The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-05
PRICE TWO CENTS.
THE CONDITIONS OF PEACE.
REDUCING THE MONEY INDEMNITY ro
TWELVE MTLLTON POUNDS
Batcum, Knrs. Ard"hsn, and the Bnyazfa
District Ceded to Russia-The Question OF
the straits Held for Future Consideration.

Batouu,. Kar.. Ardnhan. and the Bayassa
District Coded to Kussin-The Question OF
the straits Held for Future Consideration.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 4.-The Grand
Duke Nicholas has sent the following despatch
to the Emperor
SAN STEFANo. March al do myself the honor
Of concratulating your Majesty upon the con-
clusion Of peace. God has vouchsafeG to us the
happiness of accomplishing the holy work be-
gun by your Majesty. and on the anniversary
OF the eniranchsement of the serfs your Majesty
has delivered the Christians from the Mussul-
man yoke.
LONDON, March Am the House OF Lords this
afternoon Lord Derby in reply to a question
by Earl Granville. said that the Government
have received the terms OF peace. but in an im-
perfect state. Hs could only say that the terms
DO not include the ccssion Of the Turkish Il >et,
tha' the indemnity is reduced to $4,000 900
and that the Egyptian tribute is not affe tad
despatch from Constant! nople says: Pre-.
vious Ia the signature OF the treaty of peace.
Gen 1gnattpff demanded that Turkey should
unite with Russia in defending all its stipula-
tions before the Conference. safvet Pasha re-
fused to accede to this Gen. Ignatieff then tel-
cgraphcd TO st. Petersburg for instructions. IL
Is not known how the question was settled.
Russia agrced not to include Salonica in Bull
garia. II includes Bourgas. Narna and Kus-
tendie. The money ind' ty Of G40. 900, 900
originally claimed Ia addition to the territorial
cession. was finally fixed at 612.000.0OO. To-
morrow tine rlenipoientiares will enter upon
the discussion of the details Of the several points
OF the treaty which We're agreed to en- bloc TAX
ing up first the payment and guarantees fol-
the payment of the indemnity.
Intelligence comes from San stefano that
Gen. lgnatioff and a special Turkish Ambassa.
dor were to leave for ST. Petersburg immedl.
atey after the signing Of the prelminarirs Of
peace. 1t is thought that the special ambassa.
dor will convey the Sultans desire for the
restoration Of diplomatic relations. or be
charged to conduct negotiations for drafting a
defn tive treaty. the prrlimnares only having
So far been signed. Tho principal conditions
oi IN" preliminary treaty. inst signed. are the
cess on ot Bat0um; kars. Arlahan. and tbs ds-
reserved for further cons liberation Tha question
Of navigation o; the Danube remains in statu
quo \ zone viii be leit between Montenegro
and S rvia. so as to enable the Porte 10 main
tain communication with Bosnia and Hprzago-
nnn II Is confirmed that Bulgaria will include
Bouigas, Narna, and kustrndlc. but not SALON.
lcu or Adrinnuplr. Russia Is TO have power to
ccde the Dohrnlsrha 10 Rounania in exchange
Tor Heumanian B'ssarahn.n
H. Nori of Brussels the Russian organ con.
firms these conditions and those mentioned Nv
Lord Derby in the House of Lords ths alter
The iqepce Russo says some davs must
slapse before the treaty can reach st. Peters,
nurs and tn" authcntir conditions he published.
Inc 4genre d'riares that these will show that
IN" indemnify has been reduced to almost
nothing, and that the question OF guarantees
has not been touched.
Another tonstantInople d,spetch says that
some Russians have o ~upied T rgos a few
miles west Of Tn rrap'a. Prime T'hprkesski to
whom was ntrusted the administrative organ-
izatlon Of Bulgaria. has died ut san stefano
the Pera CORES ponient of tra Times says:
By giving up their hostile European prov
lnres lat the same time receiving tribute from
them or saddllns them with portion OF the
national d"bl. and conc-ntrati ng the Mussul-
mans in the territory contiguous TO ConstAn nti-
nople. and making the concentration required
by the territorial concessions in Asia VI nor.
the Turks viii create n new Ottoman power ten
times stronger than when il spread over a
vast. badly orglnz"d. and hostile territory"
The Paris cores pondent OF the Times t.le-
graphs as follows: Lord Lyons, the Brit sh
Ambassador here. will 20 TO London on Tu.s.
day. presumnhiy To confer orally with the Cow
ernurnt about his course Mt the cOn.erence"
CoNsrANTlNoPLE, March 4-Midnight-The
Foreign Am massadors have not yet received the
ttNt Of the treaty. TheyHre not certain wheiher
Il is dennItive. 1t is understood. however that
the rNr hinge Of Publications within fortnight
Is obligatory.