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VOLUME LXXX.—NO. 114. SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1896. LEADVILLE'S MIDNIGHT RAID Six Men Are Killed and Many Believed to Be Injured. FIVE OF THE DEAD ARE STRIKERS. Desperate Defense of the Men Within the Burning Barricades. FIRE AND DYNAMITE FAIL TO REACH THEM. Troops Sent to the Scene and Hostili- ties Are Suspended for the Present. LEADVILLE, Covo., Sept. 21.—Six men lost their lives in the attack upon the Coronado and the Emmett mines early this morning, five being of the attacking party and the sixth a city fireman, who was shot down while in the discharge of his duty, he dying to-day. The dead ure as follows: JERRY O’KerrE, foreman Hose 2, aged 24, shot through the body. BERT MEIR, 30 years of age, face riddied with buckshor. James Bensox, aged 40, eight buckshot in the abdomien. Jonx MABONEY, bullet in abdomen. WiLriax Hicerss. bullet in abdomen. Mixe DouGHERTY, a striker, found in the Emmett mine ruins. It is believed that a numbver, variously estimated from six to fifteen, were wounded in the attack upon the barricaded mines, but they were quickly taken away and secreted, even the physicians attend- ing them being careful to make no report of their patients. Of the besieged men no one was injured, except one who was shichtly wounded in the foot as he escaped from the Coronado mine over the trestle, where he was a target for a hundred guns. To-night the city of Leadville is quiet. The saloons are all closed, and the people who are on tbe streets stand idly about, talking discreetly low. The full moon shines above Carbonate Hill, where from one or two shafthouses the .steam jets lazily foat into the clear air as the great pumps continue their ceaseless effort to beat down the floods in the great under- ground workings from 800 to 1200 feet be- low the surface. The State militia, for the fourth time in two years called out to stop rioling in mining camps, is arriving to-night, and they will do merely patrol duiy, for there is absolutely no evidence of rioting in the | entire camp. The two militia companies ! of Leadville, a large company from Crip- vle Creek and two companies from Pueblo were on duty here before darkness came on, one company patroling the powder magazines, three at the Emmett mine and the others on duty at thearmory, who will doubtless assist the Deputy Sheriffs | and Police Department in patroling the camp. The First Regiment from Denver, with the Chaffee Light Artillery and a troop of cavalry will reach Leadville be- fore midnight. While no one can predict with certainty the outcome of the night the miners and mine operators who talk say there will be no further trouble until the militia return home. 3 *The men who did the work last night are a set of cowards,” said a mine oper- ator this evening. “They will do nothing save in a sneaking manner. They prefer to overpower some helpless man by num- bers and bratally assault him. We Jearned to-night that the miners had a meeting to-day and three men were de- tailed to shoot down Mr. R. B. Estey, the manager of the Coronado, on sight. They will never do it; they are too coyardly. For weeks he has walked through the streets to and from the mine, and though they bave railed at him they never dared to touch him. His courage has been wonderful throughout these whole troubles. “We can never hope for a settlement ot | this trouble until the Governor places the | camp under martial law, and thus over- | rides the local authorities, courts, Shenft and Mayor. The camp has been under a reign of terror, and all officers of tue law have been intimidated. No punishment can be imposed upon offenders, except through a military court, and until this is done we need not hope for peace.” The miners, on the other hand, deplore the whole matier, and seem disposed to lay the biame upon outside ruffians, who have flocked to the scene of the trouble. The destruction of the Coronado has finally aroused the law-abiding citizens to take steps for a summary treatment of the trouble hereafter. This afternoon a meeting was held in the opera-house, and a document received 200 signatures, which 1s practically an agreement to stand to- gether to protect life and _property. In short, it is a vigilance committee. There is a rnmor sfloat that Amburn, president of the Miners’ Union, has left the city and officers and citizens unite in saying that many familiar faces have sud- denly disappeared. That there was to have been trouble last night was clearly understood by the mine operators and many of the miners. ’1_‘he report was that the Emmet m_in_e, being located farther out of the town limits than the Coronada, was to be assaulted and the men there were warned to be watchful. At the Coronado two officers were on duty and they were warned to be vigilant, while within all preparations were made for a warm reception of the strikers, Until midnight no evidences of trouble were apparent. The streets were deserted and all was quiet about the Corqmrlm Midnight was evidently the time set by the assailants to make an attempt to stop the Coronado mine from l'orking.A