The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-10
The Eastern Question.

ST. PETERSBURG, April s-The Agene.
Russo publishes the following: Turkeys
reply will be evssive. The Porte main.
talns complete independence in all its
domestic affairs. /. processes willing.
ness to send Immediately an eItraordi-
nary envoy to St. Petersburg, but IN Sc
dong expresses no intention of preyi.
ously concluding peace with Montene-
gro. 1t attaches in fact to the
peace with Montenegro the condition
| which renders it obvious that the Porte
wishes to gain time, and avoid any de.
cision whatever, thus leaving to Russia
the initiative OF q rupture.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 9.-At the
Council of Ministers to day no resolution
was arrived at regarding the question OF
peace with Montenegro or sending of an
envoy to st. Petersburg
LONDON, April "a dispatch from
Cettinje states that the Turks have con.
centrated twenty. four bsttsliols at Cots.
chko and all sides wait the decision a..
Constantinople.
A dispatch from Widdln says the
Roumanlans have thrown up six bat
teries at KslIrtfat, but have no cannon.
The French and Russian represents.
tives have particularly urged on the
Porte to accept the protocol and send IN
envoy to st. Petersburg, pointing out
that it was not q question of preliminary
disarmament, but of coming TO an under
stan ding with Russia.
ha IN hat 10.
Turkey yields to all or nearl y all Russia
ever demanded, there will be war before
many days are past.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 9.-Safvsl
Pasha has personally explained to the
foreign representatives Turkeys objec-
tlons to the protocol and the accompany.
ing declarations. He declared that the
Bulgarian massacres were the result of
the intrigues of foreign sgitators. He
said the promised reforms were being
carried out and that the Porte would
shortly send the powers circular. The
foreign representatives are endesvoring
to dissusde Ssfyal Pas "a from this course
and to induce the Porte to send special
envoy to st. Petersburg.
PARIS, April 9.-The Sociest states
that England has informed the Porte
that Russia Is willing to make further
concessions If Turkey sends an envoy to
st. Petersburg.
A special from Rome says that bands
of Internatiouallsts, who belong to the
lowest classes Of the population, and have
anarchical intentions, have appeared in
various provinces. At Selino a band Of
thirty took possession of the town hall
and burned the archives. Many have
been arrested.
A Belgrade special reports that troops
are continually arriving at Ser
annevo and provisions and military
stores are being distributed through the
insurrectionary districts of Bosnia, on the
Austrian frontier. The Bosnisns believe
that Montenegro will begin hostilitles
against the Turks at the end of the arm
stlce.
The Paris correspondent of the Times
says the news from Pers is bad. The
Porte will not absolutely reject the pro-
tocol and will only consent TO send an
envoy to st. Petersburg.
LONDON, April 9.-The Times special
from Cettinje reports the Turkish expe.
dition which is marching against Miri-
dites to consist of eight bsttalions. The
commanders of the Montenegro detach-
ments go their posts at the frontier to-
day. There is no indication OF peace.
LONDON, April "a Standard special
from Constantinople reports that the
belief in war Is increasing. There seems
to be no doubt that the protocol and
Montenegro's ultimatum will be politely
refused.