The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-11-24

"should Russia persist in her warllke policy,
there is reason to believe she will be perfectly
isolated. Germany is understood to be
pledged to observance ofneutrality as against
Austria, with an engagement to watch the
Polish provinces, presumably to assist in re-
pressing any Polish rising"
Gen. Carlin, commanding at STAND
ing Rock, about g month ago sent two Indians,
Long Feather and Bear Face, with message
to Sitting Bull, giving him terms OF surrender
They took the message to Sitting Bull, and
afterwards to Col. Miles, to try to make peace.
They were present at the battle and all the
talks prior to it, and reports the hostiles
anxious for peace, but afraid to accept the
terms offered.
A dispatch of the 14th states that the
Car has ordered the mobilization of part o
the Russian army. A circular OF Prlnce Gort-
schakoff, the Russian Premier, to Russian rep
resentatives abroad, explaining this measure,
says the Gear does not wish war, and will, ii
possible, avoid it. He is, however, deter
mined that the principles OF justice, which
have been recognized as necessary by the
whole OF Europe shall be carried out in Tur
key under efHcacious guarantees.
Following is translation of proc
lamation issued by Captain General Jovellar
and Martinez Campos, general-in-chief OF the
Spanish army in Cuba: "Article l. De-
serters from our army who are actually IN
the ranks of the enemy will be pardoned if
they surrender to the proper authorities
They will resume their places in the army.
which they will serve until the legitimate
term of their service has expired. "Article
.. All deserters captured after Dec. 3lst will
be shot"
In the case of the SciOtO Valley rail
road vs.. Dennis Cronin, to set aside verdict
against the railroad requiring them to pay
the employees of Dennis Cronin, sub-con-
tractor, for constructing said road on account
of the financial failure of Cronin, before Judge
Minsholl, court of common pleas at Chilli
cothe, Ohio, verdict was rendered real
firming the former decision OF the Judge,
deciding that railroads were responsible for
the debts of contractors to employees
The authorities at Washington have
taken pains to explain the cause of reported
activity i'll the army and navy. The secre-
tary of the navy says that the vessels of the
navy are pursuing their regular routine OF
duty without extraordinary orders. The sec
rotary of war says the troops nowin Washing
ton will remain until alter the inau-
guration, and more troops have been
ordered there. The custom has been
to have an equal number at that
time, both as a guard of honor and to quell
any possible disturbance. General Sherman
says the arrival of troops has no special sig
nifcance; such movement of troops was not
unusual
The Vienna correspondent OF The
London Times says advices from the Russian
frontier announce that freight traffic on rail-
way lines from the Polish frontier southwark
have been stopped, the roads being required
for the transportation OF military stores.
Large hospitals are being established, and all
physicians in south Russia have been invited
to enter the army. Turkey is also preparing,
She intends to concentrate five army corps OF
40, 900 men each in Bulgaria and will merely
have sufficient men to maintain the defensive
on the side of Servia and Montenegro. -Four
English officers of the engineers have been
engaged by the Porte to superntend the
Strengthening and arming OF the fortresses
of the Danube. A contract has been signed
for provisioning Widdin for eight months for
Widdin is complete.