Daily globe., 1878-03-05

CONsTANTINOPLE. March 4.-Prince Tcher-
kesski, to whom was entrusted the administra-
tive organization of Bulgaria, died at San
Stefano yesterday.
COMMERCIAL PORTS DEFENSE.
LONDON, March An the House of Commons
Hardy, secretary of state for war, in answer to
question, said the matter Of the defense of
the commercial ports Of England was being
carefully considered at the present moment.
BRITISH ARMY ESTIMATES.
LONDON, March An the House Of Com
mons this evening Mr.. Hardy introduced the
| war estimates. In his speech he avoided all
! existing topics, confning himself to technical
details. He stated that the estimates have
been framed on strictly peace footing, as
| would be the case whatever appropriations were
entertained. Mr.. Hardy said there was a grow
ing feeling that the militia should not be ex-
| clusively employed within their own counties.
Some of the finest regiments had placed their
services absolutely at the governments dispos-
! al. The government, deeming it desirable to
revive the autumn manoeuvers, intended this
year to assemble near Salisbury $4,000 men,
| ready for foreign service. He trusted that the
army might not be called upon for active ser
vice, but he feltl confident if it should be it
would not be found deficient. The House then
passed vote fixing the strength Of the army
at 1876, 452 men.
THE GREEK INsURREcT1oN.
LONDON, March 4.-Special dispatches from
various points in the Greek provinces of Tur-
key indicate that the insurrection is spreading
These say two thousand insurgents are en-
camped within sight of valo in Thessaly, and
are entrenching. The district between Mount
Olympus and the Pandus Range is in revolt.
The Epirus insurgents defeated the Turks at
Shasta Friday, after four hours fighting, Kill
ling 80 and wounding $50. Another
nfde Mith s00k smaa Pa'o result the TarRs
leaving seventy dead on the field A provis-
ional government has been formed at Lycur-
sion, and union with Greece proclaimed.
Two hundred and fifty refugees women and
children, from Lycursion have arrived at Corfu.
great panic prevails among the Christian
population of the insurrectionary districts
Consular reports from Larressa, the capital of
Thessaly, say sixteen unarmed men and thirty
| five women and children were massacred by
Turkish irregulars, and all the women in the
town violated.
THE MODIFIED TERMS.
! CONsTANTINopLE, March 4.-Previous to the
! signature of the treaty of peace, Gen. Igna-
tief demanded that Turkey should unite with
Russia in defending all its stipulations before
the conference. Safvet Pasha refused. Gen.
Ignatieff then telegraphed to st. Petersburg for
instructions. 1t is not known how the ques-
ton was settled. Russia agreed not to in
clude Salonica in Bulgaria. 1t includes Bosro-
gas, Varna, and Kustenjt The money indem-
nifty OF E4O, ,O0O,0O originally claimed in adj
dition to the territorial cession, was finally
fixed at G12, 100000.
LONDON, March 4.-]n the House Of Lords
this afternoon Lord Derby, in reply to a ques-
tion by Earl Granville, said the government
had received the terms of peace, but in an i'm
perfect state. He could only say the terms dc
| not include the cession of the Turkish fleet
The indemnity is reduced to II, 100000 sterling
! and the Egyptian tribute is not affected.
THE NEW OTTOMAN POWER.
| LONDON, March A Pera correspondent
writes: By giving. g.up the hostile European prov
! inces at the same time receiving tribute from
them or saddling them with portion of the
national debt and concentrating the Mussul-
| man territory contiguous to Constantinople
and making the concentration required by ter
| ritorial concessions in Asia Minor, the Turks
will create new Ottoman power ten times
! stronger than when it spread over vast,
badly organized and hostile territory.
CONGRATULATIONS.
| ST. PETERSBURG, March 4.-The Grand Duke
Nicholas sent the following dispatch to the
emperor: San stefano, March 81 do myself
! the honor of congratulating your majesty upon
| the conclusion Of peace God has vouchsafed
| to us the happiness of accomplishing the holy
| work begun by your majesty and on the ami
versary of the enfranchisement of the serfs
your majesty has delivered the Christians from
! the Mussulman yoke.
THE PRELIMINARY TREATY.
| CoNsTANT1NoPLE, March 4.-To-morrow the
plenipotentiaries will enter upon discussion
of the details of several points of the treaty,
which were agreed to en- bloc, taking up first the
payments and guarantees for payment Of in
demnity.
Intelligence comes from San Stefano, that
Gen. Ignatief and special Turkish ambassa-
dor, were to leave for ST. Petersburg immedi-
ately after the signing of the preliminaries of
peace 1t is thought the present ambassador will
convey the Sultan's desire for restoration of
diplomatic relations or be charged to conduct
negotiations for drafting defnitive treaty,
the preliminaries only having so far been
| signed.
| LONDON, March LIE No1d of Brussels, a
Russian official organ, confirms these conditions,
and those mentioned by Lord Derby in the
! House of Lords this afternoon.
The 1ge'ace RnsSe says some days must elapse
before the treaty can reach st. Petersburg and
the authentic conditions be published The
| 19ence declares that these will show that the
u
and that the question of guarantees has not
/ been touched.
The principal conditions of the preliminary
treaty just signed, are the cession of Batoum,
Kars Ardahan and the district Of Bayazid The
question of the straits is reserved for future
consideration. The question of navigation re
mains stdtu Q,to. A zone will be left be-
tween Montenegro and Servia, soas to enabletb
Porte to maintain communication with Bosnia
and Herzegovina. 1t is confirmed that Bull
| garia will include Burghos Varna and Kus-
1 tendje but not Salonica or Adrianople. Russia
| is to have the power to cede the Dobrudscha to
/ Roumania in exchange for Roumanian Bessa-
! rabia.
LONDON, March 5.-A correspondent at San
Stefano gives the following additional details
of the treaty, derived from Gen. Ignatieff: The
! exchange Of the Dobrudscha for Bessarabia to
be subject to Roumania's consent. The Prince
OF Bulgaria not to be member Of any reignine
European family. The amount Of
the Bulgarian tribute not to be
fixed for two years. Bulgaria will have the
seaport of Kavala. The Russians will embark
on the sea of Marmora and proceed home
through the Bosphorus, but not enter COnstan-
tinople. All the Bulgarian fortresses are to be
razed, and no Turkish troops to remain in the
country.
THE LATEST REPORT.
LONDON, March 5.-A special dated San Ste
fano, Monday, says: Gen. Ignatieff will go tt
Constantinople tomorrow. 1t is not certain
whether the Grand Duke Nicholas will accom-
pany him. The grand duke will remain il
! Turkey some weeks.
! A Constantinople dispatch states that some
Russians have occupied Pyrgos, few mile
west of Therapia,
st. Petersburg correspondent telegraph