The residents mear by Were mysteriously warned to get out of harm’s way. Small groups of men ran up lhe‘utree: or lurked in dark corners. It is said thata ?olxee- man's warning whistle was neu:d justas the attack began. The first indication of danger to the twenty men within was the dropping of a dark object within the in- closure near the oil tank. There was a moment of spluttering fire and then a ter- rific detonation. It was a weapon which the miners know well how 1o us——a stick of giant powder. Another stick followed the first, then a third, and with these a fusillade of small arms. Volley after vol- ley was poured into the iaclosure from two sides. The high o uter fence and the inner barricade, however, was evidently designed wisely, for no one within was in- jured there. The giant powder soon ig- nited the wood work, broke the pipe which conveyed the crude oil from the reservoirs to the battery of boilers, and, the oil ig- niting, great sheets of flame quickly illu- minated the scene. . There, amid a rain of bullets and giant powder, with the immediate danger of the exploding oil tank and steam boilers, the twenty men fought as only men unaer such conditions could fight. From within the engine-house and from the high van- tage point at the top of the cribbing sur- rounding the shaft they blazed away at the attacking party. For fully half an hour the shooting continued, until 1:45 o'clock, when the flames of the engine- house spread so rapidly that the defend- ing party bad to take refugein a tunnel under the cribbing, where they made a last stand for defense, believing that their assailants would enter the inclosure to shoot them down. They were caught like ratsin a trap. It was certain death to re- main, for the fire would consume them, even if they were not murdered by the enemy. There was only one alternative and they took it. Some made a rush, leaping the fence, others took the trestle across Or- ange street, running the gauntlet of a galling fire to the dump, where they wade their escape. The explosion of giant powder and the rattle of small arms aroused the whole city, and the glare of the flames brought the fire department promptly to the scene. One line of hose was laid and gallant Jerry O’Keefe, fore- man of Hose Company 2, seized the nozzle. He stood on the corner of Seventh and Orange streets and the stream had just bezun to come when a bullet fired from behind sent O’Keefe to the earth, bleeding from 2 mortal wound. aimed by a dastard and cowardly hand to assassinate a brave man in the discharge ofhis duty. Armed men were hidden in various places about the Coronado shaft, and pre- vented the firemen from working. The hosecart, with Fire Marshal E. V. Roder and one other fireman, drove along Orange street and when heneath the trestle started to reel off the hose. They had got the line almos: laid when three men leaped from behind the house at the northeast corner of the aliey. “Drop that hose,’”” was the command, and three revolvers, glittering in the red glare of fire, were raised and leveled at the marshal and his men. “I would stay, by G—d, but I do not want to be shot down in cold blood,” said one of the firemen as he dropped the hose, and all three were compelled to retire to the corner of the cribbing on the west side of the alley. The immense fuel-oil tank was now a mass of flames. Great black clouds of smoke rolled heavenward, illuminated by the dark-red flames which shot upward for 100 feet. Already the houses in the vicinity were begzinning to erackle and blaze. At this moment an armed force appeared on the scene. From the direc- tion of Harrison avenue rushed the citi- zens of the town. There were business men, merchants, bankers, lawyers and others, each armed with a Winchester, ready to protect life and property. Then commenced the battle with the flames. There were plenty of willing bandas to move the hose and the depart- ment could work without hindrance. The attacking party disappeared. But while the Coronado was the scene of great ex- citement the thirty men at the Emmett were not forgetting their danger. About 2:30 o’clock the sound of mus- ketry was heard in the direction of the Emmett mine, and scon the thunder of discharging giant powder followed. The fizht made by the defenders was so terrific that the assailants soon were glad to re- tire. The only damage done at the Em- mett was the destruction of a small fence inclosing the property. That several were wounded is certain, and after dark to-night the deaa body of Mike Dougherty was found near by and taken to the underiaker's. This makes a deathroll ot five of the attacking party. The Coronado shaft is the only evi- dence of the terrific struggle made just be- fore dawn. The immense boilers, steam engines, fans and powerful hoist are a mass of tangled ruins, pipes and twisted iron lying over the massive machinery in apalling confusion. The tall gallows- frame and the temporary barricade about the top of the high cribbing are practically intact. The Coronado property is but seven blocks from Harrison avenue and is sur- rounded by small residences. Three of these were totally