Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
THE WAR.
FOREIGN.

/ IFAVPVS"AS uauc ~ tue l7OEtc In con-
sequence of the understanding be-
tween the powers have, however, met
with insurmountable resistance. The
London protocol was the last express
sion of the united will of Europe.
The Imperial Cabinet had in signing
it offered its hand as last attempt al
conciliation. BY its declaration &C.
companying the protocol it had mark
ed out conditions which If loyally
accepted and carried out BY the Porte
were calculated to bring about the re-
establishment and strengthening of
peace. The Porte has answered by a
fresh refusal. This eventuality was
not provided for in the protocol. Eu-
rope had confined itself to stipula-
ting that the great powers if they
were disappointed in their hopes Of
seeing the Porte carry out reforms
encrgeticaliy reserved the right to
point in common the means which
they should think proper to secure
the welfare of the population aud in
terest OF general peace. Thus the Eu-
ropcan Cabinets had foreseen the
contingency that the Porte would not
fulfill its promise, but not that it
would respect the demands of Eu-
rope. At the same time Lord Der
by's declaration had established that
since Her Brittanic Majesty's Gov
ernment only consented to give its
signature to the protocol in the in
terest of general peace, it was to be
understood from the outset in the
event of this object, viz: Mutual dis
armament and peace between Russia
and Turkey not being obtained the
| protocol should he regarded as null
and void. The Porte's rejection of
the protocol and motives upon which
it is based leaves no hope that the
Porte will accede to tho wishes and
counsels of Europe. They exclude
Ievery guarantee for the execution OF
reforms and render peace with Mon
tenegro and the execution of condi-
tions by which disarmament and pa
cification could be brought about i'm
possible. Under these circumstances
the success of any attempt at COM
promise is excluded and there re-
mains only the alternative to allow
that state of things to continue which
the powers declared incompatible
with their interests and those Of Eu-
rope, or to try by coercive measures
to obtain that which the unanimous
efforts Of the powers failed to obtain
by means of an UNDERSTANDING. My
exalted master has resolved to under
take that which he had invited the
great powers to do in common witt
him. His Majesty has ordered his
armies to cross the frontier Of Turkey
You will bring this resolution to the
cognizance OF the government to
which you are accredited. In fulfill
ing the duty which is imposed upon
him by the interest of Russia, whose
peaceable development is impeded by
constant troubles in the East, His
Majesty Is convinced that he at the
same time responds to the views of
Europe.
| (Signed), GoRTscHAKoFF.
BUCHAREST, April 25.-Y esterday
1900 Russians occupied the railway
bridge at Barboschi. Up to yester.
day evening 100000 Russians had en-.
tered Roumanian territory. The
Roumanian army has retired from
the Danube into the interior, where
they divided into two bodies, one q
Bucharest and the other at Krajova
The inhabitants on both banks oil
the Danube are fleeing cn masse into
the interior of Roumania. As soon
as Russian troops arrived at Barbos.
chi, the ROumanian troops retired
Two British gunboats have entered
the Danube. One is anchored of
Galatz.
The Turks are leaving Widin il
great haste in the direction Of Bar
boschi, where they appear to expec
the principal Russian attack. Th,
Russian headquarters will be trans
ferred to Jassy in few days.
| New YoRK, April 26.-The decla
ration-of war by the Czar was read
simultaneously on keases the three
vessels forming the Russian SQUAD.
ron in the port and was received
with loud huzzas by the officers and
crews and was followed by singing ol
the Te Deum and prayers for the sue.
cess of the Muscovite arms.
LONDON. April 26.-It is rumOreC
that the Khediyc will send the Sui.
tan $4,000 men.
Turkish troops arc reported to bt
Occupying Kalafat.
1t is expected that the Roumania1
Parliament will declare war agains
Turkey to-day.
Turkish vessels will be embargoei
by Russia from the first Of May.
The Imperial manifesto was reas
in churches of the Russian Empire
and was received enthusiastically.
The inhabitants Of the Greek Is
land Of Hydra, have refused to Obey
the law calling out the extraordinary
reserve and destroyed the cCnscrip
list and telegraph connecting the Is.
land with Athens.
i Turkey in reply to the Russian
manifesto, after quoting the eight
article Of the treaty of Paris, says, al
though it is not the Ottoman govern
ment which threatens and takes thu
initiative of aggression and although
consequently it was by rights the par
Of Russia to appeal to these stipula
tions of the treaty, the Imperia
government, in order to avoid al
misunderstanding, applies to the sig
nalities Of the powers to use thei
good offices in the grave circumstan
ces in which ii is placed, by applyin
the article before mentioned and thu
putting an end to the dangerous ten
! sion affecting the relations Of tw
states.
/ The Porte Expresses the conviction
that friendly powers in the true feel
ing of benevolent interest which the,
have never ceased to manifest towart
tho Ottomon Empire will seize thi
opportunity to arrest the outbreal
of : great war, thus sparing those
countries the painful extremities witt
which they are threatened and Eu-
: rope herself trouble and danger re.
; sulting from a conflict between two
states; o conflict of which the P0rtl
: can justly rcpudiate entire responsi
bility.
fI The Times Paris correspondent re-
, marks on the abjectness of this appeal
but thinks it comes too late.
4 The greater part of the Russian
troops are moving in the direction ol
Belgrade to secure passage through
lDobrudscha, which is expected to b.
the object Of the principal attack. /
is thought the Turks will not arriv,
| in time to prevent the passage Of th'
Russian army.
i The telegraph lines between Robi
mania and Turkey are interrupted.
SOLID WORDS FROM THE SULTAN.
/ LONDON, April "a special from
Constantinopte states that the 6ultar
in his proclamation to tho troops, dc
clares in case of need he win join tn
army with the standard OF tho Prorh
ct and sacrifice his life for the peo
'ple.