The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-02
FOREIGN.
The BuIgarians and RoumelIans
Eager to Fight.
A Crisis in the Greek Ministry I'm.
ninent.
Bloody Fighting on the Caspian Sea
Between MosIems and Russians.
Discovery of the Identical Chains
which Bound Columbus.

PARIS, Oct. 31.-DeputationS of Armen-
ians waited upon NJ. de Freycinet, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, today, and urged him to
insist that the conference to be held at Con-
stantinople shall include in its discussion the
wants of Armenia. NJ. de Freycinet, in re-
plying to the deputatiOn, stated that he was
sorry to refuse their request, but the confer
ence would be unable to discuss any matter
outside of the Roumelia imbrOglio.
The prevailing opinion among the Euro
pean statesmen is that the conference OF pow
ers to decide upon the best mode OF ADJUST
ing the Balkins trouble is that the confer
ence will end in complete failure. This is
deemed inevitable, because of the nature of
the division among the parties to the confer
ence. England, France, and Italy, will it is
thought, stand firmly together in favor of
standing by the union OF Bulgaria and East
ern Roumelia under Prince Alexander, while
Russia, Germany and Austria will insist
upon restoration of the status quo ante. The
chances are that Turkey, unless driven by
self-defence to fight the rebelllous states, Will
remain inactive and allow the Balkan mine
to continue being charged with political dy-
Mantle until the inevitable explosion
rends all Europe.
Dispatches from Constantinople tonight
state very positively that Prime Minister Sal
isbury explicitly instructed the English rep
resentatives at the conference to insist 1or
England upon the union of Bulgaria and Rou-
melia under Prince Alexander. The de-
spatches also state that the French delegates
have had identical instructions from those
sent to the English delegates on all the main
points and that Russia has ordered her dele
gate to oppose the Bulgarian union and in
sist upon the deposition of Prince AleXan-
der. The latest dispatches from Constanti-
nople aver that Turkey, with the aid OF Ger
man officers, is doing her utmost to improve
the condition.
ATHENS, Nov. IA crisis in the Greek
ministry is imminent.
LONDON, Nov IA despatch from Sofia
to the Standard says neither the Bulgarlans
the status quo ante without fighting even II
the Balkan conference so desired.
Moslens and Russians Fighting.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov Bloody fight
ing is reported at Baker on the Caspian sea
between Moslems and Russians. The mill
tary had to be called out to restore order. In
the fighting several Russians were killed and
large number wounded.
Great Snow Storms.
VIENNA, Nov. 1.-Great snow storms have
occurred in Galicia blocking up the railways.
Depression in the Iron Trade.
LONDON, Nov. Three large iron works
in Middlesb0rough have been closed owing
to the depression in the iron trade. Forest
Dean collier operators have advanced the
them to raise the wages of their workmen p
per cent.
London's Money Market.
The Bank of England in order to protect
its reserve and arrest the foreign drain of
gold has instead of raising the bank rate OF
discount borrowed from private banks, CIV
ing consOls as security, such large sums as to
clear the open market OF the greater portion
of loanable money, thereby raising the rate
for money to 7-8. The rise thus artificially
treated is only temporary one and money
will return to its former level when the Bank
of England repays the money loaned to 1t.
The market for American railway securities
has at times during the past week been hesi-
tating but it closed decidedly buoyant. The
weeks advance in American railways was
from one to five per cent.
Slate Workers Locked Out.
LONDON, Oct. 31-Three thousand work
men in the slate works at LlansburryS,
Wales, have been locked out
The Cholera in Spain.
PARIS, Oct. 31.-Serious outbreaks Of
cholera are reported in the provinces of Spain
on the Bay of Biscay. In Laredo during the
past week there were 200 cases of cholera
and 45 deaths from that disease.
MADRID, Nov. 1.-The ravages of cholera
in Bib os are terrible and the authorities try
to suppress reports of the progress of the
plague
Riotous Boycotters in Cork.
CORK, Oct. 31.-The Danish steamship
Constantine, chartered by the Cork cattle
dealers to be used in carrying cattle handled
by them to the English markets, has arrived
here. She had barely been fastened to the
wharf here than a crowd of excited Irishmen
boarded her and attempted to haul down the
Danish flag and hoist green flag bearing
crownless harp. The crew resisted and fin
ally drove the invaders from the vessel. The
affair caused considerable excitement and
police guard has been stationed on the wharf
to prevent any further indignities being offer
ed the Danish flag.
Discovery of CoIumbus's Chains.