The Portland daily press., 1878-06-29
THE EASTERN PROBLEM.
Austria to Occupy Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
The Congress So Decides Spite of
Turkeys Protest.

New YORK. June pa cable special says
it is believed the Berlin Congress
will close in Ten days. 1t is believed that the
question of the formation of Western Roumelia
from the Greek provinces will be discussed to-
day.
A despatch from Presth says that in the low
er house of the Hungarian Diet yesterday, M
Tisza said it could not be tor the interest of
Hungary to have the Sclav states on the south
ern border OF Hungary joining hands with each
| other, TINS casting chain about our feet
Considerable significance is attached to this
speech.
AGRANI, June 2S.-Military magazines are
being constructed here and provision contrac.
tors ordered to deliver at Agram railway sta
tion by the 18th of July provisions for 10000
men and forage for cavalry.
CoNsTANTNoPLE, June N.-Count Itchy,
Austro-Hungarian Ambassador at Constanti-
nople, visited Grand Vizier Safvet Pasha this
morning. Extraordinary Cabinet Council was
subsequently held under the presidency of the
Sultan. at which the question of an Austrian
occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was
discussed, resulting in an order being sent to
the Turkish p)enipotentiaries In the Berlin
| Congress to protest against such occupation
without period of its duration being previ-
ously fixed. The council lasted the whole day.
BERLIN. june % The. sitting Of the. Con-
gress to day lasted three hours. G0rtschakoff
was present. 1t was decided in accordance
with proposal of the British plenpotentaries
to entrust to Austria the task of occupying
Bosnia and Herzegovina in the interest of the
peace of Europe. The duration of the occupa-
ton was not fixed and full liberty is left with
Austria in regard to its organization of the
provinces. 1t is believed however she will
follow the plans drawn upon.
VIENNA, June % The event of i'm ortance
for the future of Austria is the imperial sane
ton given to all laws respecting the Austro-
m % hos nJad both 1iov ,%e
more than two years, may be regarded as set
tied.
BERLIN, June 2S.-All reports concerning
the departure of Gortschakoff from this city
are unfounded.s
CoNsTANTNoPLE, June 2s.-The Congress
unanimously adopted proposal of the French
plenipote niaries that Europe should refuse to
recognize the independence of Servia unless
the Serviad Jews were relieved from their pres
sent liabilities. The Congress decided to ap-
point commission to examine into the ques-
ton OF the aggrandizement of Servia. The ag-
grandlzement OF Montenegro will probably be
referred to commission.
On Saturday the congress will hear the views
OF the Greek plenipotentiaries. who yesterday
received the necessary creden Gals, The gen.
eral impression in high Russian circles is that
the congress will result in temporary relief, but
not in real settlement.
VIENNA, June ga despatch to the Po-
litsche Correspondent says the Roumanian
delegates in Berlin have abandoned hope and
are about to return to Bucharest.
BELGRADE. June 28.-Gen. Fadarieff has
handed the Servian government 100000, the
balance of the war expenses guaranteed by
Russia. The proposed Austrian occupation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina causes unusual un-
easiness in Servia and military preparations
continue.
LONDON, June 29.-The Times Berlin de-
spatch reports that on the opening of the sit
ting on Friday Andrassy read a memorandum
setting forth the alarm and expense caused to
Austria by continual disturbance in Bulgaria,
He did not ask annexation but only asked the
congress to find some solution.
Salisbury then proposed that Austria be
charged to occupy both Bosnia and Herzegovi-
ma and all the plenipotentiaries asserted there
to except the Turkish who read memorandum
declaring that Turkey could not possibly con-
sent. She was only bound by the treaty of San
Stefano, the limits of which were exceeded by
the present demand. Turkey herself was able
to protect and administer Bosnia, and Turkish
plenipotentiares had formal instructions to Ere
sist this concession.
Beaconsfeld declared England could not but
adhere to Salisbury's proposal. He reminded
the Turks they had previously been unable to
MAINTAIN order IN the provinces under discus
sion. Bismarck urged the Turks to ask for
fresh instructions.
In this connection another correspondent
says it is known the Sultan has repeatedly ex-
pressed grave doubts whether in view of the
feeling of the populace of Constantnople it
was not safer to resist than to yield.