The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-03-23
THE TREATY OF PEACE.
Changes in National Boundaries Oh
Both Continents.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 6.-The
trenty bears the title Preliminaries of
Peace" and contains twenty-nine arti
Giles. The opening articles relate to Mon
tenegro, Servia and Bulgaria; the indem-
nifty is fixed at fourteen hundred
and ten million roubles, but eleven hun
dred million are covered by territorial
cessions nothing is fixed concerning terms
and period of payment of the three hun
dred and ten millions. No guarantee is
stipulated, nor is there mention of
Egyptian or Bulgarian tributes or Turk
ish feet. The treaty simply states that
Russia and Turkey shall agree subse-
quently about the payment. Prot
remains Bulgarian. Servia includes
Semnitza, Now Bazaar and Vranja
Montenegro includes Antivari, Spuz,
Podgoritza and Nicsics. All Bulgarian
fortresses are to be RACED and Turkish
troops withdrawn. A military road will
be established for the Ottoman posts,
and telegraph and passage of troops,
which, however, must not make any
considerable halt while passing through
the country. The Mussulmans may return
to Bulgaria. Any property of Mussul-
mans who have not returned, which they
leave undisposed of, will be sold after
two years for the benefit of the widows
and orphans fund The arrears of taxes
in Bosnia and Herzegovina are to be re-
mitted. The revenue until 1880 is to be
applied to indemnity for the sur
ferers by the instruction and
provide for local needs. Aus
trian and Russian commissioners
will arbitrate in all disputed claims. The
navigation of the straits Is declared free
for merchant vessels during peace or
war Six divisions of the Russian in
fantry and two cavalry will occupy Bull
garia until the formation of Bulgarian
militia, the strength of which shall be
fixed later by Russia and Turkey. A
Russian army of occupation will preserve
its communications both through Rou-
mania and the Black Sea. The expense
of Russian occupation is to be borne by
Bulgaria. ROumania is authorized to
make her demand for indemnity direct
to the porte and to make direct treaty.
No indemnity is stipulated for Servia
or Montenegro. Russian, Turkish and
Bulgarian commissioners will determine
the Bulgarian tribute. The reform pro-
gramne of the Constantinople confer
ence will be applied to Bosnia and
Herzegovina. An organization SINH
lar to that granted to Crete in
1868 is stipulated for Thessaly
and Epirus. No mention is made of
Greece or Crete. Batoum, Arabian,
Kars and Bayazid are coded to Russia
Erzeroum and Trebizond are not men
toned, except that the Russians
may embark at Trezibond on their re-
turn home. Asiatic Turkey is to be
evacuated in six months. The evacua-
ton of European Turkey is to begin i'm
mediately, and be completed within
three months. The European Danube
commission retains its former rights.
The porte undertakes the ex-
pense of re-establishing navigation
on the Danube, and indemni-
flying private losses, the amount of
which is to be deducted by the Danube
commission from the sums it owes the
porte. Russia receives the Dobrudscha
to exchange it for Bessarabia. The
question of the Turco-Persian frontier
Shall be speedily settled.
The treaty is to be ratified within fif-
teen days, but its provisions become
obligatory Immediately. Nothing is
said about the ratification by congress,
nor about the capitulations, nor of a
Russo Turkish alliance. The details
about payment of the indemnity, which
were to have been arranged at San Ste
fano, have been postponed, and the ne
gotiators have arrived at Constantinople.