The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-26
FOREIGN.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 24.-The feeling here
regarding the Roumelian question is hourly be
masses is strongly with the Bulgarians. 1t is
stated that the Gar has telegraphed the minister
event of hostilities between Bulgaria and Turkey,
as he is determined to support Prince Alexan-
der's scheme of unity between Bulgaria and
interview today, when asked if it was true that
the Gar seriously intended to support Bulgaria
to the extent Of going to war with. Turkey,
with Turkey the moment the Porte at
tackled Bulgaria and added that the Gar is most
emphatic in his resolution to support Bulgaria
1t is reported that the Sultan's circular note of
Wednesday insists that the Balkans must remain
the frontier of Turkey.
Bulgarians are returning to Philippopolis from
Austria, Hungary and Roumelia, and are being
formed into a volunteer reserve corps.
The Turkish ministry has been dismissed and a
The government Of Greece has decided to i'm
mediately conyoke the legislative assembly and
call out the reserve forces of the army.
LONDON, Sept. 25.-The Standards Berlin cor
resondent says that Germany, France, Italy,
Russia and Turkey have consented to the pro-
posed Rounelian conference. The assent thereto
OF England and Austria is hourly expected. The
time and place have not been decided upon.
The signatory powers to the treaty Of Berlin all
favor conterence forthwith for the settlement of
the Bulgarian difficulty.
PARIS, Sept. 25.-It is stated that Gabriel
Pasha governor general of Eastern Roumelia.
fearing revolt, recently arrested numerous Off
yeang the plot OF the revolution, thus compelling
the friends of the union of Bulgaria and Rou-
melia to hasten their design.
Seryla has fund of 20,000,00o francs for the
extension OF her railroad system and is now ne
gotlating with the Vienna Bank for loan of TO-
100000 francs to be devoted to the same object.
ROME, Sept 25.-The Pope has agreed to
mediate between Germany and Spain with regard
TO the Carolines questions subject to certain con-
dltons which have not yet been promulgated.
Teegraphic communications are now progressing
with view Of establishing ground upon which
negotiations may be continued.
The King of Servia Reported Muir
dered.
VIENNA, Sept. 25.-It is rumored here tonight
that the King of Servia has been murdered. The
report, however, Is not confirmed.
The Cholera
PARIS, Sept. 25-The epidemic at st. Ouen-sur-
Seine is not Asiatic cholera, but disease due to
bad drinking water. This city continues healthy.
MADRID, Sept 25.-There were 742 new cases
of cholera and 240 deaths reported yesterday
throughout Spain.
Foreign Notes.
Advices to Lima from Ancach state that the
Indians are committing fearful atrocities in the
city of HuaraZ.
Mr.. Chamberlain, in a speech at London Thurs
day, accused the Conservatives of a surrender of
Zanzlbar's interests to Germany. Lord Salisbury,
he declared, had lived to see the collapse of his
boaSted policy, peace with honor"
aMrsN. DeOrfa, the Ecuadorian consul in Pan
anna, received despatch from Guayaquil saying
that complete victory had been obtained at
defeat of the rebels is the first intimation which
has been received in Panama of a rising in Ecu
adOr.
Messrs. Renard and Crebs Thursday repeated
at Paris, in the presence of Gen. CampenOn, their
successful experiment in balloon steering. After
performing numerous evolutions against the wind
they descended at the starting point.