The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-01-05
EASTERN QUESTION.
The Russian Armies Pressing Forward
In Europe and AsIa--a Junction south
OF Erzeroam KniRent-Suilemxn
Pssha's New Line OF Defense.
II Seems Probable that Turkey siiI Make
Direct ovsrtgres for Peace 10 Russia
The xiss Of iialys Ee~
Years Grswl.

1 Years 6fowi.
ksaassians Rseesssag Uses.y Aseus
ritesy se Russia
LONDON, January "A Constanti>
nopie dispatch says the troops under
Finrd PashA, who have teen defend.
ing IkhtimAr deIile, have been rein
forced. ft Is believed the defile is now
limprengAble
A junction between Generals Melik-
OIL . and Targzkossof = corps south Of
Erzeroum, Is believed to De eminent
The Rissizns are advancing tow ards
Boilourt where the Turks are ccncen-
traied 10 force. A battle Is expected
shortly.
General Larismelskoff has gone TO
ritis and General Helymznn has SUE
eeeded him.
Ii Is thought the attack on Erzeroam
will be delay ed until General Melikoti-s
return, which cannot be before the
end Of January.
The Pail Mail Gazette and Pssis Die
patch says that Russ.a. has ordered Of
the estzblishmcrf there = large bun-
ber Of locomotives. The sAr 9 ,nnoern
was asse,i 70 furnish three iron bridges,
dei'vsTstls On the Dzuube Ia april.
bit iEe ORDER Was deo.ined On rci5usi
{ ~ s'aafy pb's. The same e-,stii.h-
lnent is fcontiUz hesvY gans for -.
kapwn purchasers.
The Tine Vieuuk dispAtob som
{ funstantinoiie ssJ's the ptfsce party is
nsazipy streEnd0s e;i1tts. u = re-
parted they have t.seu jD.ped by siah-
! moad Dam0d paShE- Nhu iaEs hereto
u Frtrs. a a o. a
thAs the pssee party hsye gsiued
ground ooasis.ars5sy, bssh in palace
and senate.
II seems prot le .hat Turkey will
sousent % maze oisect overtates To
. RoSsiA.
The Tines correspondent 1t Buchar-
] eft isisgraphs as foilows: "ROuman-
isHs are becoming very un, zry about
sAe rumored intention OF Rus-ia to de-
, mand the fetrooession OF the small
strip Of Bessarulia ceded TO houmsuis
after the Crimean war;
This would leave Roumania not only
without compensation for the escriiiccs
Of war. beyond acknowledgement OF
| her Independence, but in feet poorer in
territory, since Austria, II II thought,
! II likely To object TO an extension OF
Roumauian territory south OF the
Danube.
The Manchester Guardian's London
dispatch say: The war PARTY Will en-
deavor To make the most OF the Rus
sisn refusal, out As II was forgone
conclusion, the effect has not been so
exasperating as the Tu<cophites would
make IL appear.
NoTE-The sntl-war party Is begin.
| ming 10 sgitafe tie country for the pur-
pose OF checking the supposed sggres-
sive tendency OF the cabinet.
IL was reported here last night that
the king OF Italy, in addressing the
mem oers OF the Italian parliament at
New Years reception, made = threat
euing speech, which was Interpreted
~ directed against Turkey or England.
A Tunes Rome special makes no men,
| tiou OF such incident, but said the king
alluded TO the gravity of the present
state of Europe, and expressed his
earnest desire to contribute To peace
ana recommend concord.
The StaBdard's Rome dispatch says
the king recommended the deputies 10
preserve concord aud expressed lie
hope that they would take care that
the army wanted for nothing, as he
saG "a stormy horizon around, and It
| might be necessary for Italy. which Ia
| jesirous for peace, To so act as TO make
| herself not only respected but feared.
in case any power should wish Ia con.
suit its own Interest alone
! NorE-Ihe latter phrase, IL secu.
rateiy reported, would seem 10 poin,
I TO Russis, bat the intimate relations
between Italy and Germany IL IL
thought precludes such an interpreta.
tion-
! The Times this morning urges the
4 lihersl leaders To make their view
known Ii says unless something en-
tirely beyond surm sc has occurred. 10
turn the government from the views
expressed by Mr.. Cross, home secre-
taEy. In the house of commons last
session, and by Earl Derby, foreign
minister, To the deputation which
recently waited upon him, The minis
.sfs ~ouiu ~eieonhe the views "i all
Ie-ponsieie s.ANr, ine hour ior
rhe1e h fasee. snu the houf tor
speech M" io' oecidea speech mas
r, VIZ.
p',,... ns
~ ans na. ssn,e . 'eet c'
~ E,, anI p,, ance 10 cross
s III Snu .noush
I'D ,hs whais novsnS,, our
r.,ha- - go .-'t..' -
,. ,;s Ga1 .n'en.u'our
tsu, nh en over 'ne
=, mhI'
,t,ars - Ta.hio oul nssse s'.
e .S p.,u. So. - h .Oops Honi
.,.- @ ..,,,.. Ieee ,loui tht
~ hsvs forsssen m. ~har r., - ,a,s ~ =,
baasnnay,ers AZ Ich,in,.n "a =. n', -,
,bousht thst \ stand mad. A. ths r.'iv' '
ipg point formed by fhe f,,ciio, .,
the Rhodope ana second Balkan cha
might effectively bar ali advance. frno,
the direction Of sofa.
There h. however. n suec.s.io, y,
parallel yailey.. formed INV Ihs Tar.I'
nica- the Guyso and the Tupdj. xh,1.h
nun 10 the north OF IchtiIn.n, T.. t.i,.,'
, the Russian columns deseenJi;'g f,"n'
the Etronal B,lkan NAV nr...s -
ws,a md nni,iny ,r;,h 49,.
ins the Seb,ns. -. 49, ~ 1is
Tah,,' .ne p'1'
.ou a. ~ ~.n.ln ss, ruu Haieh dos
upon an'isnop IN. only Yaestinn
.LeisIole n "ne.ne, the Iufks are
suons snvsn " oai 'ue Seseen. Honl
we SuoipnS ,.n s,p pass n ~ no'a iehilina al
WIN the deniep OF ths fops'BicA and
; the Guyso at the san, same time, if no'
Ihey inus' fet'ea' s'i' iai'lef 10 tbs
; A vienna aispa,eh says speeia