Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-08
FOREIGN.
Oussian Forces Preparing Against an
''' Austrian Attack In the Rear.
po,;ef Prevails In Russia that the
. Congress Is Yet Possible.
,,,.ey Is Making Efforts 10 Secure Officials
Favorable 10 Russia.
FOREIGN.
WAR NOTES.


London. April s.-Thc movements of the
p,..;,p forces on the Danube, and in Rou-
,o,;, indicate determination 10 prepare
,horoushly against the contingency Of an
Austrian attack in the rear. All passes
over the Carpathians, practicable for artil-
l.rv and trains, are covered by positions
xhch the Russians have just occupied.
Russian troops are constantly moving
from Bulgaria into Roumania.
Large shipments Of powder from bort
m,ud, Prussia, into Russia, are reported.
The Agence Russo says is authorised
,O deny that Russia threatened to oppose the
discussion of the Bessarabian question by the
congress The Agence also states that
the character OF the lates; news, encourages
the belief of the possibility Of the resump-
ton of the congress proposal.
The Norddeutsche Zeituug, OF Berlin,
hitherto pro- Russian, lectures Russia and
Austria sharply, for not conseuting to an
agreement about the peace while war con.
,nued. Nevertheless the Norddeutsche
zeilung hopes that in view of the genera!
desire for peace, an understanding will yet
be arrived at.
News seems less pro.Russian than of
late, and there is feeling hero and in the
European colony. at Constantipople, that
the dislike of the Turkish people TO Russia
is so great, that the palace and paslas
would not dare venture on Russian ALI.
encc.
The Montags Revenue, states that the
hope Of peaceful settlement was justified
by the fact that Bismarck is earnestly ex.
ering himself to prevent an European con.
aict Several unof1cial Vienna newspa.
papers express the opinion that this is an
attempt to make Austria anticipate in the
mistake Of San S,efano, and indicates that
Bismarck desires to bring Austria into the
settlement with Russia. The language Of
these journals is very bitter against the Ger
man chancellor.
Constantinople advices are conflicting.
Some say that Venyk Pash, president Of
the council, Is about to retire, and will he
succeeded by Reouf Pasha, now war min.
lister, while Osmsn Pashs will succeed
Reouf, both being In sympathy with Rus
sia
One set of dispatches say: The bona Jide
return home of the Russian troops has COM
menced.
Another set say that only depleted regi-
ments are sent home to recruit, whose posi-.
lionS are Immediately filled by fresh troops
from the north. However the withdrawal
OF the treaty Of San S,efano, or its uncon.
dltlona! submission to the judgment Of Eu-
rope, are regarded as the only alternatives
to avoid war.
Lord Lyons. British ambassador al Paris,
designated 10 present Great Britain
a. the congress, returned to Paris
Saturday. which is considered to indicate
mat no grea: hope is felt Of the speedy
meeting of the congress.
1t is stated from St. Petersburg, that Gen.
lsnatieff had abandoned the idea Of return.
ing TO Vienna and was about to start 70,
eohstantinople, when he was detained to see
whether his services were possibly required
at the congress.
Inc British agents at the Spanish and
'erman ports have been instructed, it ii
Sald' to report the merchant steamers avaia
''e Tor immediate charter as transports.
a telegram from Calcutta points out .ha
"om the Bengal cavalry:.alonc, it will b.
possible TO draw ten thousand men, withou
W.T. ,ne slightest detriment to the Indian service
"ey are infinitely supuerior to the Cassock'
:" training, equipment and organization.
DESTROYS TO AVOID WAR.
London, April Sit ia claimed, on al
""''' except in purely partisan quarter
''" The English cabinet is sincerely dcsir
Gus to avoid war.