, 1881-02-05
TELEGRAPHIC!
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE srATEsNAS-fEH
wEsrrES ryrcy TELEGRAPH LINE
EMPEROR WILLIAM.
Lancashire Strike. Great
Disorder. Distress of
Miners Families.
ENGLISH BANK FAILURE!
Greek Loan. Large Fire. Glad
stone and the Dutch Peace
Societies.
IRELAND'S AGITATORS.
The Greek War Cloud Darker
ing. Troops Leaving for
the Border.
PANAMA CANAL SCHEME !!
south American War. 4 Woman Cuts her
MuSband's Throat. 4 Ferry boaf
Collision. sailors
Rescued.
IRELAND'S AGITATORS
The Greek War Cloud Darken'
ing. Troops Leaving for
the Border.
PANAMA CANAL SCHEME
South American War. Woman Cuts her
Huxbandl's Throat. Ferry Boat
C0lltSton. sailors
Rescued.
FOREIGN.

BERLIN, Jan. 25.-Emperor William,
who is i'll with influenza, is reported I'M
proving
LONDON, Jan. 25.-Mr Gladstone passed
| a good night and is much improved. He
will attend the cabinet council to-day.
The Lancashire Strike.
The strike among the Lancashire MN
ers is spreading. Dlsorderly meetings are
| held in some districts and much excite
| ment prevails with distress among the
miners families. No compromise meas
ures seem likely for the present TO be
adopted.
Large Fire.
Maynards cotton mills at Preston, Lam
cashire, were burned this morning. The
damage is estimated to be about f20, 900.
1t is supposed that the mills were set on
fire by the communists, but the perpetra-
tors have not yet been arrested
The Greek Loan n Failure.
A dispatch from Athens says the Greek
loan is a failure.
Suspension OF u Laneashirs Bank.
LONDON, Jan. 30-The West Lanea-
shire Banking Company Qimited), located
at Southport, Lancashire, has stopped
| operations The bank has been doing
business four years, had a capital Of f50O,
600, half paid up, and reserve Of e22,
900. The losses are estimated at f25, 600.
The Steamer " Lord Give" Disabled.
The steamer Lord Ceire, Capt. Urqu-
hart, of the American line, which sailed
from Liverpool on the 18th instant for
Philadelphia, and put back, having been
damaged in collision with the Nsphtiis,
I eomnd for Alexandria. is reported to hav.
her fore compartment full of water. The
steamer cleared on the 18th.
Gladstone and the Dutch Peace Society Adj
| dress.
The HAGUE, Jan. Gladstone, re-
| plying to .he address of the Dutch Peace
Society, states that the question of the
Trsnsvaal will have the careful attention
of the government.
Grc~ee Preparing.
ANTHEMS, Jan. 30.-Great activity is
being manifested in Army Headquarters.
Several Brigadier generals have been ap-
pointed, and the armalnant of the new
division is being pushed ahead very rapid
". 1t is suggested by the Minister Of
War, that all ports be made ready for
torpedo defense The border forts are
being garrisoned and manned by heavy
guns of the latest patsern. The mobiliza-
ton of the army will be completed in a
few days should the present activity in
the higher circles be kept up. Four re-
giments leave for the border tomorrow.
The South American War.
| VALPARAISO, Jan. 30--The Chileans
operating against Lima comprise q, 800
Infantry, $500 cavalry and 2,40O artill-
! erv. with 90 cannon and ten Gatling guns
, N ohon q" hOG men. The defend
ers of the city number 4U,VG IN -
sequence of an order of the Chilian Gov
ernment punta Arenas is being strongly
fortified IN view of the Argentine ariiia-
| ment.
Bi,turbins S-~s.
ST. PBfERsBtRG, Jan. 20,-It is report
ed that very disturbing news has been re-
ceived from official Sources to the effect
that great military preparations are being
| made in Chinese Mantschuria, IN the
| direction Of tie Siberian frontier