Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-31

The hOnsc by a vote of 1S7 to 7G
took from the speakers table Matthews
silver resolution and passed it.
War News.
THE CONDITIONS OF PEACE.
War advices from London under date
of Jan. 2Sth give the following as Rus
sia's preliminary conditions of peace.
FErst-Autonomy for Bulgaria (boun-
daries not defned) under a Governor to
be appointed according to the stipula-
tions of the Constantinople conference.
The Turkish military forces to be with
drawn to certain localities to be de-
termined upon.
Secoa,d-The independence of Rou-
mania, with compensation for territory
near the mouth O. the Danube, which
she will make over to Russia.
ThId-Local autonomy for Bosnia
and Herzegovina, and the independence
of Servia with territorial rectification.
This rectifcation of Servian frontier
may mean the transfer of Little Zwo-
rink to Servia, but in Difference to
Austria and other powers, the question
is left quite open.
Observation-Disclosures for Monte
negro on the basis of the statu quo post
bellum, subject to the approval of the
powers.
FTM-The cession of Batoum and
the payment Of indemnity money, ter
ritory, or the same equivalent, to be de-
termiLed upon.
FEnal5-The Sultan to undertake to
consider how to protect Russian inter
ests in the passage of the Dardanelles.
THE CONDITIONS SIGNED.
A Constantinople special dated Jam
2S says the Porte has received : tele-
gram to the effect that the prellmina-
ries CT peace have been signed, and that
the Turkish delegates and the Grand
Duke Nicholas would reach AdrianOple
Saturday.
TILE DARDANELLES.
The same correspondent states that
England had the Porte's permission to
enter the Dardanelles.
RUDIORS CONTRADICTED.
The Agence Russe contradicts the ru-
mors that the Russians are marching
on Gallipoli, and that peace conditions
contain special arrangements relative
to the Suez Canal.
A cable dispatch to the Chicago Ti-
ba1ae of Jan. 2Sth says the feeling in
Turkey against England is as severe
as that against Russia, and there is even
a strong reason to believe that Turkey
will hereafter side with Russia against
England, although the question of open
ing of the Dardanelles is nearly the
only one which needs the consent of
Europe 1t is believed that
A DIRECT UNDERSTANDING
exists between Russia, Germany, Aus
tria, and perhaps Italy, to consent to
the opening of the Dardanelles, and
that Turkey will secretly pledge herself
to make no opposition. A st. Peters
burg correspondent states that, on that
point, Russia will never yield to Eng
land again, and that she would rather
go to war about it now, if war be neces-
sary, than have her fleet shut out of the
Black Sea at England's dictation
SHE Is IN A BETTER CONDITION
to obtain this important advantage than
she is ever likely to be again, while Eng
land is in worse position to resist the
Russian claim than she has been for
many years. For these and other rea-
sons there is no great certainty among
diplomats and politicians that war has
been averted, and many even believe
that the situation is now at its worst for
England. The English fleet on its ar
rival at the mouth of the Dardanelles
1.annIy-aI o,,A
has returned to Besika Bay, only a few
miles distant.
RUNIORS
have arrived here that the Russian ad-
vance has been checked by orders from
the Grand Duke Mich olas, but CORES
pondents at Bucharest and Constanti-
nople do not confirm these reports.
THE ONLY WAR NEWS
of any consequence comes from Greece.
The latter is said to be about to declare
war against Turkey, and overrun Thes-
sally and Epirus, which she will demand
to be ceded to her.
LORD DERBY
has consented to withdraw his resigna-
ton, and yesterday he attended Cabi-
The extraordinary fact of Cabinet
meeting being held on Sunday has not
been reassuring to the peace party.
THE PORTE ACCEPTS RUssIAs TERMS.
A Constantinople dispatch dated Jan
uary %, says the Porte has accepted the
Russian conditions of peace, it is re-
garded as virtually concluded. The
Russian conditions have not yet been
officially made known, but it appears
certain that they greatly exceed the
conference programme, and stipulated
both for territorial concessions and war
indemnity.
THE TERMS OF PEACE.
A dispatch from Constantinople dated
January 25th, 3 o'clock P. NJ, says the
Turkish peace delegates have been or
dered to sign peace preliminaries, an
arnlistice probably to be concluded to-
day. The peace conditions are stated
on excellent authority to include
the following: Servia to be indie
pendent without compensation; Monte