The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-31
EUROPE.
Diplomats Disagree.


VIENNA, July 3.-The Turkish penpoten-
tiarles who came to Vienna to complete negc-
tiations foe the occupAt,n OF Bosnia and
Herzegovina, have quarrelled, and Mehemet
Ali abruptly quilted Vienna in disgust.
An Insurrccti0n i'm Bosnia's Capital.
The Politische Correspondent reports that
Turkish agitator has raised an instruction
against the Ottoman authorities at SeraievO
the capital of Bosnia.
The Commercial Treaty With France.
PARIS July 3O-The proposed commercial
treaty between the United States and France
provides that France shall admit American
products at the same rates as the most favored
nations and that this country shall do the
same with French products.
The Russian Lonn.
LONDON. July 30-Reliable letters from st.
Petersburg report that no Russian loan will be
issued within the next few months.
A Nominal Resistance to Ausriau Oceu.
patton.
BRoD, July 30-The Turks offered nomin-
al resistance to the Austrian forces which
crossed here, refusing to strike their flag or
evacuate the guard house until the Austrians
threatened to fire.
Great Fire in Paris.
LONDON, July pa dispatch from Paris
says fire broke out this morning in the tim
Der iyard, two acres in extent, of a furniture
trict of the city.
Six fire engines were of no avail to stay the
flames, and at o'clock this morning the adj
joining buildings were in great danger The
timber was valued at $4,000.
PARIS, July 80 The damage by the fire in
the TIMBER yard, which is situated in the die
trict of La Villette, amounted to S250,00O. A
large candle factory in st. Dennis was also
burned today. Loss 100000
Debate in the House of Commons.
LONDON, July 3O.-Lord Beaconsfeld in reply
to letter read by Gladstone in the Commons
to-day Gays that the compilation of the list of
offensive epithets used by the gentleman
years Lord Beaconsfeld cites the expressions
of Gladstone that he (Beaconsfeld) had
degraded and debased the great name of Eag-
land, that be had sold the Greeks and that he
had been guilty OF an unsurpassed act of
duplcity.
After long debate between a number IF
members Assheton Cross, home secretary,
replied to Glsdotone's speech. He declared
he did not know whether to consider Glad
stone the humble follower or rival of Lord
Harrington. Cross then entered into de-
TAILED refu alton of Gladstone's charges, but
his arguments were mainly such as had been
used before. He maintained that the Congress
would have been impossible without the
Apglc-Russian agreement. He said the
Turkish convention had not increased EGG
opposition would assert at the next general
election that England had 10 interest in Asia.
The debate was adjourned till Thursday.
The German Election.
BERLIN, July 30.-rhe elections for menu
bers of the German parliament were held
today. The progressists were successful in
the 9Th district in Berlin. A second ballot
batween a social d amOcrat and the progress
sist candidates is necessary 10 one district
Cologoe elected an Ultramontape, Cassel
National Liberal and Knigberg Conservative
Two second ballots with the Socialists are
necessary in Breslau and Elberteld, and
between Belbruck and National liberal at
Stetin.
Although the Social Democrats are
aLead in ii is city except in the Ali
district where the second ballot is
necessary, 1hsy polled 5000 votes against
10000 in 1877. Gen. Won Moltke only received
28l1 votes against 1877 for the Progressist
Hoemel DR.. Folk has been defeated in the
two district by tremendous majorties.
The National Liberals have returned their
candidates from Saarbrucken and Heidelberg
Second ballots will be necessary in Frankfort,
Mauhen, Mayencs and Hanou, These second
ballots will rest between the Moderates and sd-
vanced Liberals, except at Mayence where one
of the candidates was an Ultramontane.
A Curious Court Incident.
LONDON, July 30-The Times Santander Cor
respondent relates a curious incident which oc-
CURED a few days ago in court in Madrid, where
the prisoners connected with the assassination
of Gen. Frim, against whom criminal proceed
ings have been dragging along for five years,
were arragned A prisoner named Joseperez
requested leave to say few words and stated
that If he were placed where he could be thor
ougly protected against attempts on his life he
would reveal we'll authenticated, though secret,
facts which would bring to light the real as
sassin of Prim. The Judge stopped the prison.
or and declared that his statement was inad-
missable, but SO much curiosity has been pro-
voked by the incident that it is thought the
judge may be disposed to sift the matter thor
oughly.