The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-26
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To-Day's Dispatches.
The Eastern War,

BUCHAREST, Feb. 26.-In the senate
yesterday Stourdza denounced Russia 8
treatment of Roumania, and introduced a
motion demanding that the government
ask the guaranteeing powers to recognize
the independence of Roumania, solicit
the admission of Roumania representa-
tlves at the conference, refuse to negotiate
with Russia for exchange of territory,
rejects all stipulations between Russia and
Turkey concluded without Roumania's par
ticipation, and recall the houmanian army
from the right bank Of the Danube. This
Stourdza is not the Prince Stourdza, men
toned in last nights dispatches.
The motion was withdrawn after a
declaration by the ministers that the army
was about to recross the Danube and that
peace would be concluded either directly
with Turkey or at the conference. The
senate then passed vote of confidence in
the government, recommending it to de
fend the rights of Roumania in the con
ference.
PERA, Feb, 26.-The Russians are still
endeavoring to secure permission for their
troops to enter the city, but the Porte
refuses, The terms of peace still include
demand for the Turkish vessels,
MALTA, Feb. 26-An order has been
issued requiring extra vigilance in pre-
venting the admission OF strangers to the
fortltcations without pass. because a spy
In the pay OF some foreign power is known
to be at Malta, endeavoring to make plans
of the forts
BUCHAREST, Feb. 26.-The railway
administration of Jassy has been ordered
to suspend goods and traffic so that the
passage of Russian troops shall not be
| lmpeded.
LONDON, Feb. Pa dispatch from
Pera says Russian officers and soldiers are
forbidden under penalty of death to enter
Constantinople without a special permis.
sion from the Russian headquarters
Barracks just outside of Constantinople
are being prepared for the Russian sick
| who can find no other cover.
CoNSTANTINOPLE, 10 A. NJ. Feb, I26.-
The Grand Duke Nicholas yesterday eye-
ming conveyed to the Porte strongly ex-
pressed desire that the treaty of peace
should be signed promptly.
PEsTH, Feb. 26.-The Hungarian diet
have adopted, by a large majority, the
governments bill imposing eight forms
duty on petroleum..
PERA, 9 o'clock, Feb. 26. The terms
| of peace have not yet been signed.
Gen. Gourko with 10000 men is march
ing to San Stefano. Eight additional
batteries of artillery have arrived there.
ENGLAND
LONDON, Feb, 26,-Orders have been
received at the government works at Bull
Point for an increased output Of cartridges
and small arms ammunition.
Another attempt to hold peace meet
ing in Hyde Park will be made shortly
with elaborate arrangements for prevent
ing a disturbance.
| In the house of commons this afternoon
Claiborne Hardy secretary of state for wal
said transport carriages, ambulances, anC
ammunition for the first army corps have
been completed, and for the second corps
are in fair way of getting ready.
SCOTLAND.
GLASGOW, Feb. 26.-Stevenson &
Coates. grain millers, have failed; ;liabilltie
$500,000.
CHINA
SAN Francisco, Feb. 25.-Per Oceanic
IA terrible disaster has occurred at Tiel
Tsieu. A refugee house in which tt,
famine stricken refugees from the uortherl
provinces had assembled took fire, and 20
nearly 5000 people in the building onl.
about one hundred escaped. The ex.
tremely cold weather that has prevailed
has had fatal effect on the refugees
, many of whom have been frozen to death
while thousands are suffering from in
sufficient accommodation and lack of foo
which cannot be supplied in quantities t
meet the demand.
Chas. Budd of the China inland mission
at Wachung, who has recently visited To
, famine stricken province of Shensi, write
heartrending accounts of the suffering b
has Witnessed The government effort t
supply food and assistance to great ex
tent is nulhfed by the dishonesty Q
officials. Children are sold by the hun
/. dreds by starving parents. In the larg
cities of Hancheng and Pacheng rising
have occurred among people rendere
desperate by seeing their wives an
fchildren starving before their faces, an
o many other outbreaks are reported.
: Pacheng the people beheaded Mandari
: for speculatiDg on their necessities. Tn
4 cold has been unusually severe throughou
: the country; the money market is yer
/, tight lately, but arrivals from England an
;. San Francisco are expected soon,
= A boiler of coasting steame the Yess(
exploded recently killing about so native,
The engineer was imprisoned for mar
slaughter.