The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-05-25
War RnlfetIns.

has arrived at Port Said entrance to
the Suez canal.
The German and Austrian embas-
So .ors have demonstrated against
the formation of the Polish or Hun
garian legions that woGld include
German or Austrian subjects of
those nsiionalities.
The Russian war vessels at San
francisco have been ordered to the
Persian Gulf.
MAY lS.-Psrsia has declared her
intention not to join Russia. The
CircasslaHs have captured Sookoom-
kale, massacreed the Russian gar
rison and bu rned the town.
The Sultan has ordered q draft to
be made for 100000 more soldiers,
without distinction of race or creed,
among his subjects.
Heavy rains have retarded mill
tary operations along the Danube.
The Russian generals, in view of
the improved arms used by the
Turks, have abandoned their old
practice of attacking in massed col
umns.
Many Turkish nollahs are goin g
to the Circassian mountains to incite
holy war against Russia.
The Russians, with all their prep
aratione, find it very difficult TO
transfer enough provisions to their
army along the Danube.
The Roumanian government final
Iy announces that it must go to war
with Turkey.
MAY 19.-The English govern
ment is sending great quantities of
war material to the Mediterranean,
and has ordered Its Musselmen con-
tingeut in India to be placed In
readiness tor active service. The
Russian ambassador at London has
gone home 10 warn the Gar
that England and Austria in
tend to interfere in behalf of Tur-
key, as soon as the Russian armies
achieve any decided success.
The Russian surveillance over all
war news is 80 strict that it is
no use for newspaper men to ac-
company their armies. The Rus
SLAMS have 10000 infantry, 1900
cavalry, and large artillery force,
behind great Notifications they have
thrown up at Galatz. Their entire
force along the north side of the
DanHbe is said to be 10000 men.
The reason why this force does not
cross the Danube and push forward
to Constantinople is said to be the
apprehension that Austria would
the Russian rear, should tho main
body leave the vicinity Of tho Aus,
trian frontier.
The Russians captured a nine-gun
Turkish redoubt at Arabian, on the
18th, with a loss of IA killed and
% wounded.
The Turkish navy on the Black
Sea is supplying the Circassian
coast with arms.
Prince Hassan, of Egypt, left Cal
70 On the 18th with 5000 troops, for
Constantinople.
MAY.19-The French republicans
talk of impesching President Nc
Mahon.
In Roumania a freight train colli-
ded with train full of Russian sol
diers, killing number of the latter.
MAY 21.-The dispatches both
claim and deny that the Russians
have captured Ardahsn. Turkish
reports say that after cannonading
all day, the Russians advanced to
successive assaults in massed col
umns of infantry, and that every
assault was repulsed with heavy
loss to them. Russian reports claim
that they captured the city, with
80 heavy cannon. q Turkish Pasha,
and large quantity of provisions
and war material, and that this
will permit the corps besieging that
city to operate against Kars.
The Russians have again bombsr-
ded and assaulted Kars with des-
perate determination, but were met
by heavy sortie of Turkish troops
and repulsed with a loss of 800 kill
ed and large number wounded.
A Paris telegram claims that
England and Russia have come to a
friendly understanding in regard to
the Suez canal.
The bodies of 800 Turks have
been buried by the Russian troops
at Arabian.
The Russians appear In NO hurry
to cross the Danube. They have
concluded to postpone that little
event until the Gear arrives to wit
ness it. He is to start June I'd, from
st. Petersburg, and will remain at
the Danube for three weeks.
1t is asserted and denied that Ser.
via has declared war against Turkey
The Turks at Batoum claim thai
the Russians there have had to send
OF two battallions to Quell the in
s1rrectioH around Sukamkaleh, and
that Batoum can stand the siege
successfully.
Roumanis has proclaimed her in
dependence of Turkey, but will act
only on the defensive.
The Turkish feet is bombardine
and destroying Russian settlements
along the coast OF the Black sea.
English officers are inspecting the
> defenses of Constantineple.
, MAY ga strong Turkish feet
a is cruising of Sevastopol and Odes.
50, for the purpose of bombardine
a those towns and exciting an insur
q rection in the Crimea, the south
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