Gold Hill Daily News

WAR! WAR! WAR!
Preparations Going On Actively in England.
BRITISH SOLDIERS TO LAND AT BULAIR.
Lord Derby and Earl Carnarvon Resign.
D'ISRAELI HOLDS THE LEADING STRINGS.
The Duke of Cambridge Hurrying to London,
RUSSIA'S PROPOSED CONDITIONS OF PEACE.
She Wants $100,000,000 War Indemnity.
AND NEARLY EVERY INCH OF TURKISH TERRITORY.
Rumor that the Porte has Accepted the Terms.
[SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE GOLD HILL Daily News.]
The Great War In the East,
London, Jan.25.-The Financier says: "Among various reports tending to depress the Stock Exchange on Thursday, the most tangible was to the effect that British troops are about to occupy Gallipoli."
BERLIN, Jan. 25. -The Roumanian Finance Minister, who has arrived here, is reported to be the bearer of an autograph letter from Prince Charles, requesting the Emperor's intervention against the cession of Bessarabia to Russia.
London, Jan. 25.-The Advertiser understands that immediately after Sir Stafford Northcote's announcement, a meeting was held of Liberal leaders at which the Marquis of Hartington and Right Hons. John Bright, W. E. Forster and H. C. E. Childers were present. The meeting decided that the vote was not a war vote, but merely one of preparation demanded by the exigencies of the situation, and if it was proposed by the united Cabinet there should be no opposition. It was pointed out that what was asked for was an extraordinary vote, but only a supplementary estimate. There could, therefore, be no immediate apprehension of war. The Advertiser believes that if any opposition is offered to the vote the Governmental majority will be largely augmented by a Liberal defection.
A Berlin dispatch is as follows; "According to semi-official report from Vienna, Russia no longer opposes the demand that a European conference shall ratify the clauses of the peace treaty which affect great interests. It is said that Prince Bismarck advised Russia before concluding a treaty to come to an understanding with Prussia and Austria, so as to escape the risk of being in the minority in the conference. Russia, consequently, is now in negotiation with Austria, and it seems almost certain that they will arrive at an agreement. It is believed in government circles that Russia may propose the occupation of Constantinople by forces sent by all the powers."
The Daily News says: "We are enabled to state that Earls Derby and Carnarvon have placed their resignations in the hands of the Prime Minister."
The Daily News says: "We are informed that in view of the contingency of the receipt of authentic information of Russian force advancing, or having advanced, on Gallipoli, instructions have been sent to the Commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean fleet now at Saros, to land in the vicinity of Bulair a force of marines and blue jackets, in order that they may act as defenders ad interim of the lines of Gallipoli, and further, to hold in readiness six of his roomiest ships for immediate dispatch to Malta to bring up the mass of its garrison."
The National Liberal Federation of Birmingham has sent a circular to all Liberal Associations, asking them to summon meetings to petition against the war policy.
The News considers the Government's determination to arm as singularly ill advised, unreasonable and dangerous. What Lord Beaconsfield has virtually done is to threaten intervention in behalf of the Turks.
In confirmation of Sir Stafford Northcote's statement yesterday afternoon, the Times has the following: "To Sir Stafford Northcote's announcement in the House of Commons yesterday, we believe must be added the fact that the British fleet has received orders which indicate very grave determination. Momentous, however, as are these resolutions, they are not absolutely irreconcilable with the policy of neutrality to which the Ministry pledged itself a week ago, and we might be bound to interpret them in this sense, provided the same Ministers held office. But the Earl of Carnarvon has resigned, and his resignation has been accepted. Lord Derby is also believed to have tendered his resignation. Of course, if this is true, the utmost efforts are likely to be used to induce him to retrace a step which must inflict so severe a blow upon the government. Some compromise may be offered and effected. But if Lord Derby should have even contemplated resignation, the fact would indicate on his part the gravest dissatisfaction with the government's resolutions. However this may be, Lord Carnarvon 's resignation and its acceptance render it certain that in his judgment the policy of the government is no longer that of the unanimous Cabinet of week ago and it would seem obvious in what direction the divergence has occurred."
