Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-07
Authenticated Reports Of the
Russian Occupation OF
Constantinople.
These Reports are Denied and then
Reiterated.
All E,,rope a in Turmoil Of Excitement
Over this Bold Stroke by the
Gar.
The pooe Of Rome Died This Afternoon. This In
formation is Considered Reliable.
toRElcN.
coNsTANTINopLE TAKEN.

tORElCN.
CoNsTANTINoPLE TAKEN.
London, Feb. 7-The Advertiser says:
1--WE have reason to believe that the govern
ment has received information Of the entry
of the Russian army into Constantinople."
THE POST SAYS:
The Russians are in Constantinople. This
was the news that last night was
current in London, and we are inclined to
think that it is based upon authentic and Of
fetal intelligence. The message has come
to Alexandria. We do not at this moment
know what the precise nature Of the occu.
patton is. According to some reports,
the Ru ,siln, have possessed themselves
of live forts, in the liaes around Coostant:-
nopls, and according to others they have
g,ined still greater advantages. The dc
t,ils, however, ave of small moment. All
are agreed that the cap;tai of Turkey, and
the kew of the east is in the bands of the
cur Indignation will now be Of little
avail 1t will be alleged that no deception
has been practiced, and we shall discover
that this was one of the tarms Of the armis.
tice which was never communicated TO US.
Yesterday British military and naval force
could at any moment have occupied Con-
stantinople, while the Austrian army could
have cut off Russian communications. To-
day the situation is entirely altered. The
British feet can no longer advance to Con-
stantirople, aud may even find itself barred
out of the Dardanelles. The car cin now
afford to laugh at the Austrian menaccs,
since his communications are open from
Constautinop.e I, Odessa or Sebastspol.
Our puttering over a trife Of six million
pounds will probably cost ten times that
sum, but whatever the cost il, ii is still to be
hoped that the country will see its honor
vindicated. This direct
ATTACK UPON OUR HONOR
will raise feeling Of rese ntment, not TO be
appeared until we have taught our foe that
we have the will, and power to punish CHI
canery, and mailtain the empire which lie
is seeking to undermine.
THE TELEGRAPH SAYS:
According to the latest information, the
Russian forces despite the completion Of the
preIiminaries for peace are hastily pushing
into Gallipolli and Constantinoplc. These
circumstances, serious and menacing in the
extreme, will have 10 be considered by the
ministers, in the cabinet council to-day.
The issue Of their deliberations will in all
probability be- this evening communicated
TO the parliament.
The Telegraph is furious in its comments
on the perfidious course of Russia.
A special dated Paris. midnight, says
that the Russian forces are constantly ad-
vancing on Galliopo'i and Constantinople,
and that they already hold post on the
Dardanelles.
DECLINE IN CoNsoLs.
London, Feb. THE report this morn
ing that the Russian forces were in posses
sion of Constantin ,ple, and that the British
fleet has been ordered there, causes de.
cline in consols. The price is rapidly re-
covering. and at this hour the quotation il
955b. There is no additional news regard
ing the alleged seizure of fConstan,iuople by
the Russians.
THE STANDARDS THIRD EDITION
has a Con,tan,inopls dispatch, which say.
that according to the armistice, the Turkt
are 10 evacuate the lines of Con stantinople
which are to form q neutral zone. Tho
Rlsisn limit is to be B,yuk Ccekmcieh
and the Turkish limit Keyad-Chekmeieh
II further says that the Russians have taken
possession of "a fort in the line Of the for'i
tcations b,tween Ba5uk Chekmajeh ant
Chatatja, and tl,st another detachment hA.
occupied the points Of the Boulair lines.
LONDON FOUR O'clock r. ".
The cabinet meeting which is now 10 ses
sion was very suddenly called The lort
chancellor waa summoned while engaged
on case in tho house Of ,hs 'ords. lh'
hearing Of which wss imm ada, ly sus
pended
rus aloak TMis AFTERNOON SAYS
We undcr-,aai, although tho a,ncaues
wsnt Of this 'uosnssg. shat the Rn-ssa'
army hsd sssssed coss.an,inepie, 10 up Il
the laasa sdsiess as,sse, The Ra..iaa
eolsssa ass srsssliy AavAneias saridi!
spea ,he Turkish capital ard tlai,ipeii I