The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-24
FOREIGN NEWS.

tuO wa Ot9auo
Tho Congress Win Undoubtsdl,
Assemble.
Strong Indications Of Q Peaceful
Arrangement.
stratssloal Movements Still Con.
tinus.
THE EAsTERNQUEsrIoN.
The Usual Half and Halt Peace
and War News.
LONDON, May GA ST. Petersburg
correspondent says As We are still far
from certainty Of peace, though the gen
eral conviction and sentiment in favor
thereofis powerful, military preparation.
are being pushed forward energeticllly.
Even II war Is avoided it Is thought
these will be useful a. = make weight
for Russian influence at the Congress.
General Todlebens importantly about
fortreeses must not therefore be regarded
as indicating the failure Of Count schou'
yalof7s mission.
cBowDIsG THE TURKS.
A correspondent at Vienna telegrsphs
1t Ia true that the result OF Count Schou.
yaloFs efforts will probably turn out 10
be that be has secured basis for further
negotiations. Meantime the prepara.
uons before Constantinople continue en-
ergetically. The Russians continue to
exhibit a tendency to gradually creep up
towards the capital, keeping the Turks
const stantly on the alert. Fresh reinforce
ments are constantly going TO Bulgaria
and Roumania. Odessa il swarming
with soldiers and shipping. Troops,
guns and stores are going thence TO Bur.
gas, on the Black Sea, or by the Bender
railway TO Roumania and Bu lgaria."
TURKS ARE NOT IDLE.
They have brought troops acroes the
Bosphorus from Schutari until lS0 bat
tallfons now man the northern lines.
Heavy siege guns have been moved from
the Bosphorus batteries into these lines,
while the batteries on the Asiatic side
have been strengthened 30 as 10 form in
conjunction with fleet line Of defense,
to which they may retire in case OF need,
though they now are more than ever
confident Of their ability to hold their
positions.
The Haka and Bassieret newspapers Of
Constantinople, publish letter from os.
man Pasha, denying that he said Con-
stantinorle was not susceptible Of defense
against q considerable Russian force,
and declaring that he would never be
party to the disgrace Of retiring before
an enemy much weakened by illness and
fatigue.
A Vienna correspondent says this let.
ter expresses the feeling prevailing in
the army at Constantinople.
A dispatch from Trebizond says the
Russians at Erzeroum have received re-
Endorsements TO the amount oil ten thou
sand men. The putrid fever Is ravaging
the garrison at that place.
The insurrection in Lazistan against
the Russians is spreading. 1t Ia estimat.
ed that between ten and fifteen thousand
Lazis are under arms. These are prose-
cutting guerrilla warfare against the
Russians about Artvin and Batoum.
THE CARS AEssAeE.
It is authoritatiysly said that Count
schouvaloff brings from the Car coun.
ter proposals couehed in conciliatory
terms, proposing that all questions par
tanning to European.Turkey be submit.
ted and treated by proposed European
Congress, and that all questions relating
to Turkey In Asia be made the subject Of
8 seperate convention between England
and Russia.
APers correspondent says: The Bus
SLAMS continue to levy recruits through.
out Thrace.
The Greeks who are enrolled as Bull
garians are desperate at the Ignoring Of
Of their nationality.
Constantinople Is tranquil.
The momentary excitement caused by
the Ali susvis insane proceedings on
Monday has disappeared, and the appre-
hensions Of Russian coup de main have
been soothed by the arrangements now
under negotiation for establishing line
OF demarcation between the two camps.
Matthew Mar6eld, worsted manufac.
turer at Bradford, failed. Liabilities
G2e0,000.
DEAD SET AGAINST THE socIALIsTs.
BERLrs, May 22.-Ths discrimination
Of the National Liberals, advanced Lib.
erals and Ultramontanes 10 oppose all
Socialist bills, seals the fate Of those
measures.
srILL ADVANCING THEIR LIME.
CoSsrASrsopLR, May 23.-The RuG.
SLAMS have again advanced their entire
line slightly, without, however, violating
the neutral zone. immense quantities
OF war material continue TO reach the
Russian camp.
sERvrA PREPARED FOR WAR.
BELGRADE, May 23.-The servian
army Is on complete war footing. All
the available troops have been sent to
the Bosnian frontier and Seryia.
vienna, May 23.-Russia has in.
formed Seryia that 9 large pecuniary
subsidy Is on the road to Belgrade. The
Seryian government has consequently
given large orders to contractors for
military supplies.
THE CAR RECEIVES THE sHAH.
81. PErERsBuRG, Nav 23-The Shah
Of Persia arrived in this city to-day and
drove by the side Of the Car In an open
carriage 10 the Winter Palace. The
Shah will remain In St. Petersburg until
Wednesday.
ST.. PErERssuRe, May 23.-The ASenes
Rasss advises caution in accepting the
news from foreign journals concerning
Schouyalof's mission.
SPAIN.