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Show UlLLOZt:tt l.ltll Ai.V England Takes Aaluttc Turkey (or Ur hbare, urt Wnrnn thr rowers to Ask uo tines tioue. Tbe I. oo ffress Drawliia to ft cloae. London, 8. A dispatch avm Ber lin itates that the treaty will be eigned on Saturday next. Negotiations be tween Austria and Turkey relative to the occupation ot B.wuia and Herze-zegoviua Herze-zegoviua have commenced. The Turks desire Auniria to sign a document docu-ment acknowledging the sultan'B title to the provinces. Russians ertiimata their total war expenditures at 93S,000,000 roubles. A special from Berlin to the Daily Telegraph says England and Turkey hate concluded a defensive treaty. England occupies Cyprus immediately and guarantee.) the integrity of Aia iio Turkey. Tina dt tensive treat) does not neceturily come -viihin th.i scope of tbe deliberations oi tho eon J gres. It ia au indop-iiileut contract ! between the powrn coucerntd. Tn validity ot it couid not be ceiled in question except al llie cost ct a war Tne arrangement will, however, be announced to the empress to d:u The position oi Cyprus will give Eag land absolute control over tne Euphrates valloy. A lino of railway having this object in view is to to constructed. No further Russian encroachment iu this direction will j be possible. So lar as Asia is con- ; ceruod, England and Turkey will practically lorm one power. Berlin advices state tout the question ques-tion of Batoum was al one time a quetiun of grave Apprehension. Its acltlenieul is the ieLill ot an applica lion to the cur tor new instruction?. Lord Beacon-fit-id having decUrtd tbftt unlets the commercial character of 1J atmi m were strictly guaranteed England would deem htrseit ni titled to eoi irou-clads through the straits whenever she plea-r-" i. Various cerre, oi.deuta at Birn agree that tho setllt n -eac.v : implies that, the iorr.ti.MiMu ana'l be corup.eie'y d smanticd and v.-. men of-wsr rUiioncd in the harbor. Ins J'ost's B rim corresponded sys as coipwio i.;r the loss o. Batoum, tht congrcs has dociaci inst the Turks ia I r-'iam Byai;J and the whole valley lc -. ' including Alasbserd. It is declared in R.iseUti circle tbat tbe proipect of Count schouv.i-i. schouv.i-i. tl sucC'Hvl.iifi rjince U orl-ciiikofl. Jrpend upou tl'.e count's ability tc inaupuraie r-ol.cy a-.i E-jg ish alliance. Hor.-'-Kotir.! bo !- n n..; l.i A i. pu - 'o sivt? I'nio f t th iv?1.t; o -n;ifty and for tho or r. o: fiitur. Jruin:trtiJE o: the prorir.cv:-. |