The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-11-02
FOREIGN.
Sel-Wounding Again Becoming Pop
uIar Among Servian Troops.
The Seryian Cabinet Difficulty AMIGA
bly, Settled, the War Minister
Retaining His Place.
Ice in the Polar Sea Averages a
Thickness of 30 Feet.
The Turkish War Question Thought
to be Settled for the Winter.
Trial Of the Armstrong Cannon at
Spizzia, England.
GETTING sHAKY.

GETTING sHAkl.
LONDON, October 2S-A dispatch from
| Belgrade confirms the statement that self
wounding is again becoming frequent
among the Servians During the fight a
Krevete, a distinguished officer brought hal
of Russian battalion TO the front, saying
that he was compelled TO leave the othel
half behind to prevent the Servians from
running away.
SETTLED FOR THE WINTER.
The 'Times" says that the feeling thai
the war is STAYED off at least for the win.
ter, becomes more prevalent, and inciines 10
stock operations for rise.
WILL NOT RESIGN.
BELGRADE, October 2S.-The Serviar
cabinet difficulty is in a fair way of being
| settled. 1t is probable that Nicholach will
consent TO retain the portfolio Of Minister
of War.
u JUSIs NOT TAKEN.
A telegram from the Minister of the In
terror, at belgrade, says that Prince Ris-
tics, in reply TO an inquiry, says the Turks
have not taken ID Junis.
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
LoSCoS, October .S.-Capt. Nores, COM
mander OF the Arctic expedition, has sent a
telegram containing the following additional
particulars of the voyage: The Polar Sea
is never navigable. The ordinary ice aver
ages so feet in thickness; animal life and
the Dortherly immigration OF birds ends
south If Cape Columbia. A memorial table
was erected to CAPTAIN Hall, of the Polar
expedition, at Polarias Bay. All Esquimaux
traces leave on the west shore, in latitude
81 81, whence they cross TO Greenland.
The impracticabllity OF reaching the North
Pole was proven. All the neighboriDg lands
were examined.
THE ARMSTRONG GUNS.
d;s,,,cb from S,;zz;, s,vs thu. tho
trials of the hundred ton Armstrong guns,
made for the Italian government, were
eminenily successful. A bolt, fired with
3i1 pounds Of powder, attained a velocity
OF 500 feet per second and smashed solid
wrough iron plate % inches thick, and
completely pierced a strong backing OF
thlrty-lnch skin OF target, the Resistance oil
winch Is supposed 10 equal IN" sides oil the
great Italian iroh-ciaa Dueiio, ana had
enough Veiocity naming 70 nave smashed
Inc other side OF ne snip, ana Wouid nave
carried compete rum inpo hef INFERIOR;
An equal charge completely demolished
. so ~, a. y. e. I nant:
through it. Its stated that the shock
would have 40 shaken the structure of a
vessel like the aDueIlo' az to have cause a
leak.
WITHDRAWN
RAGUsA, October 2S.-The Dervish Pasha
has Withdrawn from Podgoritza to The
mrandy district, In the rear oil faiatka.
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COUNCIL OF MINISTERS.
CoNsTASTrNoPLE, October 2S.-An ex-
traordinary council of ministers was held
on Thursday, to consider the armistice
question. The Russian, German, Austrian
and Italian ambassadors conferred together
on Friday.
THE SIOUX EXPEDITION.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., October 2S.-Chas.
NJ. Hendley, secretary of the Sioux Com
mission. telegraphs from Yankton. that the
Commission has accomplished its mission.
and will adjourn at that place to meet in