The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-14
EUROPE.
The LiyerpooI Tbeatre panic.

LONDON. Oct 12.-It is stated that between
1000 and 5000 persons were in the Coliseum
theatre last night at the time of the fatal panic,
though this is probably an exaggeration. A
performer was singing comic song when
free fight commenced in the pit. The CRY of
fire and general stampede for the box office
entrance occurred, though there were said to be
five other doors open for the egress of the audi
ence The police inside and outside vainly en-
deavsred to control the frantic crowd The
structure of the theatre at the point where the
crash occurred is intricate. The exits converge
into narrow well, and it was in this well that
the dead were collected until they had reached
CHASTITY pile six or seven bodies deep. An up
right partition in the centre of the doorway
stopped the passage until one of the men at
tached to the thretre procured an axe and cut
1t away, enabling some of the imprisoned peo-
pie to escape. A scene of the greatest excite
ment prevailed outside the theatre. Fire en-
gnes and fire escapes arrived, and the firemen
joining the police entered to rescue the people.
The manager of the theatre upon the first
alarm rushed into the pit from the entrance
and shouted TO the audience to remain quiet,
but all HE efforts were Intellectual until the
theatre had been nearly been cleared The
dead and injured were carried to the Royal in.
Urinary. Two of the dead were women, three
were boys and 80 abe-bodied men of the labor
ing class.
OmciaIs Dishonored.
CoNsTANTINoPLE Oct. 12.-Taik Pasha,
Pasha, commandont of Bagazid, has been re-
moved in disgrace. Malmaud Pasha, comman-
dant of Alago Degh, has been placed under ar
rest. The Sultan has confirmed the sentence of
death passed on Regs and Kurds for atrocities
which they committed
The Treaty Of b erlin.
Sir Henry Drummond Woloff, acting on
order OF the English government, has insisted
upon the treaty of Berlin beiog carried out in
Roumelis, and the other commissioners sup
ported him. whereupon the Russian representa-
tive yielded. The commissioners will start for
PhlOpopoolis ten days hence. Ministers Law
ard and Faurnier haue advised Safvet Pasha to
conclude military concession so as to avert a
collision between Austrian and Turkish troops
leaving the settlement of the political question
tor future consideration
The Russians Marching to Adriano pie
LONDON, Oct. 13.-A Constantinople de-
spatch says the Porte has received Information
that the Russians have RECOMMENDED march,
ing on Atrianople presumably from the
north.) All the foreign military attaches have
left CoDstantinople to verify this intelligence.
Prince Labonotf started for Adrianople Mon
day.
A Victory for the Russians.
A later despatch reports the Turks occupied
Babeski when it was evacuated by the Rus.
siaus. Gen. Todleben now summons the Tur- |
kish commander to withdraw from the place, |
threatening to take it forcbly Satvet Pasha
has consequently ordered its evacuation and the
Turks will reoccupy it, The Turks have
mounted guns on the Constsntinop)e lines.
Austria's Disregard for Turkey.
VIENNA, Oct 13.-The Montae's Rove re.
peats the announcement published yesterday
that Austria will proceed to occupy Novi Bazaar
at the proper time regardless of the protest of
Turkey, but adds that for moment it is unuec-
essary to extend the occupation beyond its pres
ent boundary.