The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-02-15
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

The Office of Grand 0izier in the Turkish
Government has been abolished, and new
Ministry been formed in accordance with med
ern European forms and designation, headed
10y Ahmed Vefk Efendi as President of the
Council of Ministers and Minister of the In
terror.
Advices from Cape Town, South Africa, re-
port severe fighting in the Transkae. The ma
tives were defeated with great loss. An official
announcement issued says the Government has
reason to believe that the rebellion will be
speedily crushed.
The Greek troops have advanced into Thes-
sally, and Turkish fleet has been dispatched
to the Greek coast
While NJ. Trepoff, Project of st. Petersburg,
was giving the usual audience for the reception
of petitions, woman fired upon him twice
with revolver. The Project was dangerously
wounded. The affair created great excitement.
In the English House of Lords, the Minister
of Foreign Affairs made a significant state
ment the other day, to the effect that England
is not without ample assurance Of powerful
support and cooperation in the position to be
taken at the Vienna conference. Lord Derby
undoubtedly referred to Austria, or, at least,
was quite willing that his language should be
sogconstrued.
A correspondent at Adrianople relates an
interview with Server Pasha, who declared that
Turkey had been misled and encouraged to
fight on by the promise Of English support.
He particularly accused Lord Beaconsfeld and
Layard of encouraging this belief, and said he
had documents which he would publish. He
Russian policy and alliance. Server Pasha's
colleagues at Adrianople confirmed his state
ments
After life Of nearly sc years, and pontif-
cate Of thirty-two years, Pope Plus lay down
to eternal rest on Thursday, the 7th Of Febru-
airy. Plus TX. was born May 10, 1892, and was
therefore nearly Sc years old. His baptismal
name was Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti. He
received the priests orders in 1819 was made
domestic prelate to Pope Leo XII in 1926, was
nominated Archbishop in 1927, was created
Cardinal in 1910, and five years later, in June,
1916, was elected as the successor Of Pope
Gregory XVI. Plus TX. held the Papal chair
longer than any prelate, the alleged pontii-
cate of st. Peter being the next in duration-a
little over twenty-five years. He thus proved
the fallacy Of the superstition which believed
that no Pope would reign longer than the
Apostolic founder Of the Holy See.
The British feet has been ordered to Con-
stantinople, "not as a departure from neutral
ity," to use the language of Sir Stafford North
cote, "but as a protection Of life and prop
erty."
The official declaration CT the physicians who
attended the Pope during his last illness is
published 1t states that the immediate cause
of death was paralysis of the lungs.
1t is again reported that the Russians are
about to court-martial and shoot Osman Pasha,
for alleged barbarous treatment Of prisoners.
The Pope's last act was to provide for the
continuance of his servants salaries, and the
pensions of their widows.
st. Petersburg dispatch asserts that an
offensive and defensive alliance between Rus
sia and Turkey is to be included in the treaty
Of peace.
A London dispatch of the 18th states that
Russia's reply to Austria's proposal to hold the
conference in Vienna had been received. and
that not only did it reject the Austrian capital
as the place Of meeting but declared that GER
tain points in the peace preliminaries could not
be referred to the conference at all.
The Austrian Government has given orders
10 prepare the best ironclads for sea. Three
men-of-war have been ordered to CONSTANT
nople.
The Agence Russo says that England's ac-
ton in sending her feet TO Constantinople re-
stores to Russia her liberty Of action. and that
Russia will now regulate her attitude by that
Of England.
The Russians captured 10000 men. includ-
ing twenty Pashas, and 1000 cannon during
the war.
The Turkish forces have evacuated Widin.
Rustchuk, Silistria, Belgradischik and Ere
roum, and have withdrawn from the Bunk
Chekmejeh lines to line from Kujuk-C hek.
mejeh to Akleunar. The neutral zone il
twelve miles broad.
Constsntinople dispatch Of the 18th says
Turkey had refused permission to the Britisf
fleet TO come to Constantinople, the whole feet