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THE TIMES. TUESDAY, MARCg 22 1910L 5 UIPERIAL AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. fjSG FERDINAND IN TURKEY. fa th fold qffate fe in pMkl mad JHr th fowrth century a.o. Bmb fa Buddhism n.

floarkhlag in the nor, record, that after the utlnHw the Mhti ww divided into nine fa various porta afb The dvery of two of these carefi the Lord THE KING AT BIARRITZ. gBCEPTIOX AT CONSTANTINOPLE. (rsoM ocm own oounnwn. mwinfMIM Mi 11. and Oueen of Bulawm arrived otiution by Lord Oman.

Pt warnouo. nd for Mb minute at the Adnaaople mm of tbe Ottoman Oomnat Edwrd for th that Bcv. Commdnt of AdJmnopte. end Dy Pasha. Orumt of th NM jou for inotor dnr i 1 1 Queen Amelia of who about ins A rrrvl 60 Biarrita, called King Edward thk wm "VT ftrnoon.

The Queen he eent to the Mayor with th Quern, to whom he presented a met. After the uKiiiletiona had been mtf. and Kb Ferdinand had inspected th i of honour, the Royal party crossed from tadj, to Dolma ltaghtch in the State barge 5,, Bdlu. the fleet, which was drawn up in Ime opposite the Palace, firing salute, i the afternoon King Ferdinand and ty Sultan drove together to Yildix, followed the Vfueen ot nuigana ana 1 ww ura vm second carriage. The King and Queen Bavaria are Maying in the suite of rooma Kctaa un Kiosk which was occupied Dy toe ui Emperor and Etnprees.

streets near Sirkedji and Dolma Baghtche crowded in the afternoon, and the public. not enthusiastic, snowed, at au events, 0t satisfaction with the Royal visit, which vureWly regarded aa a pledge of peace. at lest for the next tew months. A banquet of SO covers was given to night Doini Baehtohe Palao in honour of the KJng and Queen. The guesU included the Hausten.

King Ferdinand's suite, and the high Pal officials. A gala banquet will be Riven orrow nignt. ine guests, wno wui oe number, will include the Corps Diplo jnatique. the Minister, and the Notables. TURKISH PRESS COMMENTS.

IfAMCB 17. With one important exception the attitude the Ottoman Press toward the Bulgarian Jtoyal vint distinctly friendly. The Tarn, a leading article contributed by the well gsewn Deputy for Baghdad, Ismail Hakki Bey made, pay a weiFmerttea tnoute to ine of the new policy followed by the en Government in the Near East. The an Government and its Ambassador at Constantinople deserve the lion' share of the credit." write Ismail Bey. for a great drokv i he forte has also played it i on the whole very succsfully, ad "if St.

Petersburg i now the North Pole of Balkan politic Constantinople is their fi Pole." Th Russian Government ha sewn great diplomatic tact in losing no good opportunity of expressing iu conviction that the Ottoman Empire must play the leading ssi has been so marked of late as to have i of many Ottomans, to ROOSEVELT IN EGYPT. (TOOK a CORRESrOJTDENT. XOR. March 11. Just aa Mr.

Roosevelt was leaving Aasuan this morning he learned that Prince Eitel Frederick of Prussia was expected to arrive in graphed hi regret that he was unable to stay ia meet his Koyal Highness. The station was crowded with neonle who had come to see Mr. Roosevelt off. and another throng met him on his arrival at Luxor. He was welcomed by Mr.

ladings, the American Consul General at Cairo, and drove to the Winter Palace Hotel, where he will remain till Wednes ITALY. RESIGNATION OF THE CABINET. (mOM OCB OWN CORRESPONDENT.) BOMB, Marc The Government ha not waited for the vision on the Marine Conventions Bui to decide iu fate. When the Chamber met to day Baron Sonnmi of the present Parliamentary situation, the Cabinet had tendered its resig nation to the King, who for the moment re while the Mmkter would remain in office and would carry on th Administration until the crisis had been solved, Baron Sonnino invHed the Chamber to adjourn during the same interval. After rather violent bickering between 8ignor Barxflai and other Even were there any grounds for onus it would be bad oolicv to ircwic of reserve in the faoe of these demon stnbons of friendship.

