The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-07
TELEGRAPHIC,
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THE RUSSIAN-IuRkO WAR.

column reports that the Gockyard authorl-
ties have ordered torpedo gear for Mino-
teur to be completed by the 25;h inst, or
month sooner than originally arranged. so
she may proceed to Plymouth and ioin the
other ships OF the squadron june lst.
Should any fittings not be complete by the
time fixed she will take working parties
with her to Plymouth SO the work NAV be
completed during the passage. There are
no boilers in the royal yards ready to re-
place the wornout ones belonging to the
Triumph and Hercules and it has been
arranged that new sets shall be provided
by contractors. The new boilers will not
only have to be delivered at Portsmouth
on or before fixed day but are to be
actually placed in position by the con-
tractors.
The Times special from Widin SAYS it
Is reported that the Russians have advanced
as far as the river Aluta and forwarded
war material to Turnsverein. The French
Benevolent Society of Moscow suhscribes
fifty thousand roubles for the wounded.
WASHINGTON, May IA despatch
from Constantinople authorizes the
Turkish legation to declare that the news
OF the persecution OF Christian villages on
| the right bank of the Danube is without
| foundation. ln so far as regards the bad
trea tment of the lsraelies of Leurm in
! Geurgevo the legation states that there
are no Turkish Inhabitants or troops oc-
cupying that town, which is under the
government of Bucharest The Israel
ties have equal rights in Turkey with all
Ottoman subjectsIof whatever religion,
and the Sultun has nominated David Chm
Etfendi, lsraelite, senator of Enispeil.
| ATHENS, May To large crowd OF
citizens who paraded the streets shouting
wal" war" the prime minister
on whom they called said while he compre-
hended their enthusiasm he must earn
estly urge the necessity of prudence
BRUSSELS, May This morning Metz
cathedral caught fire and was burning at
O'Clock
MANCHESTER, England, May Especial
trem Pera says report acurrent Saturday
of great Russian victory near Kars
fifteen thousand prisoners being taken
Fifty thousand Russians are said to be
investing kars, and Erzeroum will soon be
besieged
A Vienna despatch says it is rumoreC
in Constantinople that kars has fallen.
| PERA, May 7. News of Russian de
feat at Bataum, and the capture of three
of their guns has been confirmed by f;
letter received yesterday, Everything
tends to show however that the Russian,
4 are very strong in Asia and likely to ad
E vance quickly
New YORK, May IA despatch from
St. Petersburg says the Russians havt
taken kars The Russian army attacking
numbers $4,000 men. Seventeen THOUSAND
were Turks captured. The Turkish irol
e clads are reported guarding the Black Sc
before ODESSA.
CAIRO, May 7.-Advices state that th
r king of A Abyssinia has again declared wa
q against the Khedive for violating tn
frontier. The rebellion in Darfur is ais
9 Increasing The Egyptians there mus
:, capituate. The khedive, in consequence
> of these events, has refused 10 furthe
4 assist the porte,
IsAIHIA. May Two Turkish gun
boats attacked the Russian batteries a
> | Tomrova. below Galatz Saturday and des
h troyed portion Of battery, dismouDte
;. a gun and drove back to Russians. Th
n Turks were greatly elated. Their CUR
,t boats were uninjured. The Russian cam
a was fred by shell.
BERLIN, May Tt is reported tha
- Russia has made a direct proposal t
, Roumania for an offensive alliance
LONDON. May 7.-Business on Stoc
Exchange is fat Consols opened at 9;
subsequently better, LordiDerby's rep
to Gortschakoff's circulars had a ba
effect the Reichstag saying it was intende
as a cold shower hath for France. Franz
/ is peaceful now, because she knows she
: not able to fight Germany.
PARIS, May THE Bourse is alsolfa
Rentes quoted l02 francs, partly cn a
to count of British news and partly in col
T. sequence of an article in Figaro purpor
e ing to be confidential address of Coul
I'd Won MoItke to the German staff explai
40 as ing the necessity for his recent speech.