The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-13
TURCO.RUSSIAN WAR.
Comments on sbe character Oi the
Terms of PeRce-Ehc Russian victory
nj SchipkH Pass FUgitiYes are Flock
lng into COnstantinOple.
Noon Associated Press Report.

Noon Associated Press Report.l
LONDON, January IA cabinet
council has been summoned for to-day
The Standards special says the Rus
slams have occupied Eski Sagra and
Yeni Saghra, cutting off the Turkish
army. This report is apparently due
to the panic in COnstantinople.
Several special dispatches announce
that the garrison OF Nisch, which sur
rendered to the Servians, mum bered
about eight thousand men, with ninety
cannon, twelve thousand rifles and "A
number of tlags.
The Times Bucharest dispatch re.
ports that six small steamers com
menoed plying between Seminitz and
Sistova on Thursday.
a rumor is in circulation in Berlin
that the Russians demand the evaoua.
ton OF the Danube fortresses and the
withdrawal OF the Turks tn n line OF
demarkati0n between Adrianople aud
Philipolis.
A Times Bucharest dispatch says 1t
Ia rumored that the Grand Duke
Nicholas has demanded the surrender
of Adrlanople ~ the first condition.
No great c, niidence in the conclusion
of an armistico IL felt at Bucharest,
unless the matter IL conducted entirely
by the Russian diplomats, nnd to the
virtual exclusion of the military Gle.
meDt.
A telegram to the Times from Wen
ma also says there is very trustworthy
information that the whole Russian
army feels hardness and almost injus>
tice Of the armistice proposals, coming
just when final triumph IL In view.
My informant, who knows the feeling
at headquarters, says there is stroug
disposition to prevent, or at any rate,
delay the armistlce rs long as possi-
BILE.
The same correspondent says prince
Of Montenegro, having applied to the
Russian headquarters for instructions
relative to An armistice, has been in
formed that he need not send an envoy,
az the grand duke would take charge
Of his lnterest5.
The Daily Telegraph's Pera CORE.
spondent sends the following: The
porte has refused TO allow questions OF
peace aud armistice to be considered
together, as II was Understood that
these questions were TO be reported
separate during the preliminary nego.
tiations. | believe the porte has de
termined that defense o: Adrianoplc
is rtually impossible Ministerial
changes are regarded a. favorable ia
to peace but opposed TO the seperate
arrangement desired by Russia.
Hamdi pssha, the new grand vizier
favors dignified and honorable
peace.
The Bucharest correspondent Of thu
Times says: Contradictory reports ii
regard to the condition ofthe armistic'
continue. The Russians have no
probably made any proposal, but al
reports current point to severe condi
lions.
An imperial order, giving notice oil
| changes In the ministry, says the Turk
ish defeats are due to the faults OF com
manders, who will be tried when peace
IL established. The order expresses
the hope that the new ministry will
make such arrangements as will guar
antee integrity, and In defense OF th'
country.
Its officially stated that the term o
the armistice that will be proposed bJ
Turkey, Is six weeks.
The Telegraph's correspondent a
Vienna states that at Shipka Pass tn
Russians captured 5000 men an
100 horses, twelve mOrtars, twelv
siege guns and eighty field guns.
The Cossacks have cut of the Van
boil railroad.
The Daily News Gays the csbin'