The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-01
WHAT Is GOING ON IN EUROPE.

There Is absolutely no news Of any inter
est from the other side Of The ocean. except that
contained In yesterday kilograms. These give
ample reason for believing that at the moment
W. write the signing Of the protocol is an az
compli-hed fact. The clauses concerning dix
armament and rehabilitation. t. which Russia
objected. seem 60 have boon abandoned 10y Eng
land. An agreement based upon the principle
Of dcron", niration' has been arrived al.
90 peconc"nt ration according to the London
Tunes must bc taken rs meaning less COM
rl'tc resolution u the army into its elements"
The new arrangement will probably turn out 10
J." a partial withdrawal Of the troops from IN.
frontier and "a distribution OF them throughout
the interior Of the country. whore they can h..
Iuariered at the expense Of the peasants. and
whence. If circumstances shall require. they can
lr trans portei back Ia the Pruth again In a very
few days. some OF the irregular troops like
the Cossn'ks. for instance may bc sent home.
for they can be called out again whenever the
Government wants them.
Ono thing il sure and that is that the Car
out OF sheer dmoW-propre cannot begin ac-
tually 10 dcmohilize before serious guarantees
Of reform are obtained from Turkey. Gen
lgnatiefi has openly declared both in pari.
AMI Vienna. that -iN weeks are quito sufficient
for the Porto 10 how the sincerity II it, prom
Uses, hy appointing Christian Governors to thu
provinces. and forming supervisory commiS-
~.ons throughout the country. he has said
that tn" CNu'~ Government docs not question
thr good .niruti ms Of the sultan and the Porte:
iut 90, nature u the admin i-tratiVe machinery
uf Oh" hand is such that. unless the work IL
husun at once and under heavy pressure. it
viii never %. begun. AMI Russia. accordiu.: 10
Ola" Generals statement. cannot AFFORD o. kr.l
l'rarmy GA tue present footing without ut...2-
INK 1t.
Thor" j. striking similarity between IT,
IrD~ l., l-it'lu If Eastern Affairs and That
which preceded thu TurHo-Rus- ian war Of ls9s.
Then, a- nov Russia was fun of pa'in, a~-ur-
anro-. TAen, a. now England was placed bee
We'n the eN'.;grratrd fear lest her rival should
s"i1' Constant nop.e and tn utter impossihlity
Of d"fenlins Turkey. Then ~ now. nesotia-
ions went On for several months and protocol
was on the eve II being signed whom Car Ni.h-
o.a- ordered Biz army to cross IA" pruth.
Happily. there is good reason t. believe that
on this occasion, history is not going to repeat
it, II.
Outside nj This protocol business the diplo-
matlr ual political world has been absolutely
Stuenant this week. All tho Legislatures have
taken their Easter rcees- and most oi tho states
men thoir holiday. Royalty too. l. either cn-
lnying the rest of family llf, in it, country resi-
d'nre-, or else travelling like the Prince Of
Wales and the young king Of spain. The latter
is making "a gala tour through Andaiusia. the
eastern provinces. anlth Bnlearc islands.
Commercial and financial news Is Just as
mragrc. Tho already depressed business ol
Europe has come io a complete -ianlSil on
account Of the holiday. Mar-cilles l. the only
place whence lively piocn of information
Pouches Us. The city wanted to make a now
loan. AMI issued ar '-p' tu-. On the day ap-
pointed for the opening of the Subs ription. She
loan WAS covered ~ey"uty-ilNe tine- over within
tow hours.
There il mot oven q 5 anlal To- hor'p0w 4 or
death g. h' recorded. - '.pt thaiof the purh-
'7s of Mouim0rcu g, the r.lr,-"ntltive 81 .uc.
Of the greatest names IA tlo French nobility.
Size was burned to death. her dress having
caught ilrr rs -h" we warming her feet az "a
grate on her r'tArn from "A BAH. snr WAS quite
young lady. married hul few years ago. and
size leaves "a little daughter.