, 1881-01-02
The Traversers in the Dublin Trials
Come and Go as They
Please.
Parnel| Said to Be Taking copious Notes
as the Testimony Pro-
ceeds.
An Era Of Reckless Speculation
Predicted by the London
"Economist."
Blanqui, the French Communist, Not
il, Dead, but Seriously H.
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REGRETS
LONDON, Jan. Ia dispatch from Con-
stantinople reports that Count Court, and N.
Noviio1f, Italian and Russian Ambassadors
respectively, express regret that II. TIssot,
the French Ambassador to Turkey, has III
formed the Sultan Of the arbitration project
without having previously communicated
with other Ambassadors. They recommend
the abandonment Of the project in favor Of
direct negotiations between Greece and Tur-
key.
THE GREEK CHAMBERS
ATHENS, Jan 1.-The Chamber OF Depu-
ties has passed on its second reading a>hill
granting Government credit for January.
During the debate OIL the second reading of
the bill granting Government authority to
draw in advance o5,o00, 900 drachmas Of a
loan of 12o,ooo,0 900, Premier Coumounduros
stated he should consider the adoption Of
the measure Cabinet question The Cham
ber then passed the bill on its second read
ing, 107 to Sd
COLLAPSED.
VIENNA, Jan. .L--Constantinoplc dispatches
concur in reporting collapse Of the arbitra-
ton scheme. The Porte''s reply to Sissot's
semi-oficial communication of the scheme is
still withheld 1t has been heretofore be-
lieved that the reply would not be direct re-
fusa1, but would take the form OF a counter
PROPOSAL to send an international commission
to Epirus and Thessalyto examine the front
ier question on the spot. The attitude OF
Greece, however, renders any pacific nego-
tiation difficult, and q Vienna correspondent
asserts that the Porte will formally reject
arbitration, and, abandoning the idea Of q
counter proposal, will allow things to take
their course. The question is, whether hos
tilities will be postponed until March or be-
gin now. The final issue, war, seems to be
next to certainty.
The foregoing agrees in tenor with all that
is known on the subject.
A Constantinople correspondent says:
1.-THE failure Of the arbitration project was
foreseen from the beginning"
AT ATHENS.
A dispatch from Vienna says the German,
French, and Austrian Ministers at Athens
are pfsing Premier Coumounduros to pru-
dence and patience, but the mere report that
the Ministry is disposed to treat on this arbi-
trat1on question caused much excftementat
Athens, and deputation Of members OF the
Chambers waited upon the Premier for ex-
plantations.
RUSSIAN. OPINION.
The Vienna Presses St. Petersburg corre-
spondent has had an interview with Gen.
Ignatieff, whom he reports as saying that a
retrograde movement on the part Of the
Greek Government would endanger the
throne Of King George, and the revolution
could scarcely be confined to the Hell
lenIc territory. Moreover, he said if
Greece, in attempting to annex Thes-
sally and Epirus, should be reduced to
a position Of serious danger, France, Italy,
and England would surely help her. Russia,
too, could not abandon her Greek coretig-
ionists to their fate should their existence be
i'm peEiled.
EXPLANATION DEMANDED.
In the Chamber Of Deputies in Athens yes
terday Tricoupis, leader of the Opposition,
demanded an explanation from the Govern
meent regarding the present position Of the
frontier question. He declared that arbitra-
ton would destroy the work Of the Berlin
Conference. Tricoupis concluded by saying:
Europe may tear up the protocol, but the
tattered document will be stepped in the
blood Of the Greeks.'">
The Premier replied that 1t was unnecessary
for the Ministry to ask either the Chamber or
the nation to dictate reply to the arbitra-
ton proposal. He said: "We have acted
upon our own responsibility and Europe un-
derstands that We are capable OF executing
its decision. We are resolved courageously
to defend the interests and honor Of Greece"
It is evident from this that even Miulste-
rial reserve and conservatism are powerless
to resist the pressure to which the King and
Government at Athens are now subjected.
Mercioupious was lately overthrown be-
cause he did not move fast enough to sat-
isfy the popular clamor. Now the Ministers
are too sloy. for him. ::
As an indication Of the war1ike fervor pre-
vaillng, the Mayor of Athens. in announcing
the finding Of the statue Of Minerva Victo-
rious, couples the fact with the statement
that the discovery is made at moment when
all Greece is in arms.
COUNSEL PEACE.
LONDON, Jan. Ia Paris correspondent
says the Powers are doing their utmost to
calm the excitement in Greece. Barthelemy
st. Hiare, Minister OF Foreign Affairs. re-
Gently sent counsels by which the Greek Min
listers must have been struck.
CREDIT VOTED.
ATHENS, Jan. 1.-The Chamber of Depu-
ties to-day read third time the bills grant
lne credit for January and empowering the
Government to obtain an advance Of 2, ,ooo,-