, 1877-09-19

THE pEtTu OF YAEoon ktt&N-fTIs frccEsson
k1L1s uia uHorHEn-HosritE OPERATIONS
OF THE CnfNc-E,
Di., atcA Ia london 7Imts.
CALCUTTA, Sept al tcleCraplc1 on Thurs
,lay that tho Indian Govcsnnrht had received
,u.ws confirming the ru,nnr uf tho dealt, OF
Ynhnub Khan, the isnler Of kashcar. This news,
Whit, re,hcti Itia through Cashmere, fs to tho
elItrl that the Amccr was assassnatcd by Iaskim
Khan rorall, son Ct Duzurg Khan, The former
ltuicr III Yarkanl, whom iukoob dcposcd, and
VITO died shortly nftcr. Yakoob's eldest son
WAS also slain. His second tUn Is now at Kasl-
Ea.. It Is also stated that fIaktm Torah has
h,cn recognized By The truops and tho people as
Anger, l,u. it Is lsar.liy likely that iakoob's
surviving SOIL will quietly neaulcscc. Probably
IL furious civil war will brcak ont which VIII
gn lar TO tighten tho tHsk of tho invading CHI
lcse nrfnr.
t,ta TIE si apsr Ssss'p'laet ;o ntr % t'e
writes rs follows under date ~. Petersburg,
A,lE. ~: Interesting but far from agreeable
intelligence las BEEN recc!red from Clitncss
TurkCstan rnl knshEar. The neWs [Eun this
latter place comes frs,'" rcltaoia e9nrso-a
l,tssnnagc well kl,own 1.crc, tic stullall Turcp
ClltutlEt, who Ind hecr sent W tho Amecr
1ukuu, as his Envoy, nntl ut tht tinno uf Ills
lDa-teT's death was staying at tue headquarters
ni ten. yon kaulluann. Tie 3aaaulct fAmecr)
died nn MAY 10 at korle. II town OIL The so,ltll-
crn frnntfcr Of hta tutntniof.s. whErc llt. WIS
engaged in raising fortcs a9atnst the Chinese,
WHO lad tuken ill., cllest ION prisoner allii nut
Inn to cruel death, at,A had penetrated into
tic north Of Ditty.Shan. without meeting
with any effective resistance fron tho kast!rar
this suns entertained to" arsls une nnnthcr, hn'l
named hlx trusty Minister as hls succcssur. But
be, mol vcTltnring to assume tl1a G"ycrnmeit,,
haunted 1t OVER I" TUG eldest oI fakoob's surviv-
Ing eons. to whom the people at orcc nworc
obedience. The second SURVIVING sun. k!,ak-
knlI, who Ind been With his father at the time
Of his lsat, accompanied the tudy to kashg.lr
th",lsl,a. The new :Au,rer, Kss!i-1'ck, met tho
busly vi hi. father few vcrsts outside k:la-
CaT: lie Frustrated himself before It; hut sud.
denly epr'ng'ng up and drawing revolver, he
whcrcupun tho suite ot tic murdered Prince
wrrc cut down by tho Amcers pcoric This
murder ut once revealed the character Of the
nrw ruler. Tl.c aorray.oppresscl people. who
better dAys after the death of tic ErasptnE and
fcriinic fakpoh, now faw their hhpct dashed to
t.'r crn,in1, mil the eyes Of all were titrhrd 10
1irss,n. from @fl"In alunc they etsull exprct de-
llyrrlncc. SiicB The new AMcer, lscsi.1ek the
Chinese, will niso layc ~ CONTEND with thc Khan
lla'i!nl 'ftur. who holds possession uf Axu anil
1t Is his Interest to keep on the bcst terms with
hts Russian nel.hhnrs. liz llns ntraralnEly
Ii,de AL pnssiolr PROMISES 10 lien. Won kanf.
Eailt', N ll'e hope thas he 1iiay to Induced to
tn continue #, supply the Chinese army With
cu.n. The Chinese, It is known, arm at rceoi,-
gucrln@ MI tl1s rt'untry, wiirh WIN seized Inauy
YEARS nc',, hy the Dungaus Chinese Tar
tats) and they net townnl. thesg people With
thr ,lost rrilncd cruelty. Al the tