The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-02-02
Foreign News.
Peace Proposals Begun-The Russians
Meanwhile Pushing Forward
Supposed Conditions Of
Peace.

10 WHAT progress mas been made
can be had. All reports from that
quarter are mere guess work. The
most that can be said is that some
unforeseen delay in reaching an
agreement has occurred either
through lack of authority on part
of the Turkish commissioners or
inability to agree even upon uniin-
portant preliminaries.
A Constantinople correspondent
telegraphs that no attempt was
made to defend Adrianople, nor was
it possible to remove or even de-
stroy the immense quantities of
provisions and ammunition stored
there The Russians, therefore
will have ample supplies to con-
tinue their advance, and many be-
lieve they viii do SO.
A well-informed st. Petersburg
correspondent does not believe that
the knssians will advance beyond
Adrianople. nor that Russia's terms
will be unnecessarily hard, but that
certain cessions of territory and
guarantees for internal reforms will
De demanded, aud, above all, that
the right of Russian war ships to
pass through heDardanelles will be
absolutely assured before any ar
mistice IS granted. As Turkey
would have little objection to open
the Dardanelles ON her own ac-
count she will probably Weld that
point, and allow Russia to settle
the question with the other great
powers.
Popular feeling here is divided.
Many clamor for war With Russia
Tor having outwitted England and
Turkey, relative to the armlstice,
while others insist that no action is
necessary until Constantinople is
Threatened. Should the Russians
move on this city, however, there
Is little doubt that the war party
would comprise fully two-thirds of
the English people.
At the last cabinet council, infor-
nation us to the means of trans
portation aud supply for an army
was requested from the admiralty
and horse-guard offices, aud full
particulars were laid before the
council relative to the capacity Of
the troop and supply ships.
LONDON, Jan 25. - The Porte
having yesterday accepted the
Russian conditions, peace is re-
garded as virtually concluded. The
Russians conditions are not yet
officially known here, but it appears
certain that they greatly exceed the
the conference programme, and
stipulate both for territorial con-
cessions and the payment Of a war
indemnity.
The Daily Telegraph, in second
edition, prints the following from
Constantinople: The Turkish dele
gates have been ordered to sign
the peace preliminaries, and the
peace armies will probably be con-
Guided to-day. The peace condi-
tons are stated, on excellent au-
thority, TO include the following:
Servia to be independent without
compensations, Montenegro to re-
ceive Antivari, Nicics and Spnz, and |
a portion of the territory border
ing on Lake Scutari; Russia to
hold Batoum, Kars and Erzeroum,
until a war indemnity of 100000
0U0 is paid: the Dardanelles to be
open to Russian men, of-war; Bull |
garian autonomy to be conceded, |
rather on the principles of Leban-
on than on the plan of the Con-
stantinople conference, and Turkey
to nominate q Christian governor |
for long term of years, subject to
ratification by the powers; Bulga-
ria not understood to include
Thrace, but only to extend to. the
liue of the Balkans part of the
Russian army to embark at Con-
stantinople for their return home,
and the final treaty OF peace to be
signed at Constantinople by the
Grand Duke Nicholas. This ar
viii satisfy Russian mil
itary honor, without involving the
occupation of Constsntinople
COLOGNE Jan. 25.--A telegram
from Constantinple confirms the
report that all the Russian condi-
tons were accepted by the Porte
yesterday afternoon. An appeal
will be read to-day to the mosques
to prepare the public mind for the |
news. Meanwhile the conditions
IRE kept = profound secret /