Our existing friend kpt do not threaten our line of letroat. At present there is no question of any alliance or political uitderstsaiding. We have simply ear Armv readv for anv n. and we shall have no reason to fear another edition of the Treaty of Hunkiar Ikeleai. Other iournal emphasize the fact tl vbile the time is not yet ripe for an entente nth Bulgaria, the deterUe of the last few day the firs step towards closer relation between pobcy of Turkey and that of Bulgaria, greatly to the advantage of the former, declare that Ottoman and Bulgarian aspiration must always mnain diametrically opposed, and that the wait of King Ferdinand can have no or permanent result.

This eloomv vie Balkan sitaasion, however, find little in official circles, where a distinct SBtBwjsm a regards the prospect of peace 1 tat Near East has replaced the norvouanei that marked the first months of the New Year. DECORATIONS CONFERRED. IWWIIIIIIWia sUacst BL Muioirr. The Saltan has conferred the Order of Hansdan i Al i Cwman, the highest Turkish aMorstion. upon King Ferdinand, and the OnW cf the djidieh set in brilliants upon ven r.K onor.

rung eratnana nas con kned upon the Sultan the Order of St. Alex i hnilianta, with tne collar. THE N'ASIK MURDER TRIAL. BOMBAY. Mach tl During to day' proceeding in the Nasik nraer trial the Advoeate Ueneral revi evidence given for the prosecution, from bct.

he aid. no other oonchanon was de oab than that the allegations of torture of tse nrisoner tmfounded. It was pesaiLlo that confessions similar in all material "pect could have been mvented. THE BUDDHA RELICS. FRESH DISCOVERIES.

The diaooverv of relic of Gautama. 1 Us be quite recently supplemented bv nr.iu dkcoverv at Mirpur Khas. about 40 flei easn of Haidarabad. Bind KWKk supposed to be the remain of a buried to attracted the attention of Mr. Cousens, of Arcbajology, Bombay.

to the belief that they were the remains Buddhist monasteries, and that the largest aad would Dossiblv conceal remain of a Ifagisl weU BadW The decorated wall fat which (hey TT eet measuiad and proven to oe one of a square pediment or base of a stupe, the centre of the stupe a well was found, 2ift i lOA in diameter. brick slab therein found a ohsr 15m. square by Ift. deep, containing TSh stone coffer in two pieces and two eannen pot choked with sand, wurnn ttk some 3m. high, half encased in aflvw and hh vatdiglfat Wthin the bottle was even smaller silver casket wrapped in gold embedded in dust of a cuhar brown It wm onlv a bar fanh and a half 25' but within fay Tt another cylinder of A little gold cup lifted out was found to 2 onlya iew of dust and a Jrag C1 under the microscope, to be barn, aab, and it conjectured that this MR.

CANADA AND THE PAYNE TARD7F. PR08PECTS OF AM ABJTJ8TMENT. (raost orra own i The American public was furnished this awning with widely divergent accounts of the ssolt ot Tester day's conference at Albany. The most circumstantial account, however, are fairly optimistic. The Journal of Com wruch is report that the prospect of an adjustment is oeruealy brighter.

It foreshadows a settlement upon th basis of certain small conces sions on the part of Canada, of the Payne minimum on the pari of the Untied States, and of a mutual promise that negotiations nan be undertaken to conclude RUSSIA. NEW PRESIDENT OF THE DUMA. fmOsT ott own conauroji ejt. ST. PETERSBURG, MsaCH II.

Duma. The result was declared a 10. thk evening. There were 221 votes for M. Guehkoff Those who voted for him THE AUSTRO RL'SSIAN AGREEMENT.

