Show BY AMERICAN j BETH LEnEir penn 22 la last night two wood choppers cabins in the mountains near whitehaven White haven were washed daway away by a sudden flood hood anasis anu ana six laborers drowned i 23 24 alexander H stephens rode out today for the first time in several months air stephens called at t the executive mansion and had a talk with the president he eo said lie he was glad giad t pursuing such buch a course as would bring together the discordant elements af pf of the co country u n try in harm harmony 0 n J y an and d that all nil the president had te to do was to v perform 1 his duty to produce that desirable result the president in reply remark cd that it was his purpose to pursue tr a course that he deemed best to serve the interests ests and harmony of tile tiie th e entire cou country tv ly 1 t thinking hi liking t the e time had come when h ell eil I 1 every effort should be made mide to that end d hie fie e expressed his bis pleasure in maki makl making the thie acquaintance of stephens a and that gentleman reciprocated the compliment stef stephens liens ilens also called balled on speaker Ran randall dalland and clerk adams SAN FRANCISCO 23 the steamer alaska which arrived yesterday from china und and japan was i found to pox on board a among mong the chinese passengers of whom there were the largest consignment sign ment since the anti antl coolie excitement cit ement of a year ago the vessel and passengers were quarantined and the sick taken ashore the passenger passengers A will probably be removed to another vessel and the cargo landed directly after fumigation smallpox small pox is epidemic in hong fic lic rong nong kong ong I 1 JA CALCUTTA 23 A serious outbreak of cholera mccu T wenty twenty nive five per cent bf a small I 1 died in thirty hours I 1 f NIAGARA FALLS 23 thi suspension jesion bridge has been r reopened opened e 7 sa i i AM foreign 1 LONDON IS 18 A dispatch from buc Bac bucharest harst harbt reports e ports that the aou doumanian Rou manian government has resolved to concentrate mentor men med for abb the protection of th the tho capital against the sudden attack of the turkish Ir irregular regula troops A A paris correspondent star states tes that the mediterranean squadron of the united states the requisite pe permission i m assion ta to pass through the dardanelles Darda nelles from ahe porte abd and i i will im immediately m eala edla oely fely proc proceed eed to the fee the vienna deutsch announces that the cabinets of lia iia a Lon donand paris have hav e notified roumania that the tho privileges she e enjoys by virtue of the treaty of paris would be considered null and foid vold void bold she actively operate cooperate co with russia the thet timos times dispatch from constantinople sta stantin ople opie says it la Is rumored that the intends to proclaim a isaie state 0 of as siege lege Gree greece ceis is preparing ill in case cabb of idt war to incite an insurrection inthe greek provinces of turkey andin the island of crete leab brat at newmarket today to day M H nan Lan fords forda american lalley donna by y baywood won the handicap plate the distance run was about live five eights of a mile ursulu came in second and playfair third nine line horses ran pardon who ho started the favorite fa onite finished the seventh odds twenty to one against the winner donna won easily constantinople 10 the RUS eus sian steamboat company have announced the suspension of their service the last boat at ode odessa pa sails on friday r PARIS PARTS 19 the military ary nry attach ces of the russian omba emba embassy sy and all the the tha russians belonging too the tho imperial army have received orders to join their respective active corps immediately dia tely lonbon LONDON 19 russia is negotiating an alliance with persia and the shah is offering men to join the army in tana And lAna tobia hostilities have com eom fenced around 19 the fady fany season wll will probably delay dolay the general adv advance anceO onn off n the alluvial places of roumania where whore the roads are impassable after the tho heavy rains the danube Is also very high and ind rising rapidly it ilg iss i therefore scarcely probable that any extensive e military movements will be attempted for three weeks at least constantinople 19 hobart pasha commander ant in chief of the turkish bayya has left for thiu thid Da danube huhe hube n IN the plague 0 is increasing in bagdad LONDON 19 the rimes times says undoubtedly if russia determines to advance upon van through hoy persia being Rus sias ally and affording every facility for russian troops to pass through her territory van vail must easily fall there is nothing to prevent the russians capturing bagoum from the land side iside an attack on the sea front is unlikely because bagoum is considered e d impregnable there and the russians cannot cope with the turkish black sea fleet and tile the russians having possession of Erze roum raum and van can easily advance to ond there is a good road between Er and ond thus the chances are decidedly in favor of russia if she attack turkey in asia minor as the turks have not an adequate force to oppose them and are without cavalry it is feared that cruel massacres of christians by the troops in the turkish army may follow I 1 charles bradlaugh and mrs annie besant free thought advocates ca tes who were recently arrested on oil 1 a charge of print ingland publishing a pamphlet alleged to beof of an character have been held jar trial on their own LONDON 20 the e are divided into four corps surrounding the mi bli country the inhabitants of several villages have laid down their arms A constantinople dispatch says turkey is dismayed at the prospect of an imminent war she would gladly listen to a proposition for a pacific