The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-14
FOREIGN SUMMARY.

FOREIGN SUMMARY.
RUSSIA is said to be massing one hundred
and twenty thousand troops in Roumania.
A FLEET of war has been ordered to Con-
stantinople by the English government.
THE British House of Commons has
passed the six hundred pounds sterling
bill-a war measure.
The Courier, of Rome, states that Cardi-
nal Howard is to be created Archbishop of
Edinburgh and Primate of Scotland.
GERMANY, France, Italy, and England
have signifed their acceptance of Austria's
proposition to hold a European conference.
NINE millions of people are reported des-
titute in Northern China. The Foreign
Relief Committee appeal to England and
America for aid.
THE Greeks are on the war path. A few
days since they crossed into Thessa y, and
captured Domoco, with thirteen hundred
Turkish prisoners.
POPULAR feeling in England is intensely
hostile to Russia. The windows of Mr..
Gladstone's town house and Of the Daily
Neacs Office were broken the other night by
excited mobs.
AT Calais, France, Sunday night, during a
performance at the circus, there was false
alarm of fire, which caused a great rush of
the audience. Ten persons were suffocated
or trampled to death. Several others were
hurt.
A SPECIAL from Berlin says: "Prinee
Gortschakoff has notified the Powers that,
since the English Cabinet has resolved to
send feet to Constantinople, ostensibly to
protect the Christians, Prussia also con.
templates occupying Constantinople from
the land, with the same object.
Two thousand women and children are
reported to have been destroyed in the
burning of an asylum at Tien Tsin. The
Chinese are very kind in caring for the
destitute and dependent, but, judging from
this catastrophe, must have been singularly
economical of space and criminally neg
lectful of precautions for the safety of their
wards.
A VIENNA correspondent says: "The
Conference will probably assemble at the
end of February or the beginning of March
| Count Andrassy wishes it to assemble OF
| the Goth ultimo, but this is hardly possible
unless Russia answers Immediately. The
Powers chiefly interested, except of course
Russia, intend to insist on the Treaty O
Paris being taken as the basis of negotia
| tion."
THE London Pot says a telegram hal
been received in London announcing tn,
cessation OF hostilities in the Greek prov
inces of Turkey by the signing of an armis
tice, upon the understanding that all causes
| of dissension shall be referred to the con
ference, the Greek army meanwhile remain
ing in Thessaly and Epirus and Turkey un
dertaking not to attack the insurgents il
Crete. 1t is also stated the Turkish flee
has been ordered not to proceed to Piraeul
but remain in readiness outside the Darda
nelles.
RUSSIA rejects the proposal to hold con
ference in Vienna, or any other great car
ital. 1t considers preferable the tranquil
lity of a small town in one of the mino
States, and the authority that would
given to the deliberations by the presence Q
foreign Ministers of the Powers necessar
for insuring good, practical result. Nor,
over, Russia believes this would facilitat
the speedy disposal by the conference {
the important questions it would have
deal with, in the interest of a lasting peac
and of humanity.
THE London Post says: The Russian
are in Constantinople. This was the new
last night current in London, and we inclin
to think it is based upon official authent
intelligence. The message has come Vi
Alexandria. We do not know at this M
ment what the precise nature of occupatio
is. According to some diplomatists, tt
!, Russians have possessed themselves of tw
. ports in the Boyouk and Chekmedje line
According to others they have gained sti
) greater advantages. Details are of sma
moment. Practically al are agreed that tt
Capital of Turkey and the key of the Ea
1 are in the hands of the Gar.
{ The following additional points of arl
= istice conditions are asserted: That Il
. railway between Adrianople and Consta
. . tinople be repaired and operated, and al
the telegraph line between Adrianople al
. Odessa, by way CT Constantinople. I
!, raising of the blockade of the Black Sea a
= Danube forseverything except ammunitio
the Russians to occupy the Black Sea Goa
from the Russian frontier to Baltchek, a
., from Missione to Derkioj. On the Sea
Marmora, the Russians to occupy Batjr
le Tekakmadje and Tscharkioj, and on |
e. Egean Sea, from Enos to Mekri. These
q in addition to points held by the Russia
:. at tie signature of the armistice.
It A CORRESPONDENT telegraphs that no
y tempt is made in st. Petersburg to reno
as the suspicion that the Russian command
% in Roumelia deliberately procrastinated
sd negotiations in order to take the great
as possible advantage of the military situati
On the contrary, in order to clearsthe R
a sian Government of the charge VIII
rs, otherwise might attach to it that the del
ed occurred, if not by its orders, at least W
'e. its connivance, the merit is claimed fol
en- of having been finally overcome by its !
ut emptory commands to resistance and
as unwillingness of the army 10 see the arr
n tice signed causing it to stop before
OF very gates of Constantinople.
3 THE German Parliament was opened
M Berlin on the 9Th by Herr Camphaul
'hA Vice President of the Council of Minist
who read the speech of the throne. In
'ry passage relating to foreign affairs,
'er Emperor expressed the hope that spe
pa peace will enable the principles of
,he ConstantinonIe coufereuce tn he ann