The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-06-06
Tho Turks We're Defeated and
Lost Five Hundred Mon.
Won hOllke Regards Rnssla's Chances
Steadily Improving, ana The Thun-
dcrcr that tho Fortunes OF
War VIII bO Aycrsc 10
tho Turks,
This Catastrophe Europe win Accept, In
tho Meantime Casting About for that
Which Is to Replace the Parting
Power Of the Ottoman Empire
Might Associated Press Report


LONDON, June GA special from
Galat2 says the Danube there Is fifteen
feet above its ordinary level.
A Cettinje dispatch says u battle
was fought to-day near Matyat, last.
ing several hours The Turks were
defeated and lost five hundred men.
The Montenegro losses were not as-
certained.
Note; Foregoing Is from slavonlc
Servia.
The Guardians Vienna dispatch says
II appears that the Turks exaggerated
their troubles, II In believed that the
main body OF the Russian center Is
still near Kars, and that the recent
panic at Erzeroum was provoked by
flying corps Of Cossacks and irregu.
lars.
A special from Berlin to the Pail
Mall Gazette says the statements
which have been published, that the
governments OF England, Germany
and Spain have come TO All under.
standing with respect to the taxation
of British and German subjects in
Cuba, turns out to be incorrect. Ger.
many and England have objected TO
any war tax ut all.
The Times in its leader, says $50
far as can DO judged, the fortunes OF
war will be averse to the Turks. The
operations may not have the rapidity
of recent wars, but the Turks are over.
matched and must succumb in the end.
This catastrophe Europe will accept.
No nation will go to war again to sup.
port that which cannot be supported.
No real statesman Is willing to dead
element in u system, instead Of look
ing for its living forces. We now
must seek for that which Is TO replace
the parting power. To this we cannot
too soon direct attention"
A special from Vienna to the Stand
ard says the porte, as precaution
against the growing war agitation in
Greece, has ordained the calling out
of the militia and reserve in Espirus
and Thessaly and distribution Of arms
among the people of frontier districts.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Times says it Is asserted on good au-
thority that Count Won Moltke regards
Russia's chances steadily improving
in consequence of the extraordinary
negligence or oversight Of the Turks.
In the house OF commons Mr.. Eyer
ton, secretary to the admiralty, IN re-
ply to question, said 1t is not true
that n mutiny has occurred aboard her
majesty's ship Alexandria, flagship
of the Mediterranean squadron. 1t
was only case OF characterization.
A despatch was laid on the table
addressed by Lord Derby to Lord Ly-
ons, British am has sador at Paris. The
despatch Ia that Great Britain had de-
clined Lord Lyons proposal OF M. De-
lesseps to keep open the Suez canal to
all nations, and had intimated to Rus
sia that an attempt to blockade or
otherwise interfere with the canal or
its approaches, would be regarded by
England az menace to India and
grand injury to the commerce OF the
world, Incompatible with the main
tenance OF the British attributes OF
passive neutrality. At the same time
1t was intlmated to the porte and khe-
dive that England was firmly deter
mined not to permit the canal to be
made a scene of any combat or war
like preparations.