STATEMENT IX VIENNA, (mm or own on lOsrnmrr.) WKXSA, Maso The following Austro Hungarian snn ment of the result of the Aostro lagiiniriuu is made mm of the MMMb We hTc reprstrdlT i at ion of the action of the Ministry by Baron Sonnino himself to a of the Extreme Left, who, after the er was emptied, were holdiwr an informal that in view of the fact that the majority Chamber were manifest lv determined to defeat the Marine Conventions Bill, not on account of any demerit or fault in the Bill itself, but simply in obedience to party Ministry had piefeiied to give in its own resignation rather than allow a measure of the highest importance to tne country to oe prejudiced ny a purely party vote. He and his Cabinet left the wv open and free to their successor. The explanation is a very reasonable one. In spite of the success gained by Admiral Bettolo yesterday, it was evident that not a few of the Deputies who then applauded him were already pledged to wreck bit measure. THE ROME TRAMWAY STRIKE.

Msacn 20. The tramway strike still continue in Rome, the men having rejected the concessions made by the company. Service of a very limited kind was carried on both yesterday and to day. The efforts of the strikers to impede it at point were prevented without any serious disturbance. Tkk Zona Moxukkxtalx.

The Parliamentary committee formed to consider the question of the Zona Monumentale held a meeting yesterday under the presidency of Signer Bacoelli himself, who declared hi law which would permit excavation and would safeguard archaeological interests. A motion THE UNITED STATES. RAILWAY DISASTER IN IOWA. MAKSHALLTOWN (IOWA), March 21. It is reported that a large number of persons have been killed and injured in a railway accident near Green Mountain.

CHICAGO, Mart 21. The official report issued by the offices of the Rock Island Railway here says that 45 bodies have been recovered from the wrecked train at Green Mountain, and that 31 injured nersons have been rescued a one, were being drawn by two engines whm the fomrd encine left the track in a deep cutting, carrying the other with it. Both StUCK ciavDanK ui ura tuuunj, bj.jj. so Bonneniv that tne Bieepms car wesxt the smoking car and the day coach, in which most oi ine iauea were uwveuing. THE BEEF TRUST.

CHICAGO, March 21. The Federal Grand Jury has indicted the National Packing Company and the subsidiary concerns on a charge of violating the Anti The United State District Attorney has filed a Bill of Equity for the dissolution of the sueged neei vrusv. im xiu swbo mm Parkins Company and the Armour, Swift, and Mom companies as well a the individuals WDO control vnose concerns. PENSIONS FOR PRESIDENTS WIDOWS. WASHlNUTUJf, MARCH II." The Senate Committee on Pensions ha agreed to report favourably on the Bill granting a sum of 1,000 per annum each to the widows of the late President Harrison and Cleveland, but ha declined to report on the Bui placing ex President Roosevelt on the retired list as chief of the Army end Navy with an annual pension oi RELATIONS WITH LIBERIA.

NORFOLK (VIRGINIA), MahcB 21. The United States scout cruiser Birmingham passed out of the Virginia Capes last night on her way to Monrovia for the purpose of the Liberian Government in quieting the rebelliou tribe in the Hmteriand, in aowiirtaian with the provisions of the treaty of THE PHILADELPHIA LABOUR TROUBLES. PHILADELPHIA. Mabcw The tramway employ have rejected the A certain section of American opinion has, van when thing seemed blackest, persisted in the hope that the difficulty would be capable of solution in some such manner. Evan the more pessimistic observer are encouraged by the fact that negotiations have been resumed.

So long aa a basis of negotiation exist, it held that the situation cannot be entirely hopeless. On the other hand, Washington is sun omciaily ignorant of the uoabot of vester das conference. All that it know officially that Canada refused, not manv days aso. listen to the argument of the United States government. There is no reasonable doubt that Mr.

Taft would accept an arrangement uch a is described by the Journal of Com "ernt if it were really suecested. The lone of the situation points to the conclusion of ome such arrangement but until it conclusion umriy uwucaieo. people nere wui remain a state of most unenviable suspense. WASHINGTON, March IV The Representative in Congress of New tors, Mio lagan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and. in fact, of practically all the State bordering on Canada are being urged to do all in their power to prevent the imposition of the maximum tariff on Canadian product.

