Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30

THE OLD WORLD.
The Turks Attempt to Storm
Alaxfnatz, but are Repulsed,
Germany TAX ing Steps to Pro
.ect the. Christians.
Predatory Bands of Turks In.
wade Austrian Territory.
Prince Milan viii Accept Peace
on Stipulated Conditions.
Sounding the English Channel for
the Proposed Sub m arine 4. r.
THE TURKS RErULsED.

THE TURKS REPULSED.
BELGRADE, August 23.--General
Tchrnayetf, on Tuesday, sustained re-
peatcd attacks of the united forces of
Eyab Pasha and Krim Pasha, who
were endeavoring to take Alanxinatz.
The Turks to the number of $4,000
were repnlsed in all directions. The
battle was RECOMMENDED early on
Wednesday, and up to tho present
moment the Servians maintain their
positions.
THE TURKS AGAIN REFUSED.
BELGRADE, Aug. 24.-The Turks
Yesterday made three desperate at
tacks on the Servian positions at
Alaxinatz, and some Scrvian battal-
ions lost more than quarter of their
strength. Several Russian officers
were killed. The Turks also lost very
heavily, being exposed to terrific
cross-fire Of artillery from the
Servian entrenchments. Gen. Tchcr-
naycf, who commanded the Seryian
forces in person, succeeded in repuls-
ing the Turks on each occasion. The
Turks renewed the attack early this
morning, and were repulsed along
the whole line, and fell back two kii-
omctres. Gen. Tchernayeff is UNDER
stood to have decided in the event of
defeat to fall back on belgrade. Cap
sija, on the Morava river, has also
been fortified as third line of de-
fcnse. Ifhe should be successful he
will advance on Nisch in the direction
of which the Servian General, Hara-
vatovich, is now advancing. Gener-
al Tchernayeff telegraphs Prince Mi
Ian as follows:
Sour affairs are not progressing
badly. The Turks have evacuated
the line of the Timex, but still occu-
py Saitschar.
MADRID, Aug. 24.-Further REIN
fDrcements are to be despatched to
Cuba by the end of September.
BERLIN, Aug. 25.-Gcrmany has
decided to send an officer to Turkish
headquarters to report any further
cruelties on the part of the Turks to-
ward the Christians.
The Porte refuses to grant an arm
istice until the preliminaries for peace
are settled.
IN C0UNCIL.Fo PEACE.
VIENNA, Aug. 25.-Prince Milan
last night invited all the foreign Con-
snls to conference at the palace. 1t
is understood that the conference re-
lated TO negotiating an armistice and
peace, and that Prince Milan ex-
pressed desire for peace. and re-
questcd mediation.
INVADING NEUTRAL TERRITORY.
ZARR, Aug. 25.--The Turks yester-
day crossed the Austrian frontier
near Ossinak, and seized 80 sheep and
cattle and fired upon the peasants,
one another was captured
and decapitated. They also fired at
the Austrian gcndcarmes, and then
retreated into their own terrific
ry with the booty. Two companies
of Austrian troops have arrived at
Ossinak.
PRINCE MILAN FOR PEACE.
BELGRADE, Aug. 25.-At the con-
ference last night between Prince
Milan and the foreign Consuls. the
latter urged peace. The Prince de-
clared his readiness to conclude a
peace on q basis of status ante beliun.
THE FRANco-ENeLIsH TUNNEL.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-The soundings
for the channel tunnel to connect En-
gland and France, will be finished by
the end of August. The engineers
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