Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-12-25
THE EASTERN WAR.

NEW YORK, December "a. A Constantinople
SPECIAL says the car will return to war in about
month. 1t is stated he has declared he will march
throu.h to Constantinople as the Germans did to
Paris. Turkey Is prepared to concede free pas
sage OF the Dardanelles, but meets with opposi-
ton from England The cZarowitch has crossed
The LON. Russia continues to pay Servia one
m ion of roubles monthly.
The sultan held grand review of troops in
C0nstantlnope. Great enthusiasm.
cable special says: Gourko, with a Russian
column, is moving to the Balkans, and has thus
far lost but 800 men.
The Turks are deserving, because of the in
creasing cold, which causes them, poorly clad as
they are and wanting III provisions, to suffer terri
Bile: Typhus fever is raging among those near
Sofia.
An Alexandria despatch says the royal yachts
and transports are about leaving for Constantine
pie, with infantry, cavalry and artillery.
st. Petersburg special says a grand ovation
welcomed the Russian emperor, and his reception
bore every evidence OF genuine reverence and
homage. Upon his arrival at the railway station
Tremendous ovation began. A procession of
conservatoIres sang a hymn of welcome and pre-
sented his msJesty with a crown of laurel, which
was accepted in few happily chosen words OF
thanks.
Amid the of artillery and the wild Changing
oil bells. the emperor directed his way to ka'zer
cathedral. Peasant women and plincesses bent
together before the shrine. Tiers of crimson
seats were erected in the open space in front OF
the cathedral and filed with prominent citizens
Many people slept oil night on the marble floor
of the Cathedral. The cathedral blazed with
splendor and light. Atars were agow with dia-
monds. Vast as the cathedral is there seemed no
niche in which even one more wax taper could be
burned. Accompanying this were gladstone
cheers, which drowned for the time the sobs 10 an
undertone OF mothers bereft of sons, wives wall
lag for husbands and sisters mourning for brothers
lost the battlefield.
The doors were flung open. In solemn majesty
the emperor entered. The noise was only par
italy hushed Is the car walked with solemn
tread TO the altar. Suddenly the vast cathedral
became silent as a sepulchre The car advanced
TO the altar and kissed the Holy Virgin. On hi.
return to the floor of the cathedral the broke ell
restraint envelopng him, and the people fell
down and kissed his garments. So great was the
pressure that 1t was with difficulty that his majesty
could reach his carriage.
The emperor drove to the winter palace amid
the widest cheering of the vast crowd. Multi
tudes cheeIed before the palace soldiers hurrahed
at the barracks, and the city glowed with torces
until long after midnight
BUCHAREST, December "a. No news from the
front. 1t is impossible to find out anything con-
corning the condition of the Turkish troops en-
route from Plevns, or Russian troops caught on
the march by snow storm. Cold weather and n
driving snow produced terrible effect upon the
transport train which halted near Cotroceni, a
suburb of Bucharest to wait the cessation of the
storm.
On Sunday wagons and horses were entirely
buried In the snow and working parties were ex-
Treating the train. Forty horses and TIVE nty-ni
men were found dead. The men had sought shell
ter in the wagons and were frozen to death within
half mile of Cotrocen. This transport train
had camped on level plain and was buried by
the driving snow, which piled up around horses
and wagons.
The Turkish telegraph communication is
threatened. 1t is believed that the siege of this
place will soon begin, as the Russian forces are
overwhelming and the Russian infantry is sdvanc-
ing into the plain of Eizeroum.
Half the Egyptian contingent dest ned to rein
force the Turkish army left Alexandria this
morning, it is rumored for Crete The troops
were mostly black
1t is e1pec'ed that the Russian Headquarters
will be transferred to Sevi