The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-07

AdTlanople, January 3l,-EVemng'-
The six bases of peace have been accept
ed by the Porte and the terms of armis-
tice have just been signed by the Grand
Duke Nicholas and Server and Namyk
Pasha. An order suspending hostilities
will be dispatched forthwith to all the
corps and detachments also to the army
in Asia Minor.
THE TERMS.
The Turks will evacuate all the Danu.
bian fortresses and Erzeroum. General
Zimmerman's forces have advanced with.
in ten miles of Varna and cut the SChum-
la railway and telegraph lines.
Constantnople, Feb. 2.-The Porte has
received the following dispatch from Ser.
yer Pasha:
Adrianople, January 31,-The peace
preliminaries and armistice were signed
to-day.
There is great satisfaction here at the
settlement of the peace preliminaries.
The following are the conditions Of the
protocol
Fr8t-The erection of Bulgaria into a
principality.
Second-A war indemnity or territory
in compensation.
Neutrality-suspicious. of Roumania,
Servia and Montenegro with an increase
of territory for each.
Fourth-Reforms in Bosnia and Herze-
govina.
Ffh-An ulterior understanding be-
tween the Sultan and the Gar regarding
the Dardanelles.
Strih-The evacuation of the Danubian
fortresses and Erzeroum.
Hobart Pasha has received orders to
hold his fleet in readiness to sail, it is
believed for the Piraeus. Mehemet Ali
Pasha has been appointed to the COM
mand of the troops in Crete and Adassi-
des. A Christian has been appointed
Governor of the Island.
GREAT REJOICING IN ST. PETERSBURG.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 2.-Thanksgiving
services are being held in the churches
and saloons and artillery fred in conse-
quence of the signing of the armistice.
Flags are flying all over the city and
preparations are making for brilliant
illumination tonight
GRECrAN TROOPS CROSS THE FRONTIER.
Athens, Feb. 3.-Ten thousand Greek
regulars and many thousand volunteers
are crossing the frontier from Lamia to E
day in three divisions. Commanders
have orders not to attack Turkish troops,
the object of entering Turkey being to
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quent on the insurreCtion. No determ-
ination has been communicated to the
Turkish Minister who does not seem to
consider it sufficient to warrant a rupture
of diplomatic relations, as he is making
no preparations for departure. Mercan-
tile fleets from the PiT@us and Syra will
anchor at Salamis, where Notifications
for their protection have been hastily
erected and torpedoes placed outside the
harbor. The Greek Navigation Com
pany's steamers have been chartered by
the Government for the transport of
troops and supplies.
CAUSE OF THE DELAY.
Constantinople, Feb. 2-Following is
the text Of the Czar's telegram to the
Sultan: t
ri desire peace as much as you, but it
is necessary for me, necessary for US,
that it should be solid and durable
peace"
st. Petersburg, Feb. Russia has ac-
cepted Austria's proposal for conference
for settling European questions resulting
from the war, but the place is not yet
determined The basis of Russian peace
conditions has been signed.
Paris, Feb. "A Constantinople dis
patch says that military delegates have
fixed lines of ofdemarCation. Russians will
Professionally occupy Erzeroum and Silis.
tria.
A telegram from Cairo announces that
theGrand Vizier of Turkey has telegraph
ed to the Khedive that the protocol Of
armistice is ready for signature. The Sui
tan telegraphed the Gar accepting peace
conditions, and asking the Gar to stop
the advance of Russian troops. The Czar
replied he was about to give orders to
that effect.
GAMBETTA ON THE RUSSIAN CONDITIONS.
London, February "A special from
Paris says; Gambetta declares any en-
gagements made at Kezanlik modifying
the treaty of 1856 must be considered null
and void, The Russian conditions, Gam.
beta declares, except the demand for in
demnity, involves llagrant violation of
that treaty. The French interests in the
East, he considers, haye hardly changed
since 1866. Gambetta insists that the
war can only be terminated by Euro
pean Congress.
A Rome special says the proposal OF
the Italian Alliance with the Powers
which are opposed to the Russian aggran-
dizement, but at the same time guaran-
teeing freedom of Christian nationalities,
is most favorably entertained. The Pope
and Cardinal Simioni, Pontifcal Secre-
tary OF State, are agreed as to the neces-
sity of encouraging the alliance of Italy
with England, France and Austria.
WHERE WILL THE CONFERENCE BE HELD,
London, Feb. 3.-Austria will not insist
ON the conference assembling here. Rus
sia suggests Mannheim, Brussells or &C.
neva. There is very discontented feeling
here as it is evident that Germany is fav-
oring Russia.
A Berlin correspondent says Russia has
formally acquainted Roumania of her in
tention to annex Bessarabia, giving the
Dobrudschs in exchange. A Vienna cor.
respondent states that Roumania has ad-
dressed note to the Powers, claiming
the right as belligerent to participate
in the conference. Pesth papers announce
an Austrian corps has been mobilized
and concentrated at Versetz.
A Bucharest correspondent telegraphs
that in consequence of the armistice, the
garrison at Wldin has been ordered from
Constantinople to surrender their arms,
after which they will be quartered in the
neighboring villages.
Berlin, Feb. 3.-The Vdssiche Zeitung'S
Bucharest correspondent says he has had
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