The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-28
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Powers Invited to The Congress,
The Military Attitude Before Con-
stantlnopIe TiokIish.
The Attitude OF Austria Unfayorable
to Russia.
Pope Leo's Health Very Critical
THE EASTERN QUESTION.

BERLIN, May 27.-The Invitations To
the Congress were dispatched yesterday
II matters shall be satisfactorily con.
cluded q treaty replacing the modified
treaties Of Paris and San Stefano will be
signed at Berlin.
The fret steps for definite arrange
ments between Russia aud England were
duo to the efforts of Count Schouyalofi
and the German Crown Prince.
It 10 stated that the project OF holding
g Congress Of Socialists at Gath will be
abandoned, 10 consequence Of the expec.
tation that the Government intends to
vigorously enforce the existing press and
sedition laws.
The Saxon authorities haye closed the
Socialist meeting at ChenmitL.
The Prussian government has ordered
the prosecution Of FIVE socialistic Jour.
malls for the publication Of cynical. articles
on Hoedeis attempt to assassinate the
Emperor.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 27.-It 10 ru-
mored that the Russian Imperial Bank IL
90 heavily in debt to the government that
II dare hot continue the publication Of its
weekly returns. The banks affairs are
in the utmost hopeless confusion. The
continued issue Of paper money TO cover
deficits will be necessary II the bank is 10
60 on.
LONDON, May 27.-Accounts received
from every Capital in Europe concur "a
to the main feature Of the political news,
viz, the certainty Of an early meeting OF
the Congress, but considerable anxiety Is
still apparent about the military prepar.
ations and situation before Constantine.
pie. The attitude Of Austria especially
creates apprehenslons at 81. Petersburg,
and these will not be allayed by the oc-
cupation Of Adakslos, Austrih's frat
overt denomination against Russia's set
tlement OF the Eastern Question. Great
secrecy is still maintained at St. Peters
burg about the progress Of the negotia-
tions.
The unofficial press, notably the NaV
Times, Gaios and RusSktnea are beginning
to attack the peaceful utterances Of the
A9enee Russe and Journal De 81. Ptersbarg,
and the Galos calls upon the government
to abandon its reserve and tell Russia
whether the reports about yielding TO
England's demands are true or false.
A Vienna correspondent suggests that
this sort OF pressure may be convenient
for Russia just now in helping her to re-
sist further English pressure.
LONDON, May 27'-The military situa-
ton at ConStantinople remains ticklish.
A correspondent at Pera apprehends that
under the influence Of the pressure from
without, and Prince Labanoff's Buave as.
surance that the withdrawal OF the Eug.
lish feet alone Is necessary 10 make ev-
erything pleasant again, English popu-
larity, which now is certainly at its flood,
is In danger Of ebb and reaction.
A dispatch from Copenhagen says that
FIVE Russian steamers, two Of which were
iron clads, have passed through the
Sound within week, and several Others
are expected TO follow.
THE PERSIAN SHAH on THE MOVE.
ST.. PETERSBURG, May 1.-The Shah
OF Persia will go to Warsaw tomorrow,
and proceed thence TO Berlin.
FAVORABLE PROSPECTS FOR PEACE.
The Agence Russe says the general i'm.
preston Is that the prospect Is favorable
for peace. The Austrian occupation OF
the Island Of Adakalih has received the
sanction Of the Powers, because II tends
to obviate the difficulty touching the
navigation Of the Danube.
San srrFASo GOES BEFORE THE CONGRESS
LONDON, May 9.-The official Vienna
Abeni Post confirms the announcement
that Russia has consented 10 lay the
treaty OF San Stefano before the Congress,
that all the Powers have agreed to the |
proposal, and that invitations have been
issued to them to attend the Congress,
which will meet in Berlin on the 1lth
OF June.
LONDON, May GA Paris correspond
ent says that Il ia thought the Congress
will come 10 an agreement on the chief |
points and leave the settlement OF the
details 10 the Resident Ambassadors and
Flenipotentiaries Of the principals, meet.
ing again to ratify.
ST.. PETERSBURG, May T.-The Dis
patch says: The Congress will establish
general principles. The Ambassadors
will then meet at Constantinople.
The Telegraph announces that an un-
derstanding Is arrived at with Count
schouyalof ~ concerning the matters inter.
eating Russia and England exclusively. |
The other que,tions such as Bsssarabia
and indemnity remain for settlement.
AUSTRIAN TRooPs.
BUCHAREST, May T.-Prince Charles
returned here to-day.
Thirty thousand Austrian troops are
expected shortly at 0rsova.
AarRAssY AccRrIs THE INVITATION.
Brussels, May GA Telegram from
Vienna announces that Count Andrassy
has accepted Prince Bismarcks invita-
tion 10 the Congress.
THE COMING coSoREss. |
LONDON, May ga Vienna cores
pondent hears on excellent authority that
Austria recently made advances for CO.
operation with England in the Congress.
LosDos, May 2s.-The P,a, in its |
leading editorial, says distinct under,
standing being brought about with Rus
sia, Lord Salisbury will doubtless be the
English and Count Schouyalof the Rus.
sian Plenipotentiaries in the Congress.
AVienna dispatch reports that Austria
has notified the Powers that II Adakaleh
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