Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
THE VICTORIOUS REAR.

A<oNDoN, JhHs lO.-lt the 01Sp6tCh o.
yesterday, from Constantinople, il
correct, stating that q great battl,
was fought on Monday and Tuesday
that Sulieman Pasha afterwards tool
up . position near Philopolis and or
dered the inhabitants to leave towr
and that the Russians have reached
Chirpan and are marching on Yen
Mahalgre, the remainder Of the only
Turkish field army south of the Bal.
kans is in danger of
CAPTURE OR ANNIHILATIoN
before an armistice be concluded
Chirpan 10 about thirty miles east O.
Phillipopolis and less than ten mile.
from the road and railroad over
which the Turks must pass before
they reach Adrianople. The utmost
TERROR AND REORGANIZATION
prevails throughout the country be.
tween Phillipoppolis and CONSTANT.
nople, Panic stricken fugitives con.
tinue to crowd towards the capital
by thousands.
AUSTRIA BELLIGERANT.
A despatch from Constantinople
says Count Zichy, Austrian Ambas.
sador here, declared yesterday, tc
Server Pasha, Foreign Minister, be.
fore tn elattcr's departure for Kezan.
lik, that he had received instructions
from Vienna. that Austria could no,
prevent the conclusion Of an armis.
tice on basis of peace preliminaries
bnt that as signatory Of the treaty
of Paris, Austria would not recog.
nize peace concluded without her
assent to its different points. Austria
would be prepared to protect her in.
terests by all means at her disposal.
LONDON, Jan. .l7.-Parliament met
to-day. AS the Queen did not open
the session in person there was nc
state ceremonial and the proceedings
were confined to what usually takes
place when the opening is by royal
commission. The Queens speech
states that she summoned Parliament
before the usual time Of meeting in
order that it might become acquaint-
ed with the efforts she has made to
terminate the war that she might have
their advice and assistance. She al.
ludes to her having declared her in.
tention at the outbreak Of the war to
observe neutrality in q contest which
she lamented, but failed to prevent,
so long as the interests of her empire
IS defined by her government, were
not threatened. The Russian success.
es had conYinced the Porte that II
should endeavor to bring hostilitiei
to close. The Sultan's government
accordingly addressed to the neutral
powers, parties to q treaties relating
to Turkey, an appeal for their good
Offices. 1t did not, however, appear
to . majority of them that they could
usefully comply with the request and
the Porte was so informed. The
Porte then determined to make sep.
arate appeal to her government and
she at once agreed to inquire of the
Car whether he would entertain
peace overtures. The Car in his re-
ply expressed his earnest desire for
peace and stated his opinion as to the
course which should be pursued to
attain it.
Upon the subject communication
had taken place between the govern
ments of Russia and Turkey, through
her good Offices, and she earnestly
trusts they may lead to . Termination
of war. She will spare no efforts Il
promote that result. Hitherto in wal
neither of the bclligerents has in
fringed upon the conditions on which
her neutrality is founded, and sh,
willingly believes that both are desir
| ous to respect them as far as lies il
their power. So long as her condi
tions are not inffinged her attitud,
will continue the same but she can
not conceal from herself that shonlt
hostilities be unfortunately be pro
longcd, some unexpected occurrence
may render it incumbent on her {,
adopt measures of precaution. Sncl
measures could not be effectuslly tax
en- without adequate preparation ant
she trusts to her Parliament's liberal
ity to supply the means which ma,
be required for that purpose. Paper
on these affairs will be forthwith lait
before Parliament. Her relation
with all foreign powers continu
friendly. Her Majesty expresses he
thanks that the Indian famine is near
ly ended. She refers to the condi
ton of native affairs in South Africa
which has caused her some anxiety
TrOops there have been reinforced
but she trusts for peaceable and sat
isfactory settlement, shortly, of al
differences.