Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-05
THE RUSSlO.TURKISH WAR.
THE STRUGGLE FOR sCHIpKA PASS con
TIMES.

I'ib Fih''''i-E wi 'Nilii M ItsN YIN
A telegram from Andrianople of
August 2Sth states that the Russians
still hold Fort Nicholas at Schipka Pass.
The Turks are attacking the highest
Russian p%ositionsin the Pass. A large
number of Turkish wounded are arriv-
ing.
III PASS TAKEN.
\ Schumla dispatch of August 29ti.
says yesterday Sulciman Pasha made an
assault OF the Russian positions in
Schipka Pass at 9 O'Clock in the morn
ing. The battle, which was san~guinary,
lasted until s in the evening. The
enemy, who were assailed on both
TANKS, were unable to resist the attack,
and the Turks gained possession Of the
earth-works at the opening ofthe defle.
CONFIRMED.
London dispatches of Aug. Doth state
that "Suileman Pasha has captured
nearly all the Russian positions. The
Russians lost 5000 killed and wounded"
The Standards dispatch from Schum-
la says it is reported that the Russians
have abandoned their works, and that
Suileman Pasha is pursuing them.
THIS MEANS BUSINESS.
The Porte recently instructed Musul-
rus Pasha to call the attention of the
British government to the armaments
of Greece, declaring that if an outbreak
occurred it would send troops to Athens
to eXtripate the'evil at the root. Eng
land thereupon addressed rcmonstran-
ccs to the Greek government. The lat
ter has just sen a note to the Porte Civ
ing pacific assurances, and promising,
If necessary, to cooperate with the OF
toman troops to repress brigandage on
the frontier.
FURTHER TROUBLE FOR RUSSIA.
a correspondent at Vienna telc-
graphs: "ln the most influential quar-
tcrs in Russian Poland any Polish agita-
ton or movement intended to take add
vantage of the difficulties in which Rus
STA might find herself would be regard
ed Is a most fatal step to the interests
of Poland. Poles in Russia trust to the
force of circumstances, which they are
convinced must bring about Il reaction
in their favor. They think themselves
quite competent to direct their own
affairs, and will not allow Poles outside
of Russia to speak or act in their
name"
A Vienna dispatch says: an several
churches Of Hungary the TIE Deum has
been celebrated and prayers offered for
further Turkish victories. The Vatican
has instructed the bishops to prevent
this in the future
TIE FIGHT FOR SCHIPKA PASS.
\ Sistora correspondent telegraphs
under date of August 2Sth, that the
lighting is still gong on in Schipka Pass.
Radetzky continues to maintain his
ground, although his losses are serious.
| hold TO my conviction that ochipka
Is safe. and thuS is defeated
THE GREAT s%TRArEGEnc SCHEME
ofthc Turkish leaders to hem yhe Rus
slams within the large tclc de points in
Bulgaria, with the ultimate intent Of
driving them over the Danaube. The
next few days will be full Of interest.
These past, | shall expect the Russians
TO take the initiative in q vigorous
offensive policy ON both TANKS, and 50
relieve themselves from the existing
pressure, and having done SO, pursue
their design of sweeping the country
north of the Balkans clear of Turkish
armies. The spirit and condition of the
Russian soldiers are high and satisfac-
tory. They may be relied uponto fight
II good fight. The Russians have been
passing through
DANGEROUS CRISIS.
They had only so many men to hold
their ground in Bulgaria pending the
arrival of rcinforccments rendered nee
essary 10y an unexpected development
of Turkish fighting strength. They
have been disposed. Of like 4 fence
around the edge of Il large area which
they had been able to occupy owing to
the inactivity Of the Turks m the early
stages of the campaign. Dreading at
tacks from right and left on Tirnova,
the Russians kept a body of troops be-
longing to the Eighth Corps about that
town available to strengthen any weak
position that might he threatened.
When Suleiman pasha took the village
of Schipka there was thls not a Rus
sian soldier available to reinforce the
small force holding the pass nearer
than Tirnoya, forty miles away
REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVED IL THE NICK OF
TIME,
but the safety of the Schipka position
was an affair Of minutes, and if the
Turks had struck all around simulta-
neously, either the Schipka position
must have been left to its fate or some
other section of the fence line must
have been seriously endangered. |