The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-20
EUROPEAN SITUATION.
THE OUTLOOK QUITE PACIFIC.
German Mediation Lik ely 10 BE Sue
cesSfuI, but Another Hitch In
Negotiations RepOrted-The
Feeling In ROumania.
Prospects of the Congress.

LONDON, ApFlI III ne tenor OF luis
mornings news from various Capitals is
peaceful, but does not quite confirm the
positive announcements published yes
terdsy.
The Times commenting on dispatch
from St. Petersburg to the effect that the
belief prevails IN otticisl circles that Ger.
many's mediation Is likely TO be success
ful; that the Congress will soon meet, the
eliminsry conference Of the an oasss-
dors st Berlin probably deciding that
invitstions shall be issued, TO consider
modification necessary in the treaties Of
1856 snd 1871; that it Is confidently eX-
peCted that some formula will be accepted
in both London and st. Petersburg,
says, ave cannot afford any more en-
gsgements OF imperfect accuracy. 1t Is
ueces AIRY, therefore, for the present to
entertain with reserve the encouraging
hopes held out to US by the mediation
now offered snd however hopeful NAV
have been the preliminary interchange
of views, It will also be necessary for
our government TO consider with great
care the specific proposition which Is
made to them"
The same article considers that
no alarm need be aroused by
the proclamation of the Queen prohibit
ing the export, from this country, Of war
materials Such proposition, It says, Is
n necessary precsutjon SO long as we are
compelled TO contemplate the Voss bIlty
of having to assert our Interests hy force.
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saying that the unofficial press J, Tess
ssnguine than tie Official, because
it thinks that Euglaud's prepAra-
tions are Inconsistent with peaceful in
ClinstIons. The national movement for
subscribing fund to arm the
RusslSn cruisers L. making pro
gress in al parts Of the empire.
A special TO the TmeS from Berlin
says thst Russls Is willing to discuss RI.
classes of the treaty OF San Steian0, but
does not conceal her determination -
defend its principal slipulations, sword
IN hand, If necessary.
The Feeling IN Eoumauia,
A correspondent of the Yuncs at KsI-
a'st telegraphs rs follows: Tho hostile
feeling between the Russians and kuu-
manlsns is increasing. Preparations are
making TO transfer the military
stores and State archives from
Bucharest to TurnseverIn. The
affair at Lom PoIanka illustrates
the feeling of the Roumanisns 1t sp-
pears that they placed the flag on Turk
ish vessel which they sank during the
WAT, and they were proceeding 10 raise
the vessel, when number Of Russians
came in small boats and tore down the
flag, blows being exchanged.
A special from Berlin says that pri-
vate advices from Moscow state that
three thousand students and wOrkmen
were involved in the disturbances OF the
10Th inst. Twelve were killed and TWEEN
ty-fge wounded. One hundred were ar
rested.
New Hitch in Negotiations.
LONDON, April l9.--SpeciAl dispatches
from St. Petersburg Indicate that a new
hitch has occurred IN the negotiations
One correspondent says fatty that Cor.
many proposed that the Congress shold
be summoned 10 revise the treaties Of
1856 and 1871. Russia accepted the pro-
pOssl, but England has rejected II and
again insists on her original conditions.
1t now remains 10 be seen whether the
dispute might not be settled by pre-.
llminsry conference. Another correl-
pondent says: Yesterdays ssnguine eI-
pectstions turn out TO have been some-
what exaggerated, or 81 least premature.
1t appears that new difficulties have
arisen. The negotiations, however, con
linnn and nav silll lnnh 10 q aunnnssIul