Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-02-08

| from lIfnoVa states That the TURK
ish men-of-war have already left
Sulina and Varna. The Turks have
agreed to evacuate Varna and
STANDARDS.
A Pesth special says evacuation
has already commenced.
BUCHAREST, Feb. THE Rou-
manians did not stop hostilities
around Rustchuck and Widdin
until Monday afternoon. They Wig
orously bombared Widen on Sum
day and Monday, and the position
of the garrison was considered des-
perate.
ATHENS, Feb. 7.-Foreign repre-
sentatives having assured the Gov
eminent that the Hellenic province
es of Turkey would be protected
and the Greek question submitted
to the approaching conference, the
Government has ordered the ad-
vance of the army across the from
tier to be stopped. Warlike prepa-
rations, however, continue.
LONDON, Feb. 7th-10 A. M.-The
source of reports of the Russian oc-
cupation of Constantinopls does
not appear in the several para
graphs published, but, from the
manner in which the statement
is made, 1t seems probable that it
came through official channels.
LONDON, Feb. 7--1:30 p. M.-No
confirmation has been received at
the Russian or Turkish EN- bassies Of
the reported Russian occupation Of
Constantinople. Count Schouva-
loft, Russian Ambassador, declares
that he does not believe it. The
Daily Chronicle states that the
British Government and Russian
embassy have both received in
formation that the Russians have
entered Constantinople. Count
Schouvaloff heard the rumor of the
occupation of Constantinople at a
ball at the German Embassy last
night. He Immediately telegraph
ed to st. Petersburg inquiring
whether it was true. His dispatch
has not been answered yet. The
Count thinks the report has arisen
from some arrangement between
the Russians and Turks by which
the Russian troops might
approach nearer to Constantinople
than they were at the signature of
the armistice. Musurus Pasha,
Turkish Ambassador at London,
received telegram from Constan-
nople this morning which says
nothing about the reported occupa-
ton.
A Cabinet Council.
LONDON, Feb. IA Cabinet
Council convened at IL O'Clock this
morning and is still in session.
What England win do Again.
LONDON, Feb. THE Central
NetOs says that in consequence of
grave intelligence from the British
Ambassadors at Constantinople it
believes that Lord Harrington will
announce the withdrawal of Fos-
ter's amendment, and II supplement
tary vote will be unanimously
agreee to. The Central Ne,Us slso
says it is able to state that O tele-
gram has been received from Lay
ard expressing the gravest uDeasi-
ness at his isolation by cutting off
all telegraph wires, and by Informal
ton reaching him that, by agree
ment with the Porte, the Rus
slams are close to the city
and about to enter it, and that
they will also take up position
near Gallpoli. Layard's communi-
cation reached the Government by
way of Alexandria. Later infor-
nation states that Layard's tele-
gram was two days in transmits
sion. 1t further says that the Rus
slams have taken possession of q
fort in the line of Notifications
between Buyuk, Cheklejah and
Chataija, and that another
detachment had occupied points
in the Boulair lines.
LONDON, Feb. ia Z. M.-The
Cabinet meeting which Is now in
session was very suddenly called.
The Lord Chancellor was summon
ed while engaged on a case in the
House of Lords, the hearing of
which was Immediately suspended.
LONDON, Feb. THE Standards
third edition has o Constantinople
despatch which says: According
to the terms of armistics the Turks
are to evacuate the lines of Con-
stantinople, which are to form q
neutral zone. The Russian limit
is to be Buyuk, Cheklejah, and the
Turkish limit Kujok Chatalja."
The Pope Dead
ROME, Feb. 18th, 6 p. M.-The
Pope died at 4:57 this afternoon.