Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-23

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PRINCE GORTsCHAKoFF,
who, notwithstanding his great feeble
ness, rose from his bed to receive him
The prince announces his intention tc
resume the direction of foreign affairs
Notwithstanding the great secrecy OBJ
served at court and among all diplomat
lists, it is runored among the entolrage
of the emperor that the latter adheres
to the declaration made last year at til,
beginning of the war, namely: that the
Bulgarians Glust be guaranteed against
Turkey.
THE BULGARIAN QUESTION
must be settled for all future time. AS
to the rest, Russia will submit entirely
to the decision of the congress, should
it be necessary for it 10 assemble.
The meaning of this talk about the
submission to the congress is that nex
to nothing will remain of the treaty OF
San Stefano.
As telegraphed on yesterday, all the
st. Petersburg journals have been warn.
ed clrcumspect.
| ALL FOR HYGENIC REASONS.
A telegram from Constantinople, un-
der date of May 18th, says regiment
of Cossacks advanced to. the Turkish
lines, near Belgrade, on yesterday, and
summoned the Turks to withdraw to-
ward Buyukdere. The Turkish officer
replied that he must apply to the porte
for Instructions before doing so. The
porte has also received advices that the
Russians are advancing nearly to CALI
poll, but the Russians insist all these
moves are made for hygenic reasons.
.z.1 .-..- PEACEFUL AGAIN
st. Petersburg advices of the 18th
inst. say that it is confidently believed
that Count SchouvaloH has succeeded
IN convincing the emperor that it is to
the Russians interest to concede to
Europe. Most Of the demands formu-
lated by England for the assembling of
European congress, it appears, are
consequently assured, despite the diff
culties which have arisen at CONSTANT
nople concerning the surrender of
| fOrtreSSes. ..---
| fEACE DAY.
The Russian journals to-day gener-
ally express hopes of peace. Even
those hitherto warlike have adopted a
temperate tone.
A LITTLE MORE TURKEY.
A correspondent at Constantinople
writing under date of May 18th, says
| am informed on good authority that
Gen. Todleben sent note to the porte
yesterday, saying he was compelled by
necessity of the military situation to
make the following demands, and re-
questing the Turkish government to
accede to them as soon as possible:
First-The evacuation of Shumla,
Varna and Batoum.
Second-The removal of the Turkish
camp at Mastak; and
Third-Permission to occupy Buy
keder.
No answer has yet been given by the
Turkish government, but there was
council of ministers last night, over
which the sultan presided, and there is
to be another this afternoon tc discuss
the subject. | is considered almost
certain the Turks will decide to fight
rather than yield.
UNEASY TURKEY.
Constantinople advices of the 18th
inst, state that although the advance
of the Russians from Kelometres nearer
to Constantinople is declared to be de-
VOID OF significance, the movement has
nevertheless increased there: that the
Russians, instead of being clustered in
the villages, are now extended before
the city, with their lines of tents, in
manner impressive to the popular
mind. News comes also of all advance
of 5000 troops from Kailkratit Keit-
chuk, Tchekemedge, and of similar
forward movements from Siluria to
Kallerkate, and other corresponding ad-
vances from the rear towards the front
All these movement tend to mass the
Russians closer and closer to Con-
stantinople, and consequently increases
the anxiety within the city. It is re-
ported on good authority that the Rus
slams are about to deepen the channel
from Tchedmedge Lake to the sea suf-
ficiently to permit the passage of five
other small vessels. Significance is at
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informed circles, that the channel
squadron will leave port and sail for
Besika Bay Immediately after the ar
rival ofthe Indian troops.
BRITISH OPINION OF THE WAR AT SEA.
The London Times of the 18th inst,
says the Russian preparations to attack
British commerce is attracting great
deal of attention The Times adds that
the United States may be depended on
to do all IN their power to observe the
treaty of Washington, but even if the
Russians succeed in equipping their lit
tie fleet, it will hardly do much mis-
chief and is much more likely to fall
victims to our cruisers than to inflict
damage to our merchantmen. Wei
might have some trouble at first, but a
short time will suffice to clear the sea
and make the passage of our vessels
from one port to another as safe as now.
The queen will shortly inspect the |
troops at Woolwich for the first time in |
p years.
RUSSIAN STANDPOINT.
A st. Petersburg dispatch of the 18th |
inst, saws that notwithstanding the Sc
crecy observed in regard to Count |
Schouvaloff7s reports to the emperor
and conferences at the foreign Office,
the various points whereby real un-
derstanding may be attained from the |
subject of discussion in well informed !
political circles. Though in the first |
place the necessity ofsecuring the great
object of the war-the independence of
ChristianS-iS insisted uDon. there is.