The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-17
The Eastern Question.

CoNsTAETINoPLE, March 16.-Safuel
Pashs, Turkish minister of foreign affairs,
told the Montenegrisn deputies yester-
day that the Porte was only prepared TO
grant the rectifcstion OF the frontier in
the direction of Senbix, Basjani, Piva,
Drobruck and Chsrsntze, and would de-
mand q rectifcstion of the frontier in
favor OF Turkey in the direction OF Vas
seycint. Notwithstanding this decision,
it is stated that no formal rupture has yet
occurred between Montenegro and the
Porte.
CoNsrANTINopLE, March l6.-Seversl
Softas have been arrested fer posting
up plscsrds denouncing Midhst Pashs's
banishncnt, the peace with Servis and
territorial cessions claimed by Monte.
negro.
LONDON, March l6.-The Times, in
leading editorial based on intelligence
received from an official source, says that
Gen. Ign atietf will return to Paris on
Monday. He will not participate in the
negotiations concerning the protocol, for
the negotiation is practically ended,
Its success appears to be COM
plete. 1t thought that the assent OF the
Russian government to the notifications
introduced by this cabinet will be given
10 the telegraph even before lgnatietf
departs. When Russis's assent is given
to the text of the protocol as desired by
Great Britain the formal assent OF the
other powers will be signifed. France
and Germany have already declared the
protocol unobjectionsble.
Italy's assent Ii certain. Gen. 1gnstief
On leaving London proceeded to Vienna,
where it seems also certain that he will re-
ceive Austrias assent. The success OF
his mission will then be completed all
the states of Europe will declare their
continued interest in the object to which
the Russian government has devoted
itself. They will engage to
represent this disposition OF
theirs to the Porte and to suggest the
execution OF reforms decided upon at the
conference. This will be considered as
sufficient guarantee for the cause OF
the Christians, as satisfying her interests
necessity of making any further prepsrs-
tions for war. The Russian government
therefore, in pursuance of the stipulstions
or understanding Of the protocol, will
give orders for demobllizing her forces.
LONDON, March l6-The Times in a
leader says the supposition is reasonable
that Generrl Ignstieff would not have
altered his programme to come to Lon
don unless there were well-grounded ex-
pectations that formula could be pro-
duced unobjectiensble to either party.
The English government may be right
in requiring that the protocol should
record Russis's promise to demobillze,
but England should not insist upon her
views in this respect with too great
stringeucy.
LONDON, March l6-In the House of
Commons Sir Stafford NorthcOte said the
present situation is this: The British
goysrGnent has received from Rus'is
proposals to join ia the protocol, which
will embody the views of the powers as
to the situation in the East A draft OF
the protocol, as proposed by Russia and
given to Lord Derby Sunday, has been
considered by the Cabinet and modlhca-
tions of the language proposed, which
amendments were placed in the hands oil
Count Schovelotf who could only receive
them ad referendum and is awaiting in
struCtions from Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, March l6.-When
Gen. Ignstieff submitted the proposed
protocol for Prince Bismarck inspection,
the latter said there was nothing IN it to
commit anybody. 1t might safely be
signed by every power in Europe from
Russis 10 Monocoa.