The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-04

tnat CheiKeI fasha, one oi the Turks RESPONSE
BILE for the Bulgarian massacres, will be re-
moved from his important military command
and sent to Bagdad.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 3.-The Journal de-
St Petersburg contradicts the Turkish reports
of Russian losses in the engagements near
Batoum.
ODESSA, May 3-The Gar, the Czarowitz
and Grand Duke Vladimir arrived here this
afternoon and inspected the troops. The Rus
sian flotilla has left for Kief.
VIENNA, May ga letter from Pesth saws
that the Hungarian and Austrian governments
tomorrow will make practically identical re.
plies to the interpretations introduced in their
Parliaments on Eastern affairs. The replies
urge that Austro-Hungary will best fulfil her
European mission and consider her own inter-
ests by doing all in her power to ensure q local
ization of the war and thereby bring about a
possibility of sooner opening the way to media
ton.
A telegram from Bucharest says only one
Turkish monitor appeared before l6rail. 1t
only fired twice when it was set on fire by the
Russian batteries and compelled to withdraw.
The Roumanian deputies in an address re-
plying to speech from the throne express con.
fidence in the government to protect the cOun-
try from any conflict with the neighborinp
states and yet defend the Roumanian territory
and preserve the country from the horrors of a
Turkish invasion.
Several Austrian superior officers including
furl0ugh to travel abroad.
-Four russian infantry regiments with 80
cannon and 1000 Cossacks, arrived in camp at
Barboschi. Fifteen engines and 200 railway
carriages from Warsaw for Roumania with
troops have been stopped by the floods. The
frontier of Persia is entirely closed on account
OF the plague at Reshat and Tobriz.
BERLIN, May 3.-The Porte has issued
| circular declaring that Roumania by her CON
ventlon with Russia is betraying the interests
of the country and the confidence of the Snl.
tans government. The Porte henceforward
considers Roumania as in the power of the
enemy, therefore all acts issued during the
Russian occupation are in ursurpation Of ths
Sultan's authority. WIG
ST. PETERSBURG, May 3-Oficial inte,li.
| gence from the Caucasian frontier gives an
| account OF the military operations from April
zotn. those were mostly cavalry reconnois-
| sauces. one of which succeeded in destroying
telegraphic communication from Kars to Erze-
rum for distance of 10 versts, Relative tn
the operations before Kars the official report
says that Gen. Melikof, with the object of
supporting his cavalry, left camp April SOth,
artillery and large force of Cossacks. His
cavalry reached Vizenkoff on the evening of
April 10th. After two hours artillery en-
gsgeement. eight Turkish battalions with field
occupied position protected BY Qualifications
The Russian artillery fire dismounted one
Turkish gun. Gen. Melikoff on Nav 1st. leav.
ing body Of caAaIry. at Vizenkoff, returned
with the remainder of his forces to camp at
llama. The Russian loss was one killed and
five wounded. The Russians took over 100
Turks prisoners. The population of the occu-
pied territory is so friendly, Melikoff ia about
to form cavalry regiment of native yoIun-
teers.
BUCHAREST, May .3.-The damage done to
IDrall oy the turkish bombardment is unim-
Il nnrtQnt Nhnro M d1l l1oI
AT secret session of the chambers TODAY a
despatch from Roumanian representatives
abroad was read alleging that an agreement
certainly exists between Germany, Austria and
Russia relative to the eastern question. The
information given by the representatives must
be taken for what it is WORTH but their de-
spatches have materially affected opinion in
the chambers. Prince Charles is working hard
to effect an active alliance with Russia. This
idea is opposed at the Russian headquarters.
The generals are unwilling to allow the Rou-
manian forces to be made a separate corps
under the command of the Prince or any other
general who is not Russian. 1t is said there is
some disagreement between Prince Charles
and the Grand Duke Nicholas on this account.
Ii this difficulty can be overcome the Rouman-
ians will make common cause with Russia. bat
not otherwise.
The Bucharest official journals have seized
TINS occasion to suggest that the bombardment
| of Ibrail is caSuS beli.
/ AAo 0AO udhluk EXTRAORDINARY
preparations. The militia has been called out
mastering "a infantry and II cavalry battalions.
Even the heads of families are Obliged to serve.
Thirty radical deputies desire to introduce a
motion for the independence of Roumania. II
is rumored that the Turks have burned and
| abandoned Tultcha. 1t has been raining the
past forty-eight hours. The roads are becoming
as bad as in the depth of winter.
CoNsTANTrNOPLE, May 3.-Andrassy has
assured his Turkish ambassador of the pacific
intentions of Austria, and declared that
Austria was not mobilizing her troops.
GALATz, May Sit is certain that the Rus.
slams will bridge the Danube little below its
junction with the Pruth, and also at Turua,
nearly opposite Metropolis. Doubles there
will be intermediate bridges. The Russian en-
gineers have bought steam tug from an Eng.
lish firm here for use in the construction of the
first bridge, and tug and some barges at Tu.
rua for the second. No fresh troops have cross.
ed the Vruth towards Galatz but large mass
is concentrated on the further side,
BUCHAREST, May s. Thursday eveniag.-The
Noumanians have taken military possession OF
Kalafat with 5000 men aud "a Kupp guns
They will fortify and hold the position against
the Turks. There has been more firing al
Ibrail. One Turkish ganboat has been injured
and retired. The Roumanian government is
celebrating upon steps to be taken in conse.
quence of the Turks firing upon an unfortiaed
town. 1t is stated the Russians batteries
Barboschi fired upon gunboat and forced it to
retire.