The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians biographers and specialists; a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history . d, on the suggestion of the British Ministry,a Conference of the Great Powers was held atConstantinople to provide for the better govern-ment of the Turkish provinces. The Constanti-nople Conference, held at the beginning of 1877, Turkish empire in 1877, and the effort was aban-doned. When Hamid saw that the Co
The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians biographers and specialists; a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history . d, on the suggestion of the British Ministry,a Conference of the Great Powers was held atConstantinople to provide for the better govern-ment of the Turkish provinces. The Constanti-nople Conference, held at the beginning of 1877, Turkish empire in 1877, and the effort was aban-doned. When Hamid saw that the Constitutionwould avail nothing in averting war, and thatRussia would not tolerate any constitutional gov-ernment in Turkey, he prorogued the Legislatureand bundled up the Constitution and pigeonholedit with the understanding that Parliament wouldbe convoked anew after peace with Russia. Inspite of that promise the Constitution remained forthirty years where he filed it.—A. W. Hidden,Ottoman dynasty, pp. 390-391. Also in: E. Oilier, Cassells illustrated historyof the Russo-Turkish War, v. i, ch. i-io.—Dukeof Argyll. Eastern Question, v. i, ch. 3-9.—, Turkey old and new, v. 2, bk. 4, ch. 4. 1863-1918.—Founding of colleges. See Uni-versities AND colleges: formed in many respects an exact parallel to theVienna Conference held in the summer of . The Porte rejected all the proposals on whichthe other Powers were agreed. ... In each casethe failure of the Conference was followed by the parallel ends at this point. ... In theRusso-Turkish war of 1877-8, Turkey was left tofight her own battle alone.—S. Walpole, Foreignrelations, ch. 3.—In December, 1876, a conferenceof the powers met at Constantinople for the pur-pose of giving Abdul-Hamid II sage advice. Evenas their excellencies the ambassadors were in ses-sion, sudden salvos of artillery distracted theiraugust deliberations.^W. S. Davis, Roots of thewar, pp. 82-83.—To strengthen himsel
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