Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13
War News.
THE DELAY.

THE DELAY.
Constantinople advices of the 9TH
state that the delay in signing the peace
preliminaries is thus accounted for.
The negotiations began at Kezanlik.
The Grand Duke Nicholas and Nelidoff
had no power to discuss the conditions
They simply
OFFERED THEIR TERMS
and gave the Turks the alternative of
acceptance or refusal. After two days
negotiations the Turks decided to refuse,
although the Grand Duke and Nelidoff
used every argument to persuade them
to accept, informing them that the
march Of the armies
WOULD BE STOPPED,
il they consented, and that their refusal
was the destruction of the Turkish En-
pire, which Russia had no wish to bring
about. They were informed that Adj
rianople and Phillippopolis were taken,
the army of Suleiman completely de-
stroyed, and that the Russians would
CONTINUE TO MARCH UPON CONsTANTINoPLE
unless they accepted. Namyk Pasha
exclaimed "Well, then, if the Otto
man Empire must perish, let it perish
by force We will never sign our death
warrant" He was, however, induced
to reconsider this decision, and he and
Server Pasha asked two hours for re-
Election. At the end of this time they
answered that
THEY COULD NOT ACCEPT.
The Grand Duke started the next day
for Adrianople.
Although the Turks objected more or
less to all the conditions, the one which
prevented agreement was Bulgarian au-
tonomy. They were ready to yield
every other point but this, which they
considered
EQUIVALENT TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE
TURKISH POWER IN EUROPE.
They were willing to grant autonomy
as provided for in the programme of the
conference. The Russians replied to
this that the programme of the con-
ference was the minimum, reduced to
the most slender propositions, in order
to avoid war. AS this object was not
obtained they must now demand
FAR MORE EFFICIENT KIND OF AUTO
Monty,
something like that Of Servia and Rou-
mania, with Bul garia extending very
near Constantinople on one side and to
Salonica on the other. This, the ex-
clusion of Turkish power everywhere
in Europe except merely Constantine
pie they would not accept. They were
willing to cede kars and Erzeroum. will
ling to grant the complete indepen-
dence of Roumania and Servia, the free
passage of the straits to the Russian
fleet, and war indemnity,
But NOT THE AUTONOMY OF BULGARIA.
1t was just on this poi:,t that the Rus
SLAMS were the most rigid. They left
all the other questions for Interior dis
cussions, apparently recognized the fact
that all those questions concerned Eu-
rope and not Russia and Turkey alone.
On the one question of Bulgarian au-
tonomy only were they infiexible. There
was no question of the cession of the
/ Turkish fleet, though OF course that
might arise in Interior discussions on
| the question of a war indemnity.
/ THE RUSSIAN ARMY IN CONSTANTINOPLE.
/ The London AdretiSer of Feb. 9Th says
I'VE have reason to believe the gov
eminent has received information of
the entry of the Russian army into
| Constantinople. At any rate, if the
government is not in possession of this
news the Russian embassy is"
The Post says: The Russians are in
Constantinople. This was the news last
night current in London, and we incline
to think it is based upon official au-
thentic intelligence. The message has
come ria Alexandria. We do not know
at this moment what the precise nature
of the occupation is. According to
some diplomats. the Russians
have possessed themselves OF
two forts on the Bazouk and
lChekmedge lines. According to others