, conscquently the ambition of most voung oflicers 18 to obtain civil service. “This has Induced a feeling of dissaulsfaction in oleers bolding military appointments, who find thensclves in inferlor positions to those fn civll employ. No state of things could be more de- structive of proper milltary aspiration aud tha ambitfon to attain the utmost scientific knowl- edge of their profession. In whatever way this geeat problem of native army reforn may be solved, 1t is o question which must svon force itself on the notice of Parllament as not only vitally affecting the roy- ernment of India, but as one which will in future be lntimately connected with the Impe- slal policy. » RUSSIA. AND ENGLAND. THE CHANCES IN CABE OF WAR, A8 BEEN FROM A DRITISH STANDFOINT. A London letter to the Vation, discussing the vossible rcaults of 3 war betwevn England and Russta, says: ‘The factllty with which Russla bronght the Turks to terins would bo her destruction, The Lritish fleet could deatroy her communications by ses, A hostilo army murching upon her Hank through Croatla and Servia on the une side of the Danube, and throuzh Transylvania on the other, with a fiotilla of gunboats uperating ou the Dauube, combined with o Lostile ltoumania In her rear, would comne ucar to the practical deatruction ot the army In Bulgaria and Itoumelta. ‘Fne Hussian position would be untenabie. bat, 10 peak rankly, wo do not count upon the Austrian alli~ ance, and even without it we oclieve that tnty country could vo far oxhaust Russia tuat she would have {0 come 1o terms tn time. A protracted war carnied on with a view to material exbaustion on uneside or the other is almost more patnful to contemsplate than o shors, sbarp, and declsive struggle like the Austro-Prussian war. But a war of oxhaustion 41 tho only war which this country can nndertake against Hussia, sud of the iwo countrics England fa much mors capaula of standing & prolonged strain upan her resources than Ruesla, We pever were sostrong matcrlally as wo are ot present. The capacity for taxatfon §s practically unlimited, There would be much grumbling, much discom- fort, same poverty, even rowmy misery. Dut the Boast that we coutd undertake threo. of four cats paiens without feellng serloualy the effects is not without foundation. Neither stiould we be at u loes for men If they were wanted, In India alone tae sy )DILOY men from the fghting tribos—men who, led by British oficers, would make excetlent soldiers—fa nlmost {nexhsustinle, And there ¢ nothing that these tribea would more enjoy thar an energetic struggle with 8 white raco at the cost of ahother white race. At homo, too, thoreure Ingititudes o1 men ready and willing to enlist it ihey are requirod—many of thom wiio have alrcady Lind the advantago of some clemvotary trainlng. An it recrulting bas Kone ou Actively for some week ck, and men are pouring into the ranks more actlvely thon at any tlme since before “the outbreak of the Criwean war. ‘here will bo no Jack of men. suf the difficulty that all of ns who are nol inclined 10 rush Llindly over the preciplce canuot solve fe thini for whatdofinite obfect is the war ta Lo undertakent Wa want none of the Turkish territory; we have no tore call tounaro in the partition of Turkey than we had o share in the partition of Poland; we do not want tolay in & atock of military glory; we cannot seo thit ote in- tereats are avsafled. It may be truo thut Ruasian fufluence will bo greatiy exiended ovor the east of Eutopo and over Asia Mlinor if the treaty of San Stefato bo permitted to stand, ‘There ure mauny amoug us who feyret lo ses thu extenslonof & scientific despotiem such as Hossia over countrie which ought to flourish under free lustitutions, and wo couslder that this has been brought aboul largely by tle slmust willful blindncss of our present rulure, But it 1s not our exclusive affair, Austria and Germauy have a8 much Lo loso as wo ahall have. Why, then, should we rushinto m quixotic enterprise aud vngago in an exhausting aud porhinps horrillo war foz the protection of ins terests which, whore they are not imuginary, arg tho intercets of other Puwers rather than our ownl THE GREA'T STRIKE, A LOCK-OUT THREATENED. LOXDON, May 2.—A telegram from Blackburn says tho lock-out contumplated by the masters will embrace the maln artery, seventy wmlles long, from Ulveritun to Colue, with bronches far and whie, ‘The strike {s mostly ended at Cburch and Acerington, but elsewbere the splrit 1s becom. fug moro uncompromising. The wasters de- clare that they havo gulued to the extent of 10 per cent by clearjug off thelr surplus stocks at better prices than could have beeu obtalued If the mills had been working. From 2,000 to $,000 weavers met at Darwen Wednesduy, aud reaflirmed that they would ouly sceept the reduced wages it coupled with reduced thne, and would not eveu comumunl- cute with the mavters at prosent. A ulsturbance occurred at Burnley last night. The vperatives of one mill, who acropted tho re- duction, werehooted and pelted. [he vou-uulovist card-room hands st Black- bLurn complain- that they wre not belng sup- ported, aund threatou the'union with vivtence i€ they ure not asshited. l!’mcuuuuu, May 2.—The operative cotton- spinners udjourncd the question of agaln scelug tho musters for ona wook. All operatives, al- thouzh complaluiog of bunger, seew to be per- fectly firm. They regard the Intonded lockout utuludwnd, because it will brivg on a crists uickly. 9 Loy{mu. May 2.—~A Committee of the Maou. facturers’ Assuclation met Y:lv-:ely at_Ashton- under-Lyue lust night. [t is atated that they decided to wive notles of a reduction of wages. The operatives arv Lighly incensed. The parlsh authorities of Burnley have refy to reliev any persons who are suffering io consequenco of the steike. Large crowds were gathered ln the streets, but order was falrly waintelued. ITALY. VITAL STATISTICS. Dispaich to London Tymes. Panris, April 14.—~Acconding to the vital etatts- tics of Itaty for 1876, there werein that year 225,000 1narriages, - 1,083,000 births, acd 796,000 duatbs, thu populstios belug 27,700,000 per- sons. Of tho marriages, the largest unumber compared with the populstion occurred In the Souttern Proviuces, or compartimeut, In Basilivata, where therd were 10 per 1,000, sud Apulia, where the proportion was 9 per 1,000, In :hu vatuml ot&lléx’m Llh&nr:umm ‘:n;h the mallest— el r An i e 1 Sanlinia; Whefo 1t wes 687 per L, 1Ds focundity of marriages & wever, in {a- verse ratlo to thelr number, belng greatest in we and Sardinis, aud smatlest in Baalll- cata. Tu Basticats. sgalo, the fowest m o certificates wure subscribod by both partles—vis.; only 8 per cent. Iu Romo 30 Per ceut wers subscrived, but education is most