The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-09


land and Russia
THE AUsTRo-HUNGARIAN CREDIT
Ellis will be presented in the Austrian and Hun
garian Legislatures to-day asking authority Tor
the respective Ministers OF Finance 10 ar.
range the form III which the money
voted by the delegations shall be raised.
AS to the motives Tor the step the explanation is
likely TO be general, merely aiming TO show that
the government should be enabled to take those
precautionary military measures, both ON the east
ern and southern frontiers, which in the opinion
OF the Ministers cannot well be much longer dc.
layed
MILITARY PRECAUTIONS.
These precautionary measures are likely 10 con-
sist OF concentrations III Pennsylvania Crotia and
Dalmatia, covering the three frontiers exposed
TO Russia or her allies. The proposed
measures will not be on very important
scale. In Transyvania quarters for l5.0 600 men
have been ordered The forces on the Scrvian and
Montenegrin frontiers viii be smaller The idea
OF occupying Bosnia has quite retired into the back
ground
RETURN OF COUNT ZICnY.
Count Zchy, the Austro Hungarian Ambassador
at Constantlnople, has returned to that city,
where pou'pdrters about the repatriation Of
refugees Will be continued.
OPPOSED TO sERvIAN ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
The proposed annexation or the island OF Adah-
kalch IN the Danube, to Serva Is opposed by Tur-
Key and Austria. The Porte will probably ccde it
to Austria
TIE INsrRGEST MUssULMANs.
The Turkish commissioners at Phillppopolis re.
port that the Rhodope instruction Is still un-
checked The correspondent at Constantinopc OF
the Daily Nt,cs, who represents the Russian idea,
reiterates the statement that the instruction was
never serious and will terminate without coercion
as soon as the insurgents are convinced that they
arc not included In New Bulgaria.
RoUMANIA on THE QUI WYE.
All officers OF the Roumanian army now on
Through have been ordered JOIN their regiments
in Little Wallacnla, whittier Prince Charles will 60
shortly to inspect the entire army
RUSSIAN REINF0RCEMENTS
Forty thousand Russian reiniorccments are ex.
pectcd at Jassy.
TROUBLE IN MONTENEGRO. s8'
The Standards Vienna despatch says anarchy
reigns In the newly annexed districts or Montenegro
Albanians, Christians and Mosems refuse submits
sion to the Prince Of Montenegro and war may
break out at any moment. The Austrian govern
mcnt has telcgraphed to Smyrna ordering three
men-uf-war there to proceed to Cattaro.
LONDON STOCK MARKET
At the Stock Exchange on Tuesday business In
foreign securities was very restricted They opened
rrm, but quotations were more or less nominal
and in the afternoon were rather dull. There
were several speculative sales OF Russian
securities accompanied by rnmors OF further move
ments Of British troops The Continental markets,
except In Paris, did nothing to support quotations
In Paris optimist tone rather prcdominates, but
selling orBerin account continues perslstently.
THE EGYPTIAN SCARE.
Egyptian securities were strengthened by re-
ports Of intended British occupation These prove
to be utterly groundlcss. Sir Stafford NorthcOte,
the Chancellor Of the Eychequcr, in the House
OF Commons on Tuesday evening, reiterated
the previous official announcement that the Indian
contingent was ordered to Malta The reports
probably originated from the fact that the trans
port steamers were ordered to take coal and water
at Port Said
BAYARD TAYLOR RECEIVED.
The Emperor OF Germany received Mr. Bayavd
Taylor, the nov American Minister, on Tuesday, Tor
tho latter to present his credentials.
CONDITION or PRIScE BlsMAKcK.
Prince Bismarck IS suffering from return Of hts
old neuralg,c affection. Tue timo OF his return 10
Berlin is uncertain.
GOING TO Arx-LA-cnApRLLE.
Tho Franttarier ZeituHg states that quarters have
boon engaged Aix-la.CnapelIo for Prince Bismarck
for the end of May.
DISTRESS AMONG THE STRIKERS.
The demands on charity in the s,rko district arc
already very heavy. Al meeting OF the Prcston
Poor Law Guardians on Tuesday II was stated that
there had been groat increase the number APP
plications for parish relief during tho past week.
Populations have waited upon the various employers
at Blackburn to solicit aid for the most distressed
cases
HELPING DISTRESSED.
In many instances tho requests were accsdcd to,
soup and other ncccssaries being provided. Tho Ac.
crinston Cooperative Society have resolved ope1
soup kitchen. rho demands tor relief nj Burnley arc
increasing. An effort will be maao to opon SOUP
kitchen there mako distributions OF food TO fam.
lilies want.
INCREASE IN TnR STRIKE.
The decision roaihrmcd at Manchester to carry out
a general lockout Will throw a couple or thousand
people into tho street. Thus the number OF pco-
pie in need oil help viii be augmented, whio those
able to contribute to tho strike fund will DO CORE.
spondingy reduced. Though tho crisis is SO alarming
tho operatives DO neither excited nor greatly
depressed.
IN FAVOR SHORT TINE.
On Tuesday night largely attended meeting Of
private cotton spnners and representatives. OF lin
itcd companies held az Oldham 10 consider tho
question OF running short time. II was generally
understood that four days a week would DO adopted
Some mills are now running three days wock
ACTION POSTPONED BURY.
Az meeting Of tho owners OF tho Bury district
representing 4ss3 looms and 35l, 600 spindles tho
opinion unanimously expressed that n reduction
OF wages necessary bat II was resolved 10 post
pone notion until all tho masters OF that district are
consulted.
CONDITION TRADE.
Tho Manchester Guardian points fact that the
s;rkc has had little effect tho cloth market which
continues snguiariy duh and inactive, notwths,and-
Ing tho threatened reduction OF supply. "rhis."m
snys "is strong cviocnco OF tho bad condition OF
trader