The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-01
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To-Day's Dispatches.
FOREIGN.
The Eastern Question.

The Eastern Question.
LONDON. April IA ST. Petersbur des
patch states that Lord Derby's resignation
of the foreign Office was complete sur.
prise. and caused an immense sensation in
official circles. Lord Derby, says the des
patch, is reproached for having misled
Russia and England by going as far as he
did in the direction which he disapproved.
A Vienna despatch says in consequence
of Lord Derby's resignation aud the call
ing out of the reserves, Austria has ceased
her efforts to effect compromise about
the congress, feeling sure that Russia will
not yield to Englands demand now, when
doing so would seem somewhat like sub
mitting before threat, but what may not
be possible now may become so later, as
the. interruption of negotiations in regard
to the congress and the order for mobeliZa-
tion OF the reserves in England need not
be followed at once by an actual collision
between the two powers, and the con.
vlction may be forced upon them that
after all congress offers the only possible
chance of peaceful settlement; the impres
sion is that what ever may have been
originally the object of General Ignatieff' s
mission, he confined himself in fact to
giving and receiving information, and
returns to st. Petersburg to report what
he heard; he probably discovered that
Austria is too anxious for European
condemnation of the treaty of San Stefano
to enter into any bargain about it with
Russia alone, which would seem to have
given it Austrian sanction; moreover
tNnnorai late 2aolaroK.o-o
cate that after he communicated the feel
ing here to St. Petersburg. he received no
instructions which forbade him to
go so far in the direction Of con-
cession to Austria as he at first
expressed himself inclined; this was prob
ably because after England's determine
ton sinely to resist that portion of the
treaty unacceptable to her, it was hardly
worthwhile for Russia to surrender that
large portion of it unacceptable to Austria,
| without knowing whether she would be
able TO maintain it or not; the peace at
any price tendency is still, however, very
strong in Vienna.
Herr Liszas visit here was arranged
before Saturdays demonstration in the
Hungarien Diet, and is not therefore in
consequence of it, bat it may be supposed
Lisza will take the opportunity to repre-
sent to Count Andrassy the state of pub
lie opinion in Hungary.
| LONDON, April l.-Sir Stafford North
cote, chancellor of the exchequer, an
nounced in the house of commons tha
Lord Salisbury had been appointed foreign
secretary.
The Queens message for calling out th,
i Irn raaA hx, ho
follows: The present state of public
affairs in the east and the necessity o
taking steps for the maintenance of peace
aud for the protection OF the interests o
the empire having constituted, 10 tn,
opinion of her majesty, a case of rea
emergency within meaning of acts OF par
lament in that behalf, her majesty deem
it proper to provide additional means to
the public service. therefore. in pursuanc
of those acts, her majesty has thought /
right to communicate to the house of com
mons that she is about to direct that the Re
serve.force and Militia Reserve force. o
such part thereof as her majesty ma
think necessary, be forthwith called ou
for permanent service. Discussion of th,
message was postponed until Monday next
LONDON. Apri! l,-Slr Stafford North
cote 10 the House OF Commons, said
circular has been sent to the powers by tn
British government, explaining the view
Of the government regarding the presen
position of affairs.
| PERA, April 1.-Osman aud Reou
Pashas have become more Russian tha
English. The Turkish and Russian so
diers fraternize, the latter going abou
Constantinople in uniform without evokin
animosity. If the war comes EnglSn
must contemplate the possibility of havin
to fight Turkey and Russia. At the bes
she would get from Turkey a one side
; neutrality of little or no substantial use.
CoNsTANTINoPLE. April LIN th
event OF war it is expected the Porte wi
remain passive and endeavor to make il
) territory respected, failing which, th
Porte will simply protest to the power
J. The report that Ahmed Ve6k Effend
!. president of the council of ministers, b;
!. resigned is contradicted.
CoNsrANTINoPLE April 1.-The Gran
Duke Nicholas had two hours intervie
with the Sultan Saturday. Ovon,
, | Russian Dragoman. was the only 9TH
person present The Russians are fortif
ing the sIines of Chatalja, and erecting e.
Itrenchments at all strategetical point
\ Osman, Fuad, and Reuof Pasha, ha,
: gone to the Turkish camp at Masla
iMuoktarssPasha has been appointed chi
of the general staff, and Osman Pasl
, Icommandant of Constantinople. tt
Russian admiral Popof lhas arrived her
The Egyptian contigent from Varr
are encamped at Unkiar-Skelessi a villa
n of Asia minor on the Bosphorus, eig
n, miles northeast of Constantinople.
:; It is believed in military circles tn
u Russia and Turkey have arrived at an u
: derstanding, it is still hoped peace will
maintained.
ENGLAND.
a. LONDON, April l.-At Lloyds, Satu
At day. the war insurances were five shilin
at per hundred pounds on British hulls a.
tn cargoes; ten to twenty shillings on Bla
he sea risks which are regarded with gre
zoe disfayor, and a half to one per cent
Russian hulls.
- The Money Market Revieao, a weel
n naper. directs attention to the fact th
Russian exchange has fallen eleven I
cent. the past week, and that rouble
now quoted at twenty quarters to twer
,s two pence, depreciation of about fol
ty. one per cent. from par of thirty seven a
nin and half. The Money Market Rem
concludes it is morally certain war wo,
Il ;umediately followed nv Ruse;