The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-02-06

The Turc0-Russian War.
The Conference To be Held Imme-
diateIy.
UNE ASY FEELING IN
RUSSIA.
Russian Reinforcaments Constantly
Going Forward.
Greeks Rapidly Advancing Into
ThessaIy.

ter OF the Interior.
Server Pasha, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Raouf Pasha, Minister of War.
Sadyk Pashs, Minister of Marine.
Kiavi Pasha, Minister of Finance.
LONDON. Feb "a Paris correspondent says
he has received on high authority some con-
firmation of the rumor that Russia is negotiat-
ing for the surrender of the whole Turkish
fleet
ROME Feb. 5-The Popolo Romano says
Italy and France have accepted Austria's invi-
tation to conference
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb 5.-The cessation Of
hostilities has produced more anxiety than re-
joicing.
TRIESTE, Feb. The Austrian ironclad
Kaiser Max, carrying twelve 81 ton guus, and
Hapsburg, with fourteen 10 ton guns, are being
fitted for service.
RAGUsA, Feb. 5.-The Prince of Montenegro
has accepted the armistice and ord cred cessa-
ton of hostilities.
BERLIN, Feb. 5-Germany has accepted
Austra's invitation to a conference.
LONDON, Feb. 5.-The Vienna correspondent
Of the Times telegraphs that no attempt is
made 10 st. Petersburg to remove the suspic-
ion that the Russian commanders in Roumelia
deliberately procrastintaed the negotiations in
order to take the greatest possible advantage of
the military situation According to hints
from Berlin, where the intentions and aims of
Russia all along were pretty accurately fore
Swallowed. for greater stress is laid in st. Pc
tersburg on the military than on the political
aspect OF the negotiations just concluded. The
fact that considerable reinforcements of Rus
sian troops continue to stream through Buchar-
est to Bulgaria, that beside the operating
forces in Bulgaria and ROumania the army of
reserve in Roumania is being steadily increased
and that the creation A fresh battalons to be
formed into four new divisions have just been
ordered by the Gar, all show the importance
attached to the military attitude to be assumed
in the conquered territory during the peace me-
gotiations The Cars speech at the review of
the troops at st. Petersburg yesterday seems to
point in the same direction.
According to Berlin telegram to the Pes.
Their Lloyd the passage of the Russians through
Constantinope forms part of the stipuations,
| though this would only be done after conclus-
ion of peace and for the purpose of smbarking
a part of the army on their way home.
The Times Athens despatch says: The con-
clusion of the armistice has caused consterna-
| tiop, though the Russian minister here gave
verbal promise that Greece should be included
in the armistice. The only rational thing for
the Greeks to do is to stop military operations
Immediately and rely on this promise and the
government offices of Europe, but no order has
yet been sent the army and the general feeling
seems in favor of continuing the war at any
sacrifice.
Harcourt (Conservative) mas been returned to
parliament for Oxfordshre without opposition
| to fill vacancy occasioned by the resignation
ATHENS, Feb. 5.-The Turkish minister
here designates the action of the Greek govern
ment as a declaration of war. He telegraphed
| to Constantinople for men-of-war to convey
him hence, 10 consequence of which the Tur-
kish fleet under Hobart Pasha has arrived. The
Greek government is in CONSERVATION and in
tends appealing to the intervention of the guar
anteepg powers. A great panic prevails.
LONDON, Feb. 5.-In the Commons tonight
debate on the supplementary vote was con-
tinued. Unimportant speeches were made by
Hon; Frederic Stanley, Lord Fizmaurice, and
he could not undertake the responsibility of
opposing the vote.
In the course of the discussion 10 the House
of Lords tonight, Lord Derby stated that he
had tolerable confidence that England would
not find herself in an isolated position at the
conference. He also said the transfer Of the
Island of Crete to Greece would be invalid un-
less sanctioned by the powers. Great excite
ment existed in Crete, but SO far no visitation of
peace.
The North German Gazette states that Turk
ey has been invited to send representatives to
the conference.
The correspondent of the Times at st. Pet
ersburg says that the feeling of uneasiness with
regard to the political situation seems to in
crease The attitude unexpectedly assumed by
Austria is now known to all.
The Times Berlin despatch says all the pow
ers have accepted Austrias invitation to hold q
conference except Russia whose adhesion is
hardly expected. The conference assemblies
almost Immediately.
The Times correspondent at Athens reporte
that Turkish irOnclads and transports have
been ordered to convey from 5000 to 10000
troops to the Gulf of Volo to oppose the Thes-
salian instruction and endeavor to cut off the
retreat of the Greek army.
The instruction, however, is gaining ground
and the Greeks are advancing. The Greek
government has resolved not to stop the pro-
e A.
promise to maintain order in the Hellenic
provinces and secure the rights of the provinces
in the conference
The Times Vienna despatch says portion of
Suleman Pasha's troops are still at Kavola
aed have been ordered to embark for Solonica
to act against the Greeks.
VIENNA, Feb. 5.-Most of the powers have
accepted the invitation to participate in the
conference Russia consented at the outset.in
principle, but has not yet formally accepted.
ST. PETERSBURG Feb. 5-While NJ Trepoff,
project of st. Petersburg, was giving today the
usual audience for the reception of petitions,
woman fired upon him twice with revolver.
The project was dangerously wounded by one
of the shots. The ball has not been extracted.
The Emperor and Prince Gortschakoff have
visited him. The city is greatly excited. The
woman, who was Immediately arrested ], pre-
serves complete silence in regard to her mo-
tives.
LONDON, Feb. 6.-The Standards Vienna de-
spatch says at the conference Austria will in
sist on fixing the exact limit to Russian occu-
patton of Bulgaria and the Danube fortresses
Each state sends twoi delegates to the CONFER
ence.
A Pesth despatch to the Standard says, the
reports of the mobilization of some Of the army
corps in South Hungay are untrue. The only
basis for the reports is the preparations for an
eventual mobilization.
The Standards Paris correspondent hears
from three reliable quarters that one of the
terms of definite peace is the cession of the
naval station in the sea of Marmora to Russia.
The Daily Telegeapb's Vienna despatch says
that Hobart Pasha is instructed to lombard
Greek ports unless the Greek troops are re-
called
The Telegraph has the following from Ath-
ems: There is a great panic here and the in
habtants are fleeing.
The Vienna correspondent of the Telegraph
says the conference will probably assemble at
the end of February or the beginning of
March. Count Andrassy wishes it to assemble
ON the Goth inst, but this is hardly possible un-
less Russia answers Immediately. The powers
chiefly interested, except of course Russia in
tend to Insist on the treaty of Paris being taken
as basis of the negotiation.