The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-12
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.


| HANFCAAy III AuFKcys
LONDON, March 1O.-The Timeg cor
respondent at Pera says:
Under the former Sultan there were
instances Of tyrannical, improvident ant
rapacions government, but under Sultan
Abdul Hand we are in full anarchy
the Palace issuing orders without con,
sulting the Porte, the Porte transacting
puslness without guidance from or com.
mWniSAtion with the Palace. Such n
c9m6lnauon Of tyrrany with anarchy, OF
aosoluusm with impotency, the world
never witnessed"
A SOLUTION PROPOSED.
Count Schouvalof will carry TO Lon-
don definite proposals for n solution of
the pending questions. There will be no
demand'for pledge OF future action. A
final protocol is to be signed by the Pow.
ers collectively, reviewing the previous
diplomatic proceedings, recognizing the
good offices Of Russia on behalf Of the
Christians, and recommending the Porte
to execute the reforms proposed by the
Conference and protect their Christian
subjects against their Mohammedan
neighbors. ..
General IgRatieA will await, ut Paris,
the Powers replies TO this proposal.
PEACE A RUSSIAN NECESSITY.
The Times correspondent writing from
st. Petersburg, of the recent Council,
says: ~ am told on the best authority
that the whole question Of peace or war
having been gone into in the presence Of
General Ignatief, the Council over which
the Emperor presided was unanimous in
the conclusion that in the present circum.
stances peace Is oi the greatest necessity
to Russia. am also informed that, ow-
ing TO these considerations, ideas of
peaceful policy were accepted during that
Council, and the Onlypoint on which the
members differed was the time at which
the rehabilitation OF the army should
be ordered. According to my informant
it was decided that the order for the de.
mobilization should be:issued;as soon as
peace was signed between the Porte and
Servia and Montenegro
PARIS, March 12.-General Tchneraylfl
has suddenly arrived here, to confer with
General Ignatief,
1t is asserted that Russia has asked, or
is about to ask, the Powers to propose
to the Porte the establishment of an In
ternational Consulting Commission for
one year at Constantinople, to advise
with the Porte and watch and report no
application Of reforms.
There is no chance OF Turkey accept
ing this plan.
A special from Pesth says its conf.
IDENTIFY stated that Russia has advised the
Prince Of Montenegro, to considerably
moderate his demands for cession OF
territory and a seaport.
Herzegovinian Insurgents have peti-
'riQned Tiie Forte for amnesty and per
mission TO return to their homes.
LONDON, March 12.-The Vienna cor.
respondent Of the Times says: The inform
alton that negotiations now pending are
turning on the signing OF an information.
al protocol, is now confirmed from 10
many sides that it can no longer be
doubted. The Porte is to pledge itself in
the protocol, countersigned by the Pow
ers, that it will carry out the reforms
agreed upon by the Powers in the pre-.
liminary conference. This may be taken
as the essence OF the Russian proposals.
Russia does not seem to have abandoned
the hope Of finding form Tor this inter-
national document, which will overcome
the British objections. Count Chonva-
lalf's return TO London indicates that
some such form has been found. The cor
respondent alleges that he has good in.
formation that Russia is ready TO take
great concessions as regards The form
provided. The real essence OF her pro.
posal is accepted. Not only does there
seem TO be no intention to insist upon
an agreement upon the eventual meas.
ures of coercion, but everything is to be
avoided beyond present assent to and sig.
nature by the Powers, Of the protocol that
might entail obligations for the future.
In this way it is thought the assent OF
England may be secured. On the other
hand the protocol would be 80 framed as
not to oblige the Porte to sign the docu-
ment in contradistinction with the atti-
tude which it has taken throughout the
negotiations.