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Show FOREIGN. TIIK EASTERN WAti T3K CONFERENCE. Vienna, 6. Russia's reply to tho invitation to tho conference arrived1 today. It is in the affirmative, but1 declaros that Russia would prefer another place of meeting. Belgrade, 6. Servia has asked Russia for admission to tbe corl'-trence with a consultative voice. FALSE REPORT. Athens, 6. The report of the capture cap-ture of Domoco is false. There has been no collision yot between the Turks aud the Greeks. Tho citizens and peasantry are arming to protect Athens. STOPPED. Athene, 6. The foreign representatives representa-tives having assured government that tho Hellenic provinces of Turkey would be protected and the Greek question submitted to the approaching conference, government has ordered the advance of the army across the frontier stopped. Warlike preparations, prepara-tions, however, continue. THEY DIDN'T BTOP. Bucharest, 6. The Roumanians did not stop hostilities around Ruit-cbuck Ruit-cbuck and Widdin until Monday afternoon. They vigorously bombarded bom-barded Widden on Sunday and Monday Mon-day and tbe position of the garrison was considered desperate. HUMORED ENTRY OP RUSSIANS INTO CONSTANTINOPLE. London, 7. The Advertiser says: We have reason to believe that gov-1 ernment has received information of the entry of tho Russian army into Constantinople. At any rale, if the government is not in possession of this news the Russian embaesy is. The Post says the Russians ure in Constantinople. This was the nowi last night current in London, and we are inclined to think it is based upon official authentic intelligence. The message has come via Alexandria. We do not know at this moment what the precise nature of tbe occupation is. According to some diplomatists, the Russians have possessed themselves them-selves of two forts in tho Boyouk and C nek m edj e 1 i o es. Accord i n g to others, they have gained still greater advantages. The details are of small moment. Practically, nil are agreed that the capital of Turkey and the key of the east is in the hands of the czar. England's fault. A correspondent at Adrianople relateB an interview with Server Pasha, who declared that Turkey had, been misled and encouraged to fight only by promise of English Bupport. Ho particularly accused Lord Bea confield and Lynrd of encouraging this belief, ard be had doouments which he would publish. He declared de-clared that he had now become a partisan of Russian policy and alliance. alli-ance. Server Pasha's colleagues at Adrianople confirmed hia statement. SURRENDER. A speciivl to tho Standard Irom Poath announces that the Turkish men-of-war on the Danube have, boep surrendered to Russia. EVACUATION. A special to the Vienna Press, from Tirnova, states that Turkish men-of-war havo already left Sulina and Varna. Tha Turks have agreed to evacuate Varna. I Tho Standard's PeBth special says tbe evacuation has already com- menced. |