The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-19
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
FOREIGN NEWS.
WAR NEWS.

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CoNsTANTINOPLE, Jan. Is. Queen
Victorias speech has caused considerable
disappointment here,
The Turkish peace delegates have arriy-
ed atKarabunar.
1t is reported that the Grand Duke
Nicholas is at Yeni Saghra.
At Thursdays sitting of the chamber a
message from the Grand Vizler Was read,
asking the deputies to appoint FIVE of their
number to share in the deliberations Of
the committee Of senators, Ulemas, and
officers which will direct military measures
in the event of the armistice negotiations.
The British Consul at Adrianople has
asked permission to leave, but Minister
Layard ordered him to remain at his post.
Mr.. Layard has given assistance to 10000
refugees within FIVE days.
LONDON, Jan. IS-A special from ST.
Petersburg says; A person who helped to
draw up the armistice conditions says they
are such as are not likely to be accepted By
the Turks.
The same dispatch says that the Rus
sian minister of the interior has instructed
| the press to be moderate in its remarks
about Austria and England,
| A Pera dispatch has the following: 1t is
said that the Grand Duke Nicholas, ac-
companied by his staff aud Gen. lgnatietf
met the Turkish delegates Friday morning
at station op the JambOli railroad. The
| Grand Duke had advanced to meet the
delegates because of difficulty on the
road, and courteously invited them tC
return by carriage with him.
y ConstaDtinople correspondent tele
graphs, under the date of Thursday even
ing: Il am assured that the council Of
ministers to day decided to order thu
| Turkish ambassadors at Vienna and Lon
don TO request an explanation of the pro
tests against a separate peace, recently
lodged by Austria and England, and to asl
how far Turkey may count upon the sup
pert OF these countries.
A correspondent at Vienna declares pos
itivy that Austria had made no communi
cation to the Porte concerning the terms o
peace since her answer to sthe Porte aut
note Of Dec. II. asking mediation.
Another correspondent at Pera state
that the Turkish delegates met the GRAM
Duke Nicholas at Tirnova Semenli, an
preliminary notes were exchanged. Th
Grand Duke then announced that he hat
decided to treat only at Adrianople. whicl
should be immediatly evacuated, The de
legates having assented, orders were tele
graphed Diemil Pasha to evacuate Adrian
ople. Upon this dicision being communi
Gated to the foreign consuls they telegraph
, ed their Ambassadors tor instructions, an
were ordered to remain and protect thei
, countrymen. Djemil Pasha then prepare
/ to retire upon the fortified lines befor
! AdrianopIe, where reintorcements are Do'
concentrating. The Russians will probabl
, arrive at Adriauople in two days. Tirnov
r Semenli being thirty five kilometeres di:
, tant therelrom. The negotiations wi
then begin. 1t is generally thought tha
, the wisest policy is for Turkey to max
, peace at once
A British gun boat has embarked nun
Der of refugees at Burghas and Englis
mariners are patrolliDg the streets of tha
q place.
: LONDON, Jan. l0.-A Russian oficis
!. dispatch announces that Gen. SkobeIo
entered Phllipopolis on the 10th aud ex
= inguished the flames in Bulgarian dwelling
= fred by the retreating Turks.
The Times Pera correspondent says
. Queen Victoria telegraphed the Sultan ths
= be was already acquainted with the actio
of the British government, and that sh
had herself urged the Gar to make
prompt and honorable peace.
A Shumla dispatch says the Turks hay
{ evacuated Kazan. south of Osman Bazal
!, The Russians hereby secure the head
y another Balkan pass. All war materia
II etc. has been removed from Osman Baza
9 to Eski Djuma.