, 1878-05-04
Representatives Willis, of Ken
ucky, Loring of Massachusetts and

Dcll OF OcOTSId, Tue SuO-CouiAAeCCO
on the Chinese question, have to-
day agreed to recommend the adop-
ton by the full house committee on
education and labor. of the Sargent
bill with amendments allowing any
one vessel to bring fifteen Mongoli-
ans within the jurisdiction of the
United States, instead of only ten,
and providing that the bill shall go
into effect in January next instead
of September. They also omit the
provision giving informers onehalf
of the penalties. This agreement
strongly indicates similar action by
the full committee. and strengthens
the expectation of favorable action
by the other house Of congress this
session.
LONDON. April 3o.--A San Stefano
special says Grand Duke Nicholas re-
viewed portion of his forces on Mon
day. He spoke few farwell words and
departed for Constansiaople, en- route
for Russia.
A Vienna correspondent says it is 70
secret that the chief object of the recall
Of Grand Duke Nicholas is to lessen the
friction and diminish the danger Of col
lision. The proposed attendance at mass
in Constautlnople and grand review at
San Stefano were entirely due to the
initiative OF Grand Duke Nicholas and
were counterman6ed from ST. Peters.
barg.
A telegram from Bombay announces
that the first detachment of troops has
sailed and that number of fresh regi-
ments are waiting. The expedition
takes stores for five months.
A Belgrade dispatch says artillery and
militia are being hurried to the frontier
and Notifications at frontier towns
strengthened. The Turks have evacua-
ted Aaakaleh, the fortihcations of which
will be raZed.
A Berlin dispatch says negotiations
relative to the withdrawal from Constan-
tinople are proceeding favorabiy. The
Russians have agreed to withdraw to
line from Adrianople to Dedeagatch.
special from Vienna says: Probably
before this is printed the plenary min
isterial couacil now sitting viii have
authorized the ministry to make neces-
sary arrangements for realizing half of
the credit of sixty million forms. II
Hungary consents Bosnia will be occu-
pied.
The first contingent sent from this
country to Malta will number 5 900 men
and two batteries of artillery. all of
which are under OF ders for smbarka
ton.
Considerable excitement is produced
in Berlin by the announcement that the
English fleet is being fitted out for
operations in the Baltic.
The political news from the conti-
nent, though contradictory and convey
ing but an imperfect idea of what the
future may be, is looked upon favorably
in the stock markets. Prices opened at
general improvement, consols and
Russian shares advancing.
The Manchester Guardians Vienna
dispatch says the German steamer Cim>
bria. of the Hamburg American lire,
which was chartered by the Russian
government, has taken q contingent of
40 officers and 500 seamen and started
to cruise on the Chinese and japanese
coasts.
A dispatch from Berlin says intelli-
gence received here states that the Ital-
ian government is making warlke
preparations. The object is said to dis
patch force into Albania.
The St. Petersburg correspondent of
the North Dutch AUamaine Zeitung, writ
ing about Russia demand for Bessara>
bla. says: Let no one deceive himself
as to what is coming. The desire to
recover Bessarabia is only symptom
of a wish pervade the entire Russian
nation to destroy the Paris treaty. 1t is
not so much Bessarabia we are striving
for as to the cancelling of this treaty.
A Vienna correspondent. discussing
the Austrian policy, while pronouncing,
the rumors regarding the occupation of
Bosnia us premature, does not say they
are more than premature but rather in
timated that such 8 measure may soon
become justifable.
VIENNA. April s0.-The negotiations
for the simultaneous withdrawal at Con-
stantinople hang fire. 1t is reported
that Todleben brings fresh instructions
for the resumption of negotiations.
PEEA, April 30.-It is the opinion in
the Russian camp that the change in
commanders marks a sterner policy.
The Russians endeavor to minimize
the Pomerk insurrection, but the best
ipJormation from non>Russian sources
afirms its vigor and extension.
CoNsrANT1NoPLE, April 30.-An affray