The Portland daily press., 1886-11-20
FOREIGN.
A Ship Reported Foundered in the
Pacific Ocean,
And the Crew and Passengers, lao
In Number. All Lost.
General kaulbars Bids Farewell to
the Diplomats at Sofia.
Queen victoria's Establishment at
Hampton Court Damaged by Fire.
Important Speech by the Hungarian
Premier.

PEsTH, Nov. 19.-Count Kalnoky, Imperial
Minister for Foreign Affairs, in closing the debate
the Austrian delegation, referred again at length
IN the Bulgarian question. He said the imperial
governments policy was TO uphold as long as pos
conduct Of affairs in the Balkan States and the
basis on which peace was te be preserved. This
policy would be pursued in order to enable the
independent. This policy. Count Kalnoky con
rnued, had so far succeeded that Russia also
iavprea nS @ now tne maintenance Of the status quo
ana the preservation of peace In the Balkan
regions. Bulgaria herself had been the first TO be
guilty OF an lnfraction of the principle Of the Ber-
I'm treaty This was when she aided and shared
in the Roumellan revolution In 1885. Count Kali
noky said he did not wish to reproach BULGARIA.;
tria maintained The Berlin treaty, it should not be
There, was, another reason why Austria
enunciated. The very certainty that the
settlement Of the Bulgarian question would
ns nGt The inyoye nnn'n 6y any means settlement
est incentive TO Austria to proceed with all posi-
Sopsed Se and f. eqs6aRd her
before all else peaceful settlement OF the present
issue should be sought, He rec' gnized the fact
State. but he thought that Austria had a right to
utter warning against too great hopefuness. He
admitted that the uni,n OF Bulgaria and Eastern
koumelia did not conflict with either Austrian or
European interests, but pointed out that Austria
did not possess the sole right to speak regarding
Bulgarias and Roumelia,s rights to carry out this
union The conduct OF the Bulgarians since indie
pendence had been accorded them warranted the
conclusion that the would always step forward
TO maintain and secure that Independence. He
admitted that Russia was more fayorably situated
win respect 70 exercising greater Influence with
the peoples Of the different Balkan States than
was either Austria or Hungary, Austria and
Hungary, however did nothing In the direction OF
extenoing their influence among the Balkan
Ps9pe 1eTaI WHICH dd not from the
multiply Austria's relations TO foreign country
nor found Austrian popularity in q foreign
country He regretted that scuh a small number
of Austrians travelled Ia Bulgaria compared to the
number OF persons belonging to other natiOnali-
ties who visited that country and urged that steps
Austria's industrial and commercial relations
with the Bulgarians. Passing to anoth er branch
q q the subject Count Kalnoky said he regretted
tnat the confidential nature Of the negotla-
tions in progress between the two empires pre-
vented him from enunciating the conclusive argu
ments which he would otherwise employ to de-
monstrate the cordiaty Of the relations between
Austria and Germany, which had remained un
changed since 1879. In his hands they had es-
sentiaily developed and strengthened. The con-
ndence and trust of both governments in the al
lance was complete and mutual. II was impOs-
he recently deprecated attaching undue import
ance to mere words and letters, he did not wish
to nave i inferred that formal engagements did
not exist between Austria and Germany. He
meant rather that the basis Of agreement between
the two empires was rendered much stronger by
being founded on the mutual interests and con
yictions Of both States Each had vital interest
in the continued existence OF the other as a strong
and independent power. He denied that Russia's
Joining the imperial alliance had prejudiced the
relations between Austria and Germany The
friendly grouping of the three States sprang from
the idea that 1t was most important that Austria
and Germany should stand in the best possible re-
latioRship toward Russia. when / assumed
ofnce,' continued the Count, "the relations be-
tween Austria and Russia were not OF the most
pleasant nature. They were neither good nor
were they quite bad, but we're OF an undecided
character. We welcomed Russia 10 a meeting
with us TO enable us to extricate ourselves from
this position, which action however in NO way
affected our relations with Germany, which are OF
quite different character" Count KanOky
tnen announced that the powers were now con
slderlng the question Of placing Prince on the
Bulgarian throne
The relations between Austria and the United
states. Count kalnoky said, were most friendly
and the appointments Of an American Minister at
Vienna and Of an Austrian Minister at Washing
ton We're he declared, imminent. Immediately
after the conclusion OF Count Kalnoky's speech
the budget was adopted without amendment.