The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18
Last Nights Dispatches.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Eastern Question

LONDON, April ia telegram from
Vienna announces that the Austrian gov
ernment has concluded loan of55, 900, 600
forms gold with the credit financiers and
the Banqued's Paris
BERLIN, April 1.-THE Providenciol
correspondence says there is no essential
change in the situation, bat the sharp
tension of diplomatic relations appears
to be yielding somewhat to more pacific
view.
ST PETERSBURG, April 1.-THE A0ence
Russe says the pourparlers appeared to be
taking satisfactory turn.
VIENNA, April 1.-THE Neso Free Press
learns from Berlin that Ru sia may osten.
sibly agree to England's demand to sub
NIT the entire treaty to acongress. IF this
course is adopted it would show that Rus
sia had agreed with the other continental
powers and that England will be isolated
in her objections to the treaty.
A st, Petersburg correspondent tele
graphs:-The situation is unaltered. The
conciliatory action of Germany continues,
but so far without result. Irhe difference in
regard ito submitting the whole treaty is
declared TO offer an insuperable obstacle to
further negotiations in the direction hitherto
followed.
LONDON. April l7.-Layard, British
ambassador at Constantinople, has gone to
lsmid for two days.
The Turks still occupy Batoum.
1t is untrue that the Russians have
again asked permission to occupy Bu-
yukdere, or are moving nearer CONSTANT
uopIe
Both from Vienna and St. Petersburg
come reports Of great uneasiness. and dis
satisfaction in the latter city about Russia s
position.
The Roumanians are alarmed abou,
| the occupation OF their country and the
possibility OF an attempt to disarm
them. They have Withdrawn their army
into Little Wallachia, where they boast
that they will make another Plevna, il
necessary.
| BUCHAREST, April 17.-Cogalnicans,
Minister of Freign Affairs, in the Chamber
to day confirmed the statement that the
army would not allow itself to be disarmed
and had withdrawn to the Carpathian
mountains to avoid a collision with the
Russians. The commandant of Rus.
sian division near Bucharest hao Informed
the government that his troops would re
main until they returned to Russia. The
cabinet had asked Russia for explanations
ENGLAND.
LONDON, April lS-A special from
Manchester says it is currently reported
10 we'll informed circles there that the
operatives may be induced to yield before
long, as their funds are very limited. TIL,
present reduction is not. as at one time
reported, meant to ipaugurate a series O
reductions. At Preston the spinner
working for non-compromise firms vii
strike to day Thursday. The weaver
will work few days and try furthe
negotiations. At Blackburn l5.O0
operatives are already on strikes. Con
: ciliatory negotiations are pending at som
: of the mills, but it is regarded as almos
certain that nine teDths OF the operative
will be idle in short time
} Leading Tyne shipping frms, who's
; boats are now waiting for cargoes il
: Indian ports, were yesterday invited (
; make tenders for the immediate convey
/ apce of troops to the Mediterranean
At Burly about 5000 operative will b
] Idle Tomorrow. The spinners expresse
! a willingness to accept the reduction, bu
: as the weavers refused, all have stoppet
] work st Burny and Padiham the hand
3 at all the mills except about three ar
: either under natice or on strike. A
Preston onethird of the masters hay
S accepted the compromise proposed by th
r operatives of FIVE per cent reduction.