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Show FOREIGN. The Euftt. Constantinople, 11. Safoet Pasha has iu formed the Montenegrin delegates dele-gates that it ia impossible for Turkey to cede Mesic, Koulchi or Kalatschin, because tho chamber of deputies haa rejected their demands for territory. Saloet added, however, that the senate had still to examine the question. The Montenegrins replied by asking for a final answer on Friday. If their demands are refused, which seems certain, tbey will quit Constantinople Constan-tinople on Saturday. Brussels, 11. Ttie Nord says Lord Derby's reservation ou signing the protocol has been misinterpreted at Constantinople. Lord Derby has since written to Constantinople, categorically dcclar-, ing that tho porto must in no way rely upon England. Bucharest, 11. Tho Turks display great activity iu pushing forward mil itary preparations. Twenty-four Krupp guns arrived recently for the defence ol the bauks of the Danube. Six battalions, with horses and ammunition am-munition for artillery, landed at Varna veslerday. Sadyk Pasha daily concludes contracts for provisions. Flour is being forwarded to Widden, where several thousand soldiers aro completing outworks. The territorial territo-rial army of the Vuhyet of Danube is already in arms. Ragusa, 11. There have been continued conflicts for the last three days between Turks and Miriditea. London, II. Standard's Ooustan- Linople: oafvet i'asha wns present in tho chamber of deputies when the Montenegrin proposals were rejected. He was iwkcd whither their rejection would cauao war, and replied it probably would, though he was not certain. A Vienna dispatch reports that Rufsian ambassadors will receive instructions to make known to tho governments tn which they are ac credited, that Russia interprets the protocol under tho present circumstances circum-stances as binding the signatories to consider immediately these common steps for which tho protocol oxed no time. Russian diplomatists anticipate antici-pate that Turkey's refusal will provoke pro-voke action on the part ol all the six powers. A Berlin correspondent telegraphs that Ruesia contemplates sending a categorical summons to Constantinople Constanti-nople demanding a decisive reply in three days. Count Audrassy is making mak-ing his utmost pxeniona to induce Turkey to yield. -A -di-patfh from Constantinople says the Russian senate connriu-jU the deputies' rejection of Montenegro's Montene-gro's demand, but has decided tc "leave the settlement ol the question tc govei nmeut. A Times' dispatch from Pera says the Prince of Montenegro has tele L'rauhed his Kenvoys to accept al oilers. A Paris correspondent of the Times says there was great divergency in the Turkish cabinet, the sultan and two of the ministers favoring a pacific reply to the protocol and only demanding de-manding modifications of its expressions. expres-sions. The majority rejected those counsels of moderation. Tho porto will not communicate its official reply until Thursday. The armistice expires ex-pires Friday, consequently only twenty-four hours rouiuin iu which to obtain a prolongation, without which a peaceful prospective is entirely en-tirely compromised. Trie Times, in a loading editorial, s.iys the news from Turkoy would be grave if we believed Russia was eagor to precipitate war, but, happily, there is no need-to draw such a conclusion. Diplomacy has not said its but word. Now appeals may be Biado to the porte. No promises are suggested to Russia. A Times dispatch from Cetinge soys that the Italian aud Euglish consuls obtained from the porte a suspension of operatious against Miraditoa for forty-eight hours to enable en-able them lo negotiate. |