The lumber OPPOSITION TO CONCESSIONS. rmoK oxa own correspondent.) TORONTO, Maju Although the Ottawa Government show more disposition to make concessions to the United States in order to avoid commercial warfare. the popular temper against concessions grow steadily stronger. Mr. ielding returned from Albany to day, and this afternoon met his colleagues in council.

He naturally decli that his lip are sealed as to the character of the Albany conference. It is stated, however, that the United State win give Canada the minimum duties return lor conceal ions on SO or 40 articles of American export. These would include iron and steel and agricultural implements, and there would also be an agreement for later negotiations for a wide reciprocity treaty. Such concessions would be regarded aa a partial surrender to Washington, and would probably rake a storm of protest in this country. It is significant that the Globe suggest that the best kind of reciprocity treaty would be one effected by independent and yet almost concurrent legislation.

This suggests immediate action by the Canadian Parliament in order to escape the maximum American duties, and an agreement for future action at Washington. More than onoe I have suggested this aa the probable ultimate outcome of the situation. In the meantime the country will deeply resent any engagement wnion worn a prevent tne lull co operation of Canada in establishing a system of inter Imperial preferences. The opinion of the vast body of Canadian is well expressed by Mr. Robert Meighen, who, although greatly interested in lumber and timber lands, declare that we should bend our best energies toward closer relation within the British Empire, for in this lies the commercial salvation of the greater half of the North American continent, and it is a policy which cannot but realise to this Dominion the beet ultimate results.

The Council of the Board of Trade at Toronto ha passed a resolution unanimously assuring the Government of its hearty approval of what it believe to be the Government's course in refusing to make special concessions to the innea oiaie unaer we present tana conai THE ALBANY CONFERENCE. OTTAWA, March 21. In the Dominion House of Common to day Mr. Fielding. Minister of Finance, was asked if the report was correct that he had bad an interview with Mr.

Taft on Sunday at Albany about tariff matters. The Minister replied that, on tne invitation ot the President go to Albany, he met him there on Saturday i lelding continued We dis cussed a matter which 1 trust will peace and order and the good government of tneae two nation. There could be no better Sunday work. Hepiying to a rurtner question, am. letd ins said The matter in dispute reman; a matters for friendly negotiation.

Beyond that it would not be expeoteat to make any statement at this moment. At an early date 1 hope to give this House fuller and better uuormauoa. LORD GREY AND MR. TAFT. ALBANY (NEW YORK).

March As an outcome of the meeting between President Taft and Lord Grey, the Governor General of Canada, the former ha challenged the latter to an IS hole golf match for the "Executive Championship of North America," th game to be played on the Myopia links, near Beverly after the adjournment of Congress in the summer. Lord Grey will to morrow accompany Mr. Taft to New York in the President' private The Extreme Raxht voted The Constitutional Democrats, Toilist. sad the Social Democrats shut from voting. M.

Guehkoff had already Wt the noose, ne win make tne customary speecn to morrow after he returns from Tsarsko Seio. The hope of savmc the Duma is now centred upon M. Guehkoff. and especially upon the relations between him and the Sovereign. Tomorrow for the first time be will have a private andience of his Majesty.

ExCOiOrUNICATION at Moscow. The Metropolitan of Moscow baa solemnly excommunicated and anathematised the two founder of the new sect known aa "Little Brothers," who, arrogating to themselves priestly functions, practise the rites of the Orthodox Church. The excommunication was performed in the Kremlin yesterday in the presence of an enormous concourse of the faithful. Koloskoff and Grigorieff, the men in question. awea exchange of view found by the appear to derive it strength from the growing din content with the Orthodox hierarchy.

In former times it would have bean ruthlessly suppressed. SOMA ILAND. THE WITHDRAWAL TO THE COAST. A Blue book Cd. 6000 was issued last night containing correspondence relating to affairs in Somaliland.

