The Portland daily press., 1878-04-29
GERMANE'S MEDIATORY WORK
FINISHED.
England and Russia Still Seeking
Some Arrangement.

the principal officers have received important
secret instructions for certain contingencies.
A second English army is being raised.
The Greek Rebellion Crushed.
The Thessalian insurrection has been crushed
A Plan 10 Aid Turkish Refugees.
Foreign ambassadors in Constantinople have
proposed to the Porte, to increase import duties
20 per cent to aid the thousands of suffering
refugees to their homes.
Troubles in Servia.
A despatch from Belgrade says that distur-
Dances have broken out at Nish and riot
between the Inhabitants and Servian authori-
ties in consequence of Russian summons for
recruits.
A famine is raging at Vranjs, caused by the
military acquisitions.
Fearful Ravages of the Typhus.
A Rustchuk correspondent telegraphs that
out of 900 Russians there 40 or 80 die daily of
ordinary and spotted typhus. At Adranople,
Sistova and Tirnova it is reported that hun
dreds die daily.
The Insurgents Driving all Before Them
A Constantinople despatch says the Mussul-
men insurgents ara driving the Bulgarians
before them to Philoppopols. There is much
excitement in Adrianople. over the outrages by
the insurgents Several soldiers have bee q
assassinaied in the streets. The public build
ings are carefully guarded. the garrison is
preparing to march against the insurgents.
German Mediation Not Broken OFF.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 27.-The Agence
Russo says the assertions that the German
mediation is broken off are false. 1t attained
its object by smoothing the way for exchange
of views between the cabinets which exchange
is now proceeding.
The Withdrawal from Cousfaniinopie.
LONDON, April ga Constantinope des-
patch says it is hoped that General Todleben,
who succeeds Crank D1ke Nicholas will arrive
at an agreement with England in reg ard to the
military details of a mutual withdra wal. The
Russians demand, in event of withdrawal that
wide zone may bs left neutral between
them and the Turks.
VIENNA, April 27.-The Politicals CORES.
pondent at ST. Petersburg, writing April 23d,
says the negotiations relative to the mutual
withdrawal from COnstantinople had then
taken an unfavorable turn, in consequence oil
England suddenly claiming that her fleet
should not retire outside of the Dardanelles
and thus going back from the principle which
she had already accepted, in the same way al
she had withdrawn from the principle of
preliminary conference, which she also at one
time accepted.
The NihiIist Troubles Of Little Impor.
tance.
LONDON, April 27.-The St. Petersburg cor
respondent of the Times says:
observe the foreign press devote much
attention to the recent street disorders in St.
Petersburg and Moscow. Some organs seem
to regard them as symptoms of dangerous
revolutionary movment. In reality they have
no such significance. There is no such danger
of public tranquility being seriou sly disturb
Any danger of that kind will first appear if ii
appears at all, when prices rise and taxation is
increased.
Austria Looking TO Her Finances.
VIENNA, April 27.-The Austrian and Hun.
m h1do into
out the day and the Hungarian minister of fl
nance conferred with number of finaneiers
The New Free Press says the necessity for en-
ergetic precautionary measures is again en-
crossing attention. 1t is wished that the first
step should be financial measures for mobliza
ton.
The Grand Duke Nicholas Recalled.
ST.. PETERSBURG, April. pa mum Der Of
military changes are gazetted. The Grant
Duke Nicholas has been promoted to Field
Marshal General aud called to Russia on &C.
count of i'll health Gen. Todlebsn has been
appointed COMMANDMENT chief of the army in
Turkey, with Gen. Smeretinzky as chief OF
staff.
GortschakoG Said to be Feigaiug Illness
NEW YORK, April 2S.-The Herald's CORE
sp0ndent telegraphs that Prince Gortschakoff
is aply fegniDg illness for the purpose OF avoid.
ing formal meeting with the English am.
bassador, Lord Loftus to the end that he may
not commit his country to any disadyantageous
concession.
Russians 10 Occupy Bucharest.
1t is regarded as possible that the Russians
will occupy Bucharest today Sunday under
the pretext that it is necessary act of precau.
ton to maintain order.
Italy Free to Act.
ROME, April 2S.-The Diretto ministerial
organ) declares on authority that Italy has not
impaired her freedom of action and has neither
entered into any close relations with Germany
or Austria, nor invited England to formulate a
programme Of an Eastern policy.
Fighting in Crete.
ATHENS, April 28.-Continuous fighting is
reported in Ceete.
The British Baltic Fleet and Germany.
BERLIN, April 27.-The North German
Gazette says
We will not conceal the opinion that the
despatch of the British fleet to the Baltic
where many neutral interests will be affected,
would render the situation more complicated.
Germany Seeking the Neutrality of the
Baltic.
LONDON, April 2S.-The Standard Paris cor
respondent states that the report has been re-
vived that Germany is seeking to secure the
neutrality Of the Baltic in the event of war.
The Russian Review.
The Standards Constantinople despatch saws
the great Russian review announced for Mon
day has been countermanded.
Bism arek WhI,dr aws as Medintor.
Tha Times has the following from its CORES
pondent at st. Petersburg: There is some
truth in the ru NOR that Prince Bismarck has
retired from the position of mediator. AS the
principle OF simultaneous withdrawal from
Constantinople has been accepted he thinks
the negotiations as to details can be
more conveniently carried on directly be-
twee the parties. concernd Perhaps
he is also iofuenced by certain
in official insinuations that he does not ardent
ly desire the success of the negotiations Rus.
STA Is quite ready to continue negotiations
directly and hopes Lord Salisbury will aband on
his purely criticism, but it is not known now
that England intends to act. Some very we'll
informed people here are convinced that direct
negotiation can hardly fail to be successful if
both sides desire an anicable arrangement. /
am assured that this is the case with Russia
who is ready for any arrangement securing
amelionation of the condition of the Christians
and moderate compensation.
Treaty Notifications That Russia Will
Accept.
The correspondent recites notifications of
the San StefanO treaty to which Russia is
willing to submit, such as Limitation of boun-
darles and of period of occupation of Bull
garia, the substitution of European for a
Russian commission and the organization of a
european syndicate tc consider the claims of
the holders of Turkish bonds as we'll as Rus
sia's claim for indemnity. He says he has also
good reason to believe that Russia will content
herself with the retrocession of small strip of
Bessarabia Inhabited by Russians. She will.
however, to all appearance remain firm on the
question OF submitting the whole treaty, as she
cannot agree to any proposal which has an evil
dent intention of infiicting humiliation.
All the Powers 10 Continue Negotiations.
LONDON, April 29.-The Times correspond.
emit at Vienna says all sides are willing to con-
tinue negotiations. although there Is some
momentary llhumor in ST. Petersburg at the
difficulties concerning the mutual withdrawal
from Constantinople. This is caused by oues-
tons of detail and not change of mind on the
part of Great Britain. Efforts to arrive at an
understanding on this point are not considered
abandoned.
A special to the Telegraph from Berlin
states Austria is resolved to take Immediate
aud forcible possession of Bosnia and Herze-
govina Telegraph's Vienna correspondent be
lieves the foregoing statement is based on mere
conjecture.
A special to the New Free Press of Vienna
reports that England and Russia have agreed
to withdraw from the Dardanelles and Adria-
nODle resnactive1v The truth Of this ranort ;s