The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
FOREIGN.
The Eastern Question.

LONDON, June ga Berlin cores.
pondent learns that Lord Salisbury has
announced that the congress will probably
end on July 6. The correspondent says all
questions relative to Eastern Roumelia and
Bulgaria are now settled. The pourpar-
lers between Austria, Russia, and Turkey,
relative to Montenegro ,Servia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina will commence on Thursday.
England also will participate in these pour
parers, in which questions of Western
Roumelia and Greece will be raised, but
not thoroughly treated until the succeeding
stage. 1t is believed that Western Rou-
melia, Thessay, Epirus and Macedonia are
to have equal liberties with Eastern Rou-
melia, where the representative assembly
plenipotentiaries favor giving to Greece
the island of Crete. and advancing her
frontier to the river Kalamos and the
Pindle Pigarda mountains.
LONDON, June ga Berlin dispatch
says Prince Gor!schakoff announced at
Wednesdays sitting that he would hences
forth take no part in the labOrs of the con"
gress; that the Russian case would devolVe
on Count Schouvaloff. 1t is understood
that the cause of this step are his ill health
and disapproval of the concessions made in
the congress.
A Berlin correspondent says the Turks
refuse to surrender Shumla unless the
Russians withdraw to Adrianople, and
threaten to leave the congress if the ces-
sion of territory to Greece is even discuss
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BERLIN, June 26-The Powers are
averse to the mixed European occupation
of Bulgaria and Roumelia after the with
drawal OF the Russians. The Prince of
| Bulgaria will not be elected by universal
suffrage, but by duly chosen delegates, the
election to be subject to ratification by the
powers.
BERLIN. 26.-At the sitting of the con
gress to-day Prince Gortchahoff was
present. It's believed the congress dis
cussed the southern boundary of Roumelie
aud the appointment OF a Governor for
that province, who is to be Christian and
appointed by the Porte with the approval
of the papers. England, Austria and
Russia being generally agreed concerning
questions of Bessarbia, Servia, Montenegro,
Epirus and Thessaly. no difficulty is
expected on those points
Provincial correspondence confirms the
reports that the question of the form of the
new states, especially of Bulgaria, is now
substantially arranged and adds: The
really peaceful intentions which rendered
the solution Of this problem possible are a
guarantee for speedy aud final conclusion
IF peace,
| VIENNA, June pa Constantinople
correspondent says: Notwithstandinl
representations, especially on the part oil
Prince Bismarck, the Turkish delegates in
the congress continue stubborn and their
nhstinacy is calculated to lessen the proba
bility of peace.
LONDON, jane 26.--A Vienna dispatch
says: AS a result of the pourparIereS
between the pien!p0tentarics regarding
Greece, il is proposed that the Hellenic
question be settled directly between Greece
aud the Porte within limits designated b.
the congress. Austria will also b,
empowered by the congress to treat witt
the Porte respecting the future OF BosnIt
and Herzegovina.
,, sPAIfT
LONDON, June pa dispatch iron
Madrid says the Queen passed the latte
hours of her illness in d state of uncon
sciousness King Alfonso remained at he
bedside until the end Deep commissera
ton is expressed by all classes, Tn
Ministers will communicate the intelli
geuce of the death of the Queen to th
: Cortes this evening.