Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-08-15


very large concessions to Crete, such as
will be calculated to pacify the inhabi-
tants, but has determined to refuse the
demand of Greece, deeming them not
justifiable.
A BIG WAR.
A Bucharest dispatch Ofthe 18th inst,
says the news received from Insurgent
sources is to the effect that the oppo-
nents to the Austrian occupation, con-
sisting Of Bosnians, Turkish troops,
Arnants and Albanians, number over
100000 men well armed, and all
stragetic points on the road to Seraiova
are occupied aid entrenched. Both
Insurgents and Austrians are being re-
inforced daily.
A Vienna dispatch Of Aug. 18th says
the official report Of the battle Of the Sth
inst, places the number of insurgents
at considerably over 5000 with four
cannon and rocket battery. The fight
ing lasted hours, the insurgents obsti-
nately holding succession of strong
positions. Bossians lost 500 killed and
wounded and seven hundred prisoners
HARD FIGHTING IN BOSNIA.
London advices of the 10th inst, state
that the seventh division of the Austri-
an army of occupation, under the COM
mand Of the Grand Duke of Wurtem-
berg, operating to the westward of the
main body of the army, fought two bat
ties with the insurgents, one the 9th at
Varcarrakuf, and another on the 9TH at
Jaicze. The official report of the latter
says: A decisive victory had been
gained over d superior force of insur-
gents. The fortified town of Jaicze
was occupied after nine hours SAN
culinary fighting. The Austrians dis
played devoted valor. A special dis
patch from Sheptsche, dated Aug. s,
gives some particulars of the battle that
day along the whole line, from Maglai
to Sheptsche. The Turks were de-
feated. The loss Of the Austrians was
fifty killed and wounded. The Bosnian
forces numbered about 5000, and in
cluded artillery and large force of
Turkish regulars led by regular officers.
Four hundred of the latter were cap
tured. The captive Turkish troops
claim they were compelled to fight by
the insurrectionary government at
Serajero.
A special dispatch from Batoum of
the 10th inst. says the population are
armed and preparing to resist the oc-
cupation by the Russians. The local
chiefs have had council and decided
to fight. The disafected mountaineers
on the Chevek frontier are said to num-
Der 10000. The excitement is intense.
The Turkish regular army remains
neutral.
THE AUSTRIAN LOSS IN BOSNIA.
Accounts from Turkish sources place
the Austrian loss in Bosnia thus far at
1000 killed and wounded.
FORTIFYING.
Letters from on board her Maiestv's
steamship SlUytsure in the Gulf of Saros
declare that the Russians are still busily
fortifying the coast, and do not expect
the peace to be permanent.
RUSSIA AND THE BERLIN CONGRESS.
The Official Messenger published at
st. Petersburg, on the Sth, dwelt upon
the smallness of the material advantages
which have accrued to Russia through h
the disregard by the Berlin congress OF
the consideration of race in fixing the
frontiers. 1t says the task of Russia is
now to see that the conclusions reached
are carried into execution to the small
est point, and that, if the Porte does
not observe the conditions ofthe treaty.,
it signs its own sentence.
The Russian army began to occupy
Varna on the 9th inst. Austria will
raise reserve corps to back the army
of occupation in Servia and Montene-
gro, where great opposition is encoun-
tered from the people.
VARNA AND BAToJM.
Constantinople advices under date of
Aug. s, state that the important posi-
tions connected with Varna will be de-
livered up to the Russians next week,
but the removal of the material from