The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-17
tans as European question which they intended
10 settle In concert with Europe.

10 settle, IN concert with Europe.
THE INSTRUCTION GAINING GROUND
The Vienna despatch or the Times states that the
Efforts OF the Turkish Commissioners continue
fruitcss. According to the Wiener 7a0blau the
Passes reported to have been taken by the insur-
gents are the Derbend, Balkan and Trajan's Gate.
All attempts 10 dislodge them have been unsuc-
cessiuL
THE CRETAN REBELLION.
despatch from Athens says in Crete the Turks
have attacked the Christians near Canea- The
fighting continues
PRINCE CHARLES AND THE RUSSIANS.
Prince Charles, OF Roumania, who has been
visiting the Army OF the North, has gone to Turn
Seuerin. The movements Of the Russian troops
aud provision trains toward the Danube continue
sERvIA on GUARD.
The Servian Corps OF Observation, hitherto con.
sisting OF Is 900 men, has been increased to $4,000
This was caused by fear OF a Turkish attack. The
Turks have been concentrating under Hanz Pacha,
on the Servian line OF demarca ton
THE CzAR WILL NOT VISIT PARIS.
The Gear will not in any case visit the Paris Ex-
position, but some of the Grand Dukes viii If cir
culrstances permit.
GoRTscHAKoFF BETTER
Prince Gortschakor is slightly better from hts
last attack OF govt
VICTORIA AND HER TROOPS.
The Queen viii shortly visit woolwich and tn
spect the troops there. This Will be the first time
Her Majesty has done so In twenty-five years.
AT Tux PARIS EXHIBITION.
The United States will DO represented on the lnter-
national Jury of tho Paris Exhibition uy thirty
members, larger number Than Commissioner General
Mccormick expected to secure Tho French authorl-
ties promise salary nor allowance Tor expenses TO
the Jurors, and require them TO be In attendance
from early IN Juno to the LIST of September ExGov-
Mccormick, therefore, thought 1t best TO make
as many appointments as possible OF tho Americans
already IN Europe or expected to arrive during May
The following selections havo been made up to The
present.
MgNBKRs JURY.
Class 9-Printing and Books.-Henry Stevens
Class 14-Medicincs ana Hygiene ana Public Re-
liet DR. Thomas W. Evans.
Class 26-Clocks and watches-Colonci Thomas W.
Knox.
Class 4o-Porlabe Weapons and Hunting and Shoot
ing Equipment .-General Van Alien.
Glass 43-Mining and Observation-Disclosures W. r.
Blake and H. b. Mason.
Glass 4s-Agr,culturai Products Not Used for
Food -Ashbol Smith.
Class 47-Chemical and Pharmaceutical Products. -
Professor W. H. Chandler.
Glass 49-LeaIher and skins-A. II. Reitlingor.
Glass 51-Asricultural Implements-F. c. johnson.
Class 54-Machincs and Apparatus In c Generals.
B. Hotchkiss.
Class 50-Apparatus and Processes used In Manufac-
turing Furniture and Articles for Dwellings, q.
Wilkinson.
Glass 66--civil Engineering E. sickols
Class 6s-Materials and Apparatus for Building
Purposes.-Gcnerai W. W. II. DAVIS
Class G0-Coreals and Farinaceous Products DIR.
William L. johnson.
Class 75-Fcrmentcd Drinks.-Dr. Antoine Rup-
pineE
Class 76-Farm Buildings and Agricultural Works.
Edward II. Knight
NEGOTIATIONS AT BLACKBURN.
Negotiations werc proceeding at Blackburn during
tho operatives which resulted iavorably that Is
beloved u settlement viii be reached to-day. Tho
conditions OF tho settlement that tho operatives
throughout tho district work three mouths
reduction OF per cent the mills running full lime
Tho wages DO raised the end Of three months
II trado ia materially improved.
ARE THE STRIKERS kALIGSED2
The Manchester correspondent OF the Times snys =
"a strong impression prevails that the resent out.
RACES attributed 10 tho striking operatives
pcrpctratod by them, but by the lower population Of
Black burn and ncighborhood who are notorious for
ruflanism and havo taken advantage OF tho present
fcrmont for their own purposca At Preston. Accring
ton and other strict watch kept against an
influx Of this class from Blackburn"
GERMANY THE PRESS.
II Is reported In Berlin that Wow OF the attack madc
upon the Emperor, the government has resolved to
propose or even to Introduce by administrative
DEGREES serious restrictions on tho freedom
OF tho press and tho right OF public meet.
Ing Efforts VIII, It Is said, DO made to
br.n ahOut CO mmOn net ion ON thc mart NJ
Russia, England tho United States and oihor coIn-
tries where socialistic or communstio symptoms
have lately appeared.
THE JAPANESE ASSASSINATION.
Mr.. Okubo. the japanese Minister OF tho interior.
who was assassinated, is stated to havo been pro-
ana defender OF all the recent reforms japan.
Hence no was bitterly hated by tho reactionarics.
TmE COMING PKsrLgScE.
The Daily Necs' Peslh correspondent telcgraphs
thst serious apprehcnsions felt In Hungary that
as the summer advances typhus foyer cholera will
break out In tho country. Three cases of spotted
typhus arc reported IN Transyivania, and several
have occurred on steamer coming from tho Lower
Danube
FAILURE N THE wooLLES TRADE.
Tnttorsacld Il Co., woollcn anufacturcrs at Ra-
vonsthorpc. havo failod. Their liabilities ESQ 900
l$4oo. 00o).
Tue OXFORD UNIVERSITY KLEcTIoy
Tho election for member OF Parliament for oxford
University to n tho vacancy occasioncd by tho oIcva
tion Of Right Hon. Claiborne Hardy to tho pcerago
has tn progress iva days Tho election win last
nvo days. Up TO last night tho figures stood:-Mr.
Talbot, representing tho conservatives 1902 votes.
aud Professor Henry 3. Smith. tho liberal repre-.
sentative, s3J Despite Professor Smiths dccIara.
tion, through his committee pho text Of which has
reached you by mail. the election Is regarded as
ties, OF tho feeling Of the clergy tho Eastern qucs
tion.
The LETTER or PROFESSOR SMITH, OF OK
FORD UNIVERSITY, on ENGLANDs WAR
POLICY REFRRRFD TO IN THE CABLE DE-
sPATcHEs ABOVE.
From tho London Daily News. Mayl1
so many inquiries have been made regsrdiue the
attitude OF the liberal candidate for OXFORD University
professor Henry smth) on the Eastern question thai
his committee have thought 1t desirable to circulate