Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-07-04
IuL EASlLnN 4UESiIVN.
CONSIDERATION OF THE OCCUPA.
1ION Or BOSNIA.
TURKISH PLENItOTENTIARI TO
CONSENT.
EMPLOYMENT OF INDIAN TROOPS
IN EUROPEAN WARFARE.
THE APPEAL OF SCHOUVALOFF TO
CONGRi S..
A subject WORTHY OF CONSID-
ERATiON.

LONDON July 3. Advices from Bosnia report
40 OOO Turkish troops in Bosnia aud II, rzevovIha
| and 10000 between Now Bazaar ana PrlstIna. A
despaic fIom Nlenna says the Austrian army OF
occupation III Bosnia and llerzes ovi ma will mus
ter l40 900 men duting tue hostile attitude of the
pop Iaion, but no military resistance antcipat-
ed.
A Constantinople despatce states instruction
from he Porte to the Turkish plenIpoteutiaries
authorizes the latter to to the occupai ion
OF Bosnia and Herzegovina BY Austria. on condi-
ton that the duration of the occupation. shall be
previous determined, The strength of the army
of occupation fixed, and that occupation be CON
fined to certain limits.
A London special says it is reported that at one
of the meetings OF the Congress Schouvalotf
brought up he question OF empioy mem of Iud isn
troops 10 European warfare, aud senHing of mod
ern arms to ASIA ic people, especially the Chinese
He wished he sad, invite Congress to look up
ON the subject without passion, and regard II as
Affecting the Interests aud perhaps the very exist
ence OF European c'v,l zitIUn.
lie WAS OF the opinion of an eminent savaut
who had iajcly pointed out that had the ancient
Greeks possessed even the rudest of our modern
arms, they could have relied back the barbaIOus
hotdes who swept them away bat the experience
of the late campaiI "a had shown that war was 10
longer to be contest IN which superior phys cal
strength aud moral purpose would win the victo-
ry.
The Turks, armed with rifles made in the Unit.
ed States, aud lntreuched 10 positions chosen and
fortified by military, st,ll will be able to hold at
bay for weeks, the flower Of the Russian army,
the best. bravest and most ardent of soldiers
If the countless hUr1es of China and India are
to be permitted 10 aim themselves with modern
weapons, TO acquire PRACTICAL know ledge OF the
art of modern warfare, III re will be nothiOg to
prevent them from rolling forth into Europe and
crushing Christian civ liz ,tion out of exl,tence.
Especially we're the Mongolans to be f. AIRED
FROM this point of view And DE wanted Cong ess
TO lake the matter ihto Serious consideration and
to delberae upon the prACticabiliy of league of
European powers, oIndlng them 10 abstain from
emplo, ing Aslatlc troops in Europe, aud to pre-
vent as far as possible the importation OF arms in
to Asia.
Beacousfed is said to have made rather light
reply to this appeal and to have said thst at all
events the subject was not at all germane to the
object of the congress, sud should not now be dis
cussed, hut SchuuvalUhs remark maze q strong
impression upon Bi,uiarck and W Arlington, aud
sub,t quently 10 private couveis atom they sug-
gested that the sunJ CT was worthy of cousIdera
uun by u congress called expressly Tor that pur-
pose.
BERLIN, July 3. The Congress will terminate
its labor in tour, or Al the most sittings.
Tomorrow, besides the Greek question several
minor frontier questions already settled 10y Com
lssions will be brought up and disposed OF.
The questions of Asialic Turkey. and Ihe navi-
CATION of the Danube aud DardaneIles still re-
main to be settled. The final proceeding, of the
congress VIII consist of the Presentation of the
main treaty, which the commission appointed 10
draw it up will submit, clause BY clause.
The rumoi which was current to-day that the
Turkish plenipotentaries intend to vi hdrsw from
the Cong ress, IS apparently uuiounded.
ksratheodor to-day attended the sitting of the
commission on frontiers.
CoAsTASrISoPLE, July 8. In diplomatic cir
cles peace 10 cousideied assured. Genl Toaleben