The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-24
The Earnest Negotiations for
An ArmIstIoe Points TO q
Speedy Peace.
The Turkish Parliament Anxious for
Peace, but II Russian Conditions
Are ExOrbltant VIII Organize
Resistance 10 The Hitter Rad.
Austria Reassurod as TO tho Protection
Of Her Interests, Valves Her 0bIec.
ton to the Russian Occupation
Of ConstantnOple.
Russia WIN Advance la tho Direction
OF ConstapiInopIc a. Peace Terms
Are NOt Immediately Accep ed.



Are NOt Immediately Accep ed.
Noon Associated Press Roport,l
LONDON, January %. The Times
Berlin correspondent says that accord
ing to latest rum0ri the Turkish peace
delegation, II is expected, Will refer
the lees acceptable points of tbs Rus
sian conditions To COnstantinople,
Austria seems coniidentislly informed
OF tue Russian intention to advance la
the direction OF COnstantlnople, II their
terms OF peace are not immediately ac.
cepted. Austria has waived her ohieC
lions 10 the Russian occupation Of Con.
stantin0ple. Should Russian intentions
be carried out, II Is supposed Russian
peace negotiations will subsequently,
demand the conversion OF Constants
nople into u sort OF neutral common.
wealth. II Is not TO be- forgotten that
this correspondents dispatches have
been lately OF u sensational character.
He also says, in an earlier telegram,
that there lis reason to assume that the
porte will communicate the Russian
conditions to the European powers,
threatening TO accept anything IL left
without support
The Times CORES pendent at Vienna
telegrapbs that advices from Constan
tinople show that u general panic pre-.
walls there, aud the excitement is
hourly increasing. 1t Is believed that
the guaranteeing powers would send
ships to protect their subjects
New instructions TO the peace dele.
gates, OF which l2zed pasha was the
bearer, are sent more Oh account Of the
panic than any other cause. The new
instructions, rs we'll Az comforting
fuller powers, insist, above all, upon
doing everything possible TO stop the
Russian advance. This correspondent
also mentions that the Rlssians
threaten to march on to Constantino-
pie,
The Paris correspondent of the Times
says that an official announcement has
been published IN Constantinople stat.
ing that IL negotiations fail every thing
is prepared for defense to tbs last ex.
treinity, aud advises the Inhabitants
to be calm.
The daily Telegrnph's Pera cores
pondent IL informed that the peace
delegates are instructed to make peace
on any terms, 30 as to stop the Russian
advance.
Reports OF Russian advance beyond
Adrianoplo are beginning to attract at
tentiOn, but the wild statements from
COnstantinople do not command much
credit. IL was thought, at most, that
only few Russian cavalry have been
seen in the direction Of Gallipoli,
In the house of commons yesterday,
Robert Burke, under secretary OF the
foreign department, In reply to a ques
ton, said the foreign office has re
ceived no authentic information that |
n strong Russian force was marching |
on tialipoi, but had received reports
cone rning the truth, of which IL had
no means Of Judging, that the Russian
troops were advancing in that dlrec
ton. The reports were undoubtedly |
forwarded by Mr.. Layard, British ans
bassadOr at COnsta tinOple, us IA cur
rent rumOr, aud therefore have the |
same basis rs n special dispatch OF the
Telegraph aud Standard reporting the
state of affairs.
The panic in COnstautlnOple cOnse-
quent ofthe evacuation of Adianople
and the arrivals of thousands OF rcfu-
gees, wonld be sufficient TO account for
the circulation OF such rumOrs. Their
transmission here may be new effort
to induce the Britsh CABINET to take
"A step which would involve u breach
Of neutrality, and In similar sense will
be construed by those who believe
Prince Bismarck wiehes to see Eng.
land involved in war with Russia.