destroyed, causing a loss of $3000. The firemen and citizens worked until the sun rose over Breeze Hill before the flames were stayed. The band of dynamiters had not over- looked the Maid of Erin. It was doomed todestruction, but the presence of mind of Sam McCummings saved it. During the fight of the early morning some one set the shafthouse afire. Sam discovered it and extinguished the flames before any serious damage was done. An investiga- tion showed that there was sufficient giant powder beneath the floor to have blown the building to atoms. —_—— AWAITING THE MILITIA, Fears That the Atrikers May Tear Up the Railroad Tracks. LEADVILLE, Coro., S8ept. 22 — Some unessiness exists over the delay of the special train from Denver with the militia and artillery. The train was reported at Granite, eighteen miles below, 1wo bours ago. One of the citizens under arms reports that he has seen & number of men on horseback riding swiftly ont of town, toward Malta and the river road. An attempt to tear up the tracks below Malta may have been made by the miners, Between Malta ana Leadville the track has been patrolled. The families living near the Penrose received warnings to- day to move away, but as that mineis It was a shot] AN AX TO GRIND. f‘Bl)RfR' Te N A3 FT » «\\\\\\\\\\\\\ B PRICE FIVE CENTS The Only Kind of Employment Mr. Bryan Has for Idle Labor. strongly guarded to-night by members of the citizens' committee no danger of an attack there is feared. At 1 o'clock this morning it was reported that a plot .of the strik- ers to seize the city’s powder magazine has been unearthed. It created considerable excitement. There is enough dynamite in the various mag- azines of the different mines to blow up a dozen towns. There are ramors that an attempt will be made to blow up the Maid of Erin. Alarm over the non-arrival of the second train is growing, the troops here not be- ing sufficient in the event of ancther out- break. - The business men to-night organized a committee of safety to preserve peace at all hazards until the arrival of the troops’ train from the plain. Judging from the number of calls re- ceived by physicians in the esstern partof the city there were at least 100 people wounded in the fight at the Coronado mine. MALTA, Coro., Sept. 22, 2 A. M.—A fter a very cautious run from Salida the first section of the train, containing the Goy- ernor's guards, reached this station (six miles from Leadville) at 1:30 A. ., and are being heid for the last section to come up. As soon as the last section, which coutains the cavairy, reaches here, the two trains will proceed into the camp piloted by an engine or else the cay- airy will be sent in advance in order to prevent the miners from getting in their work with dynamite. It is not likely any of the troops will reach Leadville before daybreak. BATTLE WITH INSURGENTS. Arrival of Re-enforcements Saves a Small Force of Spanish Soldiers From Annihilation, HAVANA, Cupa, Sept. 21.—While sev- enty-five volunteers belonging in Havana and twelve regular troops were leaving Calabazar, near Havana, they were sur- rounded by a force of 500 rebels, com- manded by Castillo and Delgado, and were attacked from all sides. The troops defenaed themselves bravely, but they would have been annihilated had not as- sistance reached them. The sound of the fir- ing led to the dispatch of re-enforcements, which succeeded in routing the insurgents. The insurgent losses were place! in the official report at 100 killed and wounded. Among the wounded are said to be Castillo and Deigado. The Spanish losses, accord- ing to the riport, were thirty-one killed and five wounded, but it is known that the losses were much heavier than given in the official figures, Reports from different parts of the island show that the rebels are still active, despite the heavy rainfall, Insurgent bands bave burned the towns of San Fran- cisco and Colisito, near Manzanillo, prov- ince of Santiago de Cuba. —_—— GEN ERAL BLANCO MISSING, Believed to Have Been Murdered by Philippine Island Eevels. MADRID, 8pary, Sept. 21.—A special dispatch from Hongkong to the Imparecial says it is reported there upon the strength of advices from Manila that General Blanco, Spanish Governor of the Philip- pine Islands, has disappeared, and it is supposed that he has been murdered. iy Tty MAIL SERVICE BBIGANDAGE, 4n Annual Report Replete With Inter- esting Incidents. WASHINGTON, D..C., Sept. 21.—The annual report of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General, R. A. Maxwell, made public yesterday, is chiefly remarkable for its record of ‘‘brigandage” in connection with the mail service. The cases cited, some of them dating back a year or more, are replete with incidents. A few of the other notable cases referred to are the arrest of one of the most prom- inent of New England’s clergymen for sending to members of his church defam- atory postal cards through the maiis; the arrest of E. M. Biore, formerly express messernger on the line of the Lincoin and Deadwood Railway; the important arrest of *‘greengoods’ swindlers in Chicago and other places; the b g up of num- erous fraudulent concerns, and finally the arrest of Murderer Holmes, ! THE INDIANA BEADY FOR SEA Her Service of Plate Was Presented by Ex-Presi- PRAISED THE WARSHIP One of the Best of Her Class and a Formidable Factor in America’s Interests. A HANDSOME PRESENTATION. It Came From the Citizens of Indiana to the Man-o!