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Show ! THE KASTEUM W A It. CoDBtantiuople, G. Many prominent promi-nent dignitaries have been arrested by order of the grand vizier. It is said a conspiracy on the part of ex Sultan Murad has been discovered. Mukhtar Pasha telegraphs from Erzeroum on Monday: We had an engagement at Devo Boyun, after which we returned here. London, G. A special dated Constantinople Con-stantinople on Tuesday announces that alter some resistance to the Russian Rus-sian advances, Mukhtar Pasha, finding find-ing hi3 position ou the Deve Boyun seriously compromised, abandoned it nnd is falling back on Erzingan and Trebizood. The Russians have occu pied Erzeroum. A Vienna dispatch states that the sultan has granted Midhat Pasha permission per-mission to goto Mitylene. A special dated Erzeroum, Tuesday noon, contains the lollowing: Mukhtar Mukh-tar Pasha desires lo stand siege, but the inhabitants object, fearing a bombardment. Everybody is le ving for Bay Burt. Monday's tight re sultd in a general rout. |