The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-02
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
FOREIGN.
The Eastern Question.

VIENNA, April 1.-The monarchy will
energetically demand the construction OF a
railway between Sofa, Nisch and Serulin,
and the completion of the Bosnia railway
system. This is in consonance with the
reported decision of the committee of the
Austrian general staff The treaty of San
Stefano would compel Austria to extend
her military power over Servia, Montene-
gro, Bosnia and Albania, and apprehen-
sious of Servia in regard to that decision.
II may also explain what Count Andrassy
told Gen. Ignatieff are Austrian interests.
1t is stated that Count Andrassy told
Gen. Ignatieff that Austrian neutrality,
if not corporation, might be secured by
altering the southwestern boundary of
Bulgaria 80 as to make the Ottoman
territory continuous, and by securing the
Austrian and military and commercial
supremacy in Servia' Montenegro, Bosnia,
Herzegovina and Albania.
LONDON, April 1.-Correspondents at
Vienna and Pera agree that there is little
doubt that the Grand Duke Nicholas has
been charged to induce the Turks to con-
clude an offensive and defensive alliance
with Russia in case of an Anglo Russia war.
PERA, April $50 far the Porte has
Lrefused all proposals for the Russian
occupation of any nights near the Bospho-
rus The Grand Duke Nicholas has assured
the Porte that he will not advance on Con-
stantinople without the Sultan's assent.
VIENNA, April Count Audrassy has
assured NJ Britiano, the Roumapian Pre-
mier, that Russia should under no circum-
stances keep military road open through
Roumania for term of years,
| ST. PETERSBURG, April There is a
slightly better feeling 1t is quite posi-
BILE that another attempt will be made tc
come to terms with England.
ENGLAND
LONDON, April 1.-The following ap-
pointments are officially confirmed: Mar.
ouis of Salisbury, Secretary of State fol
the Foreign Department: Right Hon
, Gatborpe Hardy, Secretary of State fol
India: Hon. f. A. Stanley Secretary oi
: State for War Sir Henry Selwin Abbetson
} Secretary to the Treasury, in place oi
I, Stanley.
The Standard understands that the
idea of establishing a depot for nava
stores on the Island of Tenedos for the
British feet has been abandoned SO as moi
D to excite foreign jealousy.
La Salisbury's note occurs the following
t paragraph: 1T cannot be otherwise than {
| matter of extreme solicitude to Great
J Britain that a government whose iuris
t diction extends over geographical position,
r of the deepest interests to her should be sc
closely pressed by the political outposts Of
{ greatly superior power, that its indepen-
D dent action and even existence is almos
. imnossihle Large changes will douhtles
! be necessary in hitherto existing treaties
England earnestly desires good governmen
and peace and freedom for the population
s to whom those blessings have been strange
She would willingly have entered con
press in which the stipulations could b
examined as a whole. but neither British
interests nor the well being of the Turkisl
t provinces would be consulted by th
f assembling of the congress restricted b
b PRICE GortschakofFs latest reservations.