Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-05
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This Afternoons Dispatches.
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FROM Europe TO-DAY.
ne London pre~s ON Tho er..s.

,iHNloS, teb. S-The toneot the pr,~S of, IN.
Alabama claims has slightly rn,asraf,l Al
look forward 90 the Queens s,ecrh ~. ,,,--',,,
10Y POSITIVE annouuCCmt M 81 thu stand taL,,,
hN The government m regard 90 the Amrri.an
The Times, in it, leader Of SATURDAY. us,l
The following language. We repuaate liz
construction which has been put ON The treaty
"i W Washington i'm the American case. anl rrr.f
withdraw from the arbitration Ia IN. safStru.,-
non II insisted on; hut this point rec. ti,l a.,
are ready TO stand Loyalty by the treaty
me st".s to-day y afraid thaf the attrrnut -
solve the Alabama diairuitv may t,r.ve 49,
i've. snd hopes the failure will moi in-ite A biz.
Ter feeling ina America.
Tie F,st This morning thinks ii vii 10 tina
enough when the United States refuse "a y, ~
draw their demand tor indirect dam pes "a a.
cue utoh future action. The satse tone per-
Nades the ARTICLES OF the other morning iourntl-
to-day.
The weekly press. most OF which ven. 70 pr,ss
FRIDAY about The time the furry OF Indignation m
ne American case cum minated. was savage ani
tellicOSe, especially the SlfErfag R,rI.sr TbsV
generally took the ground that the United : Ats
preferred "a have no settlement aud wished q,
bold these Alabama claims a. q perpetual men
ace Tor political uses.
The Daily Meas saws the Queen. in her speech
NJ Tie opening of Parliament to-morrow. VII
express the wish that the tribunal nj Geneva
may be able 10 proceed with its duties on a basis
acceptable TO the English government aud the
The Mass Meeting of Republican. Am
London.
LONDON, Feb. 5-The mas meeting Of re-
lNlflitAie anu supporters OF Charles
VIII Ice held ight N Trafalgar square a.
announced. Fears had been entertained that
The authorities might forbid the use OF the
square for such purpose. but no notice OF pro-
hihition has appeared Exten,ive prrnaJatiay.
nave been made by the republican leaders AMI
clubs. A grand demonstration l. expected
How England Treats Rebels
'AlCCTTA, Jan. deputy Commissioner
Co~an has ordered city OF the kooka mutineer',
20 lie blown from the mouths OF cannon.
warlike Tone of the New York Press.
INV oEk, Feb. 5.-The Herrla saw that th,,
mention OF the fact that the British pr.sen,a-
i've ,e al washington / instructed to make propO-
sals OF accommodation and compromise OF the
Alabama claims 20 our government H. an insuit
10 our nation. OF one stern tact the English
government and people NAV rest assured-thst
adep'orable wal must almost inevitably be tie
cofSt quence OF the evasion of An honor sble 80
uement OF the differences between IN. two ma
Ions under the tribunal which they themselves
nave selected. IL the action OF the tribunal
makes Great Britain liable for the los OF oUr
con merce and the prOlongation OF our yfl war
me damages awarded therefor must be paid
Peaceaby, or viii be collected at the point OF
the hayontt.
The TBacs says the action of the British gov
ernment will he a matter of surprise 10 fine
Americans, who supposed honorable aud
peaceful way would be found TO settle the ugly
dlfert noes growing out of the Alabama claims
" NJ turns out that our confidence was mis-
placed. disappointment will be added 20 the
sources OF bad feeling already too numerous
The FriGune SAYS Secretary Fish IL authority
tlOns Tor a reform Of the American case have
been opened between England and America
The Tribune editorially SAYS il H. not 20 be
seriously apTehended that England will be
misied INTO the folly of rcpudiating the arbitra-
tioh on the preted that We are asking more
than We have right 10 claim. III the popular
clamor IN England should defeat the misistry
on TINS question ano compel their SUCCESSORS 10
Iehounce and withdraw from the treaty OF
Washington, n II the United States that will be
the heaviest loser by such a course.
The World says il IL should appear that the
treaty was understood differently by the con-
tracting parties, the question will arise whether
This happened by any fault or chicanery on the
lart OF the American government. II is unfor-
tunate that the Geneva commission is called TO
discharge ts duties in the wear OF a Presidential
campaign As the thing now looks the admins
ustCn has overshot the mark in irving TO make
party capital out OF this controversy, aud IN the
treaty As rePusiated, the public verdict will be
that the President and his advisers have bum
gled great question instead of settling il.
Terrible ExplOstSn Of Powder Mills
SPRiNGFIELD, ORIG, Feb. 5.-TwO powder
mill, belonging TO the Miami Powde COMPANY
and located between Nenia and yellow Springs,
on the Little Miami railroad, exploded at 10
O'Clock this morning. Five men were killed ami
another is missing. The ground il s.rewn with
nmbers and debris for half a mile around. At
yellow Springs hundreds OF windows were de-
molished. This city was considerably shaken
and the inhabitants ran into the streets IN ALARM
The particulars a. 70 the cause OF the EXPLOSION
nave not yet come to hand.