Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-01-18


to the terms Of peace as he is still gnor-
ant thereof.
UNNECESSARY ALARM.
Captain Fife, British military attache,
tclegraphs to Minister Layard from!
Adrianopc under date Of Jan. 1tth,
that there is no immediate ground for
the existing panic rs Geographic com
munication is still open from Adrianople
to Tartar Bazardjak.
AWFUL SUFFERING.
A London dispatch Of Jan 18th says
Baroness Burdet, representative Of the
contributions to the Turkish relief fund,
has received thc following telegram from
Layard, British ambassador at Constan-
stantinople The distress is increasing
terribly fugitives are arriving by thous-
nnds nine trains are reported to-day
Saturday from Adrainople bringing
10000 fugitiyes, mostly women and
children, who viii make the journey III
open trucks during II heavy fall Of snow.
A large number of other fugitivcs vii!
arrive shortly. ! have engaged house
near the station to receive the most des-
ttute, and provide for the distribution
of food. One thousand two hundred
sufferers were lodged and relieved to-
day funds are urgently required. The
Turkish government is doing its best,
but its action is almost paralyed by the
overwhelming magnitude of misery it
has to deal with.
A London dispatch Of the 18th saws
disaster follows diaster for Turkey.
On Thursday the Servians stormed and
carried the heights surrounding Nisch,
and yesterday the garrison surrendcd
Internationally. The Servian's trophies
are ninety guns, 10000 muskets, and
5000 prisoners. The same day Anti
vari surrendered to- the Montencgrin
forces, which arc now
MARCHING on sCrTtRl.
The Russians. after the capture o.
Shipka Pass and kozanlik, have pushed
rapidly forward to Ilski-Saghra and Xeni-
Saghra, cutting the Iamholi railway
leading TO Adrianoplc. Present indica-
tons are that the Turkish power Of re-
sistancc is completely broken, partly
by reason of their reverSes, dishearten-
ing the troops, and also owing to the
1lisorganiMtion, confusion and uncer.
tainty prevailing 1T Constantinople.
ANOTHER CHANGE or MINISTRY
occurred yesterday, Handi Pasha be-
coming grand vizicr, but nothing can he
gained by such frequent charges Of adj
visers.
Negotiations for all armisticc have
not made much progress The Grand
Duke Nicholas has replied to the Turk
ish request for a truce chat no armisticc
can be granted until basis Of final
peace settlement is agreed to, but what
this basis is has not yet transpired. As
stated III these dispatches yesterday, the
best informed politicians here are
NOT sASGuINE OF PEACE.
Russia is evidently determined 10
bind Turkey to certain conditions in
advance, and then it will be too late for
England 70 object.
ENGLAND SCARED.
The agitation here grows greater
every hour Tie utter hopelcssness OF
the cause of the Turk was yesterday
for the first time fully understood by
the English people. Deluded by false
representations and madIy fond of
Turkey, the great mass Of the British
people have hoped that Providence
would step III to save their old ally.
The cold weather has killed more
Turks than Russians, and the Cossacks
under the dasling Gourko arc rushing
savagcly through Roumelia seeking
almost in YAM for Turkish general Or
commander through whom anarmistlee
might BE- arranged
A Constantinople telegram of thc
! 18th says i il officially stated that lay
lard, Tie British ambassadors has in
\ formed tie Porte that. according to '!i-
Iadviecs FROM Lord Derby, the staee-
mcnt Of the Grand Duke Nicholas that
j an armi>tice must he based upon con-
ditans of peace could only express liz,
4 tAc Grand Dukes views. 1t i said that
Il layard pointed ont that this view was
continued hy the reply Of the Grand
4 Duke Michael, who, when asked e
open negotiations fot in armistice, an
! ~Wcred that lie was without instruction.
iii the matter 1t il also declared that
Iayard informed the Porte that the
/ British ambassador at It. Petersburg
had been instructed to express to Prince
i Gortschakon Lord Derbys astonish-
ment Mt thc non-futilment Of his bro
mise that Russian commanders should
be ordered % treat 70 ia armistice, and
to remind Prince Gortschakotf that 10
/ stipulation had been made relative to
armistce being dependent upon con-
ditans 81 peace u on the appointment
df anew Grand Nlzier
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