The principal feature of thk correspondence, which covers the period from August, 1908, is the description of the present position by the new Commissioner and Com mander in Chief. Telegraphing from Bur so on February ,11 to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Sir illiam Manning says I hare formed following opinions en situation since I have been in Burso Then are now three hostile parties instd of formerly on party directed by th Mullah WarssnfU. Bheri. sad regular Dervbuisa from the nulls Further, there are Ogaden from Abyssiniaa territory who are probably indirectly affected by th Mullah. None of the three directed by the Mullah can be said to par ticularly powerful combination.

The Warsangli and the Bagheri could be dealt with by th Ishak Tho Darod, who have ol i. and are dairy and strength. Th Western tribe with arm should be able to defend themselves against th Ogaden raids. In two day' Urn 1 am going to Adieu to the Akhil and to discus th situation and an for the issue of arms. The Iahak are well armed, and if they would.

could defend themselves, but they will do nothing until compelled by necessity when they will be forced to combine lor tribal defence instead ot trusting individual effort. They should be making their presence felt agaii the various hostile parties, but they are doing aotai while we remain here to cover them. Clearly delay will not Improve matters, which are likely to be complicated owl; to th complete apathy ot th THE FRANCO AMERICAN TRADE AQKKKM KM. ALB ANT (NEW YOU), Mabc Xl' President Taft ha signed GERMANY AND SOUTH AMERICA. (raox our ovnr cokb espondent.) BERLIN, Mtcn Herr von Waidthausen, who recently retired from the post of German Minister at Buenos Ayres, has placed at the dipoal of the Emperor William the sum of 10,000, of which the interest is to be used for the promotion of German educational and charitable institution, and especially of German schools, in Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.

The Emperor William THE DUEZ CASE. (nOM OCB OWN CORJUSSrONDEXT.) PARIS. ASCI The examining magistrate in charge of the Dm ease, atianmpeniarl by an inapaotor general of the part of thk morning at the former bureau of the interviewed the tribal headmen bare, and scheme for the Issue ol more i tuition, with view to placing them take th field with a itrong fore I am strengthening the Darud by th issue of '0 rifles, and aa attack on the Haroun under Omar Doreh, who Is to take place ot Farah Mahinod, ia being organized. 1 am promising a lurUMT lave no hesitation in sarin that the Mullah 4 not organizing his forces for an invasion of the Protectorate, but wui direct raids against our friend lies when and while be sees they are not prepared for defence. In my opinion th Mullah ia no power that he was in IN and 10.

Our tribal defence will be greatly strsswtaaned by the issue ot horse ot disbanded troop which cannot be issued until we withdraw to the think it will be advisable to fix os a date to 1 tor the withdrawal to the coast when arrangement! matured. If we wait until April, the rains will begin and will favour raider before th lahak bad time to get togct her. I cannot pat to umeroot details connected with movement ot troops and stores until the date is fixed. In a written despatch he expresses the same ing pasasge of interest Th Kullah's own following ot regular Dervishes concentrated in the Haroun ha changed in character the early days of my experience here. The as for this change are too well known to nee tat recapitulation, but it is undoubted that letter from Mecca ha divested the Mullah of much of his influence as a religious leader.

This hostile party, the Mullah's regular Dervishes, are probably DOMsat, most experienced, ana best disciplined party oi raiders, out from all i can near do not par with was encountered to our lights to to early day ot th Mullah's rise. Our Darod tribe. most of whom have served with, and since deserted, the Mullah, and who know the ways of the Dervishes, proisss memseives sa ready to raid the null' livestock whenever occasion presents itself. This to me is very different condition ot affairs to what I had encountered to lMl 4. ia this country.

