Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-03-20
The Rumor that Germany Intends tc
Annex Holland,
THE EGYPTIAN TRIBUTE.

NEW YORK, March 49, Cable specials say a
protest by the British government has been made
against forward movements by the Russian and
their advance against the Bosphorous and bar
danelles and forwarded to st. Petersburg.
II Is rumOred the Russians are conce initiating n
arm V on the Austrian fro, tier.
despatch ,ays the Ihessalians were defeated
at VOlo.
The Ser,ian army under Leskovatz have Great
ed quite large demonstration against the terms
of peace.
LONDON, March 10 A despatch to Llyod.
from Golatz says several sailing ships, tugs and
Lighters passed up and down the Danube safely.
The torptdocs were buried, but were not all re-
moved.
1t is reported the river will be officially opened
Thursday.
A Belgrade despatch says the Servia1 Shum-
ada corps made demonstration against the
peace conditions and occupied Nranja, declar-
ing il will not leave il until forced to do so.
CoNsTANTINorLR, March 10. The CT and Duke
NICHOLAS, III order to obviaie the difficulty about
tary escort passing through the city, propose
to come here in the imperial yacht Eyrklck. The
sultan would then return the vst aboari the
yacht.
Nothing, however, is settled, and the porte out
OF consideration for other powers has requcst ted
the Grand Duke not TO embark at Buyukadere
where the imperial yacht is now anchored
Prince Henry VII of Reuss, the German am
bassador here, has received from his agent at
BuyukadeIe, denial OF the statement that two
Russian torpedo boats accompanied the yacht and
are also anchored of Buyukadere.
Vessels there are fitted for torpedocs. but none
are aboard.
Safuet Pasha has gone TO san Stefano to inform
Movkhtar and Mehemet Ali Pashs hat embarka-
ton of Russians at San Setano is impossible at
present, md must be postponed.
LONDON, March 10. Foreign Secretary Bourke
III pal lament TO day, announced if Russ Ia agreed
to the conditions demanded by England, respect
ing the treaty of peace, the conlereL ce wou d
meet 10 the latter part of March.
In the commons this afternoon the chancellor OF
the eNchequer stated that the February dividend
on the Turkish guaranteed loan was paid by EGG
and The amount was -, 44S pounds sterling
A portion OF the dividend should come from the
Egyptian tribute but this has not been paid. The
khedlve ad promised to forward a pare immed-
late ly. England had taken steps to obtain half OF
the a ,44o pounds from France which was the
JOINT guarantee.
A special to the Times from Berlin saws: "rhe
Russians are constructing a railway from Bourgas
TO Jamboli. As Jamboli is connected with Adri-
suopls by rail, the new line will enable the Rus
sans to send troops from Odessa direct to central
and southern Bull .aIia and the Aegean sea.
The government paper, the North German Ga
Zette, adveiung to certain article in the English
Polish and American press, idcues the rumors
sttributlng to Germany an intention to annex Hol-
land.
The leading editorial in the Times, after con-
sidering the terrible consequence which would
follow u great war, and the tremendous respOnsi
bity of the power which brings it on, concludes
follows
"Neverthoss, England must adhere to the de-
mand that the entire treaty of San Stefano be
submitted to the congress. The alternate plan
suggested by Russia would raise the previous
question on every clause of the treaty except
those which Russia of her own accord brought
before the congress. But far more im pOrtant s.
sue than the interests OF any power is at stake.
We take our stand upon the existing treaties.
The one hope Of statesman for the future peace of
the world must be founded upon the dev elopme ut
of system of public law, aud upon the malnten-
ance and increase of the authority of treaties.
If the public law of Europe is valid until form
ally repealed, any new arrangement between
Russia and Turkey falls p,o iacto by its very ma
ture.
Within the scope of the treaties of 1856 and
1871, 1t is not IN the power Russia, and it Is
! not even within the competence OF the congre IS
to decide whether OF not certain clauses OF the
new treaty fall within the cognzance of the sig
nature OF the old treaty. 1t is bound to take the
new instrument into consideration as a whole