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Show THE WAR I'ROSPECJS. Rumors nnd Suppositious' Kusstn tieltiiiu Iteudy to Cr8 the Dilutive. Loudon, 16. Private letters from the Danube state that the Russians are extremely busy constructing bridges and repairing roads bo as to secure the utmost facility of move ment when the dicisivo moment arrives. ar-rives. A field telegraph now connects con-nects the headquarters of all tho Russian Rus-sian corps with those ot tho Grand Duke Nicholas, The stafis of the various Russian corps are located at Bucharest, Kalarasb, Simuitza, Tur numargareli, Russovcder, Alexandria, Renu and Giurgevo. The rafts which the RueBiauB have been constructing below Galalz aro quite ready for bridging bridg-ing purposes, and large numbers of them are being towed up to Ibrail. This quite supports the general opinion that tho crossing will take place. at Ghiacet, below Ibrail. The Sisters of Mercy, large numbers of whom recently arrived, are constantly visiting the camps and various hospitals, hos-pitals, from which it is thought there are many sick, though the Russians do the utmost to prevent information being obtained on the subject. Referring to the last Roumanian circular, in which the Roumanian government requested the powera, above all, to promise that Roumania shall not be forcibly constrained to renew her former relations with the porte, it ie said the powers will abide j by their previous decision, merely to ! take cognizanco of the modification by the Roumanian government of Roumanian independence without giving an opinion on it. uonetantinopie, io. a iresn corps of20,000 cavalry is being formed. A court haiSeen constituted for the trial of Mowrie Pasha for embezzling 60,000 Turkish pounds; alao for the trial of Kemal Bey, arrested after Midliat Pasha's fall. Syria, 16 It is stated that the Turkish authorities are watching the Christian party leaders at Spragia, some of whom favor an English protectorate pro-tectorate for Crete, while others desire Crete to become self-governing. Arrests Ar-rests are expected. |