The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-21
THE EASTERN WAR.
THE RUSSIANS ENTER ADRIANO.
PIE.
Arrival Of Turkish Peace Dele.
sates-FearfuI Mortality Among
Turkish Prisoners.
Fearful Mortality Among Turkish
Prisoners.

| Fearful Mortality Among Turkfsn
Prisoners.
LONDON. January 19.-The Times
Bucharest correspondent, who has gone
TO Giurgevo to try and cross the Danube
at that place into Bulgaria, telegraphs
from Giurgevo as follows The mortali.
ty among the Turkish prisoners at Fra.
teshti is fearful. The station oi
Frsteshti is becoming terror
TO travellers between Burcharesi
and the Danube, even If there
Is nothing worse there than ordi-
nary typhus The mortality evidenced
by the numerous graves in the pain
surrounding the prisoners camp justites
the apprehenslons of travellers. l saw
Russian soldiers digging huge graves,
and near them fifty Turkish corpses
lying in confused heaps, just as they
were emptied from the dead carts.
Their ragged, hslf-clad forms and the
frost bites visible on their naked limbs
give evidence OF the hsrdships they had
suffered on their dreadful march from
Nikspolis.
Peace Negotiations.
LONDON, January 20.--A Pers special
says: lzzed Pasha conveys to the pIen-
ipoteptisries full powers, and will inform
them that England is not likely to go to
war.
Another correspondent at Pera says
that negotiations have begun. 1t is
stated that the Turkish p!enipotentisries
have been instructed that they may offer
to make Bstoum free port, cede the
territory on the Oasisn frontier nearly as
far as Ksrs, and dIsmsntle the fortica.
tions ut Ksrs and Erzeroum. They
also propose the following programme
for discussion by the European confer
ence: Balkans TO be considered the south
ern limit, Bulgaria and Roumsnis TO be
independent, the Dardsnelles to be- open
to the men-of-war of all nations, and the
settlement OF the Montenegrin and Ser
Wan questions 10 be temporarily defer
red Difficulties have slresdy arisen. Ii
is reported that Russia has demanded
that Adrianopls be included in Bulgaria,
also the cession of Bstoum and the open.
ing Of the Dardsnelles to Russian and
| Turkish men-ot war only.
A Vienna correspondent telegraphs
that it is reported from Constsntinople
that, in consequence OF the decisions
taken at the great council on the 18th,
Izzed Bey had been cent 10 the Russian
headquarters with fresh instructions u
Turkish plenipotentsries, giving them
full power TO sign, whereas at first they
were il structed 10 refer the cOIdltions 10
the Porte. IL is said that this resolve
was taken in consequence OF the pacific
tone of England at the opening Of the
British Parliament and also because
Russia had given notice that she will in
sist on the immediate acceptance or re
| lection of her terms.
War Notes.
CoSsTANTISoPLE, January 20.-NC
news has been received of Suleimsn
Pssha. The Trade has been issued, or.
dering the enrolment OF all free males
The BulgsrlsnS have massscred tho
people of the villages of Guennicka and
Therkeli, near KeZanlik.
PERA. January 20-In consequence
OF new instructions 10 the Plenipoten-
tisries, 1t ls expected in Constantinople
that the armistice will be signed at once
pernsps Monday. Preparations for the
Sultan's removal TO Broussa are conse'
qusntly suspended.
LONDON, January 20.--A Rsssian
official telegram of Friday, states that the
Turkish peace delegation arrived al Her
manli, Thursday, and were received with
military honors by order OF Grand Duke
Nicholas. They started with an escort
for Nezanlik, where they were expected
Saturday.
A correspondent at Pera ,elegrsPh'
that the Russians have entered Adrisno-
pie.
An Athens correspondent says that
the troops at Chslcio have been ordered
10 the frontier at once.
A ST. Petersburg correspondent says
the official statement of the Minister oi
| Finance estimates the extraordinary ex'
penses occasisned by the war At 49,, ,OOe,'
600 roubles. These expenses were not
included in the budget ss telegrsphed
from st. Petersburg Saturday, which
showed a balance between the receipts
and expenditures.