The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-31
FOREIGN.
A Challenge to the OppositIo n.

LONDON, January 29.-The vote Of
the supplementary estimates has now
become purely party question, and
the Liberals will contest it as such,
and accept the result of the division
as decision. The governments posi-
ton in the division IS weakened by
vote of confidence on the question
of supplies, because many Liberals
who might not have beea willing to
refuse supplies will not hesitate to op-
pose the Cabinet on a party question.
On the other hand, the governments
Eastern policy will be strengthened by
decided msjority to such an extent
that fear Is already expressed in some
quarters that the Cabinet will take
a hostile attitude, even at the risk of
offering Lord Derby's resignation of
the foreign secretaryship.
Lord Derby, last night, in opposing
Lord Stratheder's resolution declaring
that opposition to any occupancy Of
Constautiuople would not be breach
of neutrality, strongly intimated his
personal conviction that temporary
Russian occupancy of Constantinople
would furnish no ground for British
interference.
The Daily Meas says: "We under
stand the opposition leaders will meet
to-day to consider the form in which
they WILL oppose the supplementary
vote. There is little doubt the Mar
quis of Harrington will move hostile
amendment.
The Press Association understands,
upon announcement that the govern
ment would consider the money vote
to be a vote of confidence, Lords Gran
vile, Ripon and Kimberly, and some
of the other opposition leaders, hastily
conferred together and altogether no
definite resolution Yves taken. 1t is
understood the opposition will accept
the governments challenge and arrange
its whole Eastern policy.
Lord Harrington proposed a post
ponement of the debate so as to give
the country an opportunity to express
its opinion in the lobby. It's expected
the debate will occupy four nights.
If the government be defeated Parlia-
ment will be Immediately dissolved,
but the defeat is almost impossible.
The conservatives are confident Of u
majority of fifty.
Nothing from the PeaeemakerS.
Advices from Constantinople up to
7:30 last night say that there is no
news yet from the Turkish peace plen-
ipotentiarles.
The concentration of the Russians
at AdIianople continues, and scouts
have arrived near Chortu, about sew
enty miles west of Constantinople.
Suleiman Pashs is at Boutein. Me
hemet Ali Is at Constantinople, but re.
turns to Chalaji Immediately.
There are ten British iron cla6s in
Besikir bay.
Austria's Objections TO the Condt-
tions.
BRUssELs, January 2a.-The IRde
pendence Beige has the following special
from Vienna: Austria, like the other
powers, considers that the peace condi-
tons require great modification as re-
CARDS the aggrandizement of Servla
and Montenegro and the retrocession
of Bessarabia. Russia's demands in
regard to indemnity are deemed mad
misssble because tending TO perpetuate
the occupation of Bulgaria. Austria
will Immediately send note to the
powers on these points.
The Eastern war.
A special to the Standard dated Bel
grade. Monday, January %, ssys: Al
ter four days battle the Turks were
defeated near Rutschornik by 40, zoo
Servians. The hospitals here baye
been ordered to prepare for 5000
wounded.
The Illness correspondent at Bel
| grade eays it is stated that Prince Bal.
tenberg, son of Alexander of Hesse,
will be appointed regent of Bulgaria.
The TsHaes's correspondent, besieged
in Erzeroum, writes January Is: ''Ty-
phIs is raging here. Two hundred
and fifty have died. There are only
10, 600 sick and wounded in the hos
pitsls."
The latest from Athens up to last
night says that order has been re-es-
tabfished, but the desperation of the
people is increasing. Their disposition
Is very warhke.
Fall I'm American Securities.
| A special dispatch to the Times from
Philadelphia, indicating possibly {
two third majority in the Senate fol
the Bland silver bill, had the effect o.
depressing American securities