The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-07-20
EUROPE.
The Porte's Fear of Russia.

LONDON, July ia Berlin correspondent
OF the Times, says; "It is generally believed
here that if the Porte resists the Powers the
resistance will be chiefly the result of fear
that concession would encourage the Pan
Slavise aspirations of the Bulgarians, which
menace the existence of the Turkish Empire
in Europe. The proceedings in Bulgaria where
large military preparations are going on, are
regarded with great mistrust. 1t is supposed
that Russia intends profiting by the present
situation in the Peninsula to carry out the
programme OF the treaty OF San Stefaho.
Encouraging Reports from Ireland. 1
New YORK, July 19-James Redpath writes
from Dublin that the worst appears to be over,
but still there iSgreat distress in the west part
of Ireland. While the balances in the hands
OF various relief committee may be almost suf-
hcient to prevent any more deaths by starva-
tlOn yet Americans who have Irish famine
funds in hand should transmit them at once
through the Mayor of Boston in order that
they may be transferred by cable and dis
bursed during the dangerous interval of official
delay caused by red tapeism in discussing
governmental aid. There is great exodus
Of Irish agricultural laborers to England,
averaging 1000 per day The potato crop
promises an excellent harvest. In the east Of
Ireland early potatoes are ripe, but this fact
does not lessen the restitution in the West.
In the Sonth and Southwest of Ireland, in the
+ Limestone region, early potatoes are nearly or
quite ripe, but in Galway, Sligo, Mayo and
Donegal they will not be ready for digging un-
till the middle of August. 1t is the north
western and western coast counties that will
need assistance for the next five or six weeks.
LONDON, July 19-The Dublin correspondent
OF the Times says: The Flag of Ireland news
paper condemns the compensation for distur-
bance bill entirely, and says: ''It is trump
cry make-shift.'' The correspondent saws
''The scare of famine fever in the West of Ire
land is rapidly dying out, official inyestiga-
tlOng HAVING thn firct rtca
rated, and that where fever existed it is not
from starvation, but ordinary typhus, to which
the bad sanitary condition of their dwellings
constantly predisposed the people. From all
parts OF the country come cheering accounts of
the condition of the crops, which are only
darkened by reports OF the appearance of the
potato blight in some districts in parts of the
counties Dublin, Sligo, Cork and Mayo. The
blight, however, is confined to old potatoes
The champions have escaped compile ey
Nothing can be more luxuriant than the green
crops.
Severe Earthquake at Manila.
MADRID, July 19-An official telegram
states that the earthquake at Manila has des-
troyed several government buildings and other
houses Some natives were killed.
Russia's Policy.
LONDON, July 19.-The st. Petersburg We'd
OmiSti declares that the aims of Russia are
evident and certain, and offensive toward no.
body, for they consist only in the constitution
of independent Slav States on the Peninsula
and in opening the Dardanelles no power can
have more moderate wishes, but it is necessary
they should be realized, even at the cost of
great trouble, flor no other flag than Russia
ought to be allowed to wave on the Bosphorus.
Should that no be possible, it would be better
not to make any change in the affairs of the
Peninsula for the present.
The semi-offical Bereg saws: No intrigues
or secret conspiracses are necessaries to ac-
celerate the collapse of the Turkish Emaire
The situation has now come to a point where
it is only desirable to give free hand to the
Christians in the Peninsula. A general insur-
rection might follow, and streams of blood be
shed, bul the struggle certainly would not last
long, in consequence of the political and moral
decadence of the Porte. The Bereg would pre-
fer pacific solution, but at the same time it
says the interests of all the powers demand
that their designs be achieved, and that an end
should be quickly made to the present 1nsup..
portable situation.
the Molva says: eve are convinced that
all powers, except Austria and Germany,
agree in the plan to liquidate the Turkish EN-
pire. Austria would also not be disinclined to
share in such liquidation If she were allowed
to take part of the booty. For the moment
Austria map wish peace preserved in or der
to wait ssor more favorable time for reopen
ing the Eastern question, but it must be re-
garded as piece of good luck for the differ
emit natonaities of the Peninsula that Austria
is now much occupied with home difficulties
ana Is therefore not able to hinder the natural
development of affairs of the East
The Irish Compensation Bill.
In the Commons tonight the compensation
bill passed through committee all the amend
ments of the opposition being rejected. Glad
stone warned Parnell not to continue his OBJ
structive tactics.
Austrian and German Policy.
LONDON, July ia despatch from Berlin
says that Austria does not appear inclined to
support any radical measures against Turkey
and believes it will be quite sufficient to con-
vince the Porte that no change in the resolu-
tions of the conference will be made. The fu-
ture development of the questions may then
be left entirely to the course of slime and to
accidental circumstances.
The German cabinet will in it's policy be
united to its Austrian ally, and will do all in
its power to save Turkey from complete de-
struction. The installation of German spe-
cial commission for recognizing the Turkish
administration is very significant in this re-
spect. Negotiations on this matter have been
conducted very secretly, as neither the Ger
man cabinet nor the Porte might have found
1t advantageous for their purpose that the ar
rangement should have been too early made
known to other governments.
Foreign Notes. g,s
Numbers of Jesuits expelled from France
are daily arriving IN Rome. Between 40 and i
80 novices from the Jespits monastery at An
gers, France, have left Dieppe for England.
The festivities of the Both anniversary of
Belgium independence began at Brussels Sun
day with a grand review of the army.
Cardinal Nina. the papal Secretary of State
has resigned