In his reply Lord Crewe authorized the i omnnssioner to nx a oate Atarcn lor with drawing to the coast, and Sir William Manning telegraphed on March 4 that the formal announcement to the friendly tribes wouia oe uiaoe on arcn zu. details of this diplotaaUc affair could naturj lay no claim to authenticity. In tnss re It most be particularly establiehed that neither on the part of Austria Hungary nor on the part of Rossis has there ever existed the nitration oi coming formal agreement. The sola object and subject question ot the desired object has been completely a itemed and that Mtntsnnn of a normal relationship between wo Umpire has been recognised with astsstec both side. This happy result of the negotto by which Austria Hungary enters late th relations of confidence with Russi aa with the other Powers will not tail to exercise a tranquillizing luenee upon the situation in the Balkans, where th Great Powers are unanimously working for th antenance of th star fuo.

The Vienna Govcra nt ha no cause to make a communication to the Great Powers concerning the newo'iauoru carried oa bet wean Vienna and St. Petersburg. Inasmuch as the well known principles of Austeo Hungarian pottry to the Balkans have remained unchanged. there is in this regard no new fact that could five TaTjr, Method ot hjcatiox. In point of literary style this announcement will scarcely rank hifth amonc the productions of the A uotro Hungarian Foreign Office.

It iuii meaning oan only do understood in tne light of the much ampler and more satisfactory Russian announcement simultaneously published by the evening journal. There is, moreover, a noticeable difference between the method of publication adopted by Russia and that employed here. The Russian an asmea eomes wrtn toll official arthorrt through the St. Petersburg telegraph agency, and thus receive the stamp of a commtmica in tended for Enrone in mrnnl. The Austro Hungarian announcement, on the contrary, appears in the Politudu Correspondenx, which a local newssheet of semi official haracter mated aa manuscri rt and circulatirur only among Embassies, Legations, and newspaper office.

Austro Hungarian official publications of the highest order are usually issued through the official telegraph agency or Corre spondenz Bureau. t.omment upon tbe announcements is for the moment scanty. The A'ew Frets Prse, however, point out that Austria ungnry did not accept the original Russian proposal to associate the other Powers with the Austro Runian exchange of view, and afterwards expressly rejected it when it was revived by rvusana. ine svass rret rrtme adds The proposal was rejected in order that no suoooai and almost polemically points out. there exists convention, nothing binding, bat oafy the recogni tion of a general concordance of view a concerning th Balk ere rue two.

Therefore the onlv noattive effect of the rappnckemttU I the return to normal CAPTAIN SCOTT'S EXPEDITION. Captain Scott ha Wormed Reuter' Agency that he has received a communication from tbe High Commissioner for New flwaland to the effect that tbe Government of that Dominion proposes to contribute tbe sum of 1.000 toward tho expenses of Captain Scott's British Antarctic expedition. Captain Scott this news, a has been especially desire enlisting the sympathy and interest of the New aeaiann uovernment. no propose to a considerable portion of his stores in Zealand when the ship reaches its baa at Lytteiton. FRANCE AND MOROCCO.

marked for the service of tbe loan in accordance with the agreement concluded between JL Pichon. French Minister for Foreign Affairs, and El Mokri, the Moorish envoy, as follows: The surplus of the Custom dues of tbe loan of 1904. the harbour dues and the market dues in the open porta, the municipal demi tax on real estate situated in the porta, with the revenues of the Moroccan State property in the porta, and the income derived from the tobacco monopoly. JAPANESE WARSHIPS AT SYDNEY. SYDNEY, Aso and Soya, formerly i nd na are navt hare.

Thev have receive! ad been hired by M. warm mkome i branch office of the The Eari of Dudley, the Governor Genet i of of the Commonwealth, will give a banquet in spirit. it added. may eoosratulate herself upon a dOenU which she helped to bring about." GREECE. THE TROUBLES IN THESSALY.

(V Olt OCB COBTJWtDB .) ATHENS. Has tl. The recent troubles in Thesaaly provoked to day a long debate sin the Chamber. The Theasalian Deputies violently attacked the order to the military authorities, caused unnecessary bloodshed. 1L Dragoomia protested against these unjust charges, and stated that drastic measures were imposed in order to prevent more serious evils, seeing that, in accordance with information which had reached the Government, a general rising was imminent Tbesaair.

