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Show the eastern war. osman's force. Bucharest, 17. Colonel Wellesley, British military attache saya Odin an Pasha had less than 30,000, men at Plevna and in his eorlie lost 6,000 killed atone. The wounded must have been G.OOO more. Bogot, 17. The Russians, after occupying Elena, pushed forward their troops to Belerova yesterday. NO MEDIATION. Couetiintinoplc, 17. It in generally believed that the porte'a appeal lor mediation of the powers will have no result. Layard, British ambudador, has informed Inn Turkish government that Eriand will continua to observe neutrally. LIFT SUDDENLY. Venice, 17. Gen. Potrovic, Montenegrin Monte-negrin commander, has lelt suddenly, having been summoned to take com mand of the Montenegrin force to be sent to Novi Bizr to eflect a junction with the Servians. NO SUOH THING. Bucharest, 17. The report of the auicide of Osman Pasha is false. There is no foundation lor the report of his death from any cause. fbance's heixv. Constantinople, 17. Franco has replied to the Turkish note. The terme ol her reply are almost identical with those of Italy. CRETE, Athens, 17. It is said the porte has decided togranta fuller autonomy to Crete, lo allay tho discontent in that island. MEDIATION TALK. London, 17. A telegram from St. Petersburg of a semi-otbcul cliHrnc-tor cliHrnc-tor aayH tho statement that G -rmany and Austria have refused Turkey's request for mediation has produced a favorable impression here. The universal uni-versal sentiment ia, that alter the great BacnQcos of Itmiia, peace on iho conditions foreshadowed in Die norte's circular would be illusory, and tho question raised by thio bu guinary war must be definitely FOE ORCIIANIE. Bucharest, 17. Geu. Krudener's corps k.ave started for Orcbanie. THE CZHR WARNED. It ia known to many that the czr waa privately warned last August that if Russia eoterrd on a second campaign cam-paign it w,uld be impossible to restrain re-strain EutfUud from boatile action. Iudueuiiril Russians consider the present mumeut in highly Uvnrable lor direct negotiations between Russia and Turkey. ' I ANOTHER RKfoltTED 0.1 ITU UE. Belgrade, 17. It is reported that Geu Horvatovich bus takeu Ad lie, near Widdin. THE SHORTEST WAY. Vienna, 17. A correspondent telegraphs tele-graphs Uv.it Turkey's U.bI p.i'jiiii; tfbrt may be regarded ui n failure. Gormauy has hiutcd that treating directly with Runsia would bo the shortest way n( criming to an understanding. under-standing. It beema that when the nule was first mentioned, the Austrian government replied that it could not hold out any hope ofsuccesilul mediation medi-ation on such a basis. |