The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-04-28
Tho Engagement Commenced
In Asia on Wednesday
Still Raging.
Austria Calls Upon England for
Protection OF the Integrity
OF the Ottoman Empire.
0nly tho Protection Of Austrian Bayoneis
Can Induce the Christian Refugees to
Return to the Turkish Provinces.
Italy win Occupy Albania,
arcai hr,iaio strengthening Her Oar.
risen ~ -Eni0rocmcnt at the
Tripartite Treaty the End Ia View.

0rcnt Ir,taio strengthening Her GAR.
risen ~ R-Eni0rocment OF the
Tripar'ie Treaty the End IN View,
Might Associated Press Roport.l
LONDON, April Foreign officers
have received intimalion not TO leave
Servia, All administrative officers In
the last war have been ordered TO
place themselves ut the disposal OF the
Servian war minister The permanent
commune OF the skuptschlna has been
summoned TO Belgrade.
Abdul Kerel wishes the Servlans 10
occupy all important points on the
Danube, regarding Sevia an integral
part Of the Ottoman empire, and bound
to support the interests of the porte.
Italy intends to occupy Albania as
soon as Austria enters Bosnia,
0ne.third OF the refugees who cross
cd the frontier during 1875 and 1876,
are now dead or have retired 10 their
homes.
Only the protection Of Austrian bay
onets can induce the bulk OF the re-
fugees to return. Without II they
would rather die Of starvation.
The Turks, II Is reported, are max
ing arrangements to destroy the road
from Ragusa to rreplnje camp. Four
hundred men have died within two
months at Trebinje, There isa garli
son of two thousand healthy men and
eight hundred sick, About half OF the
troops are Asiatics, who fail very rap
idly.
LIVERPOOL April 27,--The Courier's
London correspondent telegraphs that
the British government has resolved
TO interfere between Russia and Tur.
key. have the highest authority for
stating that her majesty's government
has just been called upon by Austria
TO fulfill her engagement under the
tripartlte treaty of 1856, for protecting
the integrity of the Ottoman empire,
and that decision has been come to ut
cabinet council. The cabinet resolved,
as a fret step, to make formal re-
quest OF the Russian government to
state the object of the military opera
tions now being undertaken against
the Ottoman government, and define
the extent to which 1t Is propose to
carry those operations.
The correspondent also learns the
| Austrian government will address an
inquiry OF the same purport to Russia
France, the third party to the trlpartite
alliance, has not been required to 10 Ike
action, in consi 'eratlon of strained re-
lations. The France and Germany
treaty enables any one OF the. three
powers to act separately in fulfillment
of its terms, or to call upon either or
both Of the other powers to fulfill the
treaty by joint action.
Austria has obvious reasons for not
embroiling France, yet Austria cannot
longer hesitate resisting Russian inva-
sion. Though Earl Derby was able to
confidently state a week ago this coun-
try was not likely to he called to fulfill
the tripartite treaty, yet within six
days the British government has &C
tually been required to fulfil It's un-
Outstanding and it is quite anticipated
that the momentous alternative of de-
claring war against Russia will arise
shortly. The situation is regarded al
Vienna as far more urgent than the
British statesmen admit, and the
initiative of military action lies with
Austria. .0a
1t was reported last night that Lord
Napier says Governor Gibrailer has
been Instructed TO go to Malta, and
that portion Of the guards are ordered
to EN- bark for Malta Immediately
These reports are believed to be pre-
mature, although 1t Is Understood the
Strengthening of the garrison at Malta
has been under official consideration
since the government received from
Vienna the reduisition 10 fulfill the
tripartite treaty.
MANCHESTER, April 27.-The Gugar-
dean says, firm ut Ashboatb, Scot
land, has just received a very large
aud supplemental order for canvas:
from the British government. 1t Ii
understood the canvass Ia for tents.
A telegram from Hassan Pasla, com
mandant of division at Baloum an
nounces that the battle at Escherukem
which began Wednesday, continued
Thursday.
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