The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19
THE EUROPEAN WAR.

A DISPATCH from Varna announces that
that town was declared in state of siege on
Sunday, JulyS
THE military and civil commandants of
Sistova and Ostanbazar have been summoned
to Constantinople for trialby court martial.
THE st. Petersburg Golos announces that
frauds have been discovered in the Com
missary Department of the Danube army to
the amount of two hundred thousand
roubles.
The bombardment of Rustchuk recon.
menced Tuesday, July 10, during which the
Russians attempted to take the town by
assault, but were repulsed after two hours
fighting.
THE Russians are now moving cautiously
in Bulgaria. They are unable to determine
whether the Turks are utterly helpless, or
are acting in accordance with some deep
laid plan.
Iris officially acknowledged by the Rus
slams that the siege of Kars has been raised.
The danger to Constantinople from the
direction of Armenia does not appear to be
imminent.
MANY Mussulmans with their wives and
children, fleeing before the Russians, have
been killed by the Bulgarians in the
Khanbogaz defles between Tirnova and
Kezanlik.
A SECOND Russian army is in the course
of formation. 1t will be commanded by the
Grand Duke Vladimir, with Gen. Zamoiski
as Chief of Staff, and will advance to the
West against Sofia.
GERMAN settlers in Dobrudscha are seri-
ously suffering from the war. The German
Government has complained to Russia and
Turkey of their ill-treatment by the soldiers
of both countries.
A RUSSIAN column has been defeated in
an attempt. to enter Ardanantsch, and has
been driven back on Ardahan, where agreat
concentration of Russian troops is progress
ing. Three batalions have been dispatched
from Delibaba to reinforce Mukhtar Pasha.
SEVERAL Bulgarians have been arrested
at Rustchuk charged with assisting the Rus
SLAMS and fomenting insurrection, and also
distributing petroleum to fire the town. Up
to June IS there were seven hundred per-
sons killed and wounded by the lombard.
ment.
THE Porte arraigns the Russians before
the world for horrible atrocities in the
Danubian campaign, and the Russians
promptly file a similar one against the
Turks. Granting both sides to be correct, ii
must be a trying time for the Bulgarian
Christians.
A CORRESPONDENT with Mukhtar Pasha's
headquarters telegraphs, under the date Of
Friday, July 6, from the camp at Kirkbunar
There are no Russians between us and Kars
The communication is so open that the Eng
lish attaches, Capts. McCalmont and Trot
ter have to-day ridden into the fortress.
THE following is dispatch from the
Czarowich, dated July s: A body of cav
airy, with one battery, surprised Trnovc
Saturday and captured the Turkish camp
with ammunition and baggage. The Turk
retreated to Osman Bazaar. Our infantr.
and artillery are approaching Tirnova.
A TELEGRAM received at st. Petersbur,
from Tifis, dated at Bayazid, says: TIL
citadel has been relieved by Gen. Terga
kassoff, who completely defeated the Tur
kish investing force, numbering thirt.
thousand, capturing four guns and eight.
prisoners. The town of Bayazidis destroyed
THE little principality of Servia is agail
in turmoil. A secession of Deputies fror
the Skuptschina has left that body withou
quorum, and there is nobody to decid
whether the Prince shall go to war or hee
the advice of his neighbors and protector
and keep quiet. Austria is watching tn
proceedings with some interest.
ACCORDING to reports, the Russian r.
treat in Asia is not attributable to the Cal
casian uprising which is virtually SUI
pressed, but to the fact that the Russian
were too weak to overcome the Turks
forces, whose strength had been underrate'
Generals Tergukassoff and Oklobschio hay
from eight to ten battalions each, and Ge
Milikoff about twelve.
FROM Pera, July Is, we learn: II
Russian advance guard of Cossacks h;
reached Jeni Sadargh, railway station ha
, way between Jamboli and Adrianople. tt
Russians are attacking the town, which
occupied by two battalions of Turks. Roa
Pasha is expected there with large fore
This Russian advance guard traversed HeiC
!, Pass through.
1 THE London Times, in leading articl
says it believes the Russians can not a
vance in force upou the Balkans until th
have secured their communications by co
structing position on the Danube as strol
t as any in the possession of the Turks, TIL
: will require month at least. Excursio
of Cossacks to Tirnova, Plona, Selvi, al
Lowatz have little or no military significant
d IsMAIL PAsHA telegraphs under the da
o of Erzeroum, July 6: The Alashkert div
c ion after desperate engagement pursu
. the Russian force and compelled it to a
i. the Ottoman territory near Messonguedi
n which place was occupied by the Turks.
e have summoned the Russians in the citat
,: ,: at Bayazid to capitulate on honorable tern
/ and am convinced they will comply.
e A PERA dispatch, dated Friday eveni1
n July 6, says: 1 have heard on good &
u thority, that the Russians have been
N N tackled simultaneously by Osman Pasha,
IS Plona, and by Aimed Eyoub Pasha, at Nj
t, aster. The fighting lasted all Thursday a
le Friday. The Turks are getting the adv
u u tage. A Bucharest correspondent says, unC
d same date, rumors are afoat that seriC
d, but as yet undecisive fighting is going on
the neighborhood of Biela and Corest.
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