The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-26
The Eastern War.
sRIRMIsH1Na BEGUN.

The Eastern War.
sRIgMIsHINa BEGUN.
CoNsTANT1NoPLE, April 25.
Skirmishing is reported between the
Russian and Turkish outposts or the
Asiatic frontier near Kars.
LOOKING AFTER THE FRONTIERS.
RAGUsA, April %.
Prince Nichols of Montenegro and staff
have gone to the Albanian frontier.
FRENCH CONFIDENCE.
PARIS, April 25.
The majority of the Paris papers express
the opinion that Won Moltke's declarations
in the German parliament yesterday were
not intended as hostile to France.
Won ~MoITKK's OBJECT.
LONDON, April 90.
A Berlin special says Won Moltke's
speech attracts es much attention here as
the Russian manifestoes 1t is generally
assumed that Won Moltke intended to tell
the French that Germany is watching their
ornaments, and warning them that Ger
many will not allow them to profit by the
Oriental troubles for the possible pursuit of
an anti Teutonic policy.
ENGLISH FEELING.
The London press unanimously condems
the Russian manifesto.
A STATE OF sIEoE.
ST. PErERsBURG, April %.
An imperial order was promulgated to-
day declaring Bessarabia, the literal dis
trict of Kherosen and the provinces of
Tawida and Crimea in a state of siege.
TURKEYS REPLY.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April %.
Safvet Pasha, replying to the czar's man
ifesto, has sent a circular dispatch to the
great powers. 1t protests against the dec
~laration of war, pointing out the efforts of
Turkey to improve the position of Chris
tians and satisfy the demands of the powers.
In the absence Of any p%rovocation on the
part of Turkey. Safvet Pasha declares the
porte is at q loss to understand Russia's at
tack, and consequently appeals to the
treaty of Paris and the mediation guar
anteeing of the powers.
TAKING CARE OF THE SHIPS.
ODESSA, April 25.
Ships arriving here will be boarded at
Middle Fountain, the master and crew
obliged to go below and a Russian crew
navigate the ship to or from Odessa.
TURKISH TROOPS
CoNsTANTINoPLE. Aprsl %.
The Turkish papers state that SULLIVAN
Pasha passed through Duga detile after re-
pulsing the Montenegrins, and is now
marching to Mic Sizes.
oyER THE BoRDKI.
CoNsTANrIYoPLE, April 20.
The Russians have crossed the frontier
into Asiatic Turkey at Alexaudraple on the
road to Karz. No hope is entertained here
thdt LuCuldtiOu VI thO po"Sio WYNN ~ ouS-
cessful at the present stage. In the cham
Der deputies to-day several Christian men,
bers protested against Russia's assertion
that she declared war for the protection Of
Christians in Turkey. They declared they
did not desire the protection of Russia.
The Christians were ready to take part iu
the defense Of the country.
WAR ON THE DANUBE
BUCHAREST; April 25.
Yesterday 10000 Russian occupied the
railway bridge at Barboschi. Up to yester-
day evening 5000 Russians had entered
Roumania. The Turks up to that time re-
NAMED perfectly passive on the banks of
the Danube. Roumanians have retired into
| the interior and divided into Two bodies.
The inhabitants on both banks of the Dan
ube are fleeing into the interior of Rouma-
mia. Two British %gunboats have entered
the Danube; one anchored off Galatz. So
| far not q shot has been fired. The Turks
are leaving Widdin in great haste in the
| direction of Dobrudskcha where they ap-
pear to expect the principal Russian at
tack.