Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-17

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! to your constituents. Guided by it, my constant
purpose will be TO coop ratio with you to advance
protect all the varied interests of Wisconsin and
her people LILLIAN Z. SMITH.
MADISON, January 10, 1873.
War News.
PEACE TALK.
A Constantinople dispatch dated Jan.
18th, states that the Porte received a
telegram from the Grand Duke Nicholas
stating that he received the Turkish
delegate to discuss IN armistice but can
not, at present, give any indications as
to the terms of peace as he is still ignor-
ant thereof
UNNECESSARY ALARM.
Captain Fife, British military attache.
telegraphs to Minister Layard from
Adrianople under date of Jan. 18th.
that there is no immediate ground for
the existing panic Is telegraphic COM
munication is still open from Adranople
to Tartar Bazardjak.
AWFUL SUFFERING.
A London dispatch of Jan. 18th saws
Baroness Burdet, representative of the
contributions to the Turkish relief fund
has received the followingtelegram from
Layard, British ambassador at Constan-
stantinople: The distress is increasing
terribly; fugitives are arriving by thous-
ands nine trains are reported to-day
Saturday from Adrainople bringing
10000 fugitives, mostly women and
children, who will make the journey in
open trucks during a heavy fall of snow.
Il large number of other fugitives will
arrive shortly. [ have engaged house
near the station to receive the most des-
tltute, and provide for the distribution
of food. One thousand two hundred
sufferers were lodged and relieved to-
day; funds are urgently required. The
Turkish government is doing its best,
but It's action is almost 'paralyed by the
overwhelming magnitude Of misery it
has to deal with.
A London dispatch of the 18th saws
disaster follows diaster for Turkey.
On Thursday the Servians stormed and
carried the heights surrounding Nisch,
and yesterday the garrison surrended
unconditionally. The Servian's trophies
are ninety guns, $4,000 muskets, and
5000 prisoners. The same day Anti
vari surrendered to the Montenegrin
forces, which are now
MARCHING ON sCUTARI.
The Russians. after the capture Of
Shipka Pass and Kezanlik, have pushed
rapidly forward to Eski-Saghra and Zeni-
Saghra, cutting the Zamboli railway
leading to Adrianople. Present indica-
tlons are that the Turkish power of re-
sistance is completely broken, partly
by reason of their reverses, dishearten-
ing the troops, and also owing to the
disOrganization, confusion and uncer-
tainty prevailing at Constantinople.
ANOTHER CHANGE OF MINISTRY
occurred yesterday, Handi Pasha be-
coming grand vizier, but nothing can be
gained by such frequent charges of ad-
visers.
Negotiations for an armistice have
not made much progress The Grand
Duke Nicholas has replied to the Turk
lsh request for a truce that no armistice
can be granted until a basis of final
peace settlement is agreed to, but what
this basis Is has not yet transpired As
stated in these dispatches yesterday, the
best informed politicians here are
NOT sANGUINE OF PEACE.
Russia is evidently determined to
bind Turkey to certain conditions in
advance, and then it will be too late for
England to object.
ENGLAND SCARED
The agitation here grows greater
every hour. The utter hopelessness of
the cause Of the Turk was yesterday
for the first time fully understood bv
the English people. Deluded by false
and madIy fond of
Turkey, the great mass of the British |
people have hoped that Providence
would step in to save their old ally. |
The cold weather has killed more
Turks than Russians, and the Cossacks /
under the dashing Gourko are rushing I
savagely through Roumelia seeking |
almost in vain for Turkish general or |
commander through whom an armistice
might be arranged
A Constantinople telegram of the
18th says it is officially stated that Law
ard, the British ambassador, has in
formed the Porte that, according to his
advices from Lord Derby, the state
ment of the Grand Duke Nicholas that
an armistice must be based upon CON
iitlons of peace could only express his,
lie Grand Dukes views. 1t is said that
Layard pointed out that this view was
confirmed by the reply of the Grand