| Show BY TELEGRAPH PH FOREIGN LONDON 27 27 A telegram from madrid says the report that the sultan suitan of morocco is dead is untrue an am explosion occurred today to day lu in the colliery north staffordshire stafford ford shire five corpses have already been recovered thirty persons F are still in the pit and it is feared all are dead the bucharest papers attack the stipulation in the treaty of san stefano that russia shall maintain communications through roumania for two years they say that the russo busso convention terminates with the end of the war and that the stipulation a tion would perpetuate the block of traffic on the doumanian Rou manian roads and railway railways and injure the trade of the country the doumanian Rou manian government haa baa refused the russian application to build a hospital and telegraph station at galatz VIENNA 27 general Ignatie fl was in conference with count andrassy this morning and had an audience with the emperor E emperor in the afternoon the political correspondence says that general gerl Geri eral mission is proof that the key of the situation as regards eventuality is in vienna and that the austrian government must allow england to entertain no doubt as to whether she can reckon upon austria BE BERUN berlin PLiN 27 the Tag blatt says prince Bid nid marcks mareks latest attempt at mediation between england and russia has thus far been unsuccessful this proposal was wag that russia should indicate beforehand the points in the treaty which she agrees 0 should be discussed at the congress russia has haa not yet replied to this proposal on account of the ile lle termInation determination of the national liberals to reject the bills which bismarck strongly urges for a special railway ministry it is not impossible that bismarck will dissolve the house houke and appeal to the country 4 J y bucharest bucha REST 27 in the chamber of deputies today to day cogal nie Nic eano mini minister dt foreign affairs declared that the treaty of san stefano was for rou Hou roumania mania manla null nuil and void lie he stigmatized the treaty as a scourge the Rou bou manian government he baid eaid would yield nothing where the rights of the thel country were concerned the Bes sarabia question stands thus russia has agreed that it should be brought before the tho congress and decided by it declaring herself ready to keep beep if the powers pronounce wico wice against the exchange LONDON 28 the darey datty telegraph this morning says on tuesday night her majesty s goat received the reply of prince the cabine assembled yesterday to consider ie it As our paris correspondent states the reply is to the effect that prince Gorts chakoff fully understands the wish of england to take up soui sout euer ever the conditions and general purport of the provisional treaty but from the russian point of view he must maintain the exercise of a veto upon the discussion of those terms which are considered at st petersburg as outside of european jurisdiction and concern the telegraph adds the natural consequence of rub Rus sias las answer is that the congress will not meet 1 I A vienna correspondent seems and that austria is endeavoring to arrange a compromise these sanguine views however conflict with the general tenor of the news this correspondent also declares that austria has not thought of the congress with out england nor has such an au idea been suggested elsewhere count andrassy has informed sir henry elliott that austria would remain neutral in the event of an anglo russian war A st petersburg dispatch says bays the dead lock continues it is stated that russia is ready to make consider considerable abe modifications if it can be shown that they are for the tho general good and that the powers will enter the congress with the desire of arriving at a durable settlement and not simply to undo what has been done it la Is believed however that the english government is animated by a very different bpi spi 1 rl rit rid t the times in a leading editorial says the hope that congress will meet has now almost vanished disagreement between our govern ment and that of russia seems insuperable abla 1 A patla dis dispatch bay sam gyr eay avle lyie gwi gei man government is much disappointed at the failure of the congress but thinks negotiations may be successfully renewed the vienna says turkey shows no disposition to ask the withdrawal of the british fleet though russia has intimated that its presence causes the continuance of russian occupation A vienna dispatch says fays gen ignatieff who is per personally unpopular here has been coldly received A correspondent at paris telegraphs that it is reported that the majority of the jett left are inclined to accept a compromise with the sen ate ato on the budget dispute rhou hould this disposition prove fallacious a serious conflict would appear to be inevitable LONDON 28 6 pm lord derby secretary of state for the foreign department has announced his resignation in the house of lords lord derby said his resignation was not on account of the demand for the submission of the whole treaty to the congress lord explained that lord derby resigned on account of the calling out of the reserve there are four inches of snow in the midland counties and the snow is still falling the weather throughout the kingdom is