Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-03
Telegra to The Star.
THE PLAGUE IN RUSSIA,
DEATH OF DANA. THE POET.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
American CRffle Sn En,po

FOREIGN Affairs.
American Cattle i'm England.
LoNDoN Feo S.-The privy council has re-
| eeived telegraphic reports from British consuls
n III one nlIed states, replying 10 inquiries as 20
VIA extent pleuro-pneumonia exists among
cattle there The replies say that a MUD fvpe
Oh tne dlseaSe obtains In various parts OF the
u .Ieeu states, out that IL is not malignant nor
INFECTIOUS. The cattle received by the steamer
| St3le OF Alabama, which reached liverpool on
feoruaTy lst. from Portland. Me, bought in the
| same market and ct the same time as those
| which arrived by the steamer Ontario. were
| ssupJected 81 TO very rigid examination ana found
for S Soie Meaitny. ai ny Ihey were shipped to London
! a.. a.. Saie d, to-day 5 market. The agricultural
| interest here is endeavoring TO induce the
| pIiVy council TO schedule the United States As
hnr h nf country The Iertfordshire cham
| erect TO the Duke OF Richmond and gordon
| iord president OF the council on Saturday
.Sos:mlI oto- VIII be seen from the foregoing that
| lhe report contained la purported London dis
| patcn. printed in the opposition paperS thai
| 'the BrltlSh government has issued an order
! proMbltlng for the present the tmDoIfatinn OF
| catue nOm America, is without foundation
Albert Grant II Bani<ruat,
| LONDON, FEB. 3--Albert Grant has filed a Dn:i-
tlon III bankruptcy. His liabilities are s6Sf als
Ttte Origin OF the Plague i'm Ru.,fa,
ne British HedtcGi journal publishes the fol-
! lowing" The Vienna mediCO-chirllrgical Cen
| tral Blatt of January oath, states the origin OF
the pestilence in Russia as followS:-A COssa,.
| his lady love a shawl. which was prob4bIya
| part OF his SpoilS. The girl wore ii two ,i4v,S
ana sickencd. with all the symptoms OF the
! plague and died. During the following four
days the otEer members OF her family sictenad
ara died. The disease spread rapidly but the
local authorities a not pay any attention n II
Il nalI the inhabitants OF the village had died
ana those remaining alive were unable 10 bury
the Victims. The epidemic lad assumed serious
dimensions Toy the 25th OF November b.Ir the
government was only Informed OF its officially
elapsed before any systematic on energetic
means we've taken for preventing its Snre3 dino
1ultheT. The authorities have since then eX-
elted themselves 10 the utmost to make Ip Tor
lost time. As the only way OF arrestin% the
disease is to prevent all communication bef ycpn
the districts where it reigns and others which
ale healthy.
DOUBLE GORDON
IS being formed, firstly, in the towns and VI
lagos, shutting of the streets where the nIaCue
telgnS rom the rest OF the place; and, secondly,
oy surrounding the places with trOops so that
nobody is allowed TO pass In or ont. Ouaran-
tines are also being Instituted on the borders OF
1ne t,la mlecte1 4l governments, ana are strictly
watched. The population is said TO take an ac-
tive part In preventing the crossing OF the san
1tary line which begins at SamyamOWska and
runs upwards on both borders of the Vojpa In
Batagnaska. -Four quarantineS have been
founded in Sarepta, lwanowka, otrada and "a
rltzln. \ great drawback is the want of medi-
cal men.
TIE PANIC IN RUSSIA
IS almost Incredible. Every class and Station
in lie have petitOned for the cessation OF al
intercourse. even postal communication. be-
tween the rest or Russia and the Volga Let
teTS sent from AStrachan and ZaritZin are not
received by the persons to whom they are ad-
dressed. Some people even refuse TO take paper
money, fearing the germ Of the infection might
be communicated through il. IL is almost in
possible 10 describe the terror which has taken
possession OF the people.
0narantinc Against Russia.
LONDON, FEB. 3.-The Times CORRESPONDENT al
Berlin says that Russian railway cars are no
longer adlGltted 10 German territory. The eS-
pClt Of grain from Poland VIII suffer severely
from this restriction. The ROumanian govern
ment are discussing the eXpediency of prohibit
| ing the transit OF Russian provisions sent TO
| Vicluai the Balkan army. The Russian sanitary
| commission has proposed 10 shut off the NoIya
| line from all intercourse with western Russia
! and permit communication only under quaran-
tine.
R0uInaaia Defyin2 Russia.
| LONDON, FEB. "A dispatch from Vienna to
The Ddty telegraph sayS:-The OCCUPATION bv
| the Roumanidns Of a position near Silistrla.
when they claim as belonging 10 the Dobrudia,
an overwhelming display of force conneIe1
| the Russians TO abandon Arab Tabia, a fortress
on the outskirts OF Silistra. The Roumanian
| government, on saturday, received an intima-
| tlon simultaneously from st. Petersburg and
| IRON Gen. Todleben. TO withdraw Immediately
\ but formally refused and a collision is probable
| 1nlS incident VIII test the present disposition
| OF the Austrian government. which supports
| the delimitatfon OF the Dobruda frontier. pro-
tested against by Russia. There is good reason
4 10 nope that the attitude OF Austria will. from
| an English point OF view. leave 10 ground for
| criticism or Teproach.
| Female Pedestrian Breaks noxxu
| NEW YORK. Feb. 3.-Annie Bartel, Who had
| undertaken TO walk 5000 quarter miles in as
| many quarter hours, was yesterday at $3.50 n
H.. taken from the track suffering severely and
| unable to proceed. IL is said she was not pro-
| perry cared for in the intervals for rest. Her
last quarter was made in seven minutes and
! tWenIy-three seconds. She had completed 566
| quarters OF her allotted task.