Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-19
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THE EUROPEAN OUTLOOK.
Peace Possible, But Not Sure.
THREATENED INDIAN WAR.
Food Question Among Red Men.
THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.
gen. IguatfeC Sums IL I'm.

NEW YORK, April IA London special
says: The lferdid'S correspondent at 81. Pc
terSburg telegraphs that he has had a cOnyer-
satlon With Gen. 1gnatieh, in which the Gen
eral in reply 10 a question put TO him, summed
up NE political situation as follows: England
continues TO show her teeth Austria Is almost
appeaSed England wishes 10 act only by
dep!omacy, and refuses 20 declare war openly.
With regard 10 the other powers, Italy's in
tereStS demand strict neutrality: France had
tendency toward England, but the marshal
president and the chiefs of the army want 10
remain quiet, and keep on good terms with
Russia. To sum up, the chances of an under
standing are increasing gradually, but slowly.
We must wait some time for a solution. The
Congress will perhaps be replaced by arbitra-
tlon with England, but nothing positive can
oe gwen on that point yet.
Germany's Peace Plan.
A Berlin special says: Germany proposed
the simultaneous withdrawal OF the Russian
army and the English fleet from before Con-
Stantinople, and Russia has consented.
ROthschflds Investing i'm American
Bonds.
III Is stated that the, RothschldS in London
desire TO take ten millions of the as per cents,
and TWO treasury agents left here Yesterday
win that amount OF the bonds for London TO
reopen an American bureau Of the Treasury
AT the RothSchildS.
The Great Strike I'm England.
LONDON, April l9-At Blackburn, Darwen
Burnley, Lower House, Padiham, According
Ton Church, ASwaldtwiStle Rishton, Great
harwood, and BaXenden, the strike OF the cot
Tie
Hoping the Best. but Fearing the
Worst.
LONDON, April l9-The tenor of the news this
morning from the various capitals is peaceful
out does not quite confirm the positive an.
nouncementS published here yesterday. The
Times, commenting on the special dispatch
from 81. petersburg, published in that paper
TINS morning 10 the effect that the belief pre-
walls In oitlcla circles that Germany'S media
ton is likely TO be successful; that the Con
SIess VIII soon meet preliminary conference
OF ambassadors at Berlin, probably deciding
that the invitation shall be issued TO consider
modIhcatlonS necessary i'm the treaties of lSiS
and lSIl: that ii is confidently expected that
some such formula will be accepted in both
London and St Petersburg, etc saws:
We cannot afford any more engagements
OF imperfect accuracy. Ii is necessary
the0elore, Tor the present, TO entertain
Win reserve the encouraging hopes held
out TO us by the mediation now offered
and however hopeful may have been the pre,
nlnlnarY Interchange Ot views, il will also be
necessary Tor our government TO consider
with great care the specific proposition which
is made TO them The same article comedies
that no alarm need be aroused by the procla-
nation OF the Queen prohibiting the export
from this country of war materials such pro-
mbltlon, it says, iSa necessary precaution. So
long as we are compelled TO contemplate the
force. "
The Daily NerS has a st. Petersburg
special dispatch saying: The unofficial press
Is Is less sangqlne than the official, because it
thinks that England'S preparation are incon.
SlStent with peaceful inclination.
Russian Cruisers
The national movement for subscribing a
1und TO arm Russian cruisers is making pro-
greSS In all parts OF the empire
Living Gl eece No More
dispatch 10 the Daily NelCS from Athens
says: 1t Is now certain that the TheSsalian
InSurrection is complete failure. The Greeks
have lost all heart for a further effort. They
rely now wholly on England.
The Turkish Cabinet Change.
The Vienna correspondent of the Times
says: Ahmed Nafyk Effendi, whom the Sui
tan dismissed from the positions of president of
the council and minister of the interior, advo-
Gated an immediate alliance with England
While the other ministers and the Sultan
favored neutrality for the present"
1ne ItHeS Pera correspondent says that
Gadyk PaSha, who succeeds Ahmed Vafyk
E1endi, is fairly capab BILE, but is in weak health
His tendencies in foreign politics are not such
as TO render his appointment likely to affect
the PorteS relations with either Russia OF
England.
The First Step Towards Compromise.
The vienna correspondent of the TGHIeS
thinks that Gen. TOdlebens appointment TO
The command at San StefanO may be the first
step towards efecting the compromise sug-
geSted by Prince Bismarck touching the posi-
tlon near COnStantinOple, that is the simulta-
neouS Withdrawal of the British fleet from the
sea of Marmora and the Russians from the
nelghborhood OF ConStantinOple.
Russia's Attitude.
special dispatch to the Times from Berlin,
clauses OF the treaty of San StefanO, but does
not conceal her determination to defend its
principal stipulations, sword in hand if neces
Sary."