The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-05-12
Polish Politicians Incitinq the
Poles to Arise In Favor
Of Turkey.
The State of the Roads Inter-
fere With the Transit of
Heavy Russian batteries.
Roumania Will Probably Issue ProcIa.
nation Of independence and Declare
War Against Turkey -Englapd's
Neutrality Is Considered
Uncertain.

tors and deputies. Brodins, president
of the ministry, wAs present at the
conference. 4A "
Operations of the Turkish monitors
seem to be with the view to ascertain
the position and armament Of the
Russian batteries on the banks of the
Danube. HITHERTO however, orly
few batteries, poorly armed with field
guns, have been found to exist. This
is explained by the state of the roads,
which have prevented the transit Of
heavy guns. Turkish monitors seem
to have found no trace OF torpedoes in
the river.
The czar is said to be alarmed at the
formation OF the Polish legion at Con-
stsntinople, and has ordered the gov
erment general at Warsaw, to exer-
else the greatest vigilance 70 prevent
the Russian Poles joining the legion.
All nitigations of the state of siege ip
Poland, enforced since the insurrec-
tion, of 1858, VIII be revoked.
The Berlin papers have announced
that leading Polish, politicians Ia
secret meeting at Sewbeure, resolved
on the establishment of recruiting bu-
reaus all oyer Poland, with the hope of
raising snr army Of eighty thousand
men. Six thousand have left already
for Turkey.
News of the rising of tribe in eau.
cassia is important and seems to iudi-
cate serious trouble for the Russians,
because the clans which have risen are
in the immediate neignborhood of the
high road from Tifiis to Ladi hooks as,
which is the only means of eommuni-
cation between Russia and Trans
Caueassia.
LIVERPOOL, May 10. - The Posts
London correspondent says when Mr..
Cross boasted on Monday of the entire
unity OF the cabinet, he was induIg.
ing in q flight of Imagination. The
truth is, nominal unity was only
restored Saturday, aud this result was
obtained after an angry discussion in
the cabinet, and by the threatened
resignation of four OF Its members.
Earl Beaconsfield was in favor of a
violent and sensational policy. The
four members, to whom the country
owe the final decision OF the govern
ment III favor of neutrality, are Lord
Salisbury, Sir Stafford Northcote, Lord
Caravan aud Mr.. Cross. They de
clared they would not support war
like policy, aud as thei. retirement
would break up the government, the
prime minister and his warlike coll
leagues were compelled to submit.
Thus, sort OF unity has been patched
up for the present, and the govern
ment. In the meantime, is committed
to policy Of neutrality. 1t should
not, however, be forgotten that this
policy is provisional, and that the
whole cabinent recognize that inter
vention may become necessary.
A telegram from Malta says the
Duke OF Edinburg arrived there on
Monday in the Sultan, aud left yester.
day for Crete. He will proceed thence
to the Suez canal.
Prime Minister Tissea, stated in the
Hungarian diet that the neutrality of
Danube bad never been expressly de.
clared; therefore, interference of neu-
trails with the operations Of the bellig-
erents is Impossible, while such ope-
rations are within the the principles of
international law.
| The Times Vienna correspondent,
10 his dispatch discussing the military
situation in Asia, after speaking OF
the possibility Of Muhktar Pasha's
position becoming untenabIe from the
advance OF three Russian columns,
says: Fortunately for Mhhktar Pashs
there is strong position at Deye
and Burne to the east OF Erzeroun, 10
that unless he is forced to accept bat
tie previously, the Rsssians may pos
sibIy be heard Of In the nelghborhood
of Erzeroun, before the Turks even
make second attempt at resistance,
The Turkish debut in the Asistic
campaign can. hardly be consid.
cred successful. The prominent ides
seems to have been 10 stop all the gaps
along the frontier, BY which the Rus.
sians might enter. 1t. would not b<
easy to repair this scattering Of forces,
and Muhkta PashA must have bettel
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