Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-20


Central Neps, of London yesterday, that
the powers have agreed to Prince Bismarck's
proposition that the ambassadors at Berlin
should confer to arr.nge tho course of pro-
ceedings at the proposed congress, the time
of meeting, ETC., and that the respective
governments have been formally requested to
instruct their ambassadors accordingly, is
premature, although there is no doubt that
the lately existing tension of diplomatic
relations has diminished, and the chances of
the conference assembling have certainly
increased.
THE STRIKE INAUGuRATED.
LONDON, April 19.-At Blackburn, Dow
enin, Barnley, Lower House, Padishon, Ac-
Great Herworks and clarendon, the strike of
the cotton operatives is general.
RUMoR-A FACT.
LONDON, April 2O.-There is reason to be-
ieve that it the present actifity in commits
sioning ships continues, royal proclama
ton may be issued calling out the first class
of the naval reserves.
A special from Blackburn announces that
10000 operatives are now on strike there.
TERRIBLE MORTALITY.
CoNsTANT1NoP1E, April 19.-An English
surgeon who has just returned from Ere
roum, says $4,000 sick and wounded Turkish
soldiers nave died since the evacuation of
that city, and the Russians have lost p, 600
men by sickness since they entered the plain
OF Erzeroum.
SOP TO sERvA.
LONDON, April ia telegram from Bel
grade says it is stated the Russians have
agreed to the annexation by Servia of the
district of Wranja. It is believed the ques-
ton of the possession of Prot will be settled
by plebiscite.
THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
PARIS, April 19.-The Journal Des de
Bats declares its belief that German media
ton really aims at the re-establishment of
the triple alliance and the isolation of Eng
land.
SERIOUS RIOT.
LONDON, April ia serious riot occurred
at st. Arnanan, near Glasgow. Some min
ers on strike attacked the sheriff's officers,
who we're serving notices of ejectment. Sew
eral houses were wrecked and the telegraph
lines destroyed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
LONDON, April 19.-The national move
ment for subscribing fund to arm the Rus
sian cruisers is making progress in all parts
of the empire.
A dispatch to the Daily News from
Athens says: It is now certain that the Thes-
salian instruction is complete failure.
The Greeks have lost all heart for further
effort. They rely now wholly on England.
A Vienna correspondent of the Times says:
Ahmed Vefk Effendi. whom the Sultan dis
missed from the positions of president of the
council and minister of the interior, advocat
ed an immediate alliance with England,
while the other ministers and the Sultan fav-
ored neutrality for the present
The Times Pera correspondent says that
Sadyk Pasha, who succeeds Ahmed Vefk Eff
fendi, is fairly capable but is in weak health
His tendencies in foreign politics are not
such as to render his appointment likely to
affect tho Porte's relations with either Rus
STA or England.
The Vienna correspondent Of the Times
thinks Gen. Toddleben's appointment tc
command at San Stefano may be first ster
towards efecting o compromise by Bis
marck, touching the position near Constan.
tinople-that is, the simultaneous with.
drawal of the British fleet from the Sea Of
Marmora and the Russians from the neigh
borhood of Constantinople.
A special to the Times from Berlin say!
Russia is willing to discuss all clauses of ths
treaty of San Stefano, but does not concea
her determination to defend its principa
stipulations, sword in hand, if necessary.
A special from Berlin says private advice
| from Moscow state that three thousant
| students and workmen were involved in tn
disturbances of the 18th inst. Twelve wer
killed and twenty-five wounded. One hun
dred of them were arrested.