Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-05-29
MIR. CLIPPERS, Correspondent.

felt at Vienna about the prospect o
an understanding between Eng
lands and Russia. This feeling i
not shared by the Ministers, who arr
thoroughly convinced of England
good faith regarding u European
settlement.
Berlin seems incredulous ahou
an amicable arrangement. A cor
respondent says; Russia has no
offered England sufficient conces'
sions in Bulgaria. Russia in fac
perfers to surrender her Asiati'
acquisitions, rather than forego bel
schemes in Bulgaria.
Russian official papers reiterate
the statement that the movements
of the army before Constantinople
are not hostile or menacing. A
Pera correspondent says: The
strength organization of the Turk
ish army is now such that prudent
general like Todleben would hest
tate to attempt coup de main
while his rear is harassed by the
Rhodope ipsurrection. Gen. Todle-
ben's object all along has been TO
take up a good defensive position.
He was not allowed to fall back as
he wished from San Stefano. He
therefore consolidated his men "a
far as possible by bringing mp
troops from the rear. The Turkish
army is not only strong enough to
defend neutrality, but even to as
sumo the offensiveif that neutrality
is seriously menaced. This fact
sufficiently explains Gen. Todle-
ben's care to lift his army off the
San Stefano fats to the adjacent
heights and give it strong back
ing of support by bringing mp
troops from the rear.
Bucharest advices state that the
Russians continue to move troops
and guns from the Danube into
Bulgaria. None are coming north
ward. There are no Russians at
Pitesa.
Bucharest, May 20.-The Rou-
manian army. by order of Prince
Charles, has began forward move
ment eastward along the Carpathian
Mountains, and is now taking its
positions as follows: One division
near Tergoviste, another near Pites-
tie, the third division near Slatina,
and the fourth near Craiova. The
reserve division will remain with
the heavy artillery in Kalifat.
st. Petersburg, May 22,-The
Agence Russo and Journal de st.
Petersburg warn the public against
pessimist news from Constantinople.
where, they say, endeavors are be-
ing made to prevent an understand
ing between England aud Russia.
London, May 23.-It is authori-
tatively stated that Count Schouva-
loft brings from the Gar counter
proposals, couched in conciliatory
terms, proposing that all the ques-
tons pertaining to European
Turkey be submitted and treated
by the proposed European Con-
gress, and that all questions relat-
ing to Turkey in Asia be made the
subject of separate convention
between England aud Russia.
The Post says: Count Schouva-
loft brings assurance that the dis
position in st. Petersburg for peace
quite equals that 10 London. He
is also the bearer of a certain ex-
preston Of willingness to meet our
views and of general scheme OF
arrangement for reconciliation
Russia, however, declines to pass
the sponge over the treaty of San
Stefano, but is prepared to discuss
in congress its various stipula-
tions.
The Count brings assurances
that Gen. Todleberi has been for
hidden to, make any attempt to
surprise Copstantinople, and also
that the Russian Government Is not
connected with the manifesto
recently issued by committee for
eqnippiDg cruisers.
London, May PA special from
Rome says that Austria. fearing In
the event Of war, a possible attempt
on the part Of Italy to seize the
Trent and the surrounding ter
ritory, has doubled the garrisons
and quartered $4,000 troops in
Austrian Tyrol.
A Vienna correspondent reports
large quantities Of store going ia
Trieste for transport 10 Dalmatiar
ports. IroD-clads will leave i'm.
med,ately in the same direction.