Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-09
LATE FOREIGN NOTES.


! LATE FOREIGN NOTES.
| LONDON, January 2.-The gravity Q
the political situation is such as-tO max
news from the battlefield of secondar
importance, and even the Daily News an
Times show greater anxiety at indies
tions of war than ever before. 1t
known not only that Russia has declines
England's offer to mediate, but that ever
action points to an expected
CONTINUANCE OF WAR ON A GRAM
SCALE.
While Russia's answer is in courteous
language, and while she declares desir,
for peace, she refers Turkey to her army
comTanders to begin negotiations. Thi
can be construed only AZ intending t.
make separate peace with Turkey with
out recognizing any other interests thar
those of the two belligerents. Ever
among the peace party of England suct
settlement would
MEET UNIVERSAL OPPOSITION,
and the fear is now that Turkey will &C
cept Russia's preliminary terms in order
to force England to support her by force
of arms. The Daily Nens says: The
situation is sufficiently grave to make all
sober persons wish we had some better
reliance to rest upon than the prohabili.
ty of Lord Beaconsfield's drawing cor
rect and wise lessons from past events in
our history" The Times says that pub
lie men of both parties
MUST SPEAK OUT
for or against the policy of war, and
particularly calls upon the Liberal
leaders to say whether or not that party
will definitely oppose war. Referring to
mediation, it says: "Such being the
position of affairs, it is evident that we
are rapidly approaching point at which
the policy of this as of other neutral
countries may be irreversibly decided" I"
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
says: Notwithstanding the attempts to
lessen the gravity of the Russian answer,
the fact remains that it is an insult SO
great that British cabinet council will
be held this evening to discuss the
Russian note, which is expected to arrive
to-day"
The Russians have performed a won
derful feat in crossing the Balkans west
of Orchanie Pass, through heavy snow,
sequence or nfnc1H4at46 roada ID CON-
off, and the troops there
MUST EVENTUALLY SURRENDER
also. Unless Suleiman Pasha should
overpower the 10000 Russians engaged
in this raid before heavy reinforcements
can reach them. all the positions in the
western Balkans must be abandoned. 1t
is generally expected, however, that
retreat will be necessary, and that even
Shipka Pass must be evacuated to con-
centrate for the defense of Adrianople.
A cabinet council will be held to-day
to consider, 1t is believed, the Russian
reply to the English note, relative to
peace negotiations. The war party will
endeavor to make the most OF
the Russian refusal, but as it
was a foregone conclusion the ct.
feet has not been so exasperating as
the Turcophiles would make it appear.
The anti-war party is beginning to agi-
tate the country for the purpose of
checking the supposed aggressive tendency
of the cabinet.
SPEAK OUT.
The Times this morning urges the
Liberal leaders to make their views
known. 1t says: "Unless something
entirely beyond surmise has occurred
to turn the government from the
views expressed by Cross, the home
secretary, in the house of com
mons last session, and by Earl
Derby, foreign minister, to the
deputation which recently waited
on him, the ministers would well
come the support which adhesion to
their views by all responsible statesmen
would afford. The time for silence has
passed, and the hour for speech, and
for decided speech, has come"
ITALY's KING THREATENs.
1t was reported in London last night
that the king of Italy, in addressing the
members of the Italian parliament at the
New Years reception, made threaten
ing speech, which WAS interpreted here
as directed against Turkey or England.
The Times Rome special merely says:
"The king alluded to the gravity OF the
present state of Europe, expressed hi,
cAEucSt uC0lLC W COutIAOuSN w pew 0sAN
recommended concord"
Another Rome dispatch says the kine
recommended the deputies to preserve
concord and expressed his hope thai
they would take good cart
that the army wanted for nothing
as he saw a stormy horizon around, ant
it might be necessary for Italy, which
desirOus for peace, 30 to act as to MAKE
herself not only respected, but feared j
case any power should wish to consult IT
Town interests alone.
FINANCIAL.
i Bullion withdrawn from the Bank o
England on balance to-day, $4,000.
THE UNEASY ROUMANIANS
A correspondent telegraphs that tn
Roumanians are becoming very uneas
about the rumored intention of Rusi
to demand the retrOcessiOn of the smal
strip of Besearabia ceded to R0umani
after the Crimean war. This woul
leave koumania, not exactly withou
compensation for the sacrifice of va
beyond the acknowledgment of her il
dependence, but in fact poorer in terr
tory, since Austria is thought likel
to obtain an extension of Roumania
territory south Of the Danube.
A PARIS letter to the London Nes
says: "A few days ago saw Gambett
at his house, weary, jaded and hardl
able to raise his voice above q whispe
, 1t was remarked on the opening DAYS