The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-04

AuN NSat w nWrhA IfuuaUEuacu nls Uerlafas
sion VI War TN the 2tth u April, aud ordered
his armies ~ cross the Turkish frontier. On
that day heavy column entered IioMn,snia.
and the whole i,issiAn army was pu, III motion.
Tho following Ii tho text vi the Cxara ,ieclara.
tion III war;
Our faithful and beloved subjects know The strong
tnierea ~e have constantly felt In the le.,ne~ II
the oppressed Christian population ~ Turkey. ouF
de@Irc 70 anrliorAsc aud AssnaRr ,hrir rt has een
shared by the whole Nn.HtAn nation, ailel, now
shows itAelf rvady "a bear fre~h sacrifices IL alleviate
thc position u TIN Christians In The naikan tenin.
auA. The htond aud property II o,ir faithful
snleess have always bsen dear IL ~. sud Who'll.
reisn aiests o,,r constant sucisue /. psessrsr ta
nnssta the t~nrnt~ nf peaee. Ths sniiultnie ieser
failed n aetnate w during the tepluralsle rv.nis
which occurred In Herzegovina, bosnia and iIura.
ria. uur object, before ALL Waa 10 effect Nh aelius.
alton ~ the position ~ Christians Ia the East y
n.aas II neutrality-suspicious., and III concert with
the areAt European powers, aiIlew a,,d friends.
for twa years W. have inmde ln.vssaut efforts Ii III.
slnre the lr,s u etIr rrh rsfurH ~ would protect
sh' Christians in lL~uia, herzegovina nni bulgaria
ffuA M, arbitrary nraaureaf the leai authorities.
fhs asealti tirhmet II these fetasuH wa. absolutely
stipulated ~ anterior engagements contracted Il,
the Porte inward the wiioe IL Enrope. cur cflnrr,
supported by tl,s diplomatic representations Inale
IN eninn,on with either governments, hast mt, how.
ussr, attained iheir nhIse. 1l.s Forte laA T..
mAncd nnsliaken IN itA fntnAl refusal ~ any "A.
festse guarantees iar Tho security ~ it, Christian
#nhjrsts, aud has regretted The conclusion III ihr
canssHisinoplc conference. Wishing IL rrAsy
every pa~sil,ie means ~ reconciliation III
nr,ier ta persuade Tin Porte, NJ ,,ss,.
rosed 10 she nlhsr Cabinets ~ draw NJ
special rrutaral comprising tie .nrt e~snnliai sl.
sisinns u ls ra,Hantnpplp conference AMI IL III.
sse TIN TsrllsL aa,crnn.n 10 aahe,s ID this inier-
national act. Which stated slir extreme ilinta III ar
peaceful asinani, hut enr expectation wA. moi tui.
alled The iu.ts m nas defer W this utanint~ wlsh
" Christian Eanals, AMI .i MT adhere ii the sni,.
illusions " tile pfsioea Having exhausted laelfe
eafis, Nc ate einI'sr,i, i, The haurits u4tlnaas
III the Porte. ~ prured 10 ure decisive aeia fepi.
nv that our Equity and our own dignity eninin IL,
y, hes refusal, Turkey raeea under thr ness@si,,
II having rseoufre 10 arms. profni,n,is rau,lneti
VI The justice II our ea,ss. snl hnnhly rrn.,,lna
ourselves u The Rraee mud help ~ The Mer High,
~ make kno~n III our faithful snlJesta that thr
n,a,en,, foressrn when We pronounced tie words
I" which a is',s~ia responded viii, e",nlI.te nna.
nini,s, has now arrived. VIZ expressed la lnlen.
stAN W tHbttW1AhHHA WITH W Nv HttHHs
cary. and when nnrsia's hnnnr .hnuld demand il.
IL now invoking the hcsslns 81 tsnd upon oar
valiant Asnier. VI give them the orer 10 esnss Tie
Tnrktsh frnn.isr. ALEXANDER.
Egypt will scnd $4,000 .oldicra u assist
Turkey.
The iirst rkirmisll of The war Il officially 10.
ported from conrtantlnoplo M having occurred
nj iiato,lm, In Turkey, oa the eastern 1horc IL
the Hack nca, and not Tar from liio l,n.sian
frontier. Tho Turkish reports claim decided
victory, the enemy being rernl~ed with loss u
MO men,
A cable dispatch reports ,hat Austria l,ns
called on England 10 f,llhli her engagements
under tho treaty u isaa, for protecting Tie IL.
tcgrity ~ The Ottoman empire. France. III.
third party 10 the tripAttitc alliance. las not
zen required 10 take action. III consideration
Ut tho strained relations us France and Tier.
many
Tho IlnaAiAn town. II rotl aud M. Nicholas,
on tho DlAck seA. have bccil lspnnbartied and
partially destroyed BY Turkish guuboAi1.
A lhc llMssiAn army advances, prarian.stIo,ls
arc issued advising Turk AMI Christian 10 hold
their peace. and promising iminnnlt, from rn,.
ssssbsHsset 80 att tusNNtWeNt w 0tfuHutN vttl
tics irActised \, the u,,lAl except ll,e tiag.
leaders therein.
Thu river DAnnlr has ben declared clors. IL
nAsigAtlon iy llr it,s@lAn commander.
A Parts dtslMlcA says that mol oliy haa tn.
~ warned thc kh.d,u against sanding trua,,-
% ald the Sultan, bnt France hA~ t.rnsi Hin,
against 'iiscrtins any sums 10 hA~ - apart fur
cssxlilurS 10 such purpose.
Italy AMI urcece have iHsne.i declarations III
neutrality.
Tho ari,y NJ llnssia un thu Danube nil,llsfu
NM, ,O0 men. while tl.p Turks have but iDO mn,
available IN susirtilaS TIM li,,~~ian advance. 4
lika Disparity exists on III. A~ia,le fronilcf,
where the Nultan haA only about 5n,ptN rnhiicta
~l,eresith - hght nearly three tunes ~ man,
lsn.@ians Tho column beaten by .l,e Turks n
lAtoMm wAA only ono division u ihe Invading,
army.