The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-28
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FOREIGN NEWS,

New YORK, May 28.-The following
special cable despatch is published here:
LONDON, May 28.-Adyices reserved
here, of semi official character, state
that Russia, Germany and Austria have
arrived at an understanding and that the
war in the east will be localized.
A despatch from st. Petersburg saws
the Russians claim to have defeated the
Turks at Okapa heights in Caucasus.
1t is rumored from Vienna that Sultan
Abdul Hamid will shortly abdicate.
There are renewed fears at Constantinople
of internal troubles. The ministerial
crisis continues.
A Bucharest dispatch says that it is
expected the Russians will cross the Dan
ube June tenth.
A telegram from Tifis says the Turks
hold the roads through Caucasus from
the Black Sea to Tiais,
ATHENS, May 2S.-The Greek cham
bers opened to-day. The opposition is
very strobg and the position of the cabinet
extremely insecure.
LONDON, May 2S.-A Reuter- telegram
dated Erzeroum, May 27, says: In the
recent cavalry fight, ten miles from Kars,
the Russians lost 500 killed and the Tur-
kish loss is not reported. No news has
been received from the direction of Van
Orolt.
VIENNA, May 28.-Abdul Kerim Pasha,
Turkish commander in chief, Yesterday
informed the inhabitants of Rustchuk,
Varna. Schumla, and Silistria, that all
persons who had not provisions for at least
six months must quit within IL days. The
Sultan has been advised by some of the
diplomatic corps to change his ministers.
LONDON, May 28.-A feet of ten iron
clads is assembled at Plymouth. The iron
clad turret ship Thunderer has returned to
Portsmouth with machinery disabled.
! Four thousand horse stalls for transport
vessels are being delivered at Woolwich by
contractors.
LONDON, May 2S.-A special from
Alexandria reports that the departure o!
the Egyptian contingent has been delayed
by the refusal of q English engineers Of
the fleet to sail without the payment Of
arrears of salary.
A Paris correspondent telegraphs tha
further arrests were made 10 Madrid yes
terday.
LONDON. May 2S.-A despatch from
| Galatz, yesterday. says the Russians hav,
measured all the vessels in the harbo
here, stating that they will shortly require
them, They are sounding the river oppo
site here o.day. Many RATS have arrived
from Sereth all ready for bridging pur
pose. A great number of fresh troops art
expected tonight.
A Turkish feet, numbering ninetee
vessels, has arrived at Crete. 1t is states
that Greece has sent a note to the port
asking that the same privileges should b
accorde to Thessally and Epherins as t
the Siavonic provinces. The porte replie
, that the only privileges they had righ
to were already accorded by the constitu
ton. Greece communicated her secon
note stating as the present war might pr'
vent the porte from carrying out the col
stitution Greece demanded guarantee:
5 The porte has not as yet replied to tn
= second note.
j CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 2S.-Al ex
citement has disappeared and every thin
, is quiet. A council of war has aske
Mukletar Pasha what his plans were. II
, replied that there was scheme in proce:
> of execution certain 20 ensure success at
= begged to be left alone.
A cavalry fight took place near ka
Saturday between 1000 Turks and l,0l
Russians. A heavy rain stopped the tigI
as soon as commenced.