The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-08-24
NEWS IN BRIEF.
GENERAL FOREIGN NOTES.

A SPECIAL dispatch from Batoum says
he population are armed and preparing to
resist occupation by Russians. Local chiefs
held council and decided to fight. Dis
affected mountaineers on the Choruk from
tier are said to number twenty thousand.
The excitement is intense. The Turkish
regular army remains neutral
THE Austrians meet with continued re.
sstance in occupying Bosnia. On the 9th
inst after sanguinary fight of nine hours,
in which the Austrans displayed great
valor, they occupied the fortified town of
Jaicze.
LETTERS from on board Her Britannia
Majesty's steamship Swiftsure, in the gulf OF
Saros declare the Russians are still busily
fortifying the coast, and do not expect the
peace to be lasting.
THE AustriaDs continue to meet with as
sistance in the Turkish provinces. AT
Shepischeche an engagement occurred in
which two flags and quantity of munitions
were captured by the Austrians. Many
insurgents were killed and wounded, and
twenty were driven into the river and
drowned Twenty-Five Austrian hussars
were missing after the skirmish.
THE report of the appointment of Cardi-
nal Nina, as pontifcal secretary Of state is
confirmed
BY an explosion of a Russian powder
magazine at Frateoti, Servia, on the 9TH
inst, 80 persons were killed and 81 injured.
THREE thousand Montenegrins have
joined the insurgents in Herzegovina
There are indications of an intention to
proclaim a holy war in Bosnia.
PERU dispatch say two delegates from
the Rhodope insurgents have sent a memo
rial to Minister Layard, signed by the chiefs
OF 200 villages, declaring they will resist to
the last man the enforcement of the deci-
sion of the Berlin congress.
In the great international pigeon shooting
match at London on the 9th inst, between
Capt. Bogardus and Aubrey Coventry,
Bogardus won by one bird. The score
stood: Bogardus, 10; Coventry, rs. The
match was for 81 900 aside, each to shoot at
100 birds
II is said AZ 900 Russians are sick in Bull
garla and constant reinforcements are neces-
sary TO keep up an effective army. Gems.
TCdleben and Schowodoff are down with
typhus. The fever is increasing at Necosta,
Cyprus, which place is unquestionably very
unhealthy.
AUSTRIAN troops are meeting with resis-
lance in Bosnia. At the village of Zepce,
In the sandjak of Bangaluka the huzzars
were received by the inhabitants with vol
ley, which was returned. They were again
attacked at Maglaj, in the sandak of
Zwornik, and seventy Austrians killed or
wounded. They fought short engagement
near Citlak, with 500 insurgents, killed sew
eral of them, and made some prisoners.
-Four Austrans were wounded.
THE Russians have summoned the Rho
dope insurgents to evacuate within ten days
the territory belonging to Eastern Roumelia
or they will attack them.
THE notifications of the treaty of Berlin
have been exchanged by all the powers ex-
cept Turkey. The Sultan, however, has
signitied that he recognizes the validity of
the treaty.
A CABINET council under the presidency
of Prince Milan has resolved TO proclaim
the independence of Servia on the 22d of
August with a cessation of the state of the
siege and martial law.
ORDERS have been received by officers in
Bulgaria and Roumania to prepare supplies
for part of the Russian army, which will
shortly return home.