The Portland daily press., 1878-04-25
FOREIGN.
The Eastern Situation.
ANARCHY PREVAILING IN
BULGARIA.
No Material Progress in the Nego-
tiatiOns.
Anarchy in Bulgaria.

LONDON, April 24.-The situation in Bulgaria
ia regarded as very significant and some pa
pers believe 1t may accelerate negotiations.
The Bulgarians are taking terrible revenge for
the Turkish outrages. 1t is feared the whole
of Bulgaria may fall again into anarchy, raplne
and bloodthirsty reprisals. The Mussulmans
are goaded to despair by the tyranny of their
former victims. The country is full of re-
fugees from scattered armies and dsbanded
garrisons OF Turks. They form a nucleus of
instruction and they are joined by the nhabi-
tants of Mussulman villages and carry on a
guerilla warfare against native Christians aud
Russian troops. Thus though peace is nomi-
nally established in the East anarchy reigns
in Bulgaria as it did before the war. The in
surgents are not fighting for Turkey against
Russia, but as they say only for lives and honor
Inc Russian troops are the only organized
force in the country and the task of REPRESSION
OF disturbances falls on them.
The Times says that while Europe is nego-
tiating about securing peace and freed ON to
Eastern Turkey, the Christians and Mussul-
mans in Bulgaria are flying at each others
throats. The whole country south of the Bal
kans, Notwithstanding the presence of the
Russian army, is in condition which shocked
Europe and convulsei England two years ago.
Russia for the moment seems as powerless as
Turkey was and it is time Europe should again
attempt to do collectively what no sir gle power
can do alone.
The Times Has Faith iu Bismarck,s
Efforts.
The Pail Mall Gazette and other English
journals consider the proposal to withdraw the
English fleet and the Russian troops from be-
fore CoDstantinople as a Bismarckian joke,
but the Times believes that the principle being
accepted, the adjustment of the details might
not be- impossible. The Times is informed
that Bismarck is also making other efforts to
find a basis for the meeting of the congress.
The Cruiser FIoiilla.
Moscow, April PA large public meeting
hal1 hora fp6a for cnhc
tions for cruiser hotilla. 1t was resolved
that the government of each province should fit
out one cruiser.
The Pc wcrs ConciIiatory.
ST.. PETERSBURG, April 23-The Agence
Russo says the disposition every where is con-
ciliatory as here. There is reason to hope for
satisfactory result.
Refuse 10 Surrender.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, April 23'-2O. 900 irregulars
in the District of Batoum refuse TO lay down
their arms.
The servian Frontier.
BELGRADE, April 24-The Turkish. Russian
and Bulgarian commissioners have begun to
define the Servian frontier, and have already
decided to allot Wrapjo aud Tru to Servia.
Russia and Roumania.
VIENNA, April M-A special to the Political
Correspondence from Bucharest says that the
fears OF Russian occupation are increasing. 1t
is rumored that the Russians are endeavoriHg
to induce Prince Charles to change his
cabinet 10 order to obtain the conclusion of the
military convention permitting the passage of
the Russians. Ii is even asserted that the
Russian iDtimatum to this effect is received
Italy Inclined to Support England.
ROME, April "a The Fanfula states that
Italy has notified England of her disposition
10 support the latters demand for the laying
the treaty before the Congress- provided that
England states her views in regard to the sys-
IL
Italy have both taken steps to induce England
to make such statement of her views before
cogtinuing military measures.