The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-22
The Eastern Conference.

LONDON, January 20.-Soutet Pssha
opened the proceedings at days sitting
OF the Conference By reading note
stating that the Porte might come 70 an
understanding with the Powers on GER
tain points of detail, but passing over in
silence the proposal regarding the ap-
pointment Of Governors, and instead Of
an international court, proposing local
elective court presided over by an
Ottoman functionary. Finally Soufet
suggested that the settlement relating
to Servis and Montenegro be reserved
for ulterior decision. Thereupon Sails
bury declared that the Porte having re-
fused the two chief guarantees demanded
by the Powers, there no longer was any
common basis for discussion, and the
conference therefore must be regarded at
an end. General lgnatiett, the Russian
plenipotentisry, spoke similarly. He
declared the Porte's proposals unsccept-
able, laid stress upon the responsibility
resting on the Porte, and expressed the
hope that Turkey would not undertake
hostilities against Servia, but cause the
position OF her Christian subjects 70 be
respected The conference then broke
up.
Lord Salisbury aud Gen. Ignstietf'
leave Monday, and other plenipoten-
tisries are TO leave in the course Of the
week
NEW YORK, January 2l-A Vienna
correspondent of the Herald telegrsphs
that he has learned that the PJrte has
intimsted that soon after the closing of
the con terence it would spontaneously
offer considerable concessions 10 the
powers which II now refuses 10 yield 10
compulsion.
LONDON, January 22.-Specisl dis
patches from Cons,antinople say that
Ignatietf, At the meeting OF the Confer.
ence on Saturday. after alludiRg Ia the
effort be made to avert war, declared that
if the Porte should disregard the armi-
stice, or take any action hostile TO Mon
tenegro and Seryis, or II Christian peo-
pie of Turkey should DO subjected TO any
hardship. Europe would trest such pro-
ceedings as provocation and would con-
slider what course ought 10 be adopted.
He also remarked that the European
pIenipo,entisries had received petitions
from the Christians OF Mscecon, Thessaly,
Eprins and Crete. Ii had been
impossible: to consider these Iapers
as the scope OF the conference was
limited. He Was anxious 10
state that they had been received. All
the plenipotentisries have assembled at
the Austrian embassy, and signed q final
proctocal of otiense. The ambassadors
OF the Powers have requested an audi
ence with the Sultan lor the purpose Of
taxing leave. The Sultan will probably
receive them today.
LONDON, January IA Berlin cor
respondent telegraphs that Russia is be-
ginning 10 represent 10 the Powers that
the demands Of the conference having
been rejected i. devo,ves upon Europe
to take more iorcIble proceedings. Should
Europe, rs is certsin, find It impossible
10 agree on joint action, Russia will be
able 10 declare that the failure Of the
conference Is the defeat Of Europe, not OF
Russia Meanwhile It appears that Rus
sia wishes 10 make arrangements with
Austria respecting the JOINT occupation
OF Bulgaria and Bosnis. Count And
rsssey will hardly agree TO this, what
ever he may be driven 70 do if the Rus
slams act on their own responsibility.