The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-28
qELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From All Parts Of the
World.
GORTSCHAKOFF PLAYING SICK.
Bucharest To Be Occupied by
the Russians.
lTALYS ANXIOUS INQUIRY.
German Sentiment Opposed to an
English Baltic Fleet.
GENERAL GRANT IN MILAN
Progress OF Work at the Paris
Exhibition.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.

81 petersburg teiegraphs that Prince
Gortschakoff is only feigning illness for the
purpose of avoiding formal meeting with
the English Ambassador, Lord Lotus, to
the end that he may not commit his country
to any disadyantageous concession.
BUCHAREST TO DE OCCUPIED.
Il is also regarded Us possible that the
Russians will occupy Bucharest to-day
(SuHday) under the pretext that it is a nee
e.Aary act Of precaution to main tain order.
THINGS HOPED FOR but NOT SEEN.
1t Is hoped ut Constantinople that General Todle-
ben, who succeeds the Grand Duke Nicholas, viii
be able to arrive at an agreement with the English
drawaL The Russians demand, in the event OF
withdrawal, the wide zone left neutral between
them and the Turks. Salvet Pacha has gone to
confer with the Grand Duke Nicholas and General
Todleben.
THE INsURREcTIoN.
Intelligence has been received in Constantinople
that the Mussulman insurgents have surprised
Russian encampment near Philippopol's and taken
1000 prisoners and four guns They are now march,
ing toward Samakofr NJ. Onou has suggested that
the Porto should offer the insurgents amnesty in
the event OF their laying down their arms.
UNDoiSG RUssIA's WORK.
The Times. in It's leading editorial article yester-
day morning, comments on the despatch from its
St Petersburg correspondent, in whichit is stated
that one issue out OF the present complications
consists In undoing much OF Russias work ana
giving the rest European instead OF specifically
Russian character; that another consists in what
10 called the principle OF equivalents or compensa
ton to the Powers for Russia's acquisitions, and
that the latter solution Is the Russia DESIRES
while Great Britain seems resolved to insist upon
the former.
ALWAYS OPPOSED TO PARTITION.
The article says:-"lt is partition OF Turkey that
Russia desires now; 1t was partition she desired ut
the time OF the Crimean war; Against such u
policy we contendcd then aud are contcnding
now.'
WHAT WILL ENGLAND ANSWER?
The North German Gazette, OF Berlin, says
"The action OF diplomacy centres in the answer
OF England to ltalys inquiry as to the English pro-
gramme. At the outbreak OF the war England
honorably laid down her interests as the guide and
measure OF her attitude. Since the conclusion OF
peace she has been exclusively parading In the
cothurn Of so.callcd European interests
MYSTERIOUS POLICY.
mo one knows how those interests are to be
described. Her programme, the color OF which
England must sooner or later make known, and
which has already assumed very various aspects,
fom the language OF the different English Minister'S
will ultimately DC decisive Of the Eastern crisis.
ENGLAND AND TIE BALTIC.
ave will not concedc the opinion that the des.
patch OF british Meet to the Baltic, where many
neutral interests might be Affected, would render
the situation UNNECESSARILY more complicated"
DoDGING THE QUESTION
Referring to the Italian proposition that Eng
land state her views the Times says :--s.It would
be futile AMI Inconsistent with our position to pro-
pose any scheme until the main principle OF
European control has been conceded. without
which no scheme could acquire validity or sane
ton"
GERMANY STILL MEDIATISG.
Tie A0ence Russe says the assertions that Ger
man mediation Is broken or are false. II has at
'ained Its object by smoothing the way for an cx-
change OF views between the Cabinets, which In
tcrchange Is now proceeding.
TnAwED orT
Navigation OF the River Scva has been reopened
NOT Az EVIDENCE or ISsuRREcrloS
The st. Petersburg correspondent OF the Times
In a letter to that paper, says :-"I observe that
the foreign press devote much attention TO the
street disorders which recently occurred In st
Petersburg and Moscow. Some organs seem to
regard them as symptoms OF dangerous rcvoiu.
tionary movement In reality they have no sucn
significance. There IL not the slightest danger OF
public tranquility being seriously disturbed. ANY
danger Of that Kind will first appear, If Ii appear
"a In,
crcased.v
AUSTRIA DRLIBERATfNa
Various Austrian and Hungarian Ministers had
long interviews IN Vienna throughout yesterday.
and the Hungarian Minister OF Finance conferred
with several iinancicrs
ENGLAND AGAIN DIsAPPoiSTs
The Vienna Political COryespond,nces CORE
spondent ut St Petersburg, writing under date OF
April 23 says the negotiations relative TO mutual
Withdrawal IRON uonstantiEople mad then taken
IN uniavorable turn In consequence OF England
suddenly claiming that the Meet should not retire
outside Of the Dardancllcs, and thus going
back IRON the principle which she had
already accepted, In the same way as she hal
Withdrawn from the principle OF a preliminary
conference, which she also ut one time accepted
COUNTING THE MONEY.
Tho NeD Free JJess says:-"Tlc necessity Tor
energetic precautionary measures Is again en-.
crossing attention 1t Is wished that the first stcp
should be financial mobilization probably meaning
raising the funds necessary for mobilization \,
THIS Is probably what the council referred to above
means
DISTURBANCES IN sERvIA.
A special despatch from Belgrade says:--"Dis.
turbances have broken out at Nwh and Prot bc.
tween the inhabitants and the Servian authorities
In consequence Of the Russian Summons for re-
cruits. A famine Is raging ut vranja caused by
military requisitonsn
DYING or SICKNESS
Out OF 0.ooo Russians at Rustchuk forty Or nlty