, 1877-06-23

ssn sas e e. r., aa at 90
Kah, r. P.easa ass'sns M Tnsta 1s,s II M go
ooo; ant there wcre IL, oo0 Tasta. victims. of
Ut; total, ~; soo were Inferred in ths Crimea,
pol. Those Killed in battle were Iut 70, oGS md
a!low!ng ~. ~ equal nnmhes for the losses from
ease. The deaths Of sick persons sent avaY iron,
the teat Of var ~ase about 10. 600 more, which
mssss ,nss the number G1 dad from NJ clnesn
The aoorc calculation that ont of sono 4o1, 0t,O
so,die.s r whe he snesumbed during ths Ctimean cam
soao sod ooo dy!ne from di disca.s A'''eo IN oa''''
Won AoLTkE or THE WAR.
d.ao'e ne' Is dsss;es nss. te IA ot
Tufkiah war. ~ = 3tplou,tic soi,ee ttaitsu.a,
saons Mctks X: ;ssya. Fsa
a T r. 81 saG5
hHvs CROSSED sho Danube Russia will be favored BY
fs9nste Saaors we:t % ~ mink Of at
arc batter informed what diplomacy mar and viii
sesGnpll'h; &C, nn bns fen strategic point q view
~hch Il. ae sor 81 ep.no tsaf en-
taks cona'derablc time before tic i.ussisns viii
ha.e van1ui.hel thc Turk', notwithstanding iii
OF tsomc Of their leadefs True, the present cam
p:!En appears moro favorable for Rusan than that
o. is2s 6ut @ shn toquites sery much Of fortune Of
iusIonr, and they who belleYc In a rapii advances
h43S HnIEE<
stand that they viii have 10 curb thcfr houes, j
AN convinced that 1T the 1suzsiau heAdqusrtert
they are veil persuaded Of the d!1ea'tlc~ani Oh.
etaclcs thry hAro to snrmount, and how 6lowl1
tasY will 70 sarnounsed before aucc1siyo<yictorJ
TURKISH rnoors on THE pAHcpz. ..
~ do mt with, " writes correspondent to sha
London telegraph from Rustchui, May .i, lid
b,aat 81 oar troops hcret their fighting hereafter
who believe them to bc eHsaclated. ragged, anj
n,isessbfs ate terribly deceived. am aware thai
It e ths fashion to Imagine them undcrfed and III.
Turkish .soldier lives like Iassmaa-~upon On; vtai
be can gr.sb up from the gtonnd. and that II ever
ons Tine very poor s eas naeed nut it rns
givs you m idea of how they arc ke7t. nil saSs
he Amount Of food served on the la<t night for TO-
There were 55. 400 pounds ot bsea Il ooo bound:
Of msat :, Soo pounds q riee. 700 poands 81 but
icae!cs. 10 c7crT horse. Too. was served out d
pound. p !. Of na5sy 1 poand, Of hay and this
psny nd Sa IL oS foss iii sst
IL. Of course. not for me to ny. All with to fo-
ahns Ill., ind Il NJ CIV no redes e Mas
down the excellent bread which is served out It Il
because the Turks are teetotacfs Of the strlc.cst
:";t .s sHd need no '''"a'''' to n's0 them axat
THE TREAsunx or ISLAM.
ouS cha,ro n e. !9nS ~,
"Tteasure Of 1sl&so:''
THO Shclx- a. Isl0cn has recently sent dele.
CATION Of doctors u the Law to tho khcnf Of Mec-
ca. a direct descendant Of The Prophet, for tha
purpose OF demanding fpudS tu tc applied 10 de-
fonse OF the Islam, faith. It Is customary On thesa
aolcmn occasions for the Sheriff to assemble tho
Cosgc Of tho Elders charged with tho guard of
the FEuphets tomb which will decide upon the ap-
propriate sum 70 be furnished to tho Hu}tan from
tho treasure OF Islam, In order to aid him In tho
war Against hussia. Thls rensare IL formed from
the annual offerings Of the pllgHms. scpulchres,
whlsh seFss = =. o1erto1y e'sst a,e ptsesd withia
ea.s s,.n,. into ono .; theae . c9in. which con-
Koran ~ oae Of tho essential elements Of iho
pilgrimage. which oTelY MuEaulman shou1
make ut least once In hls nfctmc to tho tomb IL
tho Prophet. Accordingly nyesy Jcar abont 1OO,
400 ptlkfitns como to Mecca, who sojourn sheye a
urJnth; consequently nt loast 0o0, O0U francs
Annually rctclsod In these ofertofy chests. Every
pilgrim deposits IN otIcs ring varying In amount nc-
Ct Hd1nX To hta means, but which tn tho average
fn.sy be estimated II equivalent 10 Qto francs ut
least for overy dap, considering that them rich
MAtNnlnlAns whose offerings reach even 1QU 600
fan.:u during their pIlgru,aee 1t results thht ths
aheslf nf Mecca surstvcs on the AsnFnKn tho valua
0f Ii. 0co. ooo francs lu annual offerings. Ono Of
tho oEcstory chest. was opened during tho period
Of the Rataso-TurkIeh wax In 1908, and large snma
etc withdraw, buttt WIZ aftcstgAsd Asutn closed
4 secoud chcst was again ope1cI in 1854 during
the Cri1cAn war. but Tic third has not been opened
IL eonjccH1fcd taas tho money III uao 1ast.uame4
cheat cannot 10 less than 5o, COO oOo francs, and
1t ID fully believed that tho total amount Of thd
ere m "a of Iel1m will nrree5 am mn mn fpanra