The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-11-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE


The Czar of Russia has ordered bis army to |
he placed in marching order. He declares
that he does not wish for war, butts determined
that Turkey shall respect the coninoniy-reoog-
nized principles of justice"
Two lives were lost by the burning OF the
Circo Theater at Madrid, Spain.
The bitter pill which Russia prescrlbes Tor
the Sick Man, and which he must swallow, even
at the point of the bayonet, is thus compounded.
according to the ST. Petersburg correspondent
of the Vienna Political Correspondence;
stThe disarmament Of the entire population OF
Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Bulgaria, without
distinction of creed the abolition OF irregular
troops the Punishment OF the Clrcasslans 70
Asia the language of the country to be intro
duced in public offices and tribunals the ap-
pointuaent by the Porte of native Christians as
Governors in all the provinces, and the az
pointment Of a permanent Commission OF ou-
pervisors composed of the Consuls OF the great
powers"
Tt has been found necessary in Cuba to carry
the war into the ranks Of the non-combatants
in order to reach potent auxiliary OF the IN
surgent cause. The women and the priests
have now come under the ban Of Gen. Campos'
rigorous policy. One woman has been SEN
fenced to be shot, and another to be banished,
for active participation in the insurrection, and
certain of the priests have been admonished
of the Importance of putting in an occasional
word for Spain in their sermons and observ-
ances.
The astounding news comes by cable that in
the terrible cyclone which recently ravaged
Eastern Bengal, India, 100000 persons lost
their lives.
A Calcutta dispatch of Nov. 20 gives The fol-
lowing account of the great tidal wave of Oct
81: "Three large islands, namely, Haitian, Sun
deep and Dakhan Shahabazhare, and numerous
smaller islands included in Backergunge, Nook
holly and Chittagong, were entirely submerged
by the storm Wave Of Oct. 81, as was also the
mainland for five OF six miles. These islands
are all in or near the estuary of the river
Megua The largest, Dakhan Shahabazhare,
was 500 square miles in extent It had popu-
lation of about 240, 900. Haitian and Sundeep,
together, had about 1OO,O 900 population. Up to
about II o'clock on the night of the 31st there
were no signs of danger, but before midnight
wave swept over the country to the depth, in
many places, of twenty feet, surprising the
people in their beds. Dense groves OF cocos-
nut and palm trees around the villages enabled
many to save themselves by climbing among
the branches. Some took refuge on the tops
of their houses, but the water burst the houses
asunder, and swept them out to sea. Some
-;oI f1n oh
to the Ohittagong district, but the vast ma
jority were never heard OF sgain. The country
is perfectly flat, and almost every one persisted
who failed to reach the trees. There is scarce
" q household on the islands, and on the
adjacent coast, but lost many members.
The cattle are all drowned, the boats
are swept away, and the means of communica-
ton with the other districts are destroyed.
There is much distress among the survivors,
which the Government is relieving. The Coo
0,nYrsent Gazette says that wherever the storm
wave passed it is believed that not third OF
the population survived. The islands have
barely one-fourth of their former inhabitants.
The stencil from the purifying bodies is insult
ferable, and q general outbreak of the cholera
is expected. a correspondent says that this
fear is happily not yet realized, exceptin Nook
holly, where the disease has appeared"
It is stated that the Russian police have dis
covered plet in Poland. The Roman Catho-
lie Bishop of Leytomierz, in the province of
Volhynia, has been arrested and imprisoned at
Moscow. Several Polish curates have been
thrown into prison at Warsaw. All dealers in
arms have been subjected to stringent regula-
tions.