The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-30
PEACE NOT YET CERTAIN.
THE TIIREI TENING dTTTTUDE or AUS
TRII EXCITING iLIRM
Military Preparations to Defend her Intcr-
ests that may not he Protected by the Com
ercss- Concentrating Troops on the Frontier

Military Preparations 10 Defend her Inte~-
e.ts that may not he Protected by the Com
sress Concentrating Troops on the Frontier
LONDON, May 29.-It is said that Count
SohouvalOfT had n long interview with Lord
Salisbury yesterday. nt which ho submitted
Russiu's answer TO tho points raised by Eng
land touching the Congress. and the final un-
dcrsiandng reached during Inst week 3 ncgoti-
atons. No doubt is Expressed in any quarter
about the assembling Of the Congress. The
only unpleasant feature Of tho mornings news
Is in tho direction Of Austria. for although
Count Andrnssy had been all along pcrsistcntly
In favor OF an European settlement In Congress.
his uiteranccs now AID the Austrian prcpara-
tions nrc creating uneasiness.
Tho semi Official Journal dc S. peLersbouo
Expresses satisfaction at tho progress mado
toward the assembling Of tho Congress and tho
establishment Of an undcrstanding and ndda.
Although in view Of tho existcncc of n war
party In Consnntinople, pcsth, and London.
some reserve is still necessary. yet every day
dcspnich from Berlin says VS. thai m Prince Bis
marck has been advised 10y his physicians not
To tako part in the Congress- IA personal attnnd-
nncc might prove too exciting and laborious Tor
! him IN the present condition OF his health. IL
! is probable however. Tint he will attend Mt tho
| close OF the deliberations and give his formal
sanction to the proceedings.
Count Andrnssy. rc'apituluting to the Aus
| trian delegation to-day the points Of the treaty
| which had boon brought - the notice of Rus
| su ana the pOwcis as chiefly affecting Austrian
| Interests snid, MS regarded the extension of
| Bulgaria. tho development Of the Christian
peoples in the Easl was not prciudcinl to Aus
| tTia or Europe. but the establishment Of State
| destitute Of the conditions Of peaceful exist
! encc. and which might opprcss other rationale
| tics was quito another thing. Turkey should
| be preserved n what remained to her after the
settlement. Tho two years occupation OF Bull
| gara WAS too long and the extension of SerVia
ana Montenegro should bc So arranged as not
! To- inter, re with Austrla's natural communica-
| A telegram from st. Petersburg gives the fol-
| !oMing as the programme Of tho Congress-:
| Tho Congress viii Immediately upon meet
| INK nt Berlin determine the basis Of treaty Of
| peace and tn regulations concerning It's cxecu-
! ton, II vi organizr several local commissions
| being appointed and instructed by "A conferences
| Of Ambassadors resident ut Constantinoplc. II
l. ,GeHpecird bat the session OF the Congress
1t was reported in Constantinoplc Yesterday.
| simultaneously with tho changes i'm the Gov-
| .rnment, already anmounccd that Rod Pisha
Tpm1r p,,, vi MinnStrr n q Mhr ana r1gird ot
| ana at Osman and Mukhiar PashH. have been
| appointed To- commands in Asia. Tho suprr-
seding Of Sqdyk pashn. Chief Of the Ministry.
| 10y hushli ia-hn and the designation Of the
latter aS Grand Nil,er is distinctly rractionary
step. Rushdi however. is AN advocate OF peace.
THE RUSSIAN CRUfsEKs.
PHILADELPHIA. May 29-Thc alterations to
| thc state ~ Cniiorn "A are progressing rapidly.
and she is gradually assuming all the warliks
| appearance Of u handsome and formidable
corvette. She has been pierced for six guns.
| and somo Of them arc already on deck. Tho
AOulllhuS Stt1 lower III int water. " Us tlougnt
| that both viii be ready for departure in less
than Il months time; and in anticipation II
| their early completion. besides tho kussans
| nr"ady here who are ready for service. Capt.
| Ioman. a commander in the Russian navy, and
| eight officers are now on their way to this port
| in the steamer Lewiston. and to-morrOw n do
tachmcnt Of sailors from the Clmbria will Ia
| scnt on.
SiX Russian officers registered at the st
George Hotel tonight. making Il total o! twenty
in town. a secret conference OF over nm hours
duration was held tonight. the purport Of which
none Of the participants will disclose. Capt
York this afternoon. and II is surmised that
something i stirring. Several Of the party
went up tho North Prnnsyvana Railroad yes-
terday. but nons of their cOnirer prof s. to bd
acquainted with either their destination Or OBJ
Jcets.