Tbe Baa then read to the Chamber several official telegrams referring to this danger. He said that the armed force had doss everything to restore order without resorting to violence, and thk was proved by tbe fact that several oflWrs and soldiers had been wounded. Finally, M. Draaoumis strongly blamed tbe deplorable attitude of those who' led the peasants astray by making believe that the agrarian Question could be solved in a few days, and askeo tbe Chamber to support him in restoring law and order. The Prernier's declarations met with the approval of the who In Chamber, and tho party leaders expressed profound satifction at the attitude of the Government.

Thk Dkmaxds or the Mijjtary Lkagce. A conseouenor of a Cabinet Council which was held yesterday rtegotiation are beimr I mi sued between M. DrseonmU and the party leaders over the last demands of the Military League. After the explanation given by the Utter that it only asks that a small number of officers who are generally considered unfit for duty shall be expelled from the Armv. the party traders have consented in principle, to vote for the Bill for the purification of the Army if it modified in such a way as to exclude any abuse.

Aa to the other claim of the officer that election to the Assembly shall be rsrwd rmt under a tern of smaller electoral districts, an understanding has not yet been arrived at, but it expected that thk will also be RUSSIAN PRESS VIEWS, (nunc oca emu comaaromart.) err. Petersburg, Masc ft The Novo Vremya, commenting on Russian Memorandum to the Power, say we can enter on the credit side of the peace ledger the re eirtablhment of normal relations with Austria Hungary It doubts, however, whether the method and aim of A astro Hungarian diplomacy, as revealed by the published extracts from the correspondence of the two Cabinets, are likelv to inspire mnrh confidence in the future. The systematic evasion of the Russian proposal to address to auwuis a occiaracion oi tne principle ol Balkan policy may arouse suspicion. The Memorandum doe not disclose tbe principles of the Mirrcwteo aireee uwir. I i.l by Vienna.

Apparently the Auatro Huno anan mrauu mmu sua at uiaerea materially tram the formula proposed by Russia. The Novo vremya urge tne Vienna uaoinet to supply the information lacking, so that Europe may amend or corroborate her conclusions on the GERMAN RETICENCE, (raon oub owx co ire rar stent.) BERLIN. March II. The German Press comment approvingly but without inspiration upon the official St Petersburg publication about tbe upshot and outcome oi the recent Autro Rusian negotia tions. mg tne last lew weeks had its own preoccupatkma, and, although any approval which may be expressed here about the negotiations between M.

Isvokky and Count Aehrenthal will be sincere, it highly unlikely that any thorough analysis of the relation with Russia will be attempted at the present a ne semi omciai ortA Uerman Gazette, publishes th St. Petersburg statement without comment oi it own, and merely append a message of yrterdy's date from it Vienna correspondent, wno saya that, although stress kl upon the fact that no special agreement have been concluded between Austria Hungary and Russia, the result of the con versations that is, the resumption of normal diplomatic relations between Vienna and St. Petersburg is regarded in political circle in Vienna a important and valuable for the interest of European peace and the further assurance of quiet in the Balkans. The restoration of normal relation provides the necessary bask for an exchange of friendly conversations in any case of need that may arise, and thereby the prospect of the maintenance of a friendly attitude on tbe part of the Middle Balkan State toward Turkey considerably increased. The unofficial article are for the most part sensible enough.

In a few cases it pointed out that what has been achieved falls short of Isvokky 'a aspirations. The Foatwdto Ztitung remarks that what M. Isvokky has obtained he could have obtained long ago. to which the delay may haw been due personal motive, but if it true that M. Isvokky anxious for an Ambassadorial post ne nas smootnex cilia! ion with Count i fin A FRENCH OPINION.

