Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-04-03
Mn. CLIPPERS, Correspondent.

10 be laid on parallel line with
the Bosphorus has been purchased.
The mortality among Russians is
very great, principally from fever.
In Constantinople typhus is in
creasing.
London, March 29.-The orders
for new torpedo vessels for the navy
has been distributed among various
ship builders, principally on the
Thames. Two firms have under
taken the contract for 5000 torpedo
sinkers, average weight LOO
pounds. They are being slowed
away in various parts of the royal
arsenal at Woolwich, convenient for
shipment to stations, home and
abroad. The Russians are having
one hundred torpedo boats built
on the model of the one purchased
in England, but no part of the
order has come to this country, as
the international complication
might hinder its fulfillment.
London, March 23.-The gov
eminent has purchased from Sir.
William Armstrong four 100-ton
guns at cost of $4,000 each, and
is negotiating for a number of
smaller weapons, identical with
those now in service. The same
firm, as well as Whitworth d Co.,
have accepted large contracts for
iron gun carriages, to be completed ]
at an early date. Woolwich arse |
nal is rapidly preparing wagons for ]
the transport service. Several J
other contracts for army stores are '
in course Of completion, notably {
one for a large number of pack Y
saddles. Defries & Co. are execut- r
ing large order for hospital ware. e
London, March 25.-A Vienna r
correspondent says the full text of \
the treaty Of San Stefano has re-
newed the strong anti-Russian
feeling there. There is no differ I
ence of opinion about the real
meaning of the treaty. While ~
Count Andrassy will demand re- n
vision of the entire treaty he will OF
decline to do so in combination l
with England, because their inter- :,
ests are not identical. n,
A Berlin correspondent says il IL
the Congress does not meet Germany y,
will revert to her former position -
of a friendly looker-on, without A.,
positively approving Russia's do Ii.
ings. Ii,
London, March GA Vienna W
dispatch says Gen. Ignatieff's mis- si
sion is to complete negotiations for IN
a scheme of parallel annexation, %
which has already found favor at /
headquarters here. Austria de- w
mands Bosnia, Herzegovina, North be
ern Albania and portion of Ma M
cedonia, including Salonica. Rus or or
STA objects to the annexation of pe
a portion of Macedonia, but this cb
difficulty is by means insurmounta- ~
BILE. ~
London, March 27-Bucharest eu
papers attack the stipulation in the -,
treaty of San Stefano that Russia di,
shall maintain communications NJ
through Roumania two years. pa
They say that Russo-Roumanian NJ n
terminates with the end 81,
of the war, and that the stipulation in
would perpetuate the block of be
traffic on Roumanian roads and rig
railways and injure the trade of the .n,
country. The Roumanian Govern oh
ment has refused the Russian ap- bu
plication to build a hospital and ME
stations at Galatz. SUI
Bucharest, March 27.-In the WI
Chamber of Deputies to-day NJ. q,
Cogalniceans, Minister Of Foreign of.
Affairs, declared that the treaty of def
San Stefano was for Roumania in Git
admissible. He stigmatized that n 'ne
reaty as a scourge to the Rouma- n =
ian Government. He said he Cit
would yield nothing where the any
lights Of the country were concern ON
d. NJ,
London, March 2s.-In the an an
Iouss Of Commons tonight Hon. the
Iatborne Hardy, Secretary Of State VIII
,r War, in replying to various ord
uestions said it was necessary to tina
all out the first class of the army re- .'
srve, numbering $4,000 men, and or |,
he militia reserve which was be- Re,
veen $4,000 and $4,000. The dou
,ueen's message to that effect would OF
Q presented probably Monday. a -,
his would be followed by q proc the
nation calling such Of the reserve tori
r,iybt ha raouired Hardy point- ell,