The Portland daily press., 1878-03-28

The New Free Press Liberal Anti Russian and
Bismarckian) says Ignatieff's purpose is to iso-
late England.
The Deutsch.Zeitung (strong German and
antl-Hungarian) thinks Austria will gain by
an Anglo-Russian war because Russia must
paw high price for Austria's neutrality
The Tages Presse res ards Ignatieff's mission
as striking tribute to the correctness of An
drassy's policy of always consulting Austro-
Hungarian interests
The Fremdenblatt hopes Ignatieff will sue
coed IN erecting an arrangement with the
when Austria should think of protecting her
interests by precautionary measures beyond
her own frontier
Excitement ON the London Stock Ex-
change.
LONDON, March N.-COnsiderable excite
ment exists over threatening state of eastern af
fairs and has extended to the stock exchange,
where feVerlsh excitement prevails.
Germany Abandons the Idea of a Confer
r- ence at Present.
LONDON, March 27.-The Pail Mall Gazette
publishes Berlin special despatch saying the
powers have declined the suggestions made By
Russia that the Congress be held without Eng
land. GOrtschakoff is endeavoring to bring
about meeting of the three Emperors and
three cnanceiiors. Russia is understood to
have indicated her willingness to make further
concessions to Austria, and some concessions
also to Roumania, being prompted, 1t is
thought, by growing apprehensions of differ
ences with England. Germany has, under
the circumstances, for the present abandoned
| all idea of issuing invitations for Congress.
| The Grand Duke Hobnobbipx with the
Sultan.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 27.-The Grand
Duke Nicholas will probably remain here a
week. He dined today with the Sultan. The
| company included several Russian princes and
generals, and Vefyk, Safet. Nemyk, Raouf and
| Osman Pashas. The Sultan is having presents
| and an imperial order prepared for the Grand
Duke who will visit him again. A project is
being discussed for the erection of a sanitarium
| for the Russian sick on the heights of. Bujuk-
| dere. ~ :.
Bucharest Papers Find Fault with the
| Treaty.
LONDON, March 27-The Bucharest papers
| attack the stipulation in the treaty of Sau
Stefano that Russia shall maintain commune
cation through ROumania two years They
say the Russo-R0umanian convention termi.
mates with the end OF the war and the stpula
ton would perpetuate the block of traffic or
the Roumanian roads and railways and injure
the trade OF the country: The Roumaniar
| government has refused the Russian applica
ton to build hospital and telegraph station
at Galatz.
Bismarck's Attempted Mediation.
The Berlin Tagblatt says Prince Bismarck
latest attempt at mediation between ENGLAND
and Russia has thus far been unsuccessful
His proposal was that Russia should indicat
beforehand the points in the treaty which an,
agrees should be discussed at the congress
Russia has not yet replied to this proposal.
The Bessarabian Question.
| LONDON, March 27.-The Paris correspon
dent of the Times says that telegram from
Bucharest states that the Bessarabian question
stands thus: Russia has agreed that 1t SHOULD
be brought before the Congress and decided b,
it declaring herself to keep the Dobrudja If tn,
powers pronounce against the exchange.
A Constantinople despatch states that Osmal
Pasha has been appointed commander-in-chief
Roumania Getting Her Back Up.
| BUCHAREST, March 27.-In the Chamber O
Deputies today M. Cogolrinceano, minister O
foreign affairs, declared that the treaty of Sal
Stefano was for Roumania null and void h
st1gmatlzed that treaty as scOurge. The Rou
man1an government, ne said, would yield moth
ing where the rights of the country were con
| cerned.
/ A Prospect of n Settlement, Perhaps.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 27.-The Agenc
Russo considers that the alleged proposal o
Prince Bismarck that Russia should iudicat
beforehand the points of the treaty she wa
willing should be discussed, is unlikely to effec
| a settlement. .
| Austria Will be Neutral.
| PARIS, March pa special from Vienn
to the Temps reports that Count Andrassy in
formed Sir Henry Elliot that Austria woult
remain neutral in the event or an Anglo-Rus
| sian war.
No Prospect of an Agreement.
| LONDON March 27.-The Times despatch
from st. Petersburg says the dead lock contin
ues. 1t is stated that Russia is quite ready tt
make considerable notifications if it can b
shown that they are for the general good ant
that the powers will enter the congress witt
the desire of arriving at durable settlement
and not simply to undo what has been done.
1t is believed however that thu English gov
ernmenti is animated by very different spirit
The Times leading editorial says the hop
that the Congress WIN meet has now almos
vanished. The disagreement between our gov
eminent and that Of Russia seems iLsunarahle