The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-16
THE EAS 7.
The Gar Said to Oppose Conces-
siOns to England.
The MusSusmaH HlsurrecfiGn
Growing more Formidable.
Count sehouya,off,s -yr;ss;on

Count Srhouvalof's Mission.
NEW YORK, May ia St. Petersburg spec-
ial says the following is the true version of the
mission of Schouvaloff's to ST. Petersburg:
The Emperor alone holds out for war, and it
was with the idea of bringing fresh Influences
to bear on him that pretext was devised to
bring back Schouvaloff, who is known to favor
several interviews with the Emperor, present.
ing his views with great forcs and pointing out
the advantage of an amicable settlement that
would enable Russia to consolidate her con-
quests and prepare for future emergencies. He
said all that could be said on the side of peace,
without losing sight of the fact that war with
England would be one of the possibilities of
the near future. He has not yet succeeded in
making any impression on the mperors mind
although aided by the fact that the Empress
and her followers are in favor of peace He
will continue his Efforts for some time longer.
The Emperor thinks that the Influence and
dignity of Russia would suffer if she conced-
ed what England demands, and that England
would gain correspondingy. He IS therefore
willing to take the chances of protracted war;
so that if England expects to gain her point it
must be at enormous sacrifices of hood and
treasure, which will make the gain as dear as
possible.
Schouvaloff's interviews with tho Car have
He found his Meiast- very determined not to
yield a siagle point to England. He is folly
convinced of his ability to hold his own and to
make England considerable loser by any re.
sort to actual war.
Gortschakoff is better. Schoavaloff had an
interview of an hour with him in regard to the
political situation, and reported the result of
his interview with the Gar.
Russian Reinforcements.
LONDON, May 15-Advices from Bucharest
1xL,a lANa oh. at sic
and recruits continue to pass through Rouman-
ia for regiments in the field. Some of these
| men are totally ignorant of military drill.
Trains of ammunition are also passing to the
Danube. The Russians are making additional
contracts in ROumania for transport carts and
animals. 1t is said 5000 men are ordered to be
ready in two weeks for service south of the
Danube. Renewed activity prevails in Servian
arsenals. Orders are issued to the factory at
Kragujevatz to increase the production of rifle
per day. All serviceabe artillery 10 store is
ordered to be mounted and immed lately sent to
the front.
The Mussnlm nm Insurreciion.
A despatch from Constantinople says Todle-
ben declares that unless the Turkish commits
sioners induce the insurgents to disperse he
will adopt severe repressive measures.
Russians Threatened at Ratoum.
| A telegram fir IN Batoum states the concen-
tration of 1000 armed Mussulman inhabitants
| at Lazistan in the Ardanutch district compelled
| the Russians to retreat, and the rapid gather
| ing of armed bands renders untenabe the Rus
| sian positions at Livoda and on the, Cho ruk
| river.
| The Question of the Transfer of Indian
Troops.
| The movement of Indian troops to Malta
| will be discussed 10 the House of Lords on
| Monday when Baron Selborne will call atten-
| tiOn to the question whether such movement,
| previous to notifying Parliament is constitu-
! tional. The opposition, however,will not move
any resolution on the subject in the House of
Lords, and Lord Hartington's resolution in the
Commons is declared by him not to be intend.
to RAISE the question of the policy of using the
Indian forces bu5 merely the legal issue.
The Times says: When it is announced bs-
forehand that the leader of the opposition in
the lower house will not raise the question of
policy, and when the principal lawyer in the
House of Lords will not threw his objections
into the form of resolution, mere discussion
of the constitutional law of the case would be
more suitable for debating society. The fact
is, the issues of the present crisis have passed
beyond the control OF even the British Parlia
ment. The general policy of the government
has received at its m ost critical stage the sup
| port of the country and the ministry have ac-
coriingly taken steps which leave the next
turn of events in other hands.
Ausfria's Policy.
The statement yesterday of Prince Auersperg
and Herr Tlsza in the Austrian Rechsrath and
the Hungarian ID ct respectively, are we'll re-
ceived in Vienna and made very favorable
impression here. 1t is believed they indie lte
beyond doubt Austras intention to oppose
Russia so that if England is compelled to 60 to
war she will do SO under more favorable circum
stances than were recently hoped, but it is also
believed that Austrias attitude at this moment
will have favorable influence on the negotia-
ti0ns at st. Petersburg Herr Tisza, 10 the
course Of his speech, said that the government
had no intention to act against but rather in
concert with Turkey in Bosnia The minister's
he said. could not say 10 detail what they want.
ed the money for, but hs might state broadly
that it was necessary to take precautions on
the northern, southern and eastern frontiers
and to increase the number of the troops SO as
to be safe against any surprise. A part of the
money has already been used as measures nee
essary to secure the Carpatbian passes are al
ready in hand. Regarding the state of affairs
in Roumana Herr TIsza said the reports were
rather exaggerated but not groundless.- The
government knew what was going on there,
and though it had no reason to suspect hostile
designs be thought it unsafe to explain what
was passing on either side of the froLtier, but
he did think it necessary to take precautions in
Pennsylvania. 1t is expected that the money
will be voted in the Rslchsrath by about 80 ma
jority and in the Diet nearly unanimously.
The delegations will meet about the Goth inst.
to discuss the imperial budget, when Count
Andrassy will make further statement of his
policy.
Two of the Balkan Passes Held by the
InsuI gents.
The Standards Vienna correspondent says
that according to the latest kilograms the in
surgents occupy two of the Balkan passes.
The Evacuation of the Fcriresses.
The Times Vienna correspondent says the
contradictory accounts of negotiations concern
ing the surrender of the fortresses is explained
by the report that the conditions proposed by
Gen. Todleben are not yet approved 10 st Pet
ersburg 1t is certain that no understanding
has been reached.
The Russians Inirenching at San stefano.
The Vienna Potsche Correspondent says the
Russians are throwing up entertainments near
San Stefano aud arming them with Krupp
guns, which does not look as though they be-
lieved in the speedy success of the negotia-