arrangement if it were not toolate A snowstorm is raging in lombardy baVy italy tile the crops are seriously au ly injured especially silk and the loss will reach several millions of dollars LONDON 20 in rn the house of f lords last night lord roseberry roseberry desired to td know what were the views of lord lorid derby in in respect to the tripartite treaty of april 1856 and how far it was to be considered obligatory on this country it guaranteed the independence and integrity of the ottoman empire andia and if that treaty tresty was disregarded appeared poa pea red to him thata vital blow would world bs be struck at the maintenance of all the treaties was it intended to take any steps to free ourselves from the obligations of that treaty since it would be impossible for the government ern ment in defiance of public opinion to send a single soldier to defend asoy apoy a country so degenerate as Tur turkey keip lord houghton thought under the cirel circumstances that the government would be justified in refusing to make any specific declaration as to how far the treaty of 1856 was now binding baron caveny hoped some conclusion might yet be arrived at which ch would hold out to europe the expectations that peace might be preserved but should war break out be he maintained that it was the duty of this thib country to be in a position to defend the peaceful commerce of the world lord derby said there was not the slightest intention on the part of france or austria to call on en bill gland the treaty obligations therefore the government had not thought it right to take any steps to LO relieve themselves from its obligations gat ions in reply to a statement that peace might not yet be disturbed lord derby said he did not like to despond and the house might feel sure if government saw any hope that a diplomatic intervention cauldel could coul det del yet be successful in avoiding the impending war no effort would be beleff left untried but he lie was hound bound to say from all he heard he was no not lt justified in iii indulging the expectation pec tation that we should bo be able to avoid that great greaf european calamity but he repeated what lie he isaid irald ir in i may last that in case of war tb the e porte must not rely on ah any M material dab support from england monday april is fixed for laying the found foundation atio atlo il stone of the shake Shahe shakespeare speare memorial theatre library and picture gallery galery Ga lery Iery at stratford id on avon aon i L londos LONDON ONDON 20 0 A vienna correspondent telegraphs gr achs I 1 am informed from bucharest ch arest artst that prince charles received a copy of the russian manifesto which contains the following declaration la whereas every endeavor by the emperor oe of russia to preserve 1 peace ace lias bas failed owing to tife tue stub lern jern ness of the porte while the condition conditto df detho tho christi christian ian iau in the i east la Is uni unimproved improved and their lives and property being menaced his majesty in tb the e name of humanity and la in full consciousness helous ness of ochia his sovereign duties a as natural protector of the onic nati nations olis in tn thie e east has been compelled to resolve on obtaining by force foree of arms buch euch guarantees guiran tees for his distressed fellow believers on turkish soil as appear absolutely necessary ry for te he curing euring their future welfare the document proceeds to state that this armed intervention is not meant jor for the purpose of conquest and will erd end after securing tile the above mentioned results A dispatch from constantinople confirming the above in deflect adds that lio ito iio obort that russia intends to occupy bulgaria and hold that province as a 3 material guarantee for the exee exec execution of reforms that thai she will invite other oiher european powers to take p part a rt 1 lil izi in the occupation and finally that bhe she disclaims any intention to acquire territory permanently the temes times vienna correspondent say says s the suppositions about further negotiation on the part odthe of the abw powers have no positive or tangible foundation nor have I 1 any steps step a will beta bota kenn e n 1 n the direction of concessi concession 1 on to russia during the emperors empero rs visit at Kische Kisch eneff Ne lidoff the russian charce charee dAf fairs at constantinople breaks oss off diplo diplomatic matlo mailo relations with tur key on thursday 20 layard arrived this thia evening many rus have left tula thia city all the russian merchantmen merchantman merchant men w will soon 0 n quit the harbor LONDON sl 21 A special froni pera nera c nys says ays it is reported that austria Austri ahas has hab decided to bend send a second cl circular idular to the powers and aud wait walt a reply before declaring war the bad condition of roads in asia minor is considered the cause of this apparent hesitation A paris correspondent says says 1 I 1 hear on goo good d authority that in st petersburg constantinople and aud nd london the most authoritative M hip believe that wak wat war mi must come no action is being taken I 1 in either city to prevent ent the catastrophe 11 A dispatch from rome states that after an aud audience ienco lenco with the ring king general Men abrea the italian am cassador bas to great britain will return to jondon london taking with tun iun instructions that italy will continue strictly neutral ao long as the war is con eon confined fined to turkey and russia it is understood that the quarrel with dahomey has been settled great britain remitting a large part of the fine or of puncheons luncheons ons of palm oil BREST 21 A mail loat loaf plying between this place and duhant has been wrecked and eight passengers and the entire crew drowned |