The Portland daily press., 1885-12-07
FOREIGN
The Situation in the East En-
ing the Peace of Europe. SeF-
servla Respects Bulgaria's Terms OF
Peace.
Serious Rioting Reported in Manda-
lay.

LONDON, Dec. 5.-The situation in the East is
again considered here to be endangering gravely
the peace of Europe. Prince Alexander has or
dered 600 yards of blue ribbon for decorations.
The powers are completely nonpussed. The ru-
NOR Of conference at Berlin is simply to give
them time to frame united policy. The critical
point is that the Servian people Will oyertnrow
King Milan instantly if he accepts a dishonorable
place. yet Alexander. rightly enough, will accept
no other. If the armstice, therefore. Is not al
ready broken it will be in q few hours Then the
probability is that the Seryians will make GisaS
trous attack on the strong Bulgarian position at
PirOt. Their defeat will bring out Austria. Con-
sequentiy Russia and the rest OF the powers must
act.
Austria is reported massing her troops at places
pointing in the directionof Saloniea.
sItaly is growing anxious to know how sheAStands.
The situation is greatly complicated by the fact
that in almost every case the people and their
still confident it will end in big blows. gR
BELGRADE, Dec. 9.--It is reported that Bulga-
ria has proposed new terms for the establishment
of peace. The principal condition is that Ser
via-Bulgarian alliance against Turkey be formed.
NIssA, Dec. 6.-The terms of peace offered by
the Bulgarian government have been rejected and
it is expected that war will be renewed on Mon
The English Elections.
LONDON. Dec. 5.-The latest returns show that
313 Liberals, 243 Toaies and 10 Parnellites have
been elected. Seventy constituencies are yet uIl-
polled. OF these % are English, is Weleh'
careful estimate of the probable results in the
unpolled districts by news association shows
that the House of Commons will most certainly be
composed of 331 Liberals 255 Conservatives and
The MARQUIS of Harrington speaking at Mat
lock tonight, said that the attitude of the Con-
servatiyes in regard to the Irish question was yr-
tually tantamount to accepting Parnelfs help on
ParnelPs terms. The Tories, he said, by their
completely or silence had allied themselves with
the enemies of England 1t would be impossible
for the Tories to obtain more than 26o seats IN
Parliament. The Liberals might not have q ma
iority over Tories and Parnellites combined, ,tbut
British patriotism would finally assert itself
Mr.. Gladstone, who is still at Hawarden, today
indulged in his old pastime of telling trees.
DUBLIN Dec, cit was rumored here Satur-
day night that Parnell had been shetland great ex-
ctement prevailed until it was found to be with
out foundation
castin Ireland is 221 .8S1 and the Loyalist vote
including Tories and Liberals is 121.101. The
vote in Ulster was Parneltes 42,638, Loyalsts
94,362 In all Ireland seventeen Tories and SO
Parnellites have been elected. Mr.. OConnor
elects to sit for Liverpool and Mr.. Gray for Dub
lin, thus giving the Parnellites safe seats in Gal
way and Carlew.
New Difficulties in the East.
The easy capture of Mandalay by the English
will bring up the question: What shall be done
with the kakyens, the Scoundrelly tribe between
China and Burmah. This is unimportant in itself,
but who shall have the port of Bahmo depends
upon the decision Bahmo is port which opens
up all the mining riches south OF the western
provinces of China. 1t is practically an outlet on
from Glasgow to Bahmo, The tlibe of kakyens
properly belongs to China. but the latter will prob
ably not undertake to keep them in order unless
Bahmo also is ceded. Spectators may be warn
ed, by the way, against fraudulent mining eOneeS-
sions in China. Many are now in circulation.
Serious Rioting at Mandalay.
Mandalay advices say the rioting there is such
as to drive Europeans away from the city. The
dracorts are numbering and robbing with no effect
being made to check their lawleSsneSs. They
have plundered the Buddhist monastery, and rob
bed in the open streets the royal princesses Of
Lord Dufferin has sent Charles Edward Ber
nard, the chief commissioner of British Bur
nah, and party of Burmese, speaking, civil OIL
Troubles in the Soudan.
CAIRO, Dec. 5.-Advices received here state
that the rebels have destroyed mile of the rail
way from Wady Halfa to Akasheh.
despatch from Suakim says; The Italians
have annexed Massowah
Head Centre stephens on Irish
Affairs.
| LONDON, Dec. 5.-Mr. James Stephens, ex
| Head Centre of the Fenian Brotherhood has is
| sued manifesto to the Irish people, concurrint
in the views Of Mr.. Parnell that the restoration
| the Irish Parliament is the minimum OF the de
mands of the Irish party.
French Commercial interests ir
| Tonquin.
PARIS, Dec. 5.-The Chamber Of Commerc'
| yesterday unanimously resolved that the CONNER
cial interests Of France required the occupation
Of Tonquin as far as the Chinese frontier.
Spain's Finances.
! MADRID, Dec. 5.-The Official Gazette toda,
publishes, for the first time since 1881, govern
| ment debt statement According to this repor
amount, 81 100000 is secured by national stocl
| in the hands of the Bank of Spain, the balanc
6eelng a change Of the future dr j., nc reVsnu emu.