The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-07-18
Foreign

The Emperor William on Friday, July 5,
appeared in uniform for the first time
since the attempt to assassinate him was
made.
The European Peace Congress Saturday,
the 9Th, settled the basis for the solution of he
troublesome question of Batoum, which for
many days has been threatening to at any
moment produce a complete disruption of
all the good results of the session. After a
declaration of Russian views by Prince
Gortschakof, a counter declaration was
made by Lord B~eaconsield setting forth
England's feelings regarding Batoum. With
out much further discussion the Congress
approved the proposition that Bateum
should become a Russian port, on.the con-
dition that it should be free to the COM
merce OF the world, and on condition of the
complete dismantling of the Notifications.
The Turks, as a compensation are to retain
Bayazid.
The following are the features of the con-
vention between Great Britain and Turkey:
1t is stipulated that if Batoum, Kars and
Ardahan are retained by Russia, and if an
attempt is made at any future time to annex
a portion Of the Sultan's territory in Asia
not coded by the deinitive treaty of peace,
Great Britain engages to join the Sultan in
defending his territory by force of arms.
The Sultan in return promises to introduce
necessary reforms, to be agreed upon later.
In order to enable Great Britain to make
the necessary provisions for executing her
engagement, the Sultan consents to assign
the island of Cyprus, to be occupied and adj
ministered by Great Britain, who agrees to
pay to the Porte the present excess of the
islands revenue over its expenditure
Finally, Great Britain engages to e~vacua'e
the island and terminate the convention if
Russia restores Batoum, Kars and Abraham
to Turkey.
An order has been received at the Royal
Arsenal, England, to cancel the demand for
forty million cartridges remaining on the
hooks of the department. There are various
other evidences that extraordinary activity
which prevailed in the Government estab-
lishments during the last three months is
about to decline.
A Censtantinople dispatch says Mr.. Faw-
cett has returned from Lagos. He reports
intense suffering among the population
south of the Rhodope Mountains. He
enumerates the horrors perpetrated by the
Bulgarians and Cossacks, and sometimes by
the regular Russian soldiers, whose design
seems to be the determination or dispersion
of the Mussulmans and Christians favorable
to them. In the Domodea District, fifty.
kLraa y;lIoooe have haaD ,1upIaraI ond
burnedby the Russian and Bulgarian troops
Within the last two months twenty-three
villages have been laid waste and burned.
In the district of Haskieves and in the
P~hilippopolis District twelve villages have
been burnt. In numerous villages there
has been wanton destruction, attended by
deeds of unheard of barbariry. Cases OF
have been frequent. The violation OF the
young has also been frequent. Nothing
more horrible than the particulars of this
report can be imagined. Its v~eracity rests
upon the official authority of one of the
most respected of her Majesty's servants,
and of men employed by him, and upon his
conviction of their perfect trustworthiness
Mr.. Fawcett intends to lay his report before
the Engl sh, Austrian, and French Embas
sailors, with a view to sending out a Com
mission of Inquiry to the spot, and en-
deavor to put an end to these excuses
which disgrace humanity.
From Paris we learn that nearly all the
class juries of the exhibition have finished
their work and submitted their reports tc
the group %juries. The latter have passed
upon the reports thus far presented, making
very few changes. Nothing officially known
of tn result, but it is unoficialIy stated thai
! the Americans have obtained more prize.