-War That Bore the State Name. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 2L—The bat- tie-ship Indiana was presented to-day with a nandsome silver service by the citizens of the State in whose honor the vessel is named. The ceremonies of the presentation were simple but impressive. The handsome silver set was spread out on the quarterdeck aft, and gathered about it was a distinguished company of naval and military men, a number of eiti- zens of Indiana and beautiful and well- gowned women. Grouped about on the turrets and the sides of the ship were jack tars in their mnatty costumes, all making a striking scene. One of the features of the day was a speech by ex- President Harrison. Nearly all the official party, including Governor Matthews of lndiana, ex-Presi- dent Harrison and Assistant Secretary of the Navy McAdoo, boarded the dispatch- boat Dolphin at West Thirty-fourth street early in the morning and steamed down the bay. Others proceeded to the Indiana by way of the ferry to Tompkinsville. The Dolphin came down to the line-of- battle ship shortly before noon. The awaiting squadron had been formed in indented columns, and as the Dolphin passed through, the flagship New York gave @ salute of seventeen guns. The Dotphin acknowledged it with a response of thirteen guns, The Dolphin proceeded out, giving the guests a listle excursion to sea. She re- turned shortly after 2 o’clock and trans- ferred her guests to the Indiana. -An the meantime, Admiral Bunce had come aboard from the flagship and was received by Captain Robley D. Evans of the Inaiana. The first party to come aboard from the Dolphin was ex-President Harrison, who was warmly greeted by Admiral Bunce. The moment he stepped on deck, the big guns of the whole fleet, the Raleigh, Massachusetts, Maine, Mont- gomery, Columbia, New York and Indiana thundereé¢ out twenty-one guns, the Indiana’s band played ‘' Hail to the Chief,” while the jack tars stood at quarters and saluted. The guests, some 200 in all, formed a cir- cle around the spot where the silver ser- vice was displayed. The ceremonies opened w;th a presentation address by Governor Matthews,who took his position in front of the beautiful silver set, and spoke eloguently, incidentally touching on the silver question. Governor Matthews was followed by As- sistant Secretary of the Navy McAdoo, who accep.<d the service in behalf of his department andof Captain Evans of the Indian 3 Charles ‘R. Williams of - Indianapolis, the primeimover in starting . the popular and at the conclusion of his address there were cries for ex-Presiaent Harrison, who responded as follows: “Iam delighted to be here and witness this magnificent spectacle. I am espeecially de- lighted because of the fact that I am a sort of a grandfather to the Indiana and I confess the fact the more willingly because she is so young a ship. When I was in a position to have some influence with the Secretary of the Navy I told him I wanted the best ship then building to be named after Indiana and I guess he followed my wish. “A company &f Indiana people have come here to-day—all those who could get away— but all Indianans are animsated by the thought of pride in the ship, love of the flagand the confidence in the men the I ndiana carries. ““This- his is 2 magnificent silyer present. Gov- ernor Matthews here takes pleasure in the white metal, while we take pleasure in the fact that so much silver will never get into the mints. He is for free silver, but as to Captain Evans and the rest of us the question arises, ‘Is Indiana a free-silver State? “We have wrought wonders in the building of our navy. When I was aSenator I recall with much regret the partisan jealousy mani- fested in reconstructing snd rebuilding the navy. It mortified me then, and I rejoice now that we have passed that state of affairs, and that Congress does not pause now to consider whether we have a Democratie or a Republi- can Secretary when asked to build additions toour navy, for fear of building up the navy- yard for election of time. “The progress made in our navy has been amazing. The countries of Europe had spent millions of doliars upon their navies, while we fell behind for twenty-five years after our Civil War. Now we come in to reap all the benefits of the blunders and outlay of those countries. We have marched up to them, un- til now we stand abreast of the great naval constructors of the world. “Who says we shall not go beyond them? True, England has more ships than we have, but she needs every one of them to protect her interests. She mustlook out for her numer- ous colonies and guard her various inierests, for sorae of the European nations are catching up with her. But we do not need such a navy. We are a commercial people and cur commerce is extending. Our people are scattering all over the earth. We send missionaries