Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12
FOREIGN NEWS.
RUssIA's ULTIMATuM.

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gram from Belgrade says it is expected
that Russia will now present an ultima,
tum. to be followed by a declaration OF
war. Negotiations will probably pre-.
cede such action, as the treaty of Paris
binds the signers in the event of a mis-,
understanding to give the powers an
opportunity OF mediation.
Roumania will join the fortunes Of
Russia. She now openly allows the
passage of armed bodies through her
territory.
Prince Milan has written a letter to
the Gar expressing sorrow for having
| incurred the latter's displeasure in con-
nection with the army's proclamation
Of himself as king.
FRANCE DECLINES TO INTERVENE. p.
LONDON, Oct. 6.-The Vienna CORES
pendent of the Standard states that
communications from Paris declare that
France will not participate in the naval
demonstration proposed by Russia and
Austria and England, and have also de-
clined the proposition of intervention.
LATEST REPORTS.
LONDON, Oct 6.-The Times's Ber-
lin correspondent telegraphs that should
Russia persist in occupying Bulgaria
Austrian troops will not occupy Bosnia
and herzegovina, but operate against
the Seryians.
A Vienna dispatch to the Daily News
states that the Italian journals freely
discuss the question OF gaining that
part of Austrian territory south of the
Tyrol, where the people speak Italian
and also the Austrian districts of Goiz
and Gradiska in case Austria seeks
the aggrandlztment of territory in
Turkey
| The Telegraph's Berlin correspon
dent reports that the powers are pre-
pairing a new scheme of mediation,
which will probably bear the character
of an ultimatum.
Reuters Paris dispatch says private
kilograms received there state that the
powers are now making great efforts to
| obtain an armistlce, or at least a
months truce, accompanied by various
guarantees. 1t is stated that the ques-
ton of a congress is not at present un-
der discussion.
| The Journal Des Debates states that
Prince Gortschakoff has sent circular
to the powers inviting them to impose
on the Porte general an amnesty and a
| six months armstice.
THE ENGLISH POLICY.
LONDON, Oct. GA Belgrade dls~
patch to the Times says the English
policy is leading factor in the Ser
VANS calculations. The war party ex-
pect Russia to declare war with the APP
prevail of England This expectation is
founded on The sentiment of the English
people as gathered from meetings held
all over the country.
DON'T WANT TO FIGHT.
The Standards Belgrade telegram
reports that Gen. Tchernayef has sent
to Belgrade fifty privates who had
nutilated their right hands in order 10
escape military duty. They will be
imprisoned three years. .s--~. 80.
| TRIAL OF COUNT Won ARNIM
| BERLIN, Oct. 5.-The Stadts Gericht-
shot met to-day for the trial of Count
Won Arnim on a charge of high trea-
son. A letter from the count, dated
from Ouchy, was read stating that the
weather prevented his coming to Berlin
As his Illness was not legally attested
the court, on demand of the public
prosecutor, decided to proceed against
him in contumacium. The court also
decided that its proceedings should be
private Count Won Arnim's counsel
WAS not permitted to plead.
| LONDON, October 6 "A Berlin dis
patch of the Post says it is stated that
Count Won Arnirn has been sentenced
to penal servitude for one year.
| DEATH OF A PIANIST.
PARIS, Oct. 6.-Henry Jerom
Bertini, the pianist and composer, is
dead. ~+
| LABOR TROUBLES.
| LONDON, October 5-The Daily
! News has dispatch from Blackburn
which says: ''The cotton operatives
having decided to be no longer bound
by the arrangement by which their
wages have hitherto been regulated,
some of the largest spinners have post
ed notices stating that they hold them-
selves at liberty to close the spinning
departments of their mills without