The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-06-08
War RuIrerIns.

UNE 1S-he8Vy TaluS Jun AZ |
Asiatic and European Turkey great |
~ retard military operations. A
frig atful amount of sickness has
occurred among the Russian ar
mics camped along the unhealthy
shores of the Danube. The gener-
ais cave reported to the Car that
the army must soon cross the river
and reach the highlands of Bulga-
ria or it would perish of sickness
in the RoumnaiR swamps.
a Berlin telegram says the Gar
will not permit the army to cross
the Danube until he is visited by
the Emperor of Austria, about
June 18th. The Sultan says he
won't permit tae crossing to take
place at any time if he can prevent
it.
JUNE 2d-The Turks are fortify-
ing Cons tantinople and STEAMBOAT.
Tally Pasha reports that on
May 18th four battallions OF troops
with some Circassisrs fought and
defeated q Russian corps between
SOkumelah and Ku tairs, captured
eight mounted cannon and guam
tity of amanition, and That the Rus
SLAMS threw II cannon into the river
Kudan and destroyed the bridge to
stop pursuit.
JUNE ga number of Bosnian
refugees confiding in the Turkish
promises of amnesty, recrossed the
frontier, and were thrown into dun
geon and nine of their number
murdered by the Turks.
Torpedoes are to be laid in the
hsrbor of Syrmana, and ships are
prohibited from entering the OAR
danells between sunset and sunrise.
Gladstone addressed an immense
anti-war meeting in Birmingham
May 81, and was applsudej by 3d..
600 people. Resolutions depreca-
ting aid to Turkey were adopted.
Some Bashi Bozouks crossed the
Danube, captured IA Roumania mi
litia between Kolorsck and Jalo-
mitaz and cut off the calves OF the
prisoners legs. They were evident
ly after veal.
The Russian iron-clad Petropaul-
Ovski carrying twenty 9 IL ton
guns is waiting in the Mediterra.
mean to intercept the Egyptian COLI
tingent for Turkey, and the latter
does not dare to leave Cairo until
Turkish irOn-clads arrive to convoy
them.
The Petropaulovski has left the
Mediterranean, and arrived at Ches-
bOurg.
JUUE 4.-Mukhtar Pasha has de.
cided to fall back to E,zeroum, and
let the Russians take full possession
of the Euphrates valley.
The Danube is still unpassable on
account of the floods, and it looks
as il the high water might contin-
ne for several weeks.
General Typhus and General Dys-
EMERY are killing great many Rus
sian soldiers.
The Turkish army is also very
sick, poorly fed and sheltered, and
seems to be suffering as much in pro-
portion as the Russians do.
$50 Montenegrins attacked the
village of Stozer May 81, destroyed
it,snd killed and wuunded 148 Turk
ish soldiers and lost $50 themselves.
There is much excitement In con-
sequence of the arrest of M. DIVER
nor, President of the Paris Municipal
Council. 1t is quite legal but most
unusual to arrest people for often
ces by writing or speech. Offend
ers in this way are generally left at
liberty till trial, even without bail.
In this case, if bail is refused M.
Duvernor, who denies the charges
against him, the impression produc-
ed will be bad, as the prisoner is
popular with the lower classes. He
is a man of education and indepen-
dent means. He is charged with in
sulting Marshal McMahon and in
citing civil war and assassination
Kars is not completely invested
by the Russians. They are concen-
trating large force around Kukh-
tar, near which place q grand battle
is expected soon.
On the 3lst of May 1000 Circas-
sian cavelry commanded by Moushs
Pasha, were ordered to proceed to-
ward Kars, entirely unsupported by
infantry or artillery. They rested
for the night at Rekli Ahmed. The
Russians secretly organized pow
erful force, and during the night
surrounded and surprised the viii
lage in which the Circassians had
halted. Only about five per cent.
of the entire force of 1900 Cireas.
SLAMS escaped the carnage W hich fol-
lowed. MOusha Pasha himself is
among the missing. The Circas
SLAMS fought desperately, and ne
quarter was given.