Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-02-08


plshment. We are still. however, far
from the end, and must continue to hold
ourselves prepared until we obtain y
durable peace worthy of Russia.
THANKFUL MoSIEMs.
4 Constantinople dispatch under date
of Feb. 4th; says there is great satlStac-
ton here over the settlement of peace
preliminaries. The following are the
conditions Of the protocol:
l. The erection Of Bulgaria into i
principally
>. A war indemnity. OF territory in
compensation.
3. Independence of Roumania, Ser
via, and Montenegro. with increase of
territory for each.
4. Reforms in Bosnia and licr2ego-
Nina.
5. An Interior understanding between
the Sultan and Car regarding the Oar
danellcs.
6. Evacuation Of the nanubian fort
resses and Erzcroum
TIE UNCERTAIN rNCFRTAGSN.
4 London dispatch dated ON the ID
INST. says the basis of peace and arms
tice were agreed TO Thursday, and
should have been signed that day, hut
no further information can he obtained
~ to whether they We're signed. Little
reliance cnn be placed upon dispatches
from Turkish sources, and Ill present no
othors are forthcoming. They are all
apparently
INTENDED TO AWAKEN ENGLISH SYMPATHY
for the suffering refugees, and To leave
the impression that Constantmople Will
be sacked and burned by Crcaasians
and other irregular Turkish troops
should the Russians advance to attack
or occupy that city. The object Of this
Is to give
AN EXCUsE TO ENGLAND
to send her fleet up To Constantinople
and, unless the armisticc is known to
be signed by the time the supplement
tary vote Of credit for 100000 is
reached, il i expected TINT the fleet
will be
oRpKTD TO CoNsrANTlNolLL Al ONCE
England and Austria have taken ex-
actly the same course with regard To
peace conditions. though acting entire
ly independent of each other and Rus
eia has therefore
CONSENTED 70 REFER all QUESTIONS
affecting European interests 10 the
great powers. Whether these questions
will be settled by these powers through
congress, or through separate nego-
tiations with each cabinet, has not been
determined, but it is likely that Il con-
gress will assemble i'll Vienna OF Ber-
lin.
TIL. ACTION or GREECE
III beginning hostiitics tends u COM
plicatc the situation. Many ofthc best
informed politicians here believe that
the signing Of the armistice comes too
late, and that the greatest difficulty is
yet to be met.
THE GAR HEARD FROM.
A Constantinople dispatch dated Feb.
md says the car has tclcgraphcd the
sultan, promising to grant M armistice.
Server Pasha, foreign minister, and
one Of the plcnipotentlarics,t elegraphed
Yesterday that the Russian Grand
Duke Nicholas was ready to sign
protocol of peace prelimnaries, under
the reserve of peace negotiations.
The grand ylzier, in reply TO Server
Pashas dispatch, authorized him TO
sign the armistiee and peace prelimi-
narcs. All military movement and
immigration Of Mussulmans have been
stopped.
TIE BASIS OF PEACE
A dispatch from st. Petersburg dated
Feb. ID says Russia has accepted Aus
tria's proposal of conference for settling
the European question, resulting from
the war but she has not yet determined
tic basis of the Russian peace condi-
tions.
NEUTRALITY OF TIE DANUBE.
4 correspondent at Vienna, writing
under date of Feb ID, says it is assert.
pd in diplomatic circles that Count An
drassy's note 10 Russia passed through
the hands of Prince Bismarck, and re-
ceived his approval Austria has de-
cided to bring forward Il resolution to
secure the neutrality Of the Danube al
all hazards.
4 MYSTERY.
s London telegram dated Jan. 3lst,
saws the situation does not tighten any
this morning. The secrecy concerning
the delay in concluding the armistice
still continues. and will increase the ir-
ritation and suspicion There are sin
cular contradictions in official and semi
official statements. One from the porte
Y ID thc effect that thu Turkish
enyovs accepted tie terms and concud
"a peace eight days ago, since which
tine nothing official has been
heard from them The other is from
Russia. and S ,em-eiicial to the effect