Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-17
TelegramS to The Star.
THE EUROPEAN CONGRESS-.
BIG FIRE IN BOSTON.
ANOTHER LABOR STRIKE.
EUROPE TODAY.
GaUtf Waayhor


Cold weather
LONDON, June 1.-THE weather today is
cold and unsettled. There were heavy rain
falls in various localities during Saturday and
Sunday.
Business Failure.
LONDON, June 1.-THE sheffield tele Eraph
announces the failure of James Thompson *
Son, corn millerS OF Wakefield. Their liahiI-
ties are $4,000.
The Anglo-Russiau Agreement.
BERLIN, June l7.-lt is stated here in some
quarters. that the document printed m the
London Globe, on the 10th inst contains prn
poSalS submitted by Russia and rejected by
England, and that their publication was pro.
cured by the Russians in order 10 prove that
they are not repugnani TO English public
opinion and thus To limit the concessions the
English representatives may demand in the
congress. Those who credit this statement of
course believe that no agreement exists be-
tween England and Russia about modiica-
tionS 10 be made in the treaty of san Stefano.
The Congress.
The congress meets at O'Clock this after
noon. The Bulgarian question will be likely
TO come up for discussion first then tie Monte.
negrin and Servian questions; Prince Bis
marck having, il Is said, submitted plan for
taking up the respective chapters OF the trea'y
of San Stefano in the order OF their import-
ance and of the eam0unt of opposition they are
likely TO meet. The questions which threaten
the success OF the congress are believed to be
ceSSion of Antiyari to Montenegro, the posi-
tion of Roumelia i'm relation TO Turkey and of
the administrative and governmental organi.
Zation OF Roumeia. Austria and Italy will
oppose the ceSSion of Antiyari Russia alone.
or perhaps Russia and Germany. will uphold
il. But this question may be compromised or
Russia may yield. England. France, Austria.
Turkey, and perhaps Italy will uphold the
anti-RuSSian ARRANGEMENT and the OrganiZa-
tSOn of Roumelia. On these questions, it is
thought, England and Austria cannot yield
Russia can and must yield. Her friends al
lege that she viii nor. but such assertions are
probably intended 10 miSlead and influence
the forces which are conteSting RuSSia'S
claims The fact is. the war party was ban
ished from the capital when Gen. Ignatief
We'll qualified observers Of Russian public
opinion. BeSSaraba will be yielded 10 the
personal wishes of the Gar, and ROumania
will accept the DobrudScha I'm exchange. Ter
ritOTlal concessions in Armenia will not meet
opposition from England. The question OF
war indemnity will be settled Ivy the appoint
mcnt of a commission to collect the Turkish
revenues and pay over a certain proportion
To Russia annually, or To capitalize such pro
position 10y a foreign loan, and pay the Rus
sian claim in bulk. One notable feature in all
these SpecuatiOnS is that they omit To take
any account of possible opposition from the
Turks themselves. This omission is only JUS
tihable on the assumption that all the modif-
cations of the treaty of san StelanO, which
the powers will demand. are to be i'm favor OF
Turkey, which is hot by any means certain.
CaratheCdOrl PaSha Is making preparations
for vigorous representation OF Turkish in
tereStS before the congress; but his position il
unnlpaSanf