The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-01
THE EASTERN WAR.
The Recapture OF Arabian Con-
frmed.
All Quiet at Kars-HsayY Rains
Prevent Operations.
Great Preparations by the Army
for the Reception Of
the Car.
Russia to Reply to Earl Derby's
Note.
War Notes.

the Turks had recovered ArdAhan Alter
the Russians had reduced 1t TO ashes.
VIENNA, May Sl.-The Tssblan states
thst Mokhtsr Pasha has been dismissed
from his command and will be court
martialed for representing that he had
equipped an army Of 66, 600 men, whereas
he had only $4,000 at his disposal.
Mslversstion on an enormous scale Is
said to have been discovered.
The Frcn,denbLdtt denies that any
meeting between the Emperor Of Austria
and the Gear has been projected.
LONDON, May Sl.-The Netos Ale1an-
dria special says: The Egyptian trans
port steamers have not yet started with
the Egyptian contingent of troops for
Turkey. The strike OF the English
engineers, which at first delayed their
departure, has been settled, but the Rus
sian man -of-w war Petropsnlouski, carrying
twenty nine and one.hslf ton guns, is
waiting for them in the Mediterranean.
A special from Paris to the Tmes says:
Turkish ironclsds are expected At Alex
andria on the 4th Of June TO escort the
Egyptian transports.
ERzERoUM, May 3l.-All is quiet st
Kars. The heavy rams continue, pre-
venting operations.
LONDON, May 3l.-A special from
Ploiesti says that, though the rains have
ceased, the Danube is SO high, owing 10
the melting Of snow in the mountains
near its source that inundstion is feared
near 0ltenitza, which would oblige the
Russians ~ remove their batteries there.
A NetDs Bucharest dispatch has the
following: 1t is understood that small
detachment column under selected OFF,
GERS, and having widely outlying objec-
tives, will form q part OF the Russian
scheme of operations, after crossing the
Danube. Some Bashi Bszouks coossed
the Danube between kalsrack and Jalo.
mitzs. They captured fourteen Rou-
manisn militiamen, and cut of the calves
OF their legs.
LONDON, May 81. Yesterdays Berlin
Post has another war article, declaring
that no confidence ought TO be placed IN
the professions or the intentions OF the
French cabinet, and that hopes Of peace
rest chiefly on the pi udence and sagaci.
ty of the German Count Van Buest, the
Austrian ambassador of London, Of whose
lntrigaes it gives crcumstsntisl account
says he recently endeavored to cement
an Anglo. .Austro. French alliance 10 be
nominslly concluded against Russia and
Germany, but really against Germany
alone. France and Austria were
to have attacked Germany, while
England would be left to deal singly
with Russia in the east. The English
cabinet, however, seeing through the plot
it came 10 nothing.
BUCHAREST, May 3l.-SiIty Russian
seige guns are expected at KalAfat TO
strengthen the batteries there.
The Roumanian ministry are in
trouble over the paper currency project.
They have been unable TO get q quorum
for the past two days, and have, there
fore. consented 70 adjourn the debate.
The foreign minister will ask for .
credit Of 100000 to give = fitting re-
ceptlon 10 the Car on his visit 10 Bucb.
arest.
ATHENS, May 3l.-A new ministry
has beeu formed constituted as follows:
NJ. Conmoun douros, President of Coun-
Gil and Minister OF Foreign Affair."; N.
Papsnichsloposloo, Minister Of the In
terror; N, Condostavlos, Minister OF
Justice; N. SotiropouIos, Minister Of FL
nance; N. Sotsrss, Minister of Public
Worship and Instruction.; NJ. Bouboulis,
Minister OF Marine, and N. Pstmazo,
Minister Of War.
LONDON, May 3l.-Tbe Turkish for
ign minister has telegraphed TO the
Porte's representatives abroad as fol-.
lows: Ardahan, which was recently oc-
cupied by the Russians, has been recap
tured by the Ottoman troops.
PARIS, May 3l.-DeIegates from the
Greek provinces of Turkey held 4 meet
ing st Athens yesterday, in favor Of the
war committee on national defense being z
called on 10 distribute arms 70 those pro.
vinces.
ST. PErERsBURG, May 3l-The Turk
ish governments snnouncement OF the
recspture Of Ardshan s regarded here
ss untrue, because kilograms from TItIs,
dated to-day, mention no such event.
BUCHAREST, Msy 3l.-The railway
line between Adjud aud Mnchellti has
been carried away in several places, and
all traffic has again been suspended for
an indefinite time. The troops are
obliged TO alight and 90 on foot 70 the
third station east from PloistL
The Grand Duke Nicholas has tsle-
graphed 70 the Gar, asking whether,
under the circumsts nces, be will post
pone hs visit Meanwhile everything Is
ordered 70 be in readiness for hn recep.
ton On June 9th.
The health Of the troops is still good on
the whole, but they are beginning 70 Be
affected BY the weather.
A brigade which passed through
PloIsti to-day was folio Eed bya long
train Of SICK soldiers.
l, is SAID 10 Vienna ths: three army
corps have been TN able to take up strs.
tegic points because OF the food. II ID
announced from Widdin, however, tha,
the danube is falling.
The VIenns FT>uderbLatt asserts that
The President OF the Turkish Chamber
has recommended the recall OF Midhst
Pasta.
The Montenegrin Minister Radona ID
awaiting the Czsr .. Pho isti with . let.
ter from Prince SskIta-
LONDON, May al.-A Consts ntlnopls
dypstch says the Porte he not yet re-
ceived Official confirmation Of the r..
capture Of Ardahsn from the Genersl
commanding in Armenia
A Belgrade special ssys II h rumored
that the RoumAnians are bombardine
the Adakslski, the easements OF winch