Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-11-21
War News.
FIGHTING AT KARS.


The same dispatch says furious
snow storm is raging throughout Asia
Minor
RUSSIAN FORCE AT ERZEROUM.
A Vienna correspondent writing un-
der date OF Nov. 18th estimates the
Russian force before Erzeroum at 25. 900
men, which is insufficient to invest the
place. Mukhtar Pasha is now confident
of his ability to hold out until reinforce
ments arrive. Batoum also seems as
safe as ever
ON THE SERVIAN FRONTIER
A Belgrade correspondent reports
that skirmishes are occurring continu-
ally between the Servian frontier guards
and Bashi-Bazouks The Turks are
erecting intrenchments at Bagova, on
the Timok.
GREECE APPROACHED
/, A special from Athens states that the
Prince of Montenegro has invited
Greece to cooperate in the invasions of
Albania.
MEHEMET ALI
is moving with the forces at Sophia to
| position at Cnaikovetz, ten miles west of
Sophia, where the road from the LON
Polanka intersects the road to Nish.
Here he will be able to watch. Servia.
and, if needed, cooperate with the
force at Orchanie.
Mukhtar Gnazi telegraphs from Err
zeroum under date of Nov. 18th, that
all is going well at that point and rein
forcements are arriving The Turkish
troops are in excellent spirits, and con-
fident of their ability to hold the town.
SIGNS OF ACTIVITY.
A Belgrade dispatch of the 18th inst.
says that signs of activity in Servia are
multiplying Fresh troops are daily
marching to the frontier, ambulance
corps are forming, and in the arsenal
at Krogujevatz work is going on night
and day.
| SERVIA
has replied to the Porte's demand for
withdrawal Of Servia's troops from the
frontier, that it is impossible to leave
the inhabitants Of the frontier without
military protection.
MONTENEGRO.
A Cettinge dispatch of the 18th inst.
says besides the capture of the fort at
Surturmans, commanding the town Of
Antivari, as reported yesterday, the
Montenegrins have taken four block
houses towards Scutari. Spuz is suffer
ing greatly from the commandment.
| Telegraphic and road communication
between Sojonnitza and Scutari is unin-
terupted. The total Turkish force in
Albania is only eighteen battaGonst :
There is no force at Antivari os ScutarA
sufficient to oppose the Montenegrins.
sERvIA GOING TO WAR.
A dispatch from Constontinople Of
November Is says that the Turkish
foreign minister informed NJ c. Tires
tics, Servlan agent, Monday, that the
porte no longer doubted that Servia was
making ready for war NJ Christies
to-day replied that he mad received no
confirmation of the statement.
RUSSIAN REPULsE.
The Russians are at GelrOpelo pass,
near Ocharie, but were repulsed by a
loss of $50 men,
Interesting Items.
The first steel pen was made in 1880.
The first copper cent was coined in
New Haven in 1857
Kerosene was first used for lighting
purposes in 1896
Telegraphy has been introduced into
the school of the blind, at Nashville, ,as.
a study.
Arkansas has more newspapers in
proportion to population than any other
State in the Union.
The price of sewing machines has
dropped fifty per cent. on account of
the expiration Of patents.
One cent per bushel makes differ
ence of $10,0O0,00O in the value of the
annual crop of corn in the United States
Texas has fifty wheat producing coun-
ties, one-ffth of which, fully cultivated,
would produce 100000 bushels Of
grain. It has also 69,120,OOO cotton
yielding acres, which if taxed to the
extent of their productiveness, would
yield 100000 bales-more than the
entire product of the world
The drinking fountains presented to
the City of Paris by Sir William Wal
lace, the English philanthropist, have
poor neighborhoods, that one will be
plaCcu Oh every square anu avenue De-
fore the Exhibition opens
The Pacific ocean covers 100000 of
square miles; the Atlantic, 25,000,OO0;
the Indian ocean, Il, 900, 900; the South
ern ocean to thirty degrees is 25,0OO,0O0;
the Norther ocean, 100000; the Med
iterranean, 1,O0O,OOO; the Black Sea,
10000; the Baltic, $4,000, and the
North Sea, 10000.
The Charlottesville (Va.) Chronicle
says: "a farmer living near Charlotts-
vile informs us Of the curious opera
tons ofthose industrious little insects,
the ants, in one of his fields. A few
weeks ago he sowed timothy seed on
the field with his wheat. The wheat
has come up nicely but examination
shows that the grass seed has been care
fully gathered by the ants and deposit