The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-14
Great Distress Among the Turks.


celved the following telegram from Mr..
Lsysrd, British Ambassador at Constsn-
tlnople: The distress IS inci easing ter
ribly. Fugitlves are arriving by thou.
sands. Nine trains are expected to-day
from Adrisnople, bringing 10000 iugi-
tiye;. mostly women and children,
who will make the journey in open
trucks during heavy snow tall. A
large number OF other fugitives will
arrive shortly. have engaged a
house near the station 10 receive most
of the destitute and provide for the dis
tribution OF food. Twelve hundred SUI
ferers were lodged and relieved to-day.
Funds are urgently required. The Turk
ish government is doing It's best, but Its
action is almost parslyz zed by the over
whelming magnitude of the misery il has
TO deal with.
LONDON, January l3.--A Pers cor
respondent says that the sutierings OF
the fugitives from cold and hunger are
beyond description. Five children were
taken dead from single train.
England Responsible for Turkey's
MisfOrtunes-
CoHsTASTIsoPLE, January ia
long Cabinet council took plsce 10 day.
The Porte has rs yet received no reply
either from London or the Russian head
quarters, respecting the armlstice. The
population are irritsted against Eng
land, who, it Is declared, is morally re.
sponsible Tor Turkeys misiortunes.
There is great distress among the refu.
gees from AdrlsnOple.
Turkish Defeat.
TITLES, January l3.-ln cavalry
engagement near BsIburt the Turks
have been defeated and driven 10 kOp
Dogh. Erzeroum has been completely
invested since January .
Russian Operations.
ST. PETERsBUg 20, January II. Grand
Duke Nicholas telegrsphs from Gslirovs
rs lollows II have arrived here and
await further intelligence from General
Redetsky. Tomorrow will cross the
Balkans. Ten thousand prisoners have
arrived here and are being dispatched g.
various destinations"
General Ksrsyof, after clearing the
Gyopss Valley Of Turks, dispatched n
column toward KslaIer, and has occu-
pied K lsssurs, where he united the de-
tschments Of his division coming from
StatItIzs and Teteven. Gen. GourkO
has occupied Ikhtimsn.
The condition of the Czsrs health Is
satisfactory, ana the reports published IN
London 10 the contrary are false.
Confusion and Dismay Of the Inrks.
LONDON, January IA Vienna cor.
respondent telegrsphs ths: sdvlces from
Turkey show that the works of Atriano-
pie are only partly armed srd unified
to resist an attack. In COnstsntinople II
Is believed possible that AdrisnOple may
be carried by coup de mdm. The iorti.
fcstions of Cor rstantinople ere conse-
sueutly being looked to NJ last re-
source, although they seem 10 be ia =
worse condition than those Of AdriSno.
pie. Everything points 70 complete
confusion and dismsy o! the Turks.
A correspondent a. Bucharest says
that new complication seems 10 have
arisen. The ROumAnians talk Of refusing
10 submit 70 the srmistIce unless Il Is
separately arranged with them. II ia
thought that they are possibly Instigsted
by the Russian military party.
CossTAsTIsoPLE, Jsnusry l3.--The
Porte has received telegram from the
Grand Duke Nicholas stating that the
latter Is resdy 20 receive the Turkish
delegates 10 discuss the conditions Of
the armIstice, but cannot give any IN
dicaiions ~ 10 the terms Of peace, ss hs ls
stall ignorant thereof.
Captain Tie, British military nLtscbe,
telegrsphs 70 Minister Lsysrd from
Adrianople that there Is no immediate
grounds for the existing panic, N
telegrspbic commun icstIons are st!ll
open from Adrisnople - Tartar BAzard-
jik snd Gamboli.
Russia ed io state Her Ds srnands.
COssTAsTTsoPLE, January l2-En-
cOuraged by the German EmbEssadOr,
who intImst.d tbst the Rustisn con
drtiohs OF peace would probably b. mod.
crate and In order 70 give Europe proof
Of Us sincere desire for pesce, the
Porte has sSked the Russian govern ment
70 state what CONDITIONS i; would de-
msnd.
PEEA, January l3.-Tbe Grand Duke
Nichols, 10 his telegram " the Porte,
very expressly Gked that two Turkish
delegates be sent 70 Des, him ~ KAMA
lak, and that they should have the fullest
Rossible poWers. A msstIng Of the
Grand Ottoman Council hsd, OF Sun
day, appointed two plsnipOtsntiariez.
CoysTASTIsoPLE January IA
,peliAt telegram reports thai the Bus
siSns entered Yeni SsghuA 90 Saturday.
Tbe place wAs prsyiously turned oy the
re:restIng Turks.
LoSDoE, January IA CopsLAntino
pie dispatch ssys TIA. lugIiiye are flock
ing there from PhIlIppopoiis and Adrisr :
Opie. Three crowded trains srrIVej y
Wedp ssdAy and three on Thursday.
The Turks have burned toe town Of
IchumAn. Gsd intend 70 burn TAiAr.
AjArdpk and otssr town 10 The TOpo-
lurtzs and Gyopss valleys
LONDON, January IA StdndaTS' .
CsnstAniinopie cOrrespondsni s:s,es thsI
the Pnrcs Of Rsus German, and COuni
Corii, lbs Italians sulbassGdOr have IN,
formed ibe Porte that IL Il permits Iss
BrItsh Hsst 70 come 20 CJEs,anglhopi-,
Germany ard I;aly ~iH also demand per.
mission f1r heir Hesss 70 pas ihroOgh
the DsrdAnElles.