The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-07-03
EUROPE.
Close of the Berlin Conference.
THE SULTAN'S MINISTERS FAVOR
RESISTANCE.

LONDON, July 2.-After the Bradlaugh
affair had been settled in the Commons last
night, the debate on Parnell's Irish relief bill
was resumed Forster, secretary for Ireland,
announced that he could not accept the
measure.
Parnell moved that further debate on the
bill be fixed for Saturday, but Forster objected
and the motion was defeated. Owing to the
protracted debate on the Bradlaugh question
the House adjourned at 800 a. m.
Bradlaugh advanced to the table, but i'm
mediately withdrew below the bar, on the in
timation that the resolution should be made a
standing order before he could affirm.
The Cotton Strike in England.
MosLEY, July 2.-The strike of the cotton
operatives is growing serious. A great meet
ing was held last night which resolved to con
threaten if the dispute is not settled to close
their mills entirely.
The Berlin Conference.
ROME, July 2.-The Turkish minister has
presented to Premier Carroll note protesting
against the decisions of the Berlin Conference.
LONDON, July "A despatch to the Times
from Berlin says he collective note having
been signed, the Austrian plenipotentiary pro-
posed vote OF thanks to Prince Hohenlohe
for bis services as President of the Conference,
and dwelt upon the gratifying spectacle afford
ed by the unanimity of the powers. Hohen-
lobe replied that he fervently hoped their Ia
bors would bear good fruit. The members of
the Conference then shook hands and parted.
A despatch from Berlin says the Conference
ultimately agreed to make note which
will be addressed to both the Porte and Greece.
The note will be telegraphed to the govern
ments Of the powers and then telegraphed to
their ambassadors at Constantinople and
Athens, where it will be sighed by the latter,
and tremendously handed to the Turkish and
Greek governments.
A Berlin despatch says the collective note of
the powers, after reciting the resolution of the
Berlin Congress in regard to the ratification of
the Greek frontier, the failure of repeated ne
gotiations for the settlement thereof, and, al
luding to the medatorial credentials of the
powers, mentions the resolution at which the
Conference arrived, and invites the Porte and
Greece to accept the geographical suggestion
OF the Conference as basis for future negOtia-
tions. Great care if taken to word the note in
such manner as will not arouse suspicion in
the mind of the Sultan that arbitration instead
of mediation is intended.
A correspondent of the Telegraph at Pera
hears that the Minister of the Interior, at re-
cent cabinet council, strongly urged the &C
ceptance of the decision of the Berlin Confer
ence as resistance was useless and if attempted
would be more disastrous than the loss of
provinces A majority of the ministers, how
ever, favor resistance. The enrolment of vol
unteers is actively and openly proceeding.
BERLIN, July A.-lno report is COnnfmed
that England and France have agreed each to
dispatch squadron to cruise off the Greco
Turkish coast.
Sympathy with the Jesuits.
LYONS, July 2.-When the public prosecu-
tors appointed in place of those who resigned
as protest against the anti-Jesuit DEGREES en-
tered the court of appeals to take the oath Of
office all the members of the bar Immediately
quilted the court in a body. A similar demon
StratiOn took place in another court.
The Jesuits Offered an Asylum in Spain
MADRID, July EVERY ministerial and.
conservative and the principal radical organs
in Spain deplore the carrying out of the anti
Jesuits DEGREES in France. The Spanish
government has granted numerous applica-