The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-20
Last Nights Dispatches.
FOREIGN NEWS.
wAE NEWS.

stood that Server Pasha, Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, has promised to formally
and publicly disavow the statements at
tributed to him, that he particularly ac-
cused Layard of encouraging Turkey to
fight on by promises of English support
In defanlt of such reparation Layard will
demand that the Porte dismiss Server.
Negotiations for the surrender of Erzer.
oum are still proceeding and are expected
to be concluded to- morrow. Meanwhile
the Russian investment continues. Three
thousand families are now in Erzeroum IL
terrible distress. A famine is believed in
evitable in the spring, The weather is still
intensely cold.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb l9.-The Agence
Russo states that it is probable that the
meeting of the powers will take the form
of conference.
The Turks are becoming more recalci
trant in regard to the peace negotiations
The Agence says the Russians must
approach nearer to Constantinople if the
British fleet remains In the Sea of Marmora
The withdrawal OF the feet to Besika Bay
would however, solve the difficulty.
LONDON, Feb ia telegram from
Zemlin reports that Nj. Ristics, Serviar
Prime Minister, has drawn up memor
andum to the Gear, claiming the whole OIL
Old Servia. The Servians are resolved
not to evacuate the conquered territory un
less forcibly expelled 1t is stated tina
Russia has decided to add the Pashalik o.
of Nish to Bulgaria A collision between
Servia and Russia is therefore probable.
kilograms from Athens represent tina
the Thessaiian insurrection is increasing
They report that 5000 Turks have beer
defeated nesr Volo, with the loss of COZ
killed, after desperate fighting.
The Post, in its leader relative to the
possible advance of the Russians or
Gallipoli, says: The Russians now affec
to consider that the advance of our fee
turned their position. They are appar-
emily disposed to occupy Gallipoli unless
we agree to give them guarantees agans
our further advance. Such guarantee.
would be found in a Russian occupation
of the forts on the Bosphovus or in
promise by England not to enter the Blacl
Sea-
A Paris correspondent hears tha
British ironclads have gone to the Gulf o
Saros.
A Berlin correspondent states that tn
Russians are concentrating 100000 men il
Roumania. This occasions much commen
10 Austria. It is believed Prince Gorts
chakoff has attached no unreasonable condi
items to bis assurance that Russians shal
not occupy Gillipoli.
A Vienna correspondent says difficult
has arisen relative to the date of the con
vocation of the congress. Prince Gort
schakoff considers that the preliminar
treaty of peace should be first signed
Austria objects to Russia being able t
4 present the treaty as a fat dcconapi.
ENGLAND
LONDON, Feb. l9.-In the House c
Commons to night the motion offered b
Mellon, Home Rule member for Kildar
county, in favor of the equalization of th
Irish borough franchise with that of Ent
land and Scotland, was opposed by tt
government and rejected-l34 against ~
The announcement was greeted with lou
opposition cheers. Bright and tt
Liberals supported the motion.
GERMANY.
| BERLIN, Feb. 19.-Prince Bismarc
stated that Russian official commune
ton made it certain that the chief interes
OF Germany, namely. the freedom of wat
ways, such as the straits and the Danut
for commerce. would be maintained.
believed that it was kussias interest
come to an understanding and not ha
the fear of complications with Austria
, England constantly impending. The su
i position that Russia might forcibly CONF
the other powers to accept a settlement
which they objected seemed entirely c
of the question. He denied that the RI
D SLAMS had pushed forward their troC
: under the cloak of negotiations. He
, iieved that all powers shonorably desir
to send representatives speedily to t
Q conference. He energetically repudia,
E the idea of Germany engaging in a war
J. lative to the eastern question. Moth
!. should induce him to hazard a ruptl
!. with any power relative to questions
= which Germany has no direct intere
e No government, at least neither Of thu
!. principally interested, had proposed I'll
). Germany should enter on any such cour
If The chancellor speech was loudly cheer