The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-03-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.
GENERAL FOREIGN NOTES.

Mr.. BAILEY, formerly consul at Hong
Kong, is expected at Shanghai, as United
States consul general. G. Wiley Wells, APP
pointed consul at Hong Kong, declines that
office, and returns to America. 1t is stated
that these changes will bring about startling
revelations concerning civil service in China
THE Italian iron-clai Terrible, 1900 tons,
carrying six 15-ton guns, was wrecked at
Salonica last week.
THE insurgent chiefs in Cuba are trying
to arrange definite peace, and hostilities
are suspended all over the island
THE Camerlengo has found in the pope's
desk sealed packet with instructions for
delivering it into the hands of his successor.
He also found 400, 900 scudi, the destination of
which probably is designated in the pope's
testament. The pope's wealth altogether is
said to amount to 120,000,000 lire, which is
mostly in the hands of the Rothschilds, at
Paris.
AT the Portsmouth, Eng, dockyard, over
5000 men are working overtime Five
hundred fresh hands have already been en-
gagged, and considerable numbers are still
being entered. The lords of the admiralty
have not limited the dockyard authorities
in regard to money, but have expressed
desire that not moment be lost in render
ing the ships available in any eventuality.
AFTER the funeral service of the late
King Victor Emanuel, Saturday, a bomb was
thrown among the returning crowd. Two
persons were slightly wounded. The police
with difficulty prevented the lynching of the
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bly, insane.
A STRONG tidal wave has swept the coast
of Peru. The iron moles at the landing
of Callao have been severely damaged.
There is at present no ship at the guano
deposits.
WAR NOTES.
LORD DERBY's protest against the Rus
sian occupation of Constantinople is pub
lished. 1t is very decidedly worded 1t
demonstrates that the entry of the Russian
troops would be a violation of the armistice,
and might provoke disorders, causing the
very danger to Christians which the Russian
government deprecates
SPECIAL from COnstantinople re ports
that the headquarters of the Turkish army
of defense has been removed to Stefanos
The Turks are hurriedly erecting earthworks
on the Kupuk Chekmejka line of defense
SIX ships of the British feet passed up
the Dardanelles on the 18th inst, with the
decks cleared for action. The Turkish au-
thorities made no resistance, merely filing a
formal protest. Two of the war ships are
stationed at Gallipoli, to protect the outlet,
and four will go to the Princess Islands.
THE car has informed the powers that
the sending of a British feet to CONSTANT
nople oblges Russia to contemplate oc-
cupying the city.
THE London papers Of the 18th, publish
ed intelligence of the passage through the
Dardanelles of the British fleet.
A ST. PETERSBURG letter from semi
official source states that the retrocession of
Bessarabia is a personal question to the
czar, and it is therefore impossible for Rus
STA to draw back. The settlement of the
question by the powers, ignoring Russia's
wishes, would raise threatening storm clouds.
A DISPATCH dated Vienna, the 18th. says:
81 Two of the embassies here have received
information that twelve Russian battalions
will enter Constantinople tomorrow"
THE Grand Duke Nicholas has expressed
his satisfaction to Vefik Efendi at the non
admission of the British fleet.
A CORRESPONDENT at Berlin says the EN-
peror William received the presidents of the
Reichstag on Sunday, the 1Oth and it is re-
ported that he said: "The situation is in
deed serious, but | nevertheless still hope
that the maintenance of peace is possible"
IT is announced that Prince Gortschakoff
the powers stating that the in
teligence that Great Britain and other pow
ers had determined to send ships to Constan-
tinople for the protection of their subjects
obliged Russia to consider the proper means
for protecting the Christians whose lives
and property might be threatened For
this purpose the Russian government had
been obliged to contemplate the entry of a
portion of its troops into Constantinople
On the 10th inst, the Turkish forces
evacuated Widdin, Rnstchuk, Silistria, Bel
gradischik and Erzeroum, aud have with
drawn from the Bujouk- Chekmejeh lines
The lines from Kriiuk-C hekmejeh to Ak
bunar, in the neutral zone, is twelve miles
broad
A SPECIAL from Berlin says that Prince
Gortschakof' has notified the powers that
since the English cabinet have resolved to
send their fleet to Constantinople. ostensi-
bly, to protect Christians, Russia also con-
templates occupying Constantinople from
land with the same object.