Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-11
THE EASTERN WAR.
The Turks CLOSING I'm Around Seryfa.

LONDON August 1.-THE Daily News has
dispatch from Belgrade which says: "The
TURKS are closing around Servia. Abdul
kerfm Pacha is pushing westward from
OurRusovatz, aud the Servian General,
Horvatorich, has fallen back on Yankovo
and klessura. Hard fighting commenced at
1ankoyo on wednesday and is still con-
unuing. If the Turks carry Yankovo there
Will be no important obstacle In the way 10
Banta. The army OF the south is faring
interior. All the available guns are being
al Belgrade"
The Bulgarian Atrocities.
LONDON, August il.-Furtner correspond
eDce respecting the Bulgarian atrocities was
laid before Parliament yesterday, including
the report OF Mr.. Barring, one OF the secre-
taries OF the British legation at CONSTANT
nople, who was deputed to investigate the
alleged atrocities, and whose report has al
ready been published. Among
THE MOST IMPORTANT PAPERS
submitted was q dispatch from Lord Derby
10 Sir Henry Elliot, the British ambassador
at Constantinople, sent on the 9th instant,
government that the capture of Saitsciar
may lead TO the occupation OF a considera-
bic part OF Servia by the Turks, therefore /
Instruct lbs, you to urge strongly ON the Porte
should be kept under control. that the un-
armed population be spared, and that rep
ed. You will point out that a renewal o.
such outrages would prove more disastrous
to the Porte than the loss OF q battle. The
Indignation OF Europe would be uacontrol-
liable, and Interference in a sense hostile TO
Turkey inevitably follow.
COWardly beEvians.
The Servlan correspondents OF the DAILY
Netcs, Standard and Times note the fact that
many Servians are coming TO the rear
slightly wounded in the hand or forearm
The correspondents believe they shoot them
selves TO avoid battle.
Another Servfan Retreat.
A dispatch from Belgrade To the Daily NetCs
says Sol Antich retreated from Yaver TO
IvanitZa without nghting. No tidings have
forward TO SienitZa. Ivanitza was the orig
inal base OF Gen. Zachs supplies. There Is
good military road thence TO karnovac,
which is at the disposal OF the Turks IL Ivan
itza is also abandoned" The Tunes Belgrade
dispatch says: "Col. Antichs retreat 10
Ivanttza means much further retreat.
preaching the Turks excellent offensive POI
sitioDs. The fact is the Servian war Is about
10 assume much less ambitious character
than when first undertaken. and IL ABOUT TO
resolve itself into a guerrilla affair"
England Has the Fate OF the Ch rfst-
fans I'm her Hands.
publishes special nom Paris saving o-1 tas
English programme OF non-interference In
the Eastern question, which was sanctioned
by the powers after the failure OF the Berlin
memorandum, In the basis OF the subsisting
harmony. Tne signal for mediation, there
fore, can and ought to come only from Eng
land. She Is the arbiter Of the moment when
the struggle Ia TO be considered finished aud
mediation successfully proposed. As yet II
In certain that England does not think the
moment opportune, and no other power Will
take the Initiative. All rumors OF media
ton, Intervention and conferences are mare
hypothesis. Turkeys aim is TO anticipate
mediation by according TO the vanQuished
Servtans, and to Montenegro, vanQuished or
not, conditions acceptable enough to be ap-
proved, before medallion could be accom-
plished.
Not Moving for Mediation.
BELGkADE, August lL-No proposal for
mediation has been submitted To 6ervia by
Austria or Russia.
Serv1an Befugees.
LONDON, August ia dispatch 70 Reu-
ter's Telegraph Company from Bucharest
says the chamber of deputies has voted 81 600
for the relief of the Servian families that
have taken refuge In Roumania- The num-
Der Of refugees 10 Is timated at 1000.