Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02
CABLEGRAMS.

A CoNsTANTINopLE special Of April
10Th says the Porte has obtained elief
from its most pressing pecunlary en-
barrassments, it is generally believed,
by raising II loan i'll London on the sur
plus revenue Of Cyprus.
BELGRADE special advices Of the 25th
state that the Turkish troops assisted
the Servians who were operating against
the Albanian invaders. The Servians
left many officers and men, but the AL
banians were driven from Servia, leay-
ing 200 dead behind them.
A LONDON special under date Of April
24th says the number of persons killed
by the fire-damp explosion in the Ag-
rappe coal pit, near Mans, Belgium, on
April II, is ascertalned to be one hun
bred and seventeen. Only forty-seven
corpses have so far been recovered.
A SPECIAL of the 25th says that Pisa
Guano, in Peru, has been bombarded.
The guano loaded appliances at Hunil-
los and Pabellonde Plea have have been
destroyed. Igimque is still olockaaed,
and all sailing vessels have left; the
workmen have fled, and business i'll the
interior is entirely disorganized.
Advices from st. Petersburg Of April
25th state that the Russian command
ers in Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia
have received stringent orders to en-
force stricter discipline among the
troops. As n consequence of the laxity
heretofore, the soldiers propagate revo-
luiIonary ideas ON returning to Russia.
ATHENS advices Of the 9th state that
in consequence Of the delay of the porte
in carrying into effect the reforms
voted by the Cretan Assembly, the
Turkish authorities have been delied,
and the laws utterly disregarded.
Armed men have assembled III various
districts, determed to resist the collec-
ton Of taxes.
TEI.EGRAMs from India under date Of
April 2Sth speak of the complete
breakdown of the quarter masters and
comnissary's departments Of the khy-
her column at Jellallabad and Grand
Amak, owing to n lack of transporta-
ton the column is "a id to be incapaci-
tated for offensive operations. The
garrison IF Candahar is in very SINH
lar position III consequence OF these
failures.
A VIENNA special Of the 10Th inst.
ays one difficulty between England
and Russia has been smoothed away.
Russia consents that the Governor of
Eastern Roumelia may call for the as-
sistance Of the Ottoman troops if he
has the sanction of bare majority Of
the International Commission. Russia,
however, persists that the delineation
OF the frontier boundary the Commits
sion must be unanim Jus on all ques-
tons of principle
A ROME dispatch Of the 2Sth says
(aribaldi has started for Albano. He
published manifesto to the Italian
people enthusiastically congratulatlng
them on the formation of II democratic
league for the promotion of universal
suffrage. The manifesto concludes as
follows: "rhe league had decided to
work Ivy pacific means, and whoever
governs Italy must take note if, by inn
peiing work Of the league, he compels
it 10 resort TO other means, he will he
held accountable 10y history and the
nation.
A BERLIN dispatch OF April 2Sth says
the trial Of the three medical students,
convicted and sentenced to imprison-
ment for disturbing the public order
and maintaining secret connections,
took place in Berlin, not st. Petersberg.
Their names are Greevitz, Arbonez,
and l.iobermann, the last-named under
the dias of Arthur Freeman, connected
with the leading socialists i'll Europe
and America, and was on his way to
Switzerland from Vienna, from whence
he had been expelled, after II
months imprisonment, when he was
seized and taken To Berlin on account
of his communication with Greevetz
and Arohnson. His letters showed the
plan for establishing in Berlin section
of Ehilists to act as II sort of way sta
tiot for communications between Lon
dona and ST. Petersburg.