unseasonably cold coid and farming operations are impeded considerable damage is likely to result in consequence of the forward state of vegetation after two months of mild weather the representatives of the admiralty were in liverpool yesterday inspecting the steamers of several atlantic companies with a view to their employment in trans transporting ng broo troops ps in I 1 case 0 of f emerges cy the assistance iron screw troop ship of 2038 tons is the only tr transport in the service specially fl tied fitted to carry caval cavalry and an order has been received at portsmouth that all troop ships including the nive five indian troopers must have their hatchways hatch ways waya enlarged and other al te rations made to allow hones horses aud and ambulance and baggage being lowered below besides cam ing a complete battalion each troopship troop ship will be required to carry cam about twelve wagons and ana sixty horses A vienna correspondent COrresPOnd eilt tele graphe graphs bo so long as the slightest chance remains of a real congre of all the signatory powers thus ge curing the possibility of a europe an settlement it will be tenaciously clung to here all efforts wll wid i be concentrated on increasing chances and on removing the obstacles in the way of congress th the pro russian party is urging gov goy to accept besnia bosnia herbt and the territory on the lh agean sea elea A dispatch from st petersburg Peters bur says there is an excited party th thene there ere who oppose any concessions to austria which might impair the treaty of ban san stefano which arb are aro co confer mider ed sufficiently humiliating for rin rus sla sia already another fays tays A sudden and unaccountable change in the governments atti attl attitude hide ia is reported it Is said that count coult an drasby has only been feigning con 1 currence with the court party and he is now preparing to oppose rus sla sia openly with the entire hungarian party at his back A bt st petersburg correspondent says the british cabinet in doman a formal assurance fb R asia which none of the otter other powers support must have one or two alms aims either to inflict a formal humiliation upon hussla russia R la or to gei get g ea out of the necessity of attending the congress in the former ebs ess russia cannot make any con eon concill cioL clod in the latter the congress will noi not be held and russia will endeavor ltd b come to an arrangement with germany and austria thus england condemns herself to isolation the a political necessity and perhaps renders inevitable that radical solution of the E eastern as t ern qu question estion which she wishes to prevent in the house of commons this afternoon sir stafford northcote Nort Korth beote cote chancellor of the exchequer in reply to an inquiry sent by lord hartington leader of the liberal baid said the correspondence in the recent negotiations will be all nil ailon alien on the table this evening Rus fias sias reply was received yesterday she adheres to her previous declaration and explains the point of leaving leading full liberty of action to the power powers leaves everybody at liberty to raise but sul sueh such ah questions as are though thought t at fit to d aad aid 9 and ad reserves to rus ruc bussi russi sfa sia a the ibe tty luy to t 0 accept or 01 nol bot buch such discus slon slun constantinople 28 the rus bus have issued a proclamation the Mus to to their homes in bulgaria aud and auel warning the bulgarians Bulga rians to preserve tranquility two transports with troops have left fon fer odessa san ban san BAN FRANCISCO 29 it ia is reported that thai united states district attorney coghlan has received instructions irom the attorney general directing mm bim to act in conjunction with the collector at the port to prevent the steamer felt can from leaving the port it ia understood that the pelican bra baa been sold to guatemala that she la Is being armed and equipped as A war vessel manned and off officered by american seamen and will be 16 us used ed for the destruction of the clasta river commerce and E seaports the pelican until recently hai bai been running between san francisco anti and humboldt bay and vu wig formerly a blockade runner belle gullison Gu Illson co carpet carpel dealers have failed liabilities 10 0 assets inability ability Iu to 10 collect outstanding accounts is the cause of the failure LONDON 28 in the house of 0 commons the secretary of alvar W Gat Ga thorne borne hardy said it was feces sary eary to call out the first class of the army reserve numbering 14 and the militia reserve which wai was between and and tind tha that the queens queena message to that thai effect would be presented probably 0 monday this would be P followed by a proclamation calling cailing out 61 suan ch a number of the reserve foreen force as might be required hardy pointed out that this is not an embodiment 0 of f the miji tia which would not DOI take place until it was necessary to sen send d the regu regulars lars Jars abroad LONDON 29 the house of lords lorda was very crowded this afternoon diany ny w members e m bera beza of t the h a I 1 lower ovi er hauss were present lord derby entered soon after 5 and took a seat below bolow kho khe he gangway instead of on an the tfx sury bench he rose almost immediately and announced his