The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-15
London View Of Russla's Course.
Peace or War Hangs by a Slender
Thread.
Austria Proposes a Great Military
Council.
Russia. Proposes to Enter cOnstan-
tinople.
England Determines to Pass the
Dardanells.
PeaosabIy II She Can, FOrcibly II
She Must.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
Responsibility Of Russia.


LONDON, February 14.-The Times say
Russia has incurred grave and needless
responsibility, and she will have 70 give
guarantees to Austria as well rs England
that she will quit Constantinople, ii she
should fulfill her rasn intention 10 oecu'
py II with her troops.
A Vienna correspondent says the ex-
citement there Ia daily increasing at the
turn Eastern affairs are taking, and the
excitement in Hungary is even greater.
A Pesth correspondent says the sitna-
tion Is regarded as very critical. The
Emperor has sent for Arch Duke Al
brecht, Field Marshal, for the purpose OF
concerting important military measures.
The government organs maintain that
Russia has broken her word, and that
Austro. Hungary will be compelled to
march to war with Englsnd in order TO
force Russia to be faithful to her
promises and return 10 her former pro.
gramme.
Another dispatch says while the Hun.
garian papers are warlike, the Austrian
Independent press demand peace.
Count Andrassy's prolonged interview
with the Emperor yesterday and the
sudden return to Vienna Of the Arch
Duke Albrecht, have given rise to endless
surmise as to decisions pending. Count
Andrassy was clo.eted for several hours
with the Minister Of Finance. The fol.
lowing appeared in Count Andrassy's
organ:
aPEsrH LLOYD, this A. M.-The nom
occupation Of Constantinople Is the fore
most aud most weighty interest OF Eu-
rope, and II Russia understands by re-
gaining her freedom Of action that she
has the right to hoist the flag Of victory
in the Bosphorus, then 1t is time for the
powers to abandon their different cate.
gories Of neutrality and an end must be
put to the policy OF accomplished fact
The occupation Of Bulgaria and the ex-
aggerated extension II Is proposed TO give
that province will never be tolerated by
Austria. Action, energetic, action, alone
can save Europe"
A COUNCIL OF THE NATIONS.
VIENNA, February Alt appears Ger.
tain that in view Of possible contingen.
cies great military council Of all Eu.
rope will meet shortly. Meanwhile nego.
tiations are proceeding between Austria
and Russia, and It ID. hoped the latter will
take into account Austrias objection to
the peace bases.
GERMANY AS Az ARBITRATOR.
Sr. PerERsBuRG. February 14.-Sey-
eral newspapers call attention 10 the
statement made last year by Bismarck
that Germany would use her efforts IN
the Eastern question for the maintenance
of general peace. They say that Germany
Ia all the more entitled to assume the
part'of an arbitrator, as by her military
preponderance and her disinterestedness
In the Eastern question she Is the only
power who could effectively discharge
such mission by declaring herself against
the power who should FIRE the tirst cannon.
APRorEsr MEETS THE CASE.
CossrAsrrsopLE, February 14.-The
British feet passed through the Oar.
danelles at o'clock Wednesday evening"
The Turkish government has concluded
that mere protest meets the necessities
Of the situation.
WILL ENTER THE CITY.
The Russians still declare that they
will enter the city, and considerable fears
Of disturbance should they do 50 are now
entertained. The destination Of the feet
ia said to be Princes Islands in the Sea of
Mamora, IS miles south OF Constantine
pie, which, 1t is reported, Epgland 10.
tends to occupy.
CoNsrAsrIsoPLE, Feb. IA, z P. M.-The
Russians will shortly enter the city, but
no official notification on the subject has
been received yet. A considerable Rus.
sian force has pushed forward to Tchat-'
aldjs.
TURKISH PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED.
The Turkish Parliament was dissolved
to-day by an Imperial message, which
declared this action taken In consequence
Of the necessities Of the situation that
the Sultan appreciates the services Of the
members, and hopes soon to reconyoke
Parliament.
A Bucharest special says the Russians
will enter Rustchuk on Tuesday next. :
PERA, February Is, 2P. M.-The Bri-