, 1876-05-27
Summary of Note Agreed up
on by the Berlin Con-
ference.
The Porte Said to Be Strongly
Opposed to Foreign In.
terventlon.
a Council Of the Insurgent Leaders
Decides tol Continue the War.
Over Ono Hundred Villages
Burned in Bulgaria.
TURKEY.


PAn1s, May 28.-A Journal dispatch pttrports
to give full summary Of tho note Of tho Bcr-
In Conference The preamble rccites that tho
Powers hava a moral right and duty TO obtain
tho fulfllmont Of the engagement which tic
Sultan contracted in acccpting the terms of
Count And1assy's note On It's fultiltmcnt do
pcuds tho maintenance OF peace Tho eultan
hns Is set performed nothing. whereby btussul-
man fana4Csm Il encouraged. Tho Salontca
aiTnir ts duo to the porte's hesitation. The
memorandum states that the Powers have
agreed upon the following points: First, two
tnonths at1nIsticc, during which It Is hoped that
an understanding on tho Andrassy note will
he reached; second, tho Porto to restore
tho Chrlstians' houses mud churches, supply tho
owners with wood for one year, and exempt
thom from tnxntfon for three years from their
return; third, such relief to be distributed by
commission composed Of representatives Of the
two religions Of Herzegovina With Christians
presiding; fourth, Turkish troops to be With
drawn except from SIX fortified towns until tho
complete pacincation Of the country; fifth, the
llerEcgoqincse not to lay down their aTn,A until
l,avo been faithful'y executed; sixth, the Con:
suls OF delegates OF the Powers to srpcrintend
generally t1ie execution Of the refor.us especial
" the return Of ro{uRecs. The note concludes
tllHL IL H4tlQuk LuE
plishtnent of the programme, such cffectual
measures will bo taken by tho Powers as may
appear requisite.
WILL NOT YEnM1T INTERVENTION.
t,nople says: The memoranium ot the Bcr-
lin Conference las not yet hecn officially com.
mlinicatcd, but 1t Is stated that the Porto will
reject It, and ask the European powers to keep
within tho limits Of the treaty Of Paris and not
intervene In the Internal affairs of Turkey"
Tile Porte intends to cnll out all the reserves
and mako supreme effort to suppress the i1t
surrcettun.
THE TURKISH ExcnCQuBn.
It Is rumorcl that the Sultan, on learning
that tho cash tn tho Treasury was not sufficient
to meet the requirements Of tho public depart
1.lcnts, promised to advance the necessary funds
from the prtvy purse.
Of Bulgaria. where tile tnsurrection prevails,
lis Yillagcs, whicl, containcd 100000 lnhabit-
unts, hnTr been burned.
LONDON, May as q. ma Vienna diapatch
says the prclninnrius Of thu new aEInisttCe nro
already Under consideration IN bosll tho Turkish
ind t1,surgcnt camps, The Porte has author
lzed alukhtar Pasha to cease hostidtics when
LONDON, May 27-5:m .. ma Paris dis
patch says that the report that Franco has pro
posed general conference on the Turkish
a Berlin dispatch says the llcrzegovinau
leaders held q meeting oil the 23d Inst, and,
having beclt Informed w1lnt tho principal propo-
sition Of the Berlin Conference were, deter
mined to eont!nne tho war until the indeGena-
a telegram from Belgrade SAYS there Inns been
serious fighting In Bulgaria. Tho Turks havo
hanged several chiefs and priests at Pasavick.
It ID also r,lnlored that there has been general
lNnssacrc of Christians In that nGtghbOr1lootl,
aud the insurgents aro retiring to the noun
tains.