Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-12
EVENING STAR.
THt RsDsY........... JuIy a., Is-7.
The WARM the Esst

THE SIEGE or KARS RAFsED
y i''iNS ar cfncial dispatch dated Alexsn-
dtoi,l, July =. virtually admits that The
siege az ksrs has been raised. The dfSp.fcll
n iollows- Gen. Meltkoff being app-iSsf
81 movement or Mukhtar Pasha's troops
.oNsrus harS, IN order 10 place the troops
oeslsging kars In a position TO move W IN
sftatsr readiness. Sui PENDED the bomb ard
nlent; sent the siege artillery 10 kurhu kdars
Sho AicNsndropol, concentrated the greater
part OF the cavalry al khujtvali 20 prot.,c;
con nunicai ions, and stationed the Infantry
Al Zsim The dispatch also admits the ~
treat OF Gen Tergunas>off, and says The ne
cessity OF protecting .oo0 Christian families
who were fleeing from Alsskert 20 escApe
ehe hurcs and Bashi- Bazouks. who were
maSsscreing the populations OF whole Wiz
lsees, delayed his movements and ena blef
the enemy to hsrrasS his rear. Arter plactne
Ine slck, wounded and fugitiyes In a place OF
safety he went To lgdyr. and hav ing renewed
n ,s supplies they started In the direction OF
ROT MANIANs CROSS THE nANuRE
Inc ' Jenna ttitficu' COTvesJ ,olads-, Z. q R,rl,
Arrest special says according N Infn,,,s1,o,,
nom reliable military circles tre RonnSs-
rlaL army viii cross re Danube to-day
above and below kalafst. Toe Prince viii
personally assume com mRnd.
CURRENT WAR NOTES
The british fleet at RcSika hav with fl,,
additions ordered. will present an arcrevats
oil - vessels. with 10 guns and about ! SO
men. 900 ID u reported that the Gar has or
dered the construction oi n railway from SIS
IOWA To IiernoVa. ---- \ telegram from RD-
ai'f'ti "a AoNi nl MnldaNfa' states mat 10
troops per day pass there By rail, besides
u osS who march u the Danube by the road.
Inc Berlin National ZftftplJ asserts fhat
'ount Andrassy having obtained po>itlva
eNldence That SerN Ia Il really praTarfur fpr
var. has announced % the RgsNftn ami as
sador The determination of Austria - nm
ecu 10 Tie occupation OF SerVia. .--.' Fhe
London DAILY Nttrs special from RieIa IuIv
:. confirms the report that the i.tH AMI igih
army corps have been couSf ttufpi NE arms
OF Rustchuk and are destined Tor tn Siese
OF that fortress, with The Czarp'yitch a. COM
mandcr M chief. Gen. CancOwszy. hitherto
'hleI OF the i-th corps, II chief Of siau TO the
'zarewiich. 600 The Grand Duke Vladimir
succeeds 10 the command of the 18Th corps
now leading the advance on Ru>tchuk. Us
cavalry division i already IN the vicinity OF
The fortress and driving tu the outlying
Turks, but the absence ~ the supporting
force of infantry which il az Biela ratar,is
Tie Investment Of the fortress. Gee. The Lon
don P1fs ~. Petersburg correspondent re-
lols mat The Gar has ordered The with
uraWal OF The russians from Turkish Arme-
MA NIeat deN poudcucy prevails among the
troops IN consequence. Gen. Menffpn Ten
dtrtd his resignation and requested a cnurt-
martial fortnight ago. The Grand Duke
Mlcharl refused any longer to incur the re-
spmlslblllty OF carrying out Gen. Mel koffrs
strategiCal operations.
RADICAL DIFFERENCE
Al The last Interview Lord Odo Russell in-
formed Prince Bismarck that England would
under no condition whatever suffer Russian
oc' upatiOn OF ConStantinople Prince his
marck replied that he considered the occupa-
ton OF Coustantinople the best way 10 obtain
the purposes for which the war was COM
menccd.