The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-19
F O r E IG N.
Eur0pean Brea dsfu Gs.

European Breadsfufs.
LONDON May 18.-The Mark Lane Express
of this week in review of the breadstuffs mar
ket, SAYS there has been marked improvement
in the temperature of the past week, reaching
the height attained in summer and altering the
face of the country. This coming on, dull
markets has made business still more difficult.
Had high prices been paid smart decline
would follow, but at present RACES there is no
room for abatement. All over Europe bene-
fetal change has been felt but the markets
little altered. Prices are perhaps shilling
lower.
The Financial Situation.
The financial condition of the government is
improving. The increase in the receipts from
one revenue brought sufficient money into the
treasury to pay the arrears of the troops AID
running expenses. The government has also
been enabled to return 100000 of the $4,000
600 recently borrowed of the Spanish Bank.
An Important Victory over the Carlists.
BARCELONA, May S-The government forces
have gained an important victory at Montzer-
rah. They have captured the formidable posi-
tons of the Carlists on that mountain with a
loss of ninety-three killed and wounded
An Explanation of thc Recent War
Rumoss
LONDON. May 1S-The Pail Mall Gazette
finds the origin of the recent war rumors in
Assembly, just before adjourning for it's last
recess, passed the bill which had been for some
time under discussion, concerning corps of
the French army. Later Prince Bismarck
addressed circular despatch to the diplomatic
representatives of Germany abroad, complain
ing of the adoption of the measure which was
describe as calculated to endanger the peace
of Europe. The contents of the despatch were
according to instructions orally communicated
by the German representatives to the govern
ments to which they were respectively &C
credited. The existence of this despatch was
dvulged and gave rise to the reports which
have lately caused so much alarm throughout
Europe.
French Assembly.
PARIS, May IS Ia the French Assembly to-
Minister Dufaure admitted the bill regulating
relations between public powers. 1t provides
that the Senate and Chamber of Deputies
shall meet annually in January and sit at least
five months in the year. The President of the
Republic may communicate with the Chamber
by message The Chambers are obliged to re-
consider any decision if the President makes
request to that effect. The President and Min
SISTERS can be impeached only by the Chamber
of Deputies, and must be tried by the Senate.
NJ Dufaure also introduced bill relative to
the organization of the Senate. 1t provides
that the elections for Senators be ordered 10y
decree which must be issued six months before
the day appointed for the holding thereof. The
motion was made by the Minister that bills be
referred to a committee of thirty.
The Left opposed the motion aud urged that
bills be referred to special committee
Dufaure's motion was defeated, whereupon
M. Batbic announced that the COMMITTEE of
Thirty resigned their functions.
Laboulaye, a member of the Committee of
Thirty, objected, and said that Batbc had no
right to tender the resignation Of the entire
committee.
Due D'Audiffret Pasquier, President Of the
Assembly, declared that the resig nation of the
committee was unprecedented. The commit
tee should first meet and consider the subject
and those of its members who propose to re-
sign should notify the presiding officer of the
Assembly of their intention.
Dufaure informed the House that the defeat
of his motion wond be considered a Cabinet
question.
Catholic Allegiance 10 the Vatican.
BERLIN, MAY 16.-The Roman Catholic bis
hops of Prussia who addressed petition to the
Emperor and received a reply last Emonth from
the Minister of State, have made rejonder
that to reject the decision of the Vatican coun-
Gil would be equivalent to an abandonment of
Catholicism, and that they are convinced the
Holy See would never be unwilling to act in
conformity with al proper decisions OF the
state government.
The Cubun observation-disclosures in Havana
New YORK, May ia Havana letter states
that some 200 wounded Spanards had arrived
from Los Cruces, where Valmaseda still holds