The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-21
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
Slrenglh OF tLe Turkisn Arm

HtH NhA AAClGSRuNlHh lbVtVUV HltH1 Win,
what seems hardly credible, 225 cannon.
This force they are preparing to strength.
eu with $4,000 men. They have on the
AsiatiC frontier about 72, 900 men and l20
cannon. Altogether their army numbers
250,OOO. 1t is asserted that the stipu.
lation relative to the Russian disarming,
which could not appear in the protocol,
is embodied in special dispatch of the
Russian Government 10 Count Schooval.
OIL, who is empowered TO give u copy to
Lord Derby.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT IN THE OTTOMAN
CAPITAL.
The Times says: "Never in the mem.
ory OF man has there been such enduring
excitement in the Ottoman Capital. We
may hope, however, that the Porte still
possesses sufficient authority to maintain
domestic quiet. Whatever may be the
state Of the Empire, it has the advantage
that the greater part Of the Christian
population have profound horror OF
the threatened war, and however much
they dislike the Turks they shrink from
that process Of being liberated"
There are 5000 Soitas in Constantine
pie, well armed and ready for any move
ment. 1t is said that the leader of the
battalion Of Softas who fought against
the Seryians during the late war is among
the persons recently arrested.
VIENNA, March 20.-According 10 the
accounts from Constantinople, the de.
spondency caused by Midhat Pasha's
fall, has been succeeded by evaporation,
which seems most ready for anything,
the hope in the Pasha's ability save Tnr-
key, might be proved illusory, but it was
exceedingly strong. Edhem Pasha and
his colleagues vainly try to do the best
according to their means. No one be-
lieVes in them, they can't carry the
popular feeling. Discomfort grows
daily. Tire police are kept searching
after the authors OF the plaGards, which
are pasted by night, even on public
buildings, and the anonymous letters TO
the ministers, full OF investices against
the incapable government, (which takes all
able bodied Mohammeddns for soldiers.
A special firm Berlin says, The main
army, lkaof Bey Kashgan, 10000 strong,
is stationed in the fortified camp at Tar.
fur. The Chinese force opposing him, is
at least AS numerous.
LONDON, March 2l.-Thc Times Paris
correspondent says that il now seems Ger.
tain that the Protocol will be signed
Thursday. It's announced that courier
started Tor London with dispatch rela.
tive to the rehabilitation. The demo.
bilization will be very speedily, as the
mobilized regiments are now mostly
stationed at the posts constituting their
usual garrison quarters.
LONDON. March 20.-The Post an.
nounces that the Cabinet will meet to.
day. The business Immediately before
the English Government is the consider.
alton Of the latest edition Of the protocol,
this document originally spoke Of the
action in the event Of the Port carry.
ing out the reforms. The word action
was altered TO more vague and general
terms, but these terms have not found
favor in st, Petersburg.
Gortschakoff now suggests new word
ing, viz, "that the Powers shall consult
together to insist etc. 1t will be for
the Cabinet to determine whether the
word "insist" implies pledges which they
don't mean to incur. II they see no dan.
ger, il and some other triiling variations
in the next protocol may be considered
accepted. There is no reason TO believe
that Russia will raise any serious diff.
Guilty. But the important matter which
now prevents the signing OF the proto.
col is the question Of rehabilitation.
The.Goyernments are understood TO re.
quiFe an assurance from Russia that she
will demobilize the Russian army; that II
is contrary to her dignity to give such an
assurance. She asserts that she is bound
in honor and interest to demobilise, the
Turkish lines 10 give positive pledge,
and, moreover, requires that the proto.
col be signed, peace concluded with Mon.
tenegro, and the disarmament OF Turkey
begun, before she will demobilize.
The Post points out that il England
signs the protocol, her first duty will he
to ask the Porte TO disarm.
A Pesth correspondent OF the Ners says:
] hear by telegraph from Constantinoplc
that the Porte is determined not TO ac.
cept the international protocol In any
form whatever.
The Ielegupps Vienna special says &c.
cording to advices from Russian Poland
all transportations Of troops southwark
has been suspended by orders from st.
Petersburg.