The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-30
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English Commercial Affairs in a Dis,
couraging Condition.
The Russian Gar Claims the Right
of an Explorer In Afghanistan,
British jealousy Keeps Her People IN
a Ferment. s.
Greece Gets the Cold Shoulder from
the Signatory Powers.
Turkish Reforms Rather Mythical.
Austria's Hot Haste In Making War
Begins to Show Her Folly.
Russia Pleads Innocence Of the
Afghan Trouble.
Turkish Reforms Rather Mythical.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, September 2S. The course o
financial and commercial Affairs durinl
the week has not been very encouraging
The improvement that was observable
short time since has died away, and ther'
lisnot seen many quarter a reasonable hop'
for a revival OF activity unless 1t shoulC
come from q declaration OF war with Rus
sin on account OF Afghanistan, an even
that is not considered very probable. Ad
vices from st. Petersburg state that the
Czar will not be hurried into the indisCre
ton OF giving categorical reply to the
Questions which have been addressed "a
him by the English Government, respect.
ING the designs OF Russia in Afghanistan
The draft OF reply is said to haze been
drawn up, which sets forth that In the In
terest OF science, commerce and religion,
Russia has sent, and will continue to send,
exploring parties OF geOIraphers, survey
ons and other scientific men to penetrate
into the comparatively unknown regions
OF Central and South Central Asia.
Aayices from British India indicate the
existence of Il divided state OF public
feeling there in the Afghanistan business.
II is pointed out in certain quarters that
fatal mistake was made by the Govern
ment in past years acting upon the pre-
sumption that the ruler OF Atghanlstan
could never be won over as an ally by the
Russians friendship, and that he would
always be strong enough to repel Rus
sian attack. Now it turns out that the
Ameer has been won over by Russia, and
that Afyhanistan will probably become
a Russian camp within the next ifour
months, But still it is contended in other
quarters in India that all this may be set
right without actual hostilities with either
The Ameer or with Russia. The war party,
however. both here and in India, is in the
ascendancy.
DISPATCHES fran Vienna, Brod, Berlin
and Paris agree in stating that the Aus.
trian army OF occupation In Bosnia will
soon 90 into winter quarters and remain
ON the defensive, so far as the still dissatis-
fed Inhabitants are concerned, until next
spring. BY which time IL is hoped there
will be no occasion for further lighting. 1t
is represented that had not the Austrian
government been in such haste TO occupy
Bosnia and Herzegovina, and had sent
peace Commission into the provinces 10
explain to the people what it wished to
accomplish, there would have been no re-
sistance. 1t is now hoped that within the
next few months an amicable understand
ing NAV be reached with the people.
The feeling respecting Turkish affairs is
rather improved. It is deemed quite GER
tain that Greece is to have nothing. The
Arm refusal OF England TO join with Ger
many. Russia and France in compelling
the Sultan to hand over to Greece the
provinces inhabited by pOpulace OF which
one-half or more hate the name OF Greek,
has apparently put an end to the Hellenic
agitation. The circular letter addressed 10
the Powers few days ago has produced Q
good effect. In Asia Minor the work Of
arranging the reforms which the English
Government deem necessary Is progressing
well, and results OF some importance VIII
soon be developed. The sultan's soyer'
eighty is not at all to be limited or inter
fered with. He is to take the initiative
ostensibly in ordering all the reforms, and
is behaving very well in the matter, but he
il surrounded by insidious advisers, who
occasionally tell him that England means
10 reduce him to the position Of a mere
.yassel, as she has done with the native
Prince OF India.
The excitement in Italy, fomented by
Garibaldi and his party, has almost died
away. The Government party claim that
il had no substantial foundation, and only
required freedom Of expression to exhaust
itself in words. -:
In France the Bonapartists and Legiti'
mists continue to make the most OF u
Gambetta's speech at Romans, and gtc
claim that taking it in connection with thu
threatened election OF Henri Rochetort p
LYONS, no Conservative can any Longer
support the Republic save as u atentativ'
measure.