The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-01-10


News at Constantinople says that the Porte
learns that Lord Salisbury has informed the
German government that If war shall be
occasioned by an attempt of Russia to occupy
Bulgaria, England Will send two squadr0nS
to the Black Sea, but that IL the occupation
of Bulgaria be abstained from England will
remain entirely neutral.
The War Scare.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. Swell informed
persons consider that, although the political
situation is decidedly improved, the improve
ment is only conditional, and that If the
European cabinets confine themselves to
Platonic statements and fail to take corre-
spending action, the situation will shortly
become as critical as it was two weeks ago.
The Gazette, in announcing that the first
series Of time expired gnardsmen have al
ready been dismissed, and that infantry dis
missals will follow shortly, instead Of on
March 1st, the usual period, welcomes the
measure as an augury of peace, arguing that
these forces would not be dismissed were 1t
likely their services would shortly be re-
quired.
Timothy harrington In Court.
DUBLIN, Jan. 9.-Timothy Harrington,
NJ. r., was placed on trial at Tralee today
on charge of publishing in the Kerry Sem
tinel reports of meetings of suppressed
branches Of the National League.
Harrington was found guilty and sem
fenced to SIX weeks Imprisonment. An ap-
peal was given.
Mr. Corcoran, publisher of the Cork Exam
liner, was tried today and sentenced to two
months Imprisonment without hard labor
for publishing reports of meetings Of sup
pressed branches. He also appealed.
To the Frontier.
VIENNA, Jan. 9.-Col Zuleff, the Russian
military attache at Vienna, in an official
communication to the Austrian military au-
thorities, stated that his government had de-
cided, in furtherance Of the measures recent
ly announced in the Invalde Russo, to move
more divisions Of troops to the frontier. The
announcement is regarded as clear evidence
of the continued seriousness OF the position.
Trouble Among the Crofters.
Trouble has occurred among the crofters
of the Aigash district. Inverness-shire. Scot
land. Landless crofters, to the number Of
1000 drove the sheep off the farms and
offered determined resistance to the police
troops. Numbers were wounded on both
sides and many crofters were arrested.
Spurgeon Wants Protection.
Six thousand persons crowded the Taber-
nacle today to welcome Mr.. Spurgeon and
join him In celebrating the puDllcatlon Oh MS
two thousandth sermon. Mr.. Spurgeon said
the sermons had an enormous circulation in
America, for which he received no payment
beyond an occasional newspaper containing
a portion of the stolen property. He hoped
authors would obtain their copyright law.
President carnot and the Pope.
ROME, Jan. 9.-Count De Behaine, the
French ambassador to the Vatican, yester-
day handed the Pope an autograph letter
from NJ. Carnot in which the President
wished his holiness long life and prosperity,
and expressed the hope that good relations
between France and the Pope, on the basis
of the Concordat, would long continue. The
Pope in reply expressed his esteem for
President Carnot and the French people.
He afterward received Emperor Williams
envoy, to whom he expressed the great
pleasure with which he regarded the latest
proof of the Emperor's affections and the ex-
cellent relations existing between Germany
and the Vatican.