Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-11
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The London Markets and Lord Rea.
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LONDON, Ncv II 1:30 n. m.-The rate of dis
count for three-monts' bills m SLiie enen market
Is 2A. The stock exchange is stagnant The
settlement, which begins to-day, absorbS atteIi-
tion. Turkish securities are very flat in conse-
quence OF disappointment of Lord Beaconsfield's
speech last night
Paying Philippart,s Debts.
A Paris dispatch to the Times says: The set
tlement between the Banque Europeenne
(Which has now frankly accepted all OF NJ.
gan yesterday, the necessary money for the
liquidation of his Indebtedness having been OBJ
ta1ned from the credit LyonnaiS under the
brokers and in pledge of which some thousands
OF Credit Mobilier and tramway shares have
been lodged with that Institution.
What Lord BeacOnsfield,s Speech
Did Not Contain.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE Times this morning in
a leading editorial article commenting in Lord
Beaconsfield's speech at the lord mayors ban
quet last night points out the absence of any
reference to the eastern question or to the An
glo-Turk1sh convention, and says: But II the
speech Is not exciting it is not disturbing and
the explanations offered by Sir Stafford North
hnances, viii combine with Lord Beaconsfields
account OF the revival OF trade, to produce a re-
assuring impression.
TINS lndl1ferent assurance too seriously, and
says that it is capable of various interpretations
and was probably intended to be so.
Death of Abd-EI-Ka adir.
Abd-ElKadir, the famous Algerian chief, died
recently at Damascus at the age of 70.
Visiting Bismarck.
LONDON. Nov. ia Berlin dispatch to Reu-
ter's telegram company says:-The French am
baSSador is visiting Prince Bismarck at Warren.
No politica! Importance is attached to this cir
cumstance, however, as the invitation was given
some time ago, but the visit was postponed
until the present time In consequence of Prince
Bismarck's indispOsition.
The st. Petersburg Press Warned.
A dispatch from Berlin to the Daily Netcs says:
The editors Of all the principal newspapers in
ST. Petersburg have recently been summoned to
the press bureau of the ministry of the interior
aud instructed with reference to the conduct of
their respective papers They were informed
from LfvOdia that articles in the st. Petersburg
press interfered with the imperial policy, and
therefore they must not continue in the same
nor the relations of Russia with either of these
powers, nor the treaty between these two
powers, nor France, must be discussed. England
may be discussed, but judiciously. These rules
Will be continued until the Emperors return to
st. Petersburg, month hence.
English Interference in Turkey
Causing UneasineSs.
LONDON, Nov. ia dispatch from st. Peters
burg to the Daily Ne,ps says: All the Russian
papers have articles upon the latest steps taken
in Constanttnople by the British government
and IN certain tain circles an uneasy feeling gen
land attempting to violate Turkish 1ndepen-
dence and at the same time to infringe the vital
interests OF Russia, collision between the two
powers would be more convenient for the latter
on the confines of Asia Minor than in the depths
of central Asia. The NouOe V''e'nya Is of the
opinion that that the powers are opposed to the
aggressive measures OF England and that none
OF them will act as catSpaw.
The Critical Situation i'm Turkey.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE correspondent Of the
Times at ConStantinOple says there is grave
reason to fear that the reckless, dogged and pas
Sve resistance which has hitherto baffied all
the efforts Of the British ambassador to Turkey
will be prolonged, and that the country will
continue to sink gradually as it has been doing
during the last twelve months, until some
situation.
Russia Trying to Regain the Good
Will of Germany and Austria.
A dispatch from Vienna to the Times says:
The CZarewitch will come here before going to
Berlin. Circumstances lend unusual Signifi-
canoe to these visits. They are interpreted as
first step on the part OF Russia towards sur
mounting the estrangement between herself
and the two central empires Of Europe
clus1on of the preliminary treaty of San Stefano
and eliminating in the Austro-German under
standing of Vienna No obstacle will be found
here to putting an end to this eStrangement.
but the result whatever it may be cannot affect
the understanding between Germany and
Austria.
Russian Press Restrictions.
LONDON, Nov. ia Berlin dispatch to Reu-
ters Telegram Company this afternoon con-
firms the report Of the restrictions imposed by
the Russian government upon the principal
newspapers Of st. Petersburg, regarding the
discussion of political questions, and adds:-The
position OF the Russian newspapers is very en-