The Portland daily press., 1879-03-12
EUROPE.
Bismarck Attacks the German Liberals
Herr Lasker Rsu,ies

Bismarck Attacks the German Liberals
Herr Lasker Replies.
LONDON, March 11-In the course OF debate in
the German Reichsiag TO day on the cattle plague,
Prince Bismarck. referring to the smuggling of
cattle, took occasion to the liberals Of having
made the penal code lid that it projected crimi
mails instead of citizens.
Herr Lasker said that Bismarck . aggression
showed where was the true element of disorder in
the debate. He animated that the first aim of the
gaeglng law should be to control the language of the
government. Prince Bismarck replied and an angry
controversy ensued. During the same debate Bis
marck ostentatiously quilted the house twice to
avoid the dsagreeable necessity of listening to the
speeches of Herr Ritcher (progressst.)
The Berlin correspondent OF the Daily News says
that the house was greatly amused at this demon
straton during the cattle plague debate but some of
the older members viewed the matter more seriously
The sitting left the impression that Bismark was de.
hberatey trying TO provoke the Diet and that dis
solution is imminent. 1t is certain that things can
not much longer continue as now. Bismarck, during
the sitting promised furnish statistics relative to
emigration. He said the movement is greater from
the less populous districts, such as Necklenburg,
Pomerania, West Prussia and Posep. wnen how
ever the tenure OF land was rendered more iavora-
BILE, and agriculture and manufactures rendered
mutually supporting, he ANTICIPATED decrease in
emigration.
The POurpariers Between the Powers.
LONDON, March 11.-A Pesth dispatch says the
poaparlers between the Powers to settle the vari-
GUS points of the Treaty Of Berlin, which are still
unex, cuted have not yet led to any positive propos
ais from any quarter, but they have made apparent
the necessity Of finding general rule applicable
to all cases of difference. 1t will not be surprising if
fors
to The ambassadors Constantinople the decision q
the majority of whom would be fna should be the
only Of terminating the tedious negotiations.
Sanitary Condition of 81. Petersburg.
Typhus has increased in st. Petersburg during the
last week. Spotted typhus reported prevalent and
the Goos says two fatal cases of Siberian plague have
occurred.
The Marriage of the Princess Margaret.
The Duke of Connaught to-day conducts the Prin-
cess Margaret his intended wife, to Windsor. The
King and Queen of Belgium leave for Windsor to-
day. Prince Leopold is too sick to attend the we'd
ding, but the Prince of Wales has arrived.
Enslands Depressed industries.
NEW YORK. March 1l.-Con. vi Shaw reports from
| Manchester, England, that trade continues de-
pressed, and operatives in Lancashire suffering
greatly. The manufacturers state that reduction
| Of wages with increased hours of labor, are the
only remedies to enable British merchants to COM
pete with American cotton products, which latter are
supersedng the English in the markets of the world
The wages of coleries at Fife and Clackmanna are
reduced to three shillings per day. the lowest fol
| many years.
Communists Pard0ued.
| PARIS March H. President Greyy has signed a
| decree pardonmg 151 communists.
| The Spanish Ministry.
| MADRID, March II. Public opinion is uniavora-
BILE to the ministry. 1t is supposed it will seek
| the support of the old moderate party.
The Reichstas not to be Dissolved till
Fail.
BERLIN, March 1.-THE dissolution of the Reich
stag is unlikely before autumn. Bismarck relie'
mainly upon the rural population and will fix date
| for election after harvest.
The Floods in Hungary.
| SzEGEDIN, March 1.-The situation is unchanged
Whole towns in this neighborhood are tumblinG
| down.
| The Sultan Ratifies the Treaty With Rus
STA.
A Constantnople despatch says the Sultun ratified
the Russo Turkish treaty Monday, and exchanged
| congratulations with the Gar.