The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-01-31

crushed by the evident determination of
Lord Beaconsfeld for war, and ON Thursday
Lord Derby, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and Lord Carnarvon, Colonial Minister, re
signed their places in the Cabinet.
A SPECIAL from Constsntinople says the
opinion daily gains ground that in conse-
quence of the threatening aspect. of inter-
nal affairs, especially in the capital, the
ton of hostilities at any price. Three hun
dred thousand refugees are fleeing to Con-
stantinople.
ORDERS have been sent to the British
Mediterranean fleet to land a force of
marines and sailors at Boulair covering the
approach to Gallipoli, and six of the largest
ships have been ordered to bring up the
garrison from Malta. 1t is no longer condi-
tion neutrality that England maintains, but
on the contrary active participation in the
war.
THE Journal Des Debats, Paris, learns
that Russia has informed the powers that
she does not aim at signing a treaty of peace
at Constantinople, as she recognizes the
difficulties which might arise from such a
course, but she continues an advance of the
army, with the object of exercising pres
sure upon the Porte. As soon as prelimi-
naries of peace are accepted an armistice
will be concluded, and the treliminaries
communicated to the powers.
A CoNsTANTINoPLE dispatch says it is
alleged that Russia, having to choose be-
tween the conditions of peace clashing
with the interests of Austria, and the con-
ditions of clashing with England, has Sc
leeted the latter alternative. She therefore
abandons the ide of abandoning the politi-
cal autonomy for Bulgaria, and demands
instead the right of the passage of the
Dardanelles, the cession of portion Of Ar
menia and material guarantees for war in
demnity.
A DISPATCH from Kasanlik says: From
| details received by the Russian staff, Gen.
eral Gourko's victory at Philippopolis was
more complete than at first announced.
| Suleiman Pasha's whole army, forty thou
| sand strong, was engaged and finally split
into two parts. One, commanded by Fuad
Pasha, fed into the mountains, and the
other, under Suleiman Pasha, retreated in
the direction of Haskoi, pursued by Gen.
| erals Skobeleff and Karzoff. The Russians
captured ninety-seven guns. Both fractions
of the Turks seem to have reached Drama.
ANOTHER Russian dispatch from Kazinlik
of the Goth, says General Strukoff reports
the 10th from the town, that Mustafa Pashs
was twenty miles northwest of Adrianople
and that panic prevailed at Adrianople
The Turkish Government and garrison have
withdrawn, after exploding the powder
| Re
ports of the explosions were heard at Gen
eral Strukof's headquarters. A fire ant
civil disturbances had broken out, and rep
resentatives of five different nationalitie
had come to Mustafa Pasha to entreat Gen
cral Strukoff to hasten to Adrianople an,
restore order.
A DISPATCH from Athens, Greece, says
News of the conclusion of peace cause
great CONSERVATION. The Chamber of Der
uties suspended their public sittings.
large crowd paraded the streets, making de
monstrations in favor of war. The crow
was dispersed by troops. Several police
men were injured by stones. 1t is feare
this manifestation will lead to serious dis
disturbances. A later dispatch says tn
demonstration has assumed a grave aspec
A crowd exceeding ten thousand in numbe
marched to the residences of Minister
Deligeorgis, Tricoupis, Saints, Conmou1
douros, and Delyannis, where they brok
windows and committed other excesses
They fired revolvers, during which thre
persons were wounded and one killed.
RUssIA's terms are at last known, and 8
the Porte has instructed the Turkish Plen
potentiaries to accept them, there is SUI
den rebound from the depression excited b
, previous news. The following are tn
terms: Servia, Roumania and Montenegr
are to be independent; the latter to hay
, more territory but no seaport, as Austri
objects. Bosnia and Herzegovina are I
l have Christian Governors and reforms
their Government. Bulgaria, including
, portion of the territory south of the Balkan
! to have separate Governments similar I
that of Lebanon. Russia to have Batoun
Kars, Erzeroum and adjacent territory
Armenia, and part of Bessarabia. She wi
also require war indemnity in money {
!, territory, or otherwise. This last phras
D has been regarded as meaning that the Turl
ish fleet is to be taken in part paymen
e The question of the Dardenelles is left opel
r to be settled by European Conference.