to far- off lands. We must take care of them. We must have ships to speak of our power at home and if necessary let the commanders clear decks to protect our citizens from outrage abroad. Our foreign policy has not beena sentimental one, but our sympathies have gone out to every onesuffering for freedom. We are not going to seize other people’s countries. We are not a Nation of filibusters; but other countries are stretching out. The world is not big enough for them. They have come to the time like that which'came to Alexander, when the world was not large enough. There is s hemisphere here in which we have an interest, ‘We have a watermelon, 80 to speak, and when itis to be sliced, we are not going to allow anybody else to eat it all up. Our peopl®are holding congresses of arbi- tration. This is all very weil; but do you natice that demands for indemnity are never made upon & country that has battieships like this? How these ships do enforce a diplo- matic notel We must get out into. the seas everywhere and look after our citizens. We do not want to be treated like Africa has been. Mr. Harrison then proposed three cheers for “‘the good ship, the officers and men and the flag abuve her,” and the cheers were heartily given. ®Bhen Captain Evans stepped forward, saying: “My lads, three cheers for the men who gave us this silver,”” and the Indiana re- sounded with the lusty shouts of the gal- lant crew. The guests were then taken on a tour of inspection over the ship, after which they were transportea to the Uol- phin, which conveyed them back to New York. JOHN L. AGAIN IN TROUBLE. The Ewm-Champion Practices on a Street- car Conduotor. BOSTON, Mass,, Sept. 21.—John L. Sul- livan spent a few hours in a station-house to-night waiting for some one to come and bail him out. The cause of the big pugi- list’s imprisonment was an assault upon ‘William Humphrey, a streetcar driver. As the car came along Sulli- van stood on the sidewalk and motioned for it to stop. . As it slowed up Sullivar. stepped out, leading a big mastiff along with him. The conductor told him that the dog could not get on the car, and when Sullivan insisted theé conductor pushed him off the footboard. This be- gan the row, and Sullivan gave the con- ductor several blows before he could be stopred. He was arrested and remained in the station-house until midnight before fund for tXe service, was the next speaker, | he was released on bail. SOLDIER ORATORS TAKE THE STUMP Will Tour Twelve States for McKinley and Hobart. f BIG CHICAGO OPENING. Seven Thousand People in the Audience, Including Many Veterans. HOWARD AND SICKLES TALK, The Distinguished Warriors Fill the Vast Throng With the Great. est Enthusiasm. CHICAGO, Ini., Bept. 2L—In the in- spiring presence of more than 7000 men and women, hundreds of the audience being veterans of the Civil War, the party of Grand Army orators who are to make a month’s tour of twelve States under the auspices of the Republican National Com- mittee hela their first meeting in the Au- ditorium to-night. Tue Veteran Union League of Chicago bhad charge of the meeting. President Francis A. Riddle introduced the speakers. Half a thousand veople were unable to gain admission, and all the permissible standing space was occupied. Nearly everybody brought smsll American flags, which - were waved when- ever there was applause or other demonstration. The sentiment of the great army was patriotic to the core and the tenor of the addresses was largely military, interapersed with jokes, miscel- laneous anccdotes and war stories. There was an overture from a military band to begin with, then a bugle call and the calling of the meeting to order. Be- tween the addresses campaign and other songs were rendered by a quartet. Bishop Samuel Fallows read a series of resolu- tions setting forth the reasons why the veterans of the 60’s were for McKinley and gold and pledging the soldier vote to bim. General Franz Siegel of New York is ill and will not be able to start with the party. General St. Clair Mulholland of New York was not present, although he is to be one of the traveling party. One of the vacancies was fil'ed by General 0. 0. Howard of New York, who received an enthusiastic ~ welcome. General Howard said the Brvan people had indicated by their platform that they did not want the courts to enforce the laws or want the Government to suppress ri They would revise the courts and const- tation and they wanted to destroy the Senate. When these attacked the United States, he.said, let us defend it all to- gether, as did the boys in biue. When General Daniel Sickels was pre- sented in a eulogistic speech the vast audience rose en masse and cheered, to the accompaniment of waving flags and patriotic music. Then three lusty cheers were given for ‘‘the hero of Gettysburg.” General Sickels said he came to Chicago in 1864 as a Democrat to advocate and vote for the re-election of Lincoln as a War measure, He called on ail soldiers to stand up, and they stood to a man, while they re- peated the flag- waving and cheering scene. He said he came out West to talk to the soldiers because they knew him and he knew them. He jndged there must ::-omo beautiful fighting all along the e SINGLE SHOT MEANS WAR Combined Powers Submit Their Ultimatum to England. MUST NOT INTERFERE IN TURKEY. Individual Action Against the Sultan Equivalent toa Challenge. RUSSIAN TROOPS PREPARED FOR SERVICE, Infantry Embarked .on the Black Sea Fleet—Warships Held in Readiness. LONDON, Enxg., Sept. 2L.