The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-04-24
FOREIGN.
The Eastern Situation.
England Rejects an Invitation to
the Congress.
All the Other Powers Ready to
Accept.
FOREIGN.

The Pc ur ParIers Not G oing ON SIM othly
LONDON. April 23.-T-legrams from Vienna
indicate that he pour pdrlers between Austria
and Russia are not gong on very smoothly,
The Russian press is attacking Austria.
Warning from the journal de 81.
Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aorii 23-Journal de st.
Petersburg TODAY publishes az article in which
while expressing the belief that the Congress
will 5000 assemble says this alone does not con.
stltute guarantee of peace.
A frank and exhaustive exchange of views
between the cabinets should precede the Con-
gress. Ii the British cabinet really desires
peace and at the same time expects greater
advantages for Eng gland by intimidating
Russia it is playing a dangerous game which
Will lead not to peace but to war.
Russia and Austria.
LONDON, Aptll 23.-A St. Petersburg cores.
pondent Of the Vienna Political Correspon-
dpnce says Russia is ardent iu her de,ire To
satisfy the just demands of Austria, but Aus
tra must not stick too tenacously to points
which not recognized before the treaty of San
SCefano are now declared of such Importance
or necessity. The massing of troops in
Roumanla IS necessary precaution. IL might
have been less necessary had Bratiano, the
Roumanian minister president, every where
met with the same reception as at Berlin.
The Zines Vienna correspondent says:
tine Russians have erred in thinking Austria
wished to drive a bargain. Austria has more
interest than any other country in preventing
conflict between Russians and Roumanians
and so far from exciting the Roumaniaus to
collision the very reverse was done No in
formation can do away with the fact itself that
the prloclpallty is becoming more aud more at its
mercy. There is a growing SUSPICION that the
fact that some members of the Roum anian cabi-
net, especially the foreign minister, favor the
transaction has tended to cause popular irrita-
ton. Whether or not there is any foundation
for such suspicion it seems certain the present
state of things is too strained to last, and that
either an understanding or an open rupture
with Russia must soon ensue.
MussnImaa Instructions.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April % The Grand
Duke NlchoDs has proposed to the Seraskierate
to send mixed commission Uf Russian and
Turkish officers to the scene of the conflict be-
tween the armed Mussulmans and Russi an
troops mentioned in despatch from this city
last night with the object of pacification, and
that the proposal has been accepted. The
Forte Is not acquainted with the exact nature
OF this insurrecLon, but it is supposed the in
snrgents consist of three Dattalions of the for
mer garrison of Nisch, who on retreatng to
the mountains joined the scattered remains of
Sneiman Pasha's army and have since been
reinforced by Mussulmaa inhabitants. The To-
cality of the revolt is between the valley of
Mauza and San Stefano. Another insurrec-
ton of Mussulmans has broken out in Mace.
donia The commandant at Monastir has sent
for troops. The Russians have also despatched
forces to the scene.
EnsIand's Policy and It's Result.
LONDON, April % The Daily News lead
ing article says: Toe policy of 1.-THE British is
Referring to the present military preparations
it SAYS: They may bs mere precautions, but
there is not one of them which does not mark
our progress to state of war. They are so
understood abroad and every one of them
increases the difficulty of maintaining peace,
II is exceedingly doubtful whether the full pur-
port of some of these SO called precautions is
yet realized The most important of all, the
despatch of the native troops from India, has
been passed over with very little remark
our Indian military policy. Of its effects on
India there will be only too many occasions of
speaking. The Indian government was wise
to gag the verracular press before calling the
natives Of India to the aid of the nation which
holds their country by right of conquest. That
is subject on which a free native press would
certainly have had much to say. Just now
however we are concerned to know where
these troops are about to be put.
me native troops are preparing to come but
where they will be landed is a ministerial
secret. At Calcutta it is given out that their
destination is Malta, and it may be so, but if so
where are the troops going which are already in
that garrison. We may take it for certain the
Indian troops will net be landed in Malta in
addition to those already there. Malta is full
and the only inference that can be- drawn il
that in the plan of the government by the time
the Indian regiments arrive destination at
present unknown will have been found either
tor them or the corps they will displace. 1t is
quite as likely that thoss troops will be landed
at some of the Turkish ports as that they will
go to Malta. Very little time can elapse before |
we know what is intended by the government
We may suppose that the resolution of the
government depends upon this or that con-
uingency, but the practical lesson of the last |
few weeks is that resolute hand is guiding a
mystined people to an appointed end.
The ThessaIian Insurgents
ATHENS, April 23.-It is reported that the |
insurgents OF Thessaly refuse to lay down their |
arms, but five days truce has been arranged.
1t is hop that the negotiations for an armis-
tice which the brigadeIe consuls are now con- |
Quoting will be successful.
A Sensational Story.
NEW YORK, April GA Herald despatch
says that while the German government still !
delares it is anxious TO intervene automatically
TO avert a resort to arms on the part of Eog-
apd, the German imperial cabinet is secretly
making sll preparations for war.
Grand Bake Nicholas TO Return TO Rus-
ST. PETERSBURG. April 23.-The Agence
Russo says that the Grand Duke Nicholas will
return here in about 10 days.
GortscIlakof Sick.
Prince GoItschakoff is indisposed
Rsjecis an Invitation o the Con-
2ress.
Paris journals state that invitations to the
Con gress to examine the changes necessary In
,he existing treaties have semi-officially COM
nunicated to the several powers All except
England declare their readiness to accept the
Dvltatlon. Eagland still insists on the coud-
10 that all tue great changes in tho EaSt
uch as those proposed by the treaty of San
Stetano shall be Treated as European and not
merely as Turco- Rass ap questions
A Zinc of Demarcatiou.
LONDON Apiil a -rbe Standards Vienna
hears THAI Russia fearing the
Turks will permit the Et ghsh TO occupy the
orts on the Bosphorus IN the event of war, has
SIZED Germany 10 guarantee q line of demarca-
ion during the negotiations. Prince Bismarck
considering the request.
A letter from Bucharest reports that the
russians have unsuccesslully attempted to de-