The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
THE EASTERN PROBLEM.
Important Action of the Congress.
Russia Exchanges the D0brud-
scha for Bessarabia,
Tho Independence of Roumania and
Montenegro Recognized.

LONDON, July IA Berlin despatch saws
the Congress seems to have admitted in princi-
pie that every portion of territory detached
from 1s Turkey should bear proportional part in
the financial changes of the porte. This Con-
gress will certainly deal with the interests of
holders OF Turkish bonds.
A Vienna despatch says:
General Philipp0vce will, it is believed
command the troops destined for Bosnia, and
Gen. Jovauovice will command those sent to
Herzegovina. A civil commission will accom-
pany them for the purpose of organizing the
administration of the country. A large train
and II ambulance hospitals will follow the
troops
New YORK, July 1.--Cable specials say that
the Austrian troops will enter Bosnia Tuesday.
rdfessn ts j armed Albanians have re-
The T1 SAjr annexation to Servia..
at Canea. losses on botn' iip- great battle
1t ia stated that Mehemit Ali, one OF INV
kish plenipotentiaries to the Congress, has tele-
graphed the porte for permission to leave the
Congr ess as he despairs of securing justice at
the hands of that tribunal.
LONDON, July Ia Berlin dispatch says
Gortschakoff proposes to remain at Berlin un-
til the conclusion of the Congress, when he will
.eturn to st. Petersburg and remain there long
enough to report in person to the Gar upon
the result OF the proceedings at Berlin.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July From official
sources intelligence is received that the Aus
trfan plenipotentiaries in the Congress state
that Austria sought the cooperation of Turkey
and did not desire the withdrawal of Otto man
troops. The concentration Of the latter at No
vi Bazaar therefore would be useful in carry
resentatives did not formally protest against
the occupation, but only made some observa-
ti0ns which are now being discussed.
LONDON, July IA Pera despatch sa vs.
owing to the alarming spread of brigandage in
Thessaly Greece is reported to be massing large
forces on the frontier to protect her own terri
tory.
BERLIN, July 1.-The congress was in ses-
sion three hours today. The representatives of
Roumania were present and made statement
of their claims 1t is not expected that they
will be granted. The congress will acknowl-
edge the independence of Roumania only on
condition that all religions be granted liberty
of worship. 1t is anticipated that the question
of the occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
by Austria will soon be brought before the
congress again and carried to a result All the
European powers have instructed their am
bassadors in Constantinople to urge the Porte
to yield. 1t is reported in many quarters that
the Turkish plenipotentaries have been in
structed to offer merely formal opposition.
The Russian members of the military commits
sion which is now discussing the boundaries af
Servia, are in favor of making them ipclude
Now Bazaar and Nisch. The Turkish and
other pie nip0tentares oppose this.
LONDON, July Reuters despatch from
Berlin says the congress has decided to cede to
Russia that portion of Bessarabia which she
lost in 1856 extending from the Pruth to the
Kilia valley. The congress has also decided to
transfer the Dobrudscha to Roumania. The
frontier of the new territory is to be advanced
SO as to run from the neighborhood of Silistra,
without including that town, to Mongolia on
the Black Sea. Roumania will thus acquire
fertile tract of country and be established on
the banks of the Danube. The congress has
recognized the independence of Roumania and
Montenegro.
LONDON, July 2-Ths Times Berlin despatch
says the Montenegrin question was settled at
Mondays sitting Of the Congress in accordance
with Austrian programme. Montenegro re-.
ceives considerable increase of territory on the
north and northeast and acquires subject to
certain restrictions AutiYari with its harbor.
She does not obtain the shore south of Antivari
and care is taken to leave about 20 miles be-
tween Montenegro and Servia for the contem-
plated Austrian railway to Salonica.
The territory ceded to Montenegro is about
about half what was allotted to her iD the San
Stefano treaty. In the discussion of the Rou-
manian question Beaconsfield deplored but
contented himself with protesting against Rus
sia's infracton Of the treaties.