The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-19
The Dutch Recruit.
Last Nights Dispatches.
FOREIGN.
The Eastern Question.

LONDON. March l8.-The Times says:
The latest phase Of the difference between
Russia and England seems to be that
Russia, while admitting the right of the
congress to discuss all points OF the treaty,
declined to be ultimately bound by the
decision of majority of the powers,
A well informed St. Petersburg CORES
pondent states that Russia will not allow
Interference with the points concerning in
demnity, Armenia and Bessafabia.
BERLIN. March l8.-The National
Zeitung says the Austrian government has
been positively informed that the Russians
are concentrating on the Austrian frontier.
PERA, March lS-A correspondent
hears from a trustworthy source that Eng
land has strongly protested at St. Peters,
burg against the Russian advance toward
the Dardanelles and Bosphorus,
A Vienna dispatch says the misunder
standing between Russia and England has
made no progress whatever toward a salts
factory settlement
LONDON, March lS.-A Vienna CORES
pondent states that all the powers agree
that Greece cannot be admitted to the
congress on the same footing as the sigma
tory powers, but she should be consulted
10 all matters concerning the interests of
the Greek race,
Advices from Vienna, published in Paris,
state that England has refused to take
part even in preliminary conference of
ambassadors until Russia has given a
formal engagement that all classes of the
treaty be submitted to the congress. Prince
Gortschakof. in reply, merely reiterated
his promise that the full treaty will be
communicated to the powers.
! A Constantinople dispatch says it is
reported that important dispatches from
England were communicated to the Sultan
yesterday. A council was thereupon held
which decided that Turkey should remalr
neutral in the event of difference between
England and Russia,
/ LONDON, March 8-A Paris correspon
dent states that the proposal to convene {
preliminary conference to settle the pro
gramme for the congress has been gen.
orally coldly received as unnecessary.
| CoNsTANTINoPLE, March lS.-A tele
gram received in Paris says England ha,
asked permission to establish a coal depo
on the island of Tenedos,
LONDON, March 18-A dispatch from
C Constantinople announces that q, 900 Rus
slams have arrived at Tchaladia from
Tirnova. The Turks are carefully pa
trolling the Bs;ukder road.
A Berlin dispatch reports that Chin;
has asked Russia to evacuate kuldscha
It is said that some Chinese officers VIII,
, are studying in Europe have been ordered
home,
ATHENS, March 1S.-The Official Jour
nal states that Hobart Pasha has threat
ened to lombard Surbi unless the insur
geats evacuate Makertch.
, AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, March IS.-The meeting of th
, Budget Committee of the Austrian dele
CATION, though voting against the credit
gave notice of a resolution declaring thei
readiness in case of necessity to make evel
greater sacrifices for the protection O
natural interests. The minority also ex
pressed confidence in the policy of th
ministry.
i At public sitting of the full Hungaria
! delegation, to day, almost all the speaker
declared they would vote in favor of th
: credit, but expressed hopes for peaceful
, solution. The debate was adjourned unit
Tomorrow.
: The Austrian delegation, to-day, at flu
string. granted the demand of the miuIste
of war for 657, 900 forms for military storel
ENGLAND. a
LONDON March lS.-There was a Sigh
r;oting in Belfast and Londonderry durin
g the celebration of St. Patrick Day.
: In the House of Commons Sir Staffor
a Northcote confirmed the report that Ru,
= s;a had not refused TO admit Greece 70 N
!. congress, but merely raissd the questio
. as ~ the footing on which the Greek repr,
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