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Show EUROPEAN NOTES. Constantinople, 18. The Russians have transferred the administration of the finances of Eastern Koumelia to the international commission. The Russian army remains at Babieski and Soule Bourgas, about 100 miles from Constantinople, and will make no further movements. Berlin, 18. The third reading of tbe socialist bill waa commenced today. to-day. - The compromise amendments agreed upon yesterday were formally brought forward by tho national liberals lib-erals and conservatives. They provide pro-vide that tho newspapers cannot be summarily suppressed for the first offence; that agitators cannot bo expelled ex-pelled from tho place where they reside for more than six months, and that the emperor shall have unrestricted unre-stricted choice in appointing the president pres-ident of tbe court oi appeal. The debate will be resumed to-morrow. London, 18. The Ettski Mir Bays that General Stoletofi, Russian envoy to Cabul, was accompanied when be returned to Tashkend, on the 15th of September, by an Afghan embassy under the ameer's minister of the interior. in-terior. General Stolatoff started for Swadia on the 22d of September, leaving the Afghans at Tashkend. He has probably returned thither by this time. A dispatch from Vienna says: There seems to be a mystery about the movements of the Russian troops. It ia certain that Ibey eiill hold the Tchataldja lines. Should this occupation occu-pation lust it is thought tbe British fleet may return lo its position near tbe Bosphorua. A dispatch from Rome Bays that Ministers Corti, Bruzzo and Broc-chetti, Broc-chetti, who are moderates, have resigned re-signed in consequence of Premier Cairoli's radical views, which favor the unlimited right of publio meeting. A dissolution of parliament is not improbable. |