Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-11
Foreign News.
ENGLAND AND TURKEYS TREATY.

Telegraph under date of July 9th
says that England and Turkey have
concluded a defensive treaty. Eng
land occupies the Cyprus immedi
ately and guarantees the integrity OF
Asiatic Turkey This defensive treaty
does not necessarily come within the
scope of the deliberations of the con
gress; it is an independent contract be-
tween the powers concerned. The valid
ity of it could not be called in question
except at the cost of war. An arrange
ment will, however, be announced to
the congress to-day.
The position of the Cyprus will give
England absolute control over the Eu-
pirates Valley line of railway; having
this object in view. it is to be construct
ed no further. Russian cncroachment
in this direction will be possible so far
as Asia is concerned. England and
Turkey will practically form one power.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FEATURES
of the convention between Great Brit
ain and Turkey: 1t is stipulated that
if Batoum, Kars and Ardahan are re-
tanned by Russia, and if an attempt is
made at any future time to
annex a portion of the sultans terri
tory in Asia not ceded by a defnitive
treaty of peace, Great Britain engages
to join the sultan i'll defending his ter
ritory 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 engagements, the sultan
consents to assign the Island of Cyprus
to be occupied and administered by
Great Britain, who agrees to pay to the
porte the present excess of the Islands
revenue ever its expenditure. Finally
Great Britain engaged to evacuate the
Island and terminate control if Rus
sia restores Batoum, Kars and Arda-
han to Turkey. The convention is to
be ratified within month.
OCCUPATION OF CYPRUS.
The Times, in a leading editorial,
remarks that British troops are now
doubtless on the way to Cyprus and the
occupation of the island at this moment
is being carried into effect.
BIsMARK's BODY.
4 Berlin dispatch of the 9TH inst,
says the fourteenth sitting of the con-
gress closed last evening after seven
hours work. The Batoum question,
which had been previously discussed by
the commission, over which Prince
Hohenlohe presides, was the subject of
deliberation, but no conclusion was
reached. The congress has agreed in
principle to three points, viz.
To maintain the Dardanelles closed, as
at present, to ships of war; to cede Ba-
toum to Russia and make it free port.
There remains the question of disman-
Ting Notifications and forbidding Rus
slams to fort1fy the coast The anxiety
to finish and the desire to maintain the
present agreement, however, is SO
strong that no doubt is felt that some
compromise will be found by Prince
Hohenlohe's commission sufficing to
calm apprehensions of the powers
without infringing upon the czar's dig
nifty. There are frequent interviews
between Beaconfield and Gortch2koff,
and the latter openly pays tributes to
Lord Beaconfeld's statesmanlike
qualities. The relations ofthe plenipo-
,tentiaries are excellent and the pros
poets of a happy termination of the
congress Thursday next are most hope
full.
THE DIVISION.
A Berlin correspondent, writing under
date of July 9th, bases his supposition
as to the probable settlement of the
Batoum question by Russia receiving
Batoum on condition of never fortifying
| under any pretext, on Prince Bismarck's
utterances at Tuesdays interview, and
believes, if the question is not settled
privately, but is brought forward at
Saturdays sitting, Bismark will reso-
lutely take Russia's part, and declare
that while he should applaud and COM
promise, he cannot but consider bind
ing the signatures of Turkey and Eng
land to the San Stefano treaty and the
Anglo-Russian agreement, respectively.
THE ENGLISH PRESS
| Unanimously-even including the Daily
NeaOs-object to the cession of Batoum.
The conservative organs are very dis
contented with the results of the con-
gress, but they all regard the danger of
| rupture as obviated. The Times re-
CARDS the statement of Sir Stafford
Northcote, chancellor of the exche-
auer, in the house of commons last
night, that he was led to hope
that in ten deys Or a fortnight the ne
gotiations at Berlin would be far enough
advanced to permit him to submit the
supplementary estimates and shortly
| afterward make a statement to the
/ house, as the clear announcement of
his belief that the government is conf
dent of the attainment of a pacific set
tlement at Berlin within the next few
days.
In the discussion as to the division of
the Sandjack ofSophia, Russia admitted
that the Ichtiman Pass, with a strong
line of defense, should be assigned to
Roumelia But the discussion OF
the English demand, that Roumelia
should receive five out of seven
districts into which the Sand
Jack of Sophia should be divided,
became SO warm that the representa-
tives of France. Italy, and Germany
interviewed with compromise, which
contemplates nearly the equal division
between Roumelia and Bulgaria. As,
however. the retention of the Ichtlman
line for Roumelia is the principal aim
of England, the question will probably
cause no further difficulty.
THE GREEK.
| A Berlin special of July 9th says the
Greek question was settled in the con
gress to-day. A resolution was passed
that congress invite the porte to come
to an understanding with Greece for the
rectifcation of her frontiers and that
it is of the opinion that the lines should
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