resignation as secretary of foreign affairs which he said had been accepted by the queen and he only to hold bold e appointment appold t ment of his successor he reg regretted eted that under the circumstances it would not be justifiable for him to follow the customary course of explaining in detail the difference which led him to resign the cabinet had arrived at certain conclusions of a grave and important character in which hewak he was able to con concur c ur to prevent needless alarm he would say may chedid consider these measures as necessarily tending to bring about war he gave ga ve the cabinet credit for sincerely desiring european peace but he could not regard the measures which have been resolved upon as in the interests of peace or necessary for the safety of the country when the con concurrence cuirence of parliament Is asked for the mea eures of which he be had spoken he vindicate his he would state however that he did not nov dissent from the cabi tabi cabinets nets view of the conditions upon which europe might go into the congress he lamented the obstacles of the ine meeting eting of the congress but the fault did not rest iest with the government of this country lord beaconsfield Beacons field fiela said that he be noticing the reasons which had influenced lord derby to resign until a period when those reasons might be legitimately considered by the house SO S much mischief might occur from unnecessary mystery that it was his fils duty to say that in consequence of the belief of government ern merit iba iha the congress would held and that the hopes hoies of rectifying rectify ing the disturbed balance of power tn in the mediterranean had bad ceas cea sedi edid t was the duty of the minis mints to consider what step should be faken to prevent the impending mi mischief they had therefore ad vis majesty to avail herself of the services of her reserve forces A message to that effect would be laid before parliament lord llord deeply deplored that he lie would not have the support of lord derby when he sub mitt witt edthe measures on which the cabinet had he had felt feit of late that the political ties between lord derby and himself must soon terminate but he had believed bell beil eVed that it would be in a tery very dinn diff different lerent aud and more natural manner name namely that he noid lord loid beacons ons field ned would disappear fio flo from in the scene while lord derby would remain to ti take a leading part pait in public affairs he was sustained at the present moment by the conn debco dense that the policy government recommended to her majesty would tend to the of her empire the freedom of et europe iro pe and the greatness and security of the country the opposition in the absence of definite information abstained from raising any discussion for trie the present at the evening bitting sitting of the house of commons the marquis of hartington pointed out that as on monday mon MOB day the house was to receive the royal royat message which must indicate that the situation was either one in which war was imminent or at least the crisis was one of extreme gravity the eastern correspondence should contain not only communications between russia and stud england Eu gland glaud but communications nica Dica tlona tiona showing the opinions of the other great powers bir sir stafford Sta flord northcote stated that the papers submitted would give full information as to the correspondence with all the powers he would postpone consideration of budget until april esth so as to enable to discuss the tb royal eToyal message on april government men t felt that the time lime had arrived when they should take a decided step they also aiso felt in view of the recent event which in a great nae rae measure asure had set aside the force of the treaties under which turkey had hitherto been governed at it etwas vas ras perfectly light right and proper there should be a fresh exa examination minaz of ot the question government did not object to the treaty of san stefano being tak en aa as it basis for the new arrau arrangement gement they had lot not attempted to stand on auy any question of form but ut only desired a 4 full and fair discussion they regretted the efforts to it riot ilot been more satisfactory but resulted aa as they have nave government was obliged to con COU consider SIder the position of the country M ono of the great powers having an interest in the european settlement and obliged also to consider its peculiar interests and whether it should be by means of a confer I 1 ence or in any other way endeavor to 0 o maintain them he asked to excused from entering into details as to the course government M might ight feel it their duty to adopt gladstone the attempt of the chancellor of the exchequer to vindicate the government before the production of the correspondence he hoped the correspondence would satisfactorily explain why england was solely responsible for the failure of the congress A says is the last day for the ser to retire within the treat treaty y boundaries but the troops as yet have received no orders to that effect the times in a leading article says russia has adopted an utterly indefensible attitude and unless she withdraws it may be necessary far ns us to be 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