Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-04

Lives Lost,-King A1phonso to Marry His
Late Wife's Sister-A miscellaneous As
sorlment of News and Gossip.
A TERRIBLE CALAMITY.
LONDON Sept. 3.--The excursion steamer
Princess Alice, returning from Grayesend this
evening with 300 passengers, run down off
Barking about by screw steamer. It is re-
ported that between 400 to 500 passengers were
drowned. The Princess Alice was struck amid |
ship. and sank almost Immediately. The |
number of persons drowned is variously esti- |
| mated from 500 to $50. The higher estimate Is |
! the latest and is given by the London Steam
boat company, owners of the Princes Alice:
| The companys wharf is besieged by crowds OF
| people anxious to hear of relations and friends
| who were passengers the Inflated boat.
| They describe the waters as covered with hum
dreds of struggling people. The captain and
nearly all of the crew of the Princess Alice
were drowned. They had no time to lower
boats, and there were but few life buoys on
the steamer. All the police of Woolwich town
and arsenal were engaged last night labelling
corpses, chiefly women and children,
which completely filed the board room
at the steamship company's office
board the Bievell Castle says she threw ropes to
the people struggling in the water. The num-
Der lost is still uncertain. compar-
son of various accounts seem to show
| about 55U. Inc Princess ALICE Was d pduule-
wheel steamer, with raised saloon. Her gross
tonnage was 25l, and that of Bievell Castle
1876
LONDON, Sept 4.-The steamer which sunk
the Princess Alice. is supposed to be the Bievell
Castle screw collier, bound north in ballast
The steward of the Princess Alice states after
the collision the other steamer pro-
ceeded without attempting to render aid lie
i, estimates that 700 persons were on board the
! Princess Alice. She sunk bow first a few mo
. ments after she was struck. Some small boats
| and another excursion steamer rendered what
! assistance was possible. The drowned include
\ an extraordinary proportion of women and
= children; Several survivors speak OF having
q lost many as three, four and hive children.
h TURKISH TROUBLES.
Y CoNsTANT1NopLE, Sept. 3.--The Turkish
Il troops after eight hours fighting defeated the
- Adona insurgents and recaptured the town
h Six bands of Hellenic insurgents reported
10 in Macedonia and the neig hborhood OF Javlna
- | Several Turkish battalions have, consequently
been ordered to Mouaster from Salonlca. 1t L
reported that two Turkish men-of-war hav
h been ordered to cruise off the Greek coast.
GERMANY AND THE VATICAN.
A Berlin dispatch says the basis for tn
future agreement between Germany and tn
OF Vatican has been settled which does not II
volve even partial repeal of the Falk laws.
VI THE FUNERAL BAKED MEATS
ty LONDON, Sept. "a Paris correspondent
It's here is some talk at Madrid of marriae
ne between King Alfonso and Duke De lontpel
~ ~, siers daughter Christine, sister of the la
To Queen Mercedes
nut THE ROAD TO INDIA.
lid LoNpoN Sept. 3.-Commander Cameron wi
all start for Cyprus, thence he will to AS
al Minor to survey route for the construction
ch railway to the Persian Gulf.
lry BELGIAN POLITICS.
cal There are rumors that split is imminent
as as the Belgian clerical party. The constitutio
,nb alists will separate themselves from the {
ex- tremists, or party of the syllabus, and organ
be a Catholic constitutional party. Itseems pre-
able that the Pope is not unfriendly to such
,gs, movement.
tn NOT GREAT SUCCESS.
PARIS, Sept 3-The new per cent. Russl
internal loan of 800, 100000 roubles, which '
to be issued by the Russian imperial bank
no SO as the issue price, has proved partial Il
% ure. At the close of the subscription o.
CO. 90, lOl. 600 600 had been taken. The Russian
l. a perial bank will probably take residue 1880
as as 600 roubles, and distribute it among
- branches to be worked OFT privately
IN MEMoRIAM OF THEIRS.
St iha' PANS. Sept 3-There will be impress
funeral ceremony at the Cathedral OF M
Dame to-day in celebration OF the annivers
of the death of Theirs. Deputations will
ce present from all parts of France. Mad
rect, THEIRS has spent EGO, 900 in preparation OF
that carenonv The music will be rendered
lays, @ 500 performers
o"s THE RUSSIAN TROOPS.
CoNsrANr1NopLE Sept. 3.-The rumors
Nth the embarkation of the Russian troops
been stopped are untrue. The Turq,sa, a 8
official newspaper, says the Porte intend
adopt the reforms in Asia Minor suggeste
enue the British minister
'rsec- THE DERNIER RESORT.
'ee as VIENNA, Sept. 3.-The insurrection III
,nted parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina occupies
,e. the Austraus, is in the last extremity.
riggs stated that the insurgents at Treblnje
myth, already between the Austrian and Tul
fires.
BANK MATTERS.
LONDON, Sept. 3.--The amount of bu
stree1 gone into the Bank of England on balanc
d De- day is e222,0 900.
,arahy The statement of the Imperial bank OF
f said many SHOWS a decrease Vi specie VI A''o'
marks
ittson, NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
Mr.. 1t is reported that the British fleet will
ly withdraw to Pascha Leman island, sou
the island of Marmora. 1t has been Ok
!, oo.,. that Gordon of Turkish troops shall SCI
in the Russian lines from positions OF the
dope insurgents
4riggs,