The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-22
FOREIGN NEWS.
Terrible sufferings Of the Turkish
Refugees.
Men, Women and Children Freez.
ing by Hundreds in the Cars.
Mothers Throw Away their Children
WAR NOTES.
Arrest Of Refugees and Their
AufieringS.

Arrest of Refugees and Theil
Sufierings.
LONDON, January 2l-The Daily Tele'
graph prints the following, under date o.
Constantinople, yesterday:
Mr.. Master, Agent Of the English Re,
lief Fund, has Just arrived here with Q
train full OF refugees from Adrianople
These unhappy people have been In open
cattle trucks for three days. Many per.
ished from cold last night fifteen being
found dead in the trucks. Suffering ol
every description is awful. Mothers are
reported in their frenzy to have thrown
away living babies rather than see them
die in their arms. As the train moved
from Adrianople numbers Of the people
tried 10 cling 10 the outside and the frame
work Of carriages, and many attempted
to ride on the bumpers. At one station,
where hundreds Of people had copgre.
gated without food for two days, the men
threatened Mr.. Master with violence II
bread was not given to them. Yesterday
there were 5000 women and children
out In the snow at Charlow. Three trains
full are hourly expected TO arrive at
Constantinople. It is not known where
they will find shelter. The snow Is seven
inches deep and is still falling. The
weather is intensely cold. All that can
possibly be done is being effected by the
administrators OF the relief fund, but
many lives are being sacrificed.
BELGRADE, January'2l.-The Servian
troops have captured Pristina, and also
reoccupied Kershumla after an engage
ment In which the Turks lost 100 killed
and wounded and 450 captured.
suLE1MAN PAsHA.
II the report that Suleiman Pasha has
reached the Drama should prove true he
can take his army believed to be not less
than 5000 men) TO the sea by short
march and thence secure transportation
to Gallipoli or Constantinople. His es-
cape through the Rhodople mountains
does not appear in itself TO be improbable;
and 1t now seems that the force which
the Russians were able to place across
his path west Of Adrianople consisted en-
tirely Of cavalry, who could destroy his
communications and cut off his supplies,
but could not aeriously impede his march
eastward or southwark. However the
news Of Suleiman's safety Is unconfrmed.
The rumor comes from Constantinople
where the wish would be likely to beget
the report. -
BARBARIsM OF THE TURKS.
II Is officially announced that the Ser
vians upon reoccupying Kershumla found
twenty.four Servian soldiers and two off.
GERS impaled.
wrDDIs COMPLETELY INVESTED.
BUCHAREST, January 2l.-The Rouma.
mans occupy Florent, thus complet-
ing the investment Of Widdin. The
bombardment OF the Roumanians set FIRE
to Fort Belgradschik in Widdin.
ENTERED ADRIAsoPLE.
LONDON, January 2l.-A dispatch from
ConStantinople announces the entry Of
the Russians into Adrianople. The Aus.
trian Consul there telegraphed last even
ing that the town was tranquil. There
is no news Of armistice negotiations.
ARRIVAL OF THE PEACE COMMISSIONERS.
CoSsrASTrsopLE, January 2l.-The
Turkish peace plenipotentiaries tele-
graphed the Porte announcing their ar
rival at Kezanlik Sunday evening.