PARIS, Maxcx 11. It a distinct gain, in the opinion of the Temp, that Austria and Russia hare declared their agreement on the threefold basis oi the to omo, the mrtenanee of the new rayto Turkey, and the consolidation of the small an States, At tbe same tame, it i pointed Austrian reference to the principle, oi 1897," since rl Austri herself who oWted rjp Pw toxg Boaaia sdlkn govma. To refer to the engagement into which Austria entered in 1807, which as it turned outshe was unabto qrmrwfllksg to keep, seem far tne future. The 're vantaajllof tU SCENE IN THE HUNGARIAN CHAMBER. VIENNA.

acch I. An outrageous incident occurred to day in tbe Hungarian Chamber during the formal sitting preliminary to to morrow's dissolution. which will be read by the Archduke Joseph Several members of the Independence Party, moludrng M. Kossuth, denounced tbe dissolution as unconstitutional. The Premier endeavoured to reply, hut sa the cries of the Opposition prevented him from a hearing he began to dictate bis speech to a stenographer.

at this expedient several member of the Opposition rushed towards Count Khuen Hedervary, who met them with an angry gesture. At thk moment a heavy inkpot thrown by unknown hand flew across the Chamber and bespattered with its contents a nnmoer oi is; pmiew. several supporter of, th OoveTTtment and the Minister of Airricultirro endeavoured to protect the Pranks, but a from two wound on the forehead and cheek, inflicted by paper weight or some similar missile. The sitting was suspended amid great excitement. After the Premier and the Minister of Agriculture had been medically treated they were able to leave tbe House.

THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR IN ROME. (moat oca owx cobsjcspondent.) ROMS. Ma scat II. The German Chancellor arrived in Rome thk afternoon and was met by the German Ambassador and his stall After receiving manv member of tho German colon th Chancellor paid a visit to the Villa Malta and held a long and cordial colloquy with Prtnce Bulow. To night a dinner being given in hi honour at the Embassy, at which both Baron Sonnino and Count Guicciardini will be THE PRUSSIAN FRANCHISE.

PROSECUTION OF DEMONSTRATORS, (raon oux owx cowuMroarDgjiT. BERLIN. Mabch II. The first of a series of prosecutions arising out of the demonstration in favour of the reform of the Prussian franchise which was held here on Sunday, March 6, took place to day before one of the petty Court, when a pattern drawer was charged with having used insulting language toward the police. After very conflicting evidence had been given on the one hand by polioe ootabko and on the other by companions of the accused and onlooker the accused was sentenced to one month's imprisonment.

A fine of 2 10b. was impose! upon counsel for the defence. Dr. Kurt Rosen eld. in consequence of a statement made by him while conducting the defence, to tbe effect that tbe proceeding had been instituted with uch speed that it had been impossible to summon the necessary witnesses.

Thk haste had been ordained in order to put difficulties in the way of the A proposal made by Dr. Roeenfeld that the case should be adjourned in order that a number of witnesses might be called who would give evidence to the effect that the police had provoked and excited the public was rejected. Notwithstanding the fact that the evidence of the non official witnesses was in direct contradiction to that of the pokce conatables. the Preaident of the Court said that the prisoner must of necessity be condemned unless one wished to ssnnmn direct perjury on the part of the police. PERU AND CHILE.

SANTI AtiO DB CHILE, if vxcx tl Peru has notified Chile of the withdrawal of tbe Peruvian Legation here owing to the recent expulsion of Peruvian priests from the province of Teen and Ark. PORTUGUESE POLITICS. in LISBON. 11. A huge Republican gathering yesterday demanded the abolition of fug fintructcn ar legislation against Clericalism.

On the ooeswion of Dora Alfonso's tting the oath aa Crown Prince on Saturday tho Government insisted upon the of THE TRAN8ANDINE TUNNEL. a ksfciin by Me. C. H. WsB rw i lor tbe Trai srtsactoa for 'tbe Ta TTanin II Teaaet that taey haws U.sd bora (tor rapreseatati AT taster i aatod Match It a Chilian end of TiMMinita Tunnel wm be inspected by Government and the road Usrrrh tl by the end of th.

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