Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1878 — NEWS SUMMARY [ARTICLE]

NEWS SUMMARY

the war dk the east. The Servian troops have captured Pristina, also reoccupied Kershumli, after an engagement in which the Turke lout 400 killed and wounded. Four hundred and fifty Turke were captured. It is officially announced that the Servians, upea reoccupying Kershumli, found twentyroar Servian soldiers and officers impaled. A Constantinople dispatch of Jan. 26 says ifce Turkish delegates have been ordered to sign the peace preliminaries, which include the following : Ser via to be independent, without compensations. Montenegro to receive Antivari, Nicsics and Spuz. a “<i «• pviUuu or me territory bordering on Lake Scutan. Russia to bold Latoum, Kars and Erzeroum until a war Indemnity of £20,000,000 is paid. The Dardanelles to be opened to Russian men-of-war. Bulgarian autonomy to be conceded rather on the principle of the Lebanon than on the principle of tha Constantinople conference, and Turkey to nominate a Christian Governor for a long term of years, subject to the ratification of the powers. Bulgaria is not understood to include Thrace, but only to extend to the line of the Balkans. Part of the Russian army to embark at Constantinople for their return home, and the final treaty of peace to be signed at ixmstantinoplo by the Grand Duke Nicholas. The Russians will continue advancing until the armistice is actually signed, and even then a large portion of the Russian army is to return homo through Constantinople by sea. England has suddenly retreated from her warlike position, and the British fleet, instead of going to Constantinople, will remain at Besika bay, while Turkey and Russia proceed to the consummation of the agreement.