The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23
WAR NOTES.

WAR NOTES.
A DISPATCH from Constantinople dated
February 5th, via SYRIA says "The Rus
slams have occupied Chataldja, Silivria, on
the sea of Marmora, and Osmanli. Suleiman
Pasha has gone to Larissa, the capital of the
province of Thessaly. There is cabinet
crisis In consequence of parliamentary
criticisms of the governments abolition of
the grand vizierate, without consulting
parliament, and of the contemplated policy
OF Almond Vefk Effendi, the new president
of the council of ministers"
SPECIAL from ConstantinopIe, Febru-
airy l, by way of SYRIA, says it is stated that
the Russian Grand Duke Nicholas and staff
will come to Consta ntinople during the
armistice,
A TELEGRAM from Timora states that the
Russians are receiving large reinforce
ments. The Russian troops in Roumala
have been ordered to hold themselves in
readiness to march at moments notice.
The correspondents at Andrianople relates
an interview with Server Pasha, who de-
clared that Turkey had been misled and en-
couraged to fight on the promise of English
support. He particularly excused Lord
Beaconsfeld and Minister Layard of en-
couraging this belief, and said he had docu-
ments to support this which he would pub
lish. He declared that he had now become
partisan of the Russian policy and al
lance. Server Pasha's colleagues at
Adrianople confirmed his statements.
NEWS was received in London on the 9TH
inst. that the Russians had quietly taken
possession of Constantinople.
HOBART PAsHA is instructed to lombard
tie Greek ports unless the Greek troops
are recalled.
A VIENNA correspondent says the con-
ference 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, unless
Russia answers Immediately. The powers
chiefly interested, except, of course, Russia,
intend to insist on the treaty of Paris being
| taken as the basis of negotiations.
| The closing action of the war took place
on the 1st inst the Servians having stormed
| and taken Varna Pass with about 1900
prisoners, and great quantity of stores.
| THE Russians killed and wounded up to
January 3Oth were nearly 10000 men.
The ear, on the Sd inst, after an inspec-
ion, addressed the troops as follows: al
congratulate you upon the armistice, the
| satisfactory conditions of which are due to
our brave troops, who proved that for them
| nothing is impossible of accomplishment.
We are still, however, far from the end, and
must continue to hold ourselves prepared
until we obtain durable peace worthy of
| Russia"
THE peace pre.iminaries aud armistice
were signed at Adrianople on the 3lst ult.,
and an order suspending hostilities was
transmitted to the armies in the field The
| following are the conditions of the protocol !:
The erection of Bulgaria into principality;
war indemnity, or tern itory In compensa-
| ton; the independence of Roumania, Servia
| and Montenegro, with an increase of terri
tory for each; reforms in Bosnia and Herze-
| govinia; an Interior understanding between
the sultan and the ear regarding the Darda-
| nelles the evacuation of the Danubian
fortresses and Erzeroum.