Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-05-22
WAR NOTES.

! THE conviction is general that the object
of appointing Gen. Todlcben commander
| in-chief was that he might rescue the army
| from the unsafe position into which the po.
! ltical motive of approaching Constantine
| pie forced it, Military critics assert that in
| case of war, if the British and Turks hold
! Varna and Batoum the Russians must with
draw from the Thracian peninsula and from
the Erzeroum and Trebiznnd line, and that
yence even at the risk of prejudicing nego.
tiations between London and st. Petersburg.
! A special from ST. Petersburg says a ru-
NOR is spreading that England is sending
/ 10000 men from India to Lake Van to
threaten the Russians in the Caucasus.
! BY order of Gen. Todleben Servians have
occupied Sofia, which the Russians evac-
/ uatod.
/ TuE Russians declare that even ii the
Turks surrender the fortresses their troops
will only withdraw from before CONSTANT
! nople when the British feet retires. The
arrival of cavalry and infantry reinforce
ments at San Stefano has revived uneasiness
and apprehension of comp de main.
| IN consequence of the peremptory de.
| mand Of Gen. Todleben for the surrender Of
the fortresses, accompanied by threat to
! occupy Constantinople, the Turkish govern.
/ ment has agreed to vacate all three iortresses,
Shumla first, then Narna and lastly Bateum.
Osman Pasha reported that the Turkish
forces were not in condition to otier-resist-
ance.
THE negotiations for the surrender of the
! fortresses and the withdrawal of the Russian
army from Constantinople is reported to b
progressing favorably.
A ST. PETERSBURG correspondent tele-
graphs that Count Schouvaloff would not
arrive in st. Petersburg before Sunday, the
18th inst, having spent day in Berlin in
order to hold an interview with Prince Bis
marck. 1t has been confidently hoped that
he brings the means Of securing peace, yet
the emperor, who knows his mission, SAID
that he did not see that any end OF the COM
plications was probable.
/ As a result Of the mobilization OF the
English army and militia reserves, 5000
trained effective soldiers have taken their
places in the ranks. The laboratory depart.
o
], sEsler for $4,000 biscuit crackers, to be ear
He'd ON pack-saddlcs; 800 tons of preserved
isaest have been received from the Unieed
Stats, principally from Chicago. So
4 q THR porte has made the evacuatiOk d
Shumla conditional upon the withdrawal ol
the Russians to Tchataldja. The Russian
military authorities are stated to have de
cided to withdraw only to st. Gesrge, clever
miles northwest of San Stefano. The gar
rison OF Shumla is too weak to defend tn,
, place if attacked.
el A VIENNA Dispatch says that anarchy
reigns in the newly annexed districts o
Montenegro. The Albanians, Christian
and Moslems refuse submission TO tn
Prince OF Montenegro, and war may brcal
out at any moment The Austrian govern
ment has telegraphed to Smyrna. orderinl
three men-of.war there to proceed to Cat
taro. #zE
II THE St. Petersburg Agence Risass ssys tha
Russia has no thought OF setting aside Eng
lAad's legitimate influence or exercising q
, exclusive preponderance Of power in Tul
key. This il shown BY the fact that dsspit
the Russian sacrifices English influence
still predominant at Constantinople.
Il THE EAST.
= THE New York chamber Of commerc
had its 10th anniversary banquet on tn
/ 14th inst.
! GRO. w. HUMANS . well.known nerchar
e and citizen Of Pittsburg, Pa, died ON u
:. 14th inst, aged y years.
GEN. THOMAS A. DAKIx, captain OF h
American rifle team. died suddenly OF hea
+ disease It his residence in New York on Il
: 18th inst.
It CLARK r. GRIGGs, dealer in railroad sul
y plies, New York. has been adjudicated
q bankrupt. Individual liabilities $4ls,sl
!. besides liabilities In the schedules Of q
firm Of Griggs, Smith & CO., said 10 be S5o(
= 600. ~ fAaEgs
u CArHRRrxsE. nsEcngRs ssistsr Of Hem
Q, wssd, died Of paralysis st Elm'ra, n,
On tht 18th iust.