—The Times will to-morrow publish a dispatch from Sebastopol saying that the Russian Black Sea fleet has been put onto a war footing and that three battalions of infantry have been embarked. Part of the fleet is cruising off Otchakoff, at the mouth of the Dnieper River, forty miles from Odessa, under orders that if its commander re- ceives a telegram from M. Nelidoff, the Russian Embassador to Turkey, it must join the remainder of the fleet, leaving Sebastopol and going direct to the Bos phorus. The di-patch adds that all the troops in South Russia are ready for active service. At a meeting held to-night in Shore« ditch to protest against the massacre of Christians by the Turks a most important anpouncement was made, which, it is bee lieved, puts an end to all conjecture re- garding the action that might be taken by the British Government in the direction of putting an end to the massacres by force or deposing the Sultan. The statement was made by John Lowles, member of the House of Come mons for the Hagerstone division of Shore« ditch. Hesaid ifEngland hud a free hand in the matter, very few days would elapse before there would be a change in Turkey. He then added that he was authorized by the Foreign Office 1o say that Great Britain was confronted by an agreement between the three powers that if she at- tacked Turkey on any excuse or pretext she would have to face that combination, If she fired a single shot or took action alone it would mean that at that moment there would be a European war. AT i Siz Hundr-d Massacred. CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey, Sept, 21.—The Porte has received an official re- port, stating that 600 persons were killed in the recent disturbance at Eguin, in the Diabekir district of Armenia. The Kurds attacked the Armenian quarter of the town, pillaged and burned houses and killed as many inhabitants as they could find. The report says it is feared that massacres witl soon take place in other districts of Constantinople. — GOOD CAUSE FUR ANXIETY, Exposed Position of the Foreigners at Constantinople. 5 The feeling of anxiety in Constanti- nople on the part of the American and European residents, especially the Eng- lish, is very intense and naturally so. No one can tell what a day may bring forth. Any untoward movement on the part of any of the Christian element, or indeed the veriest accident, may start the train that will lead to direst consequences. Sur- rounded as they are on all sides by fanatical and bloodthirsty Mahommedans, who, once in the way of slaughter and rapine, take little concern as to national- ity, the situation is a most critical one for others besides the Armenians, and it is cruelly aggravated by the procrastination and delay, which is little short of criminal neglect, on the part of those who are able and who are morally bound to put an end to constantly recurring acts of maladmin- istration, not to say systematic and pre- meditated outrage and murder. There is an entire absence of confidence in either the ability or the intention of the police and soldiers to preserve order or to act with anything like impartiality in quelling any disiurbance that may arise between the Turksand any of the other inhabitants. Nothing prevents an immediate and terrible outburst of the present ill-concealed feeling of bhatred to- ward all non-Islams but the presence at the mouth of the Golden Horn of the few small war vessels kept there by Great Britain and other European powers. These for the time bave sufficed to hold the Turk in check and deter him from making open and unprovoked assault, but how much longer they will serve to do so is an open question. The inaction on the part of England and other powers after Sir Philip Currie’s return to the Porte with his protest and the Queen’s letier to the Suitan, beyond sending a fleet into the vicinity of the Dardanelles, only serves to make him more confident of his immunity from ponishment and defiant of the warnings that have been given to him. He is successfully in- wriguing and playing Russia and England against each other, and apparently thinks that neither of them dare approach the mouth of the Bosphorus with a fleet in the face of the other. He feels certain, too, of bis ability o successfully defend the water approaches to his capital against any avallable force either has, and this feeling grows day by day as the British flaet lies inactive in Kavala Bay. He is fully convinced that the only reason that keeps them from coming to Constantino- ple is their fear of the untested fortifica- tions and secret torpedo trains along the Daraanelles. The English residents are not the least anxious of the lot, and their wonder in< creases hourly that Sir Culme Seymour and his mighty fleet do not put in their