Stevens County tribune., 1878-07-04
Budget of Ftreign News.
MERCEDES DEATH.


MADRID, June 2S.-King Alfonso has receiv-
ed kilograms of coincidence from all the Euro
pean courts. All shops closed yesterday. The
theatres have ceased playing and business on
the exchange is suspended. 1t has been decid-
ed that the body of the queen shall lie in state
three days. The funeral will probably take
place next week.
ROME. June 28.-The Ttdlic states that the
Pope will celebrate solemn mass of requiem
in the Sistine chapel for repose of the soul of
the queen of Spain.
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, June 28.-Count Zichy, the
Austro-Hungarian ambassador to Constanti-
nople, visited the grand vizier, Safvet Pasha,
at o'clock yesterday morning. An extraordi-
nary cabinet council was subsequently held,
the Sultan presiding and the question of Aus
trian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
discussed. The result was an order to the
Turkish plenipotentiaries in the Berlin con-
gress to protest against such occupation with
out the period of its duration being previously
fixed. The council lasted the whole day.
OCCUPIED.
VIENNA, June 28.-The PyesSe says in conse-
quence of violation of the frontier near Lions
by Turkish troops the frontier town of Billbrig
has been occupied by Dalmatian landwehr.
REDUCING EXPENSES.
LONDON, June 2S.-It is said that orders have
been issued to reduce the force and expendi-
stood the autumn maneuvers will be aband-
oned this year to aid in the retrenchment.
PREPARING FOR THE WORST.
Military magazines are being constructed at
Agram; Hungary, and provision contractors
have been ordered to deliver at the Agram
railway station, by the 10Th of July, provision
for 30, 600 men, and forage for cavalry.
HANOVER.
LONDON, June 2S.-The morning Post an
nounces that the dnke of Cumberland, son of
the late King George, of Hanover has not
abandoned his rights to the throne, and no ar
rangement has been made with the Prussian
government.
GoRTsCHAKoFF.
BERLIN, June 2S.-Gortschakoff will remain
in the city for the present.
THE AUsTRo-HUNGARIAN COMPROMISE.
VIENNA. June 2S.-An event of importance
for the future of Austria is the imperial sane
tion to all laws respecting the Austro-Hun-
garian compromise. This difficult matter,
which occupied both parliaments more than
two years, may be regarded as settled.
ANOTHER TRIUMPH FOR BEACoNsFILD.
LONDON june 28.-A Berlin dispatch states at
the sitting of the congress, Gortschakof pres
ent. it was decided in accordance with the pro-
Austria with the task of occupying Bosnia and
Herzegovina in the interest of the peace of
Europe. Duration of occupation is not fixed
and full liberty is left Austria in regard to or
ganization of the provinces, 1t is believed,
however, she will follow the plans drawn up at
the Constantinople conference.
sERvIAN JEWS.
The congress unanimously adopted the pro-
posal of the French plenipotentiaries. that Eu-
rope should refuse to recognize the independ-
ence of Servia unless Servian Jews were relieved
from present disabilities.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
The congress decided to appoint a commits
sion to examir into the question of the ag-
grandizement of Servia. The aggrandizement
of Montenegro will probably also be referred to
q commission. On Saturday congress will he ar
the views of the Greek plenipotentiaries.
ONLY TEMPORARY RELIEF.
The general impression in high Russian cir
oles is that the congress will result in tempo
rary relief but not in a real settlement.
HOPE ABANDONED.
VIENNA. June 28.-The Roumanian delegates
in Berlin have abandoned hope and are about
to return to Bucharest.
uNEAsINEss IN sERvTA.
BELGRADE, June 28.-C3en. Fodieff has hand
ed the Servian government six hundred thou-