Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-04-24

The outbreaks at st. Petersburg,
Moscow and Kieff which followed
the news of the woman's trial are
said to have been so serious as to
give rise to reports in Berlin that a
revelation had broken out. The
Berlin Post commenting on this
news says Russia is threatened with
serious dangers. The lesson OF the
trial of Vera Sassulitch afford will
be fatal If disregarded,
Constantinople, April 19.-An
English surgeon who has just re-
turned from Erzeroum, says Is,
600 sick and wounded Turkish sol
diers have died since the evacua-
ton of that city, and the Russians
have lost $1,000 men by sickness
since they entered the plain of Err
zeroum.
A correspondent of the Times at
Kalafat, telegraphs as follows: The
hostile feeling between the Rus
slams and Roumanians is increas-
ing. Preparations are making to
transfer the military stores and
State archives from Bucharest to
Turnu SEVERN. The affair at LON
Palanka illustrates the feeling
The Roumanians, it appears, placed
n flag on a Turkish vessel which
they sunk during the war, and were
proceeding to operations for raising
the vessel when a number Of Rus
slams came in small boats and tore
down the flag, blows being exchang-
ed.
The Alexandria, Temeraire, and
Monarch, ironc,ads of the British
navy, have been provided with
electric lights which brilliantly IL
Illuminate the sea around them. BY
this means the approach of torpe-
does may be detected.
Orders have been received at
Portsmouth for the ships of the
tirst reserve to be surveyed and
prepared with all dispatch for a
six months cruise with the chan
mel squadron.
Chief officers have been appoint
ed to the Cyclops, Gorgon, Hecate,
and Hydra, all iron armor-plated
turret ships of 3,430 tons burden,
and carrying four guns each, and
the Prince Albert, four guns, iron
armor-plated turret ship, 1905
tons. 1t is reported that they will
be shortly commissioned for coast
defence, relieving the sea-going
ships now acting as coast guards.
A chartered steamer left Plymouth
yesterday with twenty-five hun
dred tons of ammunition and stores
and thirty-one steam launches and
torpedo boats for the Mediterra-
mean feet.
Tho Gazette promulgates. in a
supplement this evening, a pro-
clamation by the Queen which pro-
hibits the export or carrying coast
wise of torpedoes, and all apparatus
for projecting inflammable mate
rails or firing torpedoes.
The British Government has
chartered fifteen steamships to con-
vey troops from India. The chart
ers are made out with the option
of Port Said, Alexandra, or Malta.
st. Petersburgh, April 2o.-An
order is officially published that the
necessary number of men be called
out from the naval reserve to form
three corps of sailors for service
in the feet, two of which are to be
stationed at Cronstadt and the
third at Nicolaieff.
London. April 20.-The Indian
Government has chartered five
steamers for the conveyance Of
troops from India. Three are taken
for three months, and their primary
destination is Port Said. The other
two are engaged for two months
These are the st. Asaph, cele-
brated Australian steamer of $500
tons burden, capable of transport.
1
ing 5000 men, and the Nankin, Of
$500 tons, capable of carrying Q
full regiment.
Calcutta, April 2l.-All the en-.
ergies Of the Government are con
centrated on war Preparations
The native regiments have beer
ordered to recruit up to their full
war strength Immediately. Fac
tories for the manufacture Of arm
are working day and night, Sun
days and week days. The Sepoy
have responded cheerfully to tn