Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1877-11-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.
GENERAL FOREIGN NOTES.

/ NEWS In BkIEE.
oENERAL FOREIGN NOTES.
ABOUT 300 Russian Mennonites left Berlin
ON the 9th inst, for the United States.
/ The master builders of London, unani.
mously declare against conference with
the masons on the strike, aud decide TO con.
tinue the importation Of foreign labor.
THE Pail Mall Gazette asserts that Germa-
ny il urging Belgium to accept German
pr0tectorate and make her military system
conform TO Germany's.
DISTRESSING tidings of imprisonments,
banishments and executions, increasing in
number, have been received from Puerto
Plata. Nearly 100 citizens were sent in
chains on two schooners to the city of San
Domingo. Among the prisoners was the
Peruvian consul. Some were forcibly taken
from consulates where they had taken ref
| age.
A ROME nncial Of the 18th inst, says the
Pope passeda restless night, but always
awakened in the full possession of his
faculties, and was conscious of all that was
going on around him. The physicians say
he cannot recover, though he may linger for
week. The Italian government has already
taken the precaution to station a strong
guard around all approaches to the Vatican
to prevent any pillaging that might follow
on the death of the Pope being made public.
GERMANY and Italy have paid the balance
of their subsidy to st. Gothard tunnel, re-
speetively 2,6OO, 900 and 400, 900 francs.
AT a meeting of forty Constitutionalists of
the French senate, including the leaders OF
the Orleanists, the majority voted that the
party should sanction a new dissolution OF
the Chamber of Deputies, it demanded, nor
support the present ministers.
AT the Liverpool Autumn meeting, on the
9th inst, the great Lancashire handican was
won by Arbitrator, with White Bait second
and Hesper third.
THE decision of Lord Moncriefi, referee,
in the arbitration between the Clyde opera.
tive shipwrights and shipbuilders, was
given on the Sth inst, in favor of the mas
tiers. The referee holds that the state Of
trade on the Clyde does not warrant an ad.
vance of wages. The lookout has lasted six
months.
BAVARIA is expected to withdraw her
diplomatic representation from the Vatican
rs useless expense.
WAR NOTES.
THE Russians, on the 14th inst, traversed
Getropal Pass, near Orcharie, but were re.
pulsed by Turkish corps of observation,
with a loss of $50 men.
A SPECIAL dated Sterakeleh, the 18th
inst, says: Sharp cannonade continues
against Kars and an assault is imminent.
Erzcroum has refused to surrender.
A RUSSIAN official dispatch states that
Gen. Heymann advanced against Erezroum,
but his columns lost their way in the dark
ness. Three Russian battalions captured
the fortified position of Aztxie and although
obliged to Withdraw before superior force
carried OF $50 prisoners. The Russians lost
80 killed and 600 wounded
ACCORDING to to-day's rumors from the
Russian camp, preparations are making for
general assault on Plevna.
A RUSSIAN official dispatch, dated Bogot, |
ilth inst, says: The Turks last night at. |
tempted to surprise Gen. Skobelofi's posi-
tioas. The Russians were warned and
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dred PAGES, when they received them with +
heavy fire. The Turks retreated TO the en-
trenchcd position and maintained violent
fire until 2 this morning.
OsMAH PAsHA's losses at Plevna are esti.
mated at 200 to 800 men daily, from the con.
fire Of Russian artillery. Osman
Pasha is busily constructing fresh fortifica-
tions, which seem to point to his holding
out as long as possible, rather than to at
tempt sortie. Prisoners and deserters
state the Turks have six weeks provisions.
A DISPATCH from Erzeroum, dated the 9th
inst, says the Russians attacked the forti-
fed positions at Azizie. The Turkish troops,
fighting with great valor, repulsed them,
and pursued the Russians four or FIVE miles
from Erxeroum. The Russians were totally
the trenches being filled with their
dead.
IT is expected that combined operations
will be attempted by Osman, Mehemct Ali,
and Cheyket Pashas, upon which the fate of
Pievna will depend. The Porte has deter
mined to fight to the bitter end. Mahmoud
Damah Pasha 10 iii.
FIVE hundred deserters from Plevna are
reported en- route to the Russian headauar.
ters. It is believed from this and other
signs that Osman Pasha must shortly surren.
der or attempt sortie.
AN Official telegram from Mukhtar Pasha
admits that the Russians compelled him to
retreat from Dcve-Boynn. II says some off.
GERS who were panic-stricken and abandoned
several guns will be court-martialed. The
dispatch concludes: We are now occupy
ing the Notifications of Erzeroum, and pre-
pairing means Of defense"
WASHINGTON. +
In reply to q resolution in the House, the
Secretary of the Treasury makes statement,
showing that after deducting all the out
obligation, payable on demand,
there IL now in the treasury nearly 60,OO0,-
900 in gold coin, an increase of $4I, 500, 600
since July, 1876, when the last detailed state
ment was made.
The old suggestion that Ca0inet Ministers
shall sit ~ responsible representatives Of
the administration upon the floor of the
House during the sessionsto be ready at any
time 70 answer questions, is being revived.
THE Penca chiefs were each presented
with . medal, by Secretary Schurx on the
18th inst.
The ways and means committee authorize /
their chairman to report concurrent reso-
lation, providing for the final adjournment
Of Congress on the 22d inst, 1t 6o'clock.
Jas. T. LANE has been confirmed United
States attorney for the district Of Iowa.
Geo. g. Patterson ID confirmed for the |
southern district OF Florida.
The Senate Judiciary committee ON the
18th inst, heard arguments from counsel OF
The Central Pacific and Union Pacific roads, !
In opposition to ThnEman's sinking fund |