Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-05-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.

4th, the British Army and Navy were being
placed on war footing with great rapidity, In
view Of possible euentualities In the East.
The Servian Government has forbidden
any of her subjects to leave the country without
permission of the authorities.
THE Turkish Government proclaimed
the blockade Of the whole of the Russian coast
of the Black Sea, on the 4th.
THE Porte has notified Rouman ia that,
in consequence of the Russian Convention, its
Agency at Constantinople would be suspended,
but that Roumanians in Turkey would never
theless enjoy the protection of Turkish laws.
OK the 4th, the Porte suspended the
Press law of 1865, and placed oil newspapers al
together under administrative control.
ACCORDING to dispatches Of the 9th, the
Russians had crossed the Danube in the vicinity
of Silestria and Rustchuk. The Russian forces
in Asia advancing toward Erzeroum in
semi-oircle In the vicinity of Kars a heavy
battle was momentarily expected. Between
Ibrail and REM, the Russians were strongly in
trenchng themselves
The Russian Consul. General and staff,
says an Alexandria dispatch of the 9Th had left
Egypt.
LoRD DERBY's reply to the Russian
Government appeared in full on the 9Th. He
plainly states that the British Government did
not approve of the crossing of the Pruth by
Russia.
THE annexation Of the Trans Vaal Re
public 10 the British Empire has been an
nounced, and the British flag now waves NJ
Pretoria.
A PROTEST against England taking part
in the war between Turkey and Russia, written
by Thomas Carlyle, the distinguished author,
appears in the London Times
IN the British Parliament, on the It'll
occurred an extraordinary debate. Gladstone,
in arraignng the Government for it's pusilan-
unity in diplomacy, declared that British inter
ests must, for the sake of humanity, give way
He WAS replied TO by the Home Secretary, who,
with great energy, defined the attitude of the
Cabinet and its programme in regard to East
ern affairs. The debate was continued till the
next day. The recent letter Of Lord Derby was
considered throughout the continent, says "a Lon
don telegram of the 7th as n warlike document.
TURKEY, according to Constantinople
telegram of the 7th, was endeavoring TO secure
the intervention of England, granting in return
for their assistance the cession of n harbor in
Crete which commands the Suez Canal for u
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Ar ELEGRAM from Vienna of the It'll
Nays a holy war had been determined ON by the
Sultan. The bombardment of Widn, from
Kalafat, had been commenced by the russians
THE Khedive of Egypt has refused to
further assist the Porte by reason of the fact Of
the King of Abyssinia having declared war
against him.
The bill proclaiming state of siege
throughout Turkey has been approved by the
Turkish Chamber of Deputies. To the Bulgari-
ans general amnesty has been granted.
OK the morning OF the 7th, fireworks
were displayed in Metz in honor of the Emper-
ors visit, and the roof of the cathedral was
burned.
Tue failure of John Lee & Sons, Hea-
ton, Eng, blanket manufacturers, is announced.
Liabilities, f5550 900
THE Gladstone resolutions were further
debated in the British House of Commons, ON
the sth, and the vote postponed 10 the 10th. On
tbs sth Il was announced by the British Gov
eminent that 1t was ready to embark 30, 600
troops and II, 900 horscs at any moment.
ACCORDING to Vienna dispatches of the
sth, it was reported that the Russians were r,-
pulsed at the late storming Of kars, after max
lug two truites- efforts to carry the citadel.
Parisian aduccs of the same day, on the con-
tary, report that the garrison MAS about TO sur
render.
On the 9th, the London Globe published
n fora dispatch saying that the Russians had
gained an important victory between Kars and
Eucroum, and that the Turks had rctrcated
upon the latter place. Il was also rumorcd that
the Turks had lost 1900 men.
TnE Sultan, according to CONSTANT
noplc telegram Of tho 9th, had detormed to pro
claim holy VAR.
RovMNNGA, says Bucharest special Of
the 9TH had decided to proclaim her indePcnd-
encc and issue declaration of war.
\ rANArICNL uprising had. according
toa ST. Petersburg special Of the 9TH, taken
place In the lchctchcusiu country The Rus
sian troops dispersed ono hand OF 500 nsurgcuts
with loss of niuct, mine killed and $50 wound
od. The Russ,au loss was small.
\ SPECIAL from Bucharest, of the 10th,
says that uhcuttag had been bomtar}ed for
four hours ON that day. The Roumnuians re
spondcd sllcucluE the c,uboats and firing rur-
tukual ON the uIr,,slts, sitir gf the n4pYtia