Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-04-19
A Special Messenger from the Gar goes
TO San Stefano.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PRO.
POSED CONFERENCE.
Dispatch of Troops from India to Malta,
The Strongest Hopes of Peace Encour.
aged by the Efforts of Germany.
BIS nARCK AND THE CONGRESS-.

LONDON, April Is. The ambassadors of the
European powers will meet at Berlin, to arrange
the conference of nations.
The Echo says invitations TO ate nd the congress
will be issued tonight.
A despatch from st. Petersburg says the agita-
ton III Russia is increasing. Hundreds of stu
dents charged with instigatng riots have been
placed under arrest. The number of person. kill
ed in the recent riots Is greater than the police
will admit.
The Journal DE st. Petersburg to-day saws the
efforts OF Germany at mediation encourage the
strongest hopes Of peace.
The dlspach OF troops from India TO Malta is
the topic Of discussion. The supporters of the
government regard 1t only the natural accomp ami
ment of other precautionary measures, aud not
Indicative OF belllgerent measures but the OPP
ponent- of government regard 1t as a step in the
development of the war policy.
Tue cabinet crisis at Constantinope continues.
1t IS believed Ahmed Vefyk Etfendi, president OF
the council of ministers, adheres to his resigna-
ton, but this is not certain. reconstruction OF
the cabinet is SAID to be impending, but no sue
cessor to Neiyk is mentioned.
The contest is between Russia and Eng land for
supremacy. The Turkish people and army are
SAID TO be bitterly hostile TO a Russian alliauce.
The Turkish ministerial council yesterday de Glib
Grated on the reply 10 the demand of Gen. Melk-
off, Russian charge dalaires, for the sure uder OF
Shumls Narna and Bstoum.
This after noon the Echo SAYS: We are able to
state on authority that Invitations to the congress
will be issued tonight. The treaties of 1876 and
49, IL Will be laid upon the table and compared
with the treaty OF san Stefano.
There has been q nibilist demonstration in the
streets OF Moscow. the nature and extent OF
which 1t is impossible TO determine from Official
report. Ii Is alleged that 1t occurred by the ar
rival of fifteen students from the university OF
kleH, gong INTO exile, whom the crowds sur
rounded, crying, These suffer for the truth"
An official account says no act OF violence ensued.
The students were conveyed to prison, pending
their dispatch to Siberia, and tranquility was re
stored. Private information, however, attributes
these disturbances 10 the excitement growing out
OF the trial Of the woman Vera Sassulitch, for
her attempted assassination of NJ. 1repoti, CHIEF
of police vt 81. Petersburg.
The Central News says the powers have agreed
to BismarCks suggestion that the ambassadors at
Berlin will hold a conference to arrange course
OF proceedings at the proposed congress, the time
of meeting etc. The respective governments
have been formally requested to instruct their
bassadors accordingly.
ST. PETERSBURG, April Is. 1t is announced
that Iodleden will leave to-day for San Stefano,
charged with a special mission from the car.
The journal DE ST. Petersburg says: Ger
many conducts her mediaory efforts with discre-
ton, zeal and disipterestedness, encouraging the
strongest hopes.
BRUSSELS April Is. The LeNords Berlin
special states that Bismarck at pressing request
of Andrassy has consented to resume negotiations
Tor a congress on the condition that he be simul
taneously solicited to do so by Austria, England
and Russia.
The good will of Russia is indubitabe but it is
feared that England may proong the present state
of uncertainty by abstalnlng from asking Ger
msnys medstons or by formulating reservations.