The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-04
THE EAST.

| LONDON, June 3-General specials from
| Cons antinope say the Sultan failed to attend
at the mosque Friday, whereby fear of an
outbreak is believed to be implied, This serves
to check the otherwise firm tendency of the
| stock exchange.
The Composition of the Congress.
| 1t is said the Congress will be composed of
| the following powers:
Bismarck and Won Bulow for Germany; and
| Odo Russell for Great Britain; Schouvaloff and
Russia; Andrassy and Won Haymerle for Aus
| tr1a; WaddingtOn and Destrallier for France;
| and Counts Corti and DeLaunay for Italy
1t is not yet known who will be the represent
| tatives of Turkey.
Greece Disappointed.
The Times correspondent at Athens tele-
| graphs that tina agreement between England
and Russia causes great disappointment there
The Greeks expected the annexation of Thes-
| sally, Eplrus and Crete. In their dsappoint-
ment and despair at the supremacy secured for
the Bugarians they are likely to take des-
perate measures The Greek army may even
| enter Thessaly again.
A Times despatch from Bucharest says if
| England and Austria do not prevent the retro
cession Of Bessarabia the resentment of the
| Roumanians against them will be stronger
than against Russia for taking the territory
COnsternation ut Pera.
The Times has the following from Pera: The
agreement between England and Russia creates
CONSERVATION here because it is believed to in
volve settlement which the Turks will resist
forcibly.
Russians Still Making Warlike Prepara-
lions
The Russians are not relaxing their warlike
preparation south of the Balkans On the con.
trary they are very active.
InIrigues of the suitan's Ministers.
Tt is believed the Grand Vizier, Mehemet
Rushd Pasha, is trying to induce the Sultan to
recall Midhat Pasha in order to popularize the
ne VI government, and that if the Sultan refuses
Mehemet will resign leaving the odious Nah
moud Damad supreme, whereby the revolution
will probably be precipitated. A new protest
of the inhabitants of Loristan warns the Rus
slams than any advance towards Batoum will be
forcibly resisted.
British Parli ament Noiifed of EngIard's
Acceptance of the Invitati ON 10 the Com
gress.
In the House of Commons this evening
pipers in regard to the Congress were LAID on
the table. Sir Stafford Northcote Chancellor
of the exchequer, stated that the documents
embrace an invitation of Germany to a Com
gress to be held at Berlin on the 18th of June
for free discussion of the treaty of San Ste
fan0 and Lord Saulsbury's acceptance of Ger
many's invitation with an explanation that
England understands all the great powers are
asked to assent to free discussion of the afore
said treaty.
(Note-This implies a guarantee by Ger
many of the point originally raised by Eng
land.
The Chancellor confirmed the announce
ment that Lord Beconsfeld, Salisbury and Odo
Russell will represent Great Britain at the
Congress.
The Turkish Representatives at the Con-
gless.
CoNsTANTINOPLE, June 3-Safvet Pasha
will be one of the Turkish representatives at
the Berlin Congress. 1t is thought the other
will be Christian.
The Russians have offered to Occupy the
heights commanding Varna and leave the town
in the possession of the Turks.
LONDON, June 3.-The statements made to
Dr. Nobelng's confession are contradictory.
Specials to the Times and Daily News allege in
opposition to Reuters despatch that Modelling
owned having been selected by lot drawn by
the conspirators to shoot the Emperor.