The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-21

They are the ~, Asaph, a celebrated
Austrian steamer, capable OF trans
porting five thousand men, aud lhe
Rankin, capable OF carrying full
regiment.
The Pera corr espondent OF the
Times, writing ON the military situa-
ton at the Turkish capital. says al.
though many things warrant the sup.
positlonsthe Turks would fight to keep
the Russians out OF Constantinople,
they have not distinctly made up their
minds 10 do no, Admitting q theoretl.
cal intention on the part OF the Turks
to resist Russian occupation, II does
not appear that the ninety thousand
Ottoman soldiers around the capital
are not M unsupportable barrier TO n
surprise, The Russians know very
well that II they walt to make II be.
forehand, they have everything NJ
their command, force, money. diplo-
macy and intrigue. II does not re-
quire avery lively imagination TO con-
oeivo how, when Russia has made up
her mind that II Is necessary TO come
Into Constantinople, she will secure
her prize, The restlessness In the Rus.
sian camp Is increasing every day.
The temper OF the whole camp In one
OF almost irrepressible fretfulness.
Anything ia better than to sit still rot>
ting In filth, dreaming vainly OF home
and watching death sowing and reap.
ing.
The Times Vienna dispatch says
the ministerial crises is viewed with
misgivlngs AZ capable Of introducing
disturbing element In the negotia-
tions. Whatever may bethe course Of
the crisis, and whatever may have
30 suddenly determined its fixed issue,
the removal OF Ahmed Vehk Eiiendi
Is sufficient TO indicate the character
of the charge. II wotld nevertheless,
perhaps, be premature TO say that
Russian influence has now become
paramount In the cabinet looks az II
everything depends on specific form
in which they are presented, and 1t
seems this has borne the test of strict
consideration.
The Times Berlin correspondent
states that Russia attaches some re.
serve to her consent to discuss all
clauses Of the treaty of San Stefano,
and that she can not be brought to res
cognize distinctly the claim OF the
great powers, to voice in all new ar,
which affect the eastern
question.
The Daily News st. Petersburg COR
respondent throws the responsibility
OF the alleged failure OF the German
mediation on England, in having re-
jected the proposals of Germany which
Russia had accepted, that congress
should DO summoned to revise the
treaties OF S56 and 1871, and again
insisted on her original condi-
tions. However, this may be
the objection of the change had
been to check the two extreme
tendencies and at the same time the
friction thereby caused between them
in the cabinet. If the discussion Of
the struggle between England and
Russia for influence on Constantinople
has thus apparently been postponed,
the relative position OF the two can
scarcely be said to remain unaltered,
since with Ahmed Vifik Etfendi az
premier, England had the key OF influs
ence in the cabinet, and was thus, as it
were, in possession. Now, however,
his security is in great measure gone,
while there is some danger II in their
endeavor to prevent collision, the
new ministers should make some con-
SESSIONS to Russia, the British en-
bassy may be the last to know thereof.
A far wider field Is thus opened to sus.
picions and Misunderstanding and
to accidents.