The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-01
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To-Day's Dispatches.
FOREIGN.
WAR NEWS.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. Admiral
Hobart Pasha's feet has arrived from
Batoum bringing ten battalions, and
Dervlsh Pasha is expected shortly. There
is no news yet from the peace plenipoten-
tiaries. The government has telegraphed
its representatives at the European capi-
tolls asking for information; the Russians
continue to advance, 1t is not known if
Batoum was evacuated in anticipation of
Russian assault, or the fullflmeat of stipu-
lation.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-The principal cause
OF delay of the armistice is stated to be
difficulty about the military conditions i'm
posed. Vienna papers say that they in
clude the occupation of Constantinople.
LONDON, Feb. IA relief agent who
arrived at Gallipoli with Suleiman Pasha
telegraphs, | will stop here to relieve T.
600 refugees in great distress; | have seen
vast numbers of refugees all over the
country dying from cold and hunger; there
is great movement towards the sea; the
refugees who have arrived are perfectly
destitute, having generally lost half of
each family.
1t is nation moving without the means
of transport and without homes to go to.
Englishmen cannot imagine the sufferings,
destitutlon, and ruin of these last three
weeks to an innocent and industrious peo-
pie.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Noon, Feb. 1.-The
Sultan has telegraphed to the Gar de-
mandIng an armistice.
| LONDON, Feb. IA special from Rome
says private kilograms of undoubted au
| thority say the Russians are within twenty
| four hours march of Constantinople
LONDON. Feb. Italy is prepared to
make an alliance with any of the powers
to oppose Russian supremacy.
| A Pera dispatch afirms the ministerial
council has determined to defend the city
| if it is attacked.
LONDON, Feb. IA Russian official
dispatch says ten to fifteen thousand fugi-
tives, Musselmen, captured by the Rus
SLAMS at Lulet Burgas by General Strukof,
will be transported to Asia.
! ATHENS, Feb 1,-Advices say the
Greek premier has indicated the armed
occupation of ThessaIy and Epirus He
made statement, believed to be tanta
mount to declaration of war; the whole
population have been ordered to enroll il
the national guard.
ENGLAND
/ LONDON, Feb, 1.-The Financers say
members of the Stock Exchange yesterday
amid storm of groans and yells, burned
the Times and News and other publication:
of a pro-russian tendency. The members
then signed an adress declaring confidence
in the govt. There was similar demon
stration at Lloyds. Several outdoor NEE
tings in the country, to protest against th'
supplementary credit, were taken possession
of by the adherents OF Govt, and turned
into anti-Russian demonstrations. Glad
stone was absent from the house of com
mons !last night, he will speak Monday
next
/ LONDON. Feb. 10 T. M.-Northcotc
stated in the house of commons this after
noon that Musurus Pasha, Turkish am
bassador in London, has received a tele
gram from the Porte saying the genera
basis of an armistice and peace were t.
; be signed in AdriaDopIe yesterday; h
didn't know whether they were actuall
t signed, or the terms.
FROM THE " REcE OF TIE lTEwEcP(