The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-08

talia.ed, accusing the Radicals OF lack Of
patriotism.
The Speaker was ultimately voted out
of the chair by vote OF 295 against 96.
The minority consisted of Radicals
and some Liberals. The Liberal leaders
and the bulk of the Liberal party sb-
stained from voting.
The House then went into commit
tee, and the committee at once adjourned
till Tomorrow.
In the House of Lords Lord Derby,
the Foreign Secretary, in reply to the
question about this mornings rumors said
he received yesterday afternoon tele-
gram from Laysrd, dated February 5.
AT that time, notwithstanding the
srmlstice, the Russians were pushing to.
wards Constsntinople. The Turkish
troops had been compelled to evacuste q
port on the sea of Msrmors, notwith-
standing the protests of the Turkish
commander, which the Russian general
refused TO receive. He declared,
according to his orders, that it was
necessary that he should occupy Tchsldis.
that day. The Porte is in great alarm
and cannot understand the Russian rro-
ceedings. Representations have been
made TO the GranI Duke Nicholas.
1t is also stated that the Servisns have
destroyed place called Urshjs, and are
now advancing on the railway towards
Sslonica. Five days have elapsed since
the signature of the srmistice and pre-
llminsries of peace, and the protocol has
not yet reached the Porte, which is in
ignorance OF some OF the terms.
Another telegram, dated yesterday
and received last night, states
that the Russian government has re-
quested that the Chetmadji lines shall be
abandoned, which will leave CONSTANT
nople undetended. Tho Russians had
occupied, in considerable force, Ichatsdli
which is part of the Turkish lines of
defense, extending scross the Peninsula,
and less than thirty miles from Cohstsn-
tinople. 1t may be that the steps now
being taken by Russia are in pursuance
of the conditions, but it appears that the
Porte is equally ignorant and is per-
picked as to the meaning of these
movements. By telegram sent to-day
we have asked Russia TO give US some
explanation on the subject, and have
called attention 10 the declaration made
by the Emperor TO Colonel Wellesley
in July last, that he would not occupy
Constantinople for the sake of military
honor, but only if it were rendered nec-
esssry by the march Of events. Cousid-
ering that Turkish resistance has ended,
it does not appear to Her Msiesty's gov.
ernment that there can be any necessity
for an advance by the Russian troops.
Lord Derby added that it was possible
that instructions had not been given TO
the Russian troops at the time Layard's
telegram was dispatched, and that the
various steps which were taking place
were not in contrsvention Of the
provisions of the armlstice, the exact
terms of which Her Mgesty's govern
ment did not know.
Kussia's Motive for Delay.
LONDON, February IA special from
Berlin says Russia's motive in delaying
the acceptance of Austris's invitation 20
q conference is now explained. Russia
makes distinction between the basis for
the prellmInsries for peace and the pre-
liminarles themselves. The basis having
been signed, Russia is now intent on con-
cocting preliminaries which are to be
founded on those bases. Only after the
completion of the prehminsries does she
intend to 60 into conference for the
completion of the preliminaries.
General Ignatietf is going 10 Adriano-
pie.
An Adrianople special says the delay
in signing the srmistice was caused by
the refusal OF Server and Namyk Pashss
to accept the condition creating the prln.
cIpshty OF Bulgaria, which they declared
would be the destruction OF the Turkish
empire in Europe. Grand Duke Nicho-
las was not authorized to modify terms,
so the negotiations came TO stand still.
The plenlpotentisrles telegraphed to the
Porte for instructions, but up 10 the 2S!h
of January had not received them, so the
Russians continued to advance on Con-
stantInople.