The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-02
FOREIGN RUMORS.
The Point at Issue Becoming
More Distinct.
GERMANY AGITATED By BRITISH
INTENTIONS.
LET no One Deceive Himselfas to What
is Coming"
The First British Contingent and the
Grain Trade.
GERMANY AND THE BALTIC.

by the announcement that English vessels
are being fitted out for eventual operations
in the Baltic. The idea, expressed in Berlin
that it is hardly 10 be expected a foreign
feet would make its appearance in the
Baltic against the wish OF Germany is de-
clared to be IN eccentric theory, which is
npudiatcd by the German Government
SPECIAL VIGILANCE ORDERS.
In view of the present critical state of at
fairs, Liverpool customs authorities are UNI
derstood to have been instructed to exercise
special vigilance in the examination of ex-
port cargoes to prevent contraband Of war
leaving the country.
QUESTION OF PRECEDENCE.
Some consolation for the prolongation Of
efforts to preserve peace is found in the fact
that the point at issue is becoming gradual
ly more distinct that the point is whether
Russia will recognize the rights Of the
great powers as established by the treaties
of 1856 and 1871 to take precedence of
claims of the treaty of San Stefano. The
concessions, which ii was stated that Russia
would make, are the limitation of boundaries
and of the period of occupation of Bulga-
ria. The substitution of European Tor Il
Russian commission and the organization
of European syndicate to consider the
claims of bondho!ders rs well as the Rus
sian claim for indemnity, and the retroces-
sion of the small slip Of Bessarabia inhab-
tied by Russians, are owned to be the great
questions, but it is conspicuous that she
completely ignores the treaty Of Paris and
its reaifirlnation in 1871.
AUsTRIA's POLICY.
Vienna correspondent, discussing the
Austrian policy, while pronouncing the ru-
mors regarding the occupation of Boisna
and Herzegovina as premature, does not say
they are more than premature, but rather in
timated that such measures may soon be-
come justitiable.
GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS.
The statements regarding the significance
of the Grand Duke Nicholas departure from
San Stefano are contradictory. A Pera dis
patch says it is the opinion in the Russian
camp that the change in the comn.2aiier
marks an era of sterner policy.
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The same correspondent says the Rus
slams endeavored to minimize the Pomal
insurrection, but the best information from
non Russian sources atfirms its vigor ant
extension.
AN AFFRAY BETWEEN RUSSIANS AND TURKS
CoNsTANTINoPLE. April 30.-An atfray
has occurred between Russian and Turkisl,
soldiers near Daud Pasha barracks. about
two miles beyond Notifications. Eighty
men were wounded on both sides. Scras
kierate has consequently prohibited Rus
sian soldiers from crossing the line OF de
narration.
OFF on A CRUISE.
LONDON, April 30.-A Vienna corrcspon
ent telcgraphs as follows: The Hamburg
American Packet Company's steamship
Cambria, which has been chartered ~ the
Russian Government, has taken contin-
gent of forty officers and five hundred sea,
men and started to cruise on the Chinese
and japanese coasts
THE vAIo MAssACREs.
LONDON, April 30.-The Standards dis
patch from Constantinoplc states Maynard,
the United States Minister, went to Valo
Monday in an American man-of-war to in
quire concerning the alleged massacres by
Bashi- Bazouks.
GENERAL T0DIEDEN.
The Grand Duke Nicholas presented Gen.
Todlcben to the Sultan of Turkey. He
then left on the Imperial yacht Lavidia for
Odessa. A special from Bucharest an
nounces Gen. Toldebcn has issued an order
of the day instructing Russian troops in
Roumania to behave well towards the peo-
pie.
IUssIA's OBJECTS.
LONDON, April 3O.-A ST. Petersburg cor
respondent of the Nord Deutsche AlIcge-
meme Zeitung, writing abont the, Russian
demand for Bessarabia, says: "Let no one
deceive himself as to what il coming. The
desire to recover Bcssarabia il only the
symptom of Il wish pervading the entire
Russian nation to destroy the Paris treaty.
1t is not so much Bessarabia we are striving
for. What we are aiming at is the cancel
Ing of this treaty whether the Bulgarian
frontiers remain as defined in thc treaty of
san Stefnno, whether the Greek element be
allowed more scope, whether Servia is az
gmndizcd, whether Austria Hungary is
conceded temporary or permanent occupa-
ton OF Bosnia and Herzegovina. All this
is OF comparative Indifference to the Rus
sian nation. Whether the Encouragement
of Turkey is regulated by q congress or con-
ference of war, the demands for the rcstoia
ton of Bcssalabia will always he preferred
with the same pertinacity. suppose we
should be baked this time. This would
only make us the more eager to pursue our
object In the future" The Times in its
leading editorial says regarding this. RUS
sia appears ready to make numerous con
cessions provided she can substitute for
common European interests in Turkey a set
Of isolated and conflicting interests and can
! thus emancipate herself no less than Tur-
key, from direct obligation towards Europe.