The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-05-23

al lguatief, the kusslan hiihia'ei' vac
willing to accept such concessions from
the Turks as would secure their Christ
ian subjects from the expressions I'M ,
der which they had for centuries groan-
ed. lie asked in behalf Of the Gar
for no eession of territory, but he did !
demand that substantial guarantees
should be enacted from the Sultan for
immediate and precise justice to the
Christian population.
The most important proposals, OF
the Conference amounted to the fol-
lowing: That some control over their
own affairs. by means of elective Bull
garia, Bosnia and Herzegovina councils
should be gwen these provinces. Guar
antees against maladministration and
the exercise of arbitrary authority we're
demanded. the most useful, in the
opinion of the Conference, being the
nomination Of governots of the prov
inces. to be selected with the consent
of the powers, to ba appointed for
fixed term of five years, and not to be
removable except on proof of miscon-
duct. Il
To these proposals the Turks replied
that theseyevieuces complained of
would be remedied by new constitu-
ton which the Sultan had proclaimed
and they refused to comply with the
demand made by the Conference. They
also obieced further on the ground
that concession to the demand, would
be inconsistent with the independence
f of the Porte.
The euleavor to prevent rupture
between Russia and Turkey did not
end with Che Conference, and it is only
Justice to the sincerity Of the Gar to
;, believe that he had some hope in the
success Of what is in diplomatic Ian
p guage styled protocol, which was the
-. next and latest form the endeavor as
: sumed. Drawn up by Russia, and
:, signed by all the powers taking part in
. the Conference, excepting Turkey, the
: protocol was explicit enough. 1t SAID
plainly TO the Porte that if it did not
. amend its rule, or misrule, of the
Christian population, the powers would
G interfere.
i Turkeywould not consent oput her
! army on peace footing while Monte
q negro showed acombatiye disposition
besides, there was still every indication
o that the revolt in Bosnia and the Her
y zegovina was smouldering and not
r. subdued. These facts the Sultan sta
ted in his reply to a request to sign
% the protocol, at the same time haugh.
tly and Indignantly repudiating the
i assumption that the other powers o
= Euro skod any right to interiere be-
- twe,IEn and any of his subjects.
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l. peace Diplomacy had failed, an(
,e the wH was inevitable
d LONDON, May II. Official advices
i say thatthe Circassian rising is increas.
r. ing. The Turks in Asia Minor have
" captured Sookgoom Kale, Russian
'e fertilization in Arabia, on the Black
s. Sea.
v A Constantinople dispatch says that
= the capture of Sookgoom Kale and the
!, rising of the Circassians, who massa-
II cred the garrison and burned the
If town, is officially announced. The
r iron-clad has left Sookgoom Kale fol
. Batom to obtain arms for the Circas-
SLAMS.
Constantinople, May 20. The off
cial Bulletin announces that the Turk
e ish forces operating near Sukum Kaleh
: were attacked by 800 Russians near
l. Siel. The Turks completely annihila-
h ted company of Cossacks. They
took five prisoners, besides some arms
Il and provisions. Thefghting continues.
: The fleet has destroyed Bourgd jardjare.
- The Russians lost 800 killed and
: wounded in the skirmish near Kars.