The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22
TURCe-gUSSiAN WAR.
The News OF 0sman Pasba's beath
Contrad!eted-4ciIse M:lItary
Operations in Armenia.
Further Consideration of the Question of
Mediation by England She will Re
main Neutral, and Informs Tur-
key Of Her Intention.

After ihe Baika ans Have Been Cfo.sed
the Bsssinos viii Consider Peae.
| Propositions - seryia gnites Hes
Fortunes with Russia.
( BELdHABE, December 1.-THE proc
iamstion of the Seryisu government
has just been issued, announcing that
| the Servian army has been ordered TO
! cross the Turkish frontier.
LONDON, December 1.-THE Times
correspondent at Pievaa telegraphs !:
"fhe Grand Duke Nicholas told me
Osman pasha reported his force al
q i,uOp; at the same time, the Grand
Duke seemed TO be doubtful il there
were so many, and / have heard this
doubt Expressed IL several quarters
since the surrender. About sixty can
non and many hundred wagons are
among the trophies. 0amhD pasha
had three weeks provisions still on
hand, and ten days rAtions on his
transport train for ths whole army.
The immediate cause of his abandou-
ing his enirenchmsnt was the break
ing out of an epidemic among his
troops. There were forty or fifty desd
bodies a day in Pievna There were
no available men To bury them, and
the mortality was increasing. Eight
thousand wounded and sick are in the
hospitals.
LONDON, December 1.-THE Berlin
correspondent of the Times says the
Russians are expected to cross the
Balkans in force, after which they
VIII be ready to open negotiations, II
the negotiations are successful, tn
result viii be communication TO the
signstory powers.
The Posts Berlin correspondent
asserts that further Russian reinforce
menis have been coantermauded, the
ear relieving that the present army
Is sufficient.
a Reuter- telegram from Erzeroum,
dated yesterday, says: "ln pursuance
of orders from Lord Derby, the British
consul left here this morning, with all
he archives of the consulate.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, December It.
Turkish troops are concentrating ON
the Servian frontier.
-Four fourteen centimetres siege guns
have been brought by Russians from
ksrs to Hassan <aiek. Al attack
upon Erzeroun is momentaiiiy expsc.
ted.
The Times says The departure of the
DIUiHil ttsbshtt AA sEufF Dt l4pfl tteTDy,
is regarded by the Turks ~ fnreshadow-
ing British declaration OF war
aeainst Russia.
LoSDoS, December IA Telegram
from Athens Announces that All iusur-
rection hts broken out its the province
Of Aulyre, Crete. Turkish families
and the inhabitants of other prnvin-
ces have sought refuge IN the fortress.
rhe governor OF Crete has sent troops
to repTess The Insurrection.
LONDON, December IA rumoT
was current at Constantinople, sunday,
that Osmsn Pasha was dead. Il Is not
credited. The Daily Telegraph OF this
morning, however, asserts that dis
patches have reached London from
Bucharest that Osman had poisoned
himself, actuatsd by Mohafnmetisi
horror Of amputati9n, which the sur
geons Informed him was necessary.
The story is still doubtful. The stan
daru's special from Constantiaop!a,
Sunday, asserts that Oemau tele-
grapheu 10 bis family that
his wounds were progressing Welt
The Berlin correspondent of the
Times teiegraphs that Germauy bas
replied TO the Iursiih noe that Ger.
man participation in mediation de-
peIldrr upon Russia's consent To parley.
fhe North German Guzctte and Ma
tiOnal q szette concur in declaring th at
the powers viii not listen to The Turk
ish appeal.
The Times PeIa correspondent says
the Turkish government obviously
feels its cspability Of resistance ex-
hausted. and would gladly make peace
upon reasonable terms, bat IL appears
TO have no definite programmes.
a Reuter- telegram from Bucharest,
dated Sunday evening, makes no men
| ti1n of the reported death OF OSnIan
pasha.
| CoSsTANTINoPLE, December Iz.-It
is generally believed that the porte's
| appeal for mediation Of the powers
VIII have no result. Mr.. Layard, the
British embassador, has informed the
Turkish government that EDgland
will continue to observe neutrality.
| Mahcmet Dahmod has gone TO in
| speet the fortifications ofthe Balkans.
| A Russian force appeared at flashes.
pen between Ksmarly anu Syhis, but
were driven back.
It is showing heavily in the Bal.
ksns, and it is believed the passes will
De rendered impossible.
| ERzERouM, December 1.-Two
Russian divisions are moving to cui
the Tursish connections with Trebi.
zand and attack ErzerounI from the
north.
! LONDON, December 17.--There wst
a cabinet council to-day. II is believed
that its object WAS furthe- considers
tion of the question of mediation IL
the porte's circular.
The bears on stock exchange ar,
circulating rumor, which Is probably
utterly groundiess, that Lord Derby
, foreign mihister, aud Marquis Sauis
bury, secretary OF state for India, hav
resigned.
A Reuter- telegram from Buebsres
announces the arrival Of the cZar there
] but does not mention the death O
? Osman pssiia.
Sunday evening, says the death G
9 Ospsn pasha, while enToute to Bucha
4 rest, was announced here to-day.
Z is diseredited.
ii A special from bucharest TO tb
4 Daily News from Colonel WsIiesly,
4 British military sttaehe, says osma
9 pasha had less than eight thousan
9 soldiers at Plevna and in HE sortie.
h A Bogart dispatch says the Russian
!, after occupying Elena, pushed forwsl
|. to Bebrava yesterday.
u winding Up Iss Busfaess.
l. NEW loaK. December i5.-Superil
tendent Lanai yesterday put the Oh