The Times in a leading editorial intimates that Lord Carnarvon will probably explain his withdrawal from the Cabinet in the House of Lords to-night.
It remarks that five million pounds is said to be the amount of the vote for naval and military supplies contemplated by the Government. The Times desires a fuller explanation of the reasons of the vote, and adds, "The public will not fail to realize that the moment has come at which they must insist on an unmistakable policy, and must make their own voice heard with equal distinctness. The critical hour in our relation to the Eastern question has evidently arrived. The Ministry have not less evidently diverged from the unanimous action which has hitherto commanded the support of the country. We must know where we are, and where we are going."
A Vienna correspondent says in spite of the negotiations preparations for defending the lines of Constantinople are being carried on with great activity. According to trustworthy data some 60,000 men are available for this purpose.
A Berlin correspondent says that Russia does not seem to object to the English squadron anchoring in the Golden Horn, provided no attempt is made to prevent the army of the Grand Duke Nicholas from occupying a portion of the metropolitan fortifications.
A Pera dispatch says the Russian propositions are more moderate than any anticipated that have been published, and are not such as are likely to arouse the hostility of the English Government. The stipulation that causes the greatest anxiety is said to be a demand for the temporary occupation of Constantinople. It is hoped that this may be avoided.
A special from Pera says that a portion of Suleiman Pasha's forces embarked yesterday, and that twelve battalions more will probably leave to-day.
According to telegrams received in Paris from Constantinople the Russians cannot reach Bulair for three days. Mehemet Ali's troops are falling back from Kirk Kilissa on Kouleli Bourgas.
A Vienna correspondent says the Russian General Strukoff has been ordered to reach the Dardanelles as soon as possible. He has twenty-four guns and a number of torpedo with him.
A number of Turkish men-of-war have been ordered to Gallipoli. A Gallipoli dispatch, dated Thursday, says some thousands more Turkish troops have arrived.
A correspondent at Vienna sends the following: It has resulted from an interchange of views between Vienna and St. Petersburg, that the Russian flying columns which had pushed on from Adrianople appear to have been either recalled or arrested in their advance southward, and that Austria has resolved to retain her entire liberty of action, simply observing that the programme communicated by Russia cannot be considered as giving conditions of peace, until they have been discussed with, or approved by, the Turkish delegates.
A correspondent at Pera says it is believed impossible for the Porte to consent to the occupation of Constantinople.
Relative to the reported resignation of Lords Derby and Carnarvon, the Telegraph says: "Up to a late hour no confirmation was received of these reports, while the turn of political events renders it less likely that any such changes, if ever contemplated, should now be realized."
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-A Times London special says another panic possesses London over the Eastern situation. There is a greater ferment to-night than at any time since the Russians crossed the Danube. Those who wish war are jubilant. Those who oppose it are demoralized.
Various explanations are given of Sir Stafford Northcote's motion relative to a supply of money for naval and military purposes. The one generally credited is that the unexpected occurrence alluded to in the Queen's speech has presented itself, and that active interference has been determined on. What shape this will take is not known, but the old rumor relative to the occupation of Gallipoli is again current and finds believers. Owing to the general alarm everywhere, there are signs of war, both in the character of the preparations and in the air. The most ominous sign is that bankers and other commercial men, who have hitherto been hopeful that there would be no war, are to-night greatly despondent and demoralized over the situation. They hope for the best but fear the worst.
Reports from a Pera correspondent assert that the Russians are moving on Gallipoli, and are certain to reach there by to-morrow.
London, January 25-6 A. M.--The situation this morning is still less satisfactory, and is warlike in the extreme. The withdrawal of the two peace members shows how serious was the division in the Cabinet, and how momentous must have been the action resolved upon, when it drives Carnarvon and Derby into retirement.
Disraeli is now master of the situation, and no one knows where his schemes may force the country. The duplicity of Disraeli is shown in the fact that only a week ago he announced that perfect unanimity existed in the Cabinet. The motion of Sir Stafford Northcote has created intense alarm throughout the country. Telegrams are flying to every part of the kingdom, urging the people to use every effort, by petition or otherwise, to induce Parliament to refuse the vote asked for.
The occupation of Gallipoli, to the northwest, near the Gulf of Saros, by a force of British marines has been ordered.
Despite the gravity of the situation, there is a possibility that war is not intended, but that the action is only a menace to force Russia to come at once to terms and stop her advance on Gallipoli and Constantinople.
It seems certain that Earl Carnarvon and Lord Derby have resigned. The cause of the resignation was not so much a determination to ask for supplementary supplies for military service as an intention to take steps which will be sure to lead to war, which Lord Derby and Earl Carnarvon are not yet prepared to admit is unavoidable. If either resignation is accepted it will probably lead to an explanation in the House of Lords to-night, which will make the whole situation clear. Meanwhile the exaggeration and alarm are premature, but the danger is increased by the motive. This new action of England will furnish Turkey a pretext for rejecting Russia's conditions.
All that is known this morning about the Cabinet dissensions comes through liberal newspapers. The Provincial journals say the Duke of Cambridge, Field Marshal and Commander in Chief, who was visiting in the country, was unexpectedly summoned to London by telegraph Wednesday morning.
Russia's advance and apparent determination to ignore England, have produced a strong impression, and good judges believe that the Government would be supported in forcibly preventing Russian occupation of Constantinople.
The Standard says: "The news that the Russian terms of peace have been made known to the Porte, and are being discussed by it, and comes opportunely to temper the excitement and exaggerated alarm that foolish people might otherwise have felt at the intention of the government to move on Monday for supplementary credit. We do not hesitate to say that the mere fact that a delay of four days is to elapse before the motion comes on is a sufficient indication that in the opinion of the government, the peril against which it is to guard us, is by no means pressing, though it is absolutely necessary that Russia should receive a hint that she has tried our patience too long."
The Daily Telegraph prints the following from Constantinople:
The Turkish delegates have been ordered to sign peace preliminaries. An armistice will probably be concluded to-day. The conditions are said to include the following: Servia to be independent without compensation; Montenegro to receive Antivari, Niksics and Spuz, and the partition of Turkey bordering on Lake Scutari:
Russia to hold Batoum, 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 plan of the Constantinople conference, and Turkey to nominate a Christian Governor for a long term of years, subject to ratification by 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 Constantinople by the Grand Duke Nicholas. This arrangement will satisfy Russian military honor, without involving the occupation of Constantinople. There is no mention of Roumania in this dispatch.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 25.-The Porte having yesterday accepted the Russian conditions, peace is regarded as virtually concluded. The Russian conditions are not yet officially known, but it appears certain that they greatly exceed the conference programme, and stipulate both for territorial concessions and the payment of a war indemnity.
London, Jan. 25. The Globe says it has reason to believe that there is no foundation whatever for the statement that instructions have been forwarded to the commander of the Mediterranean fleet at Saros to land near Boulair a force of marines and blue-jackets to act as ad interim defenders of the lines of Gallipoli, and also to have six of his roomiest ships ready to bring up the mass of the Malta garrison. The Globe also says it has reason to believe that Lord Derby will remain in the Cabinet.
In his remarks in the House of Lords Earl Carnarvon said Lord Beaconsfield severely criticized his speech to the deputation of merchants early in January, but his grounds for resignation were the dispatch of the fleet to the Dardanelles and the decision to ask for a money vote.
Old Mr. Meriden had been married forty-three years when his wife died, last week. He didn't appear to miss her very much until bed time, when he sat down and stuck out his foot for somebody to come and pull off his boot. And then, when his son in-law coldly handed him the boot-jack, the full weight of the irreparable loss he had sustained broke upon the old man and he gave way to a flood of tears. - Hawkeye.
When a faithful mother goes on a whaling expedition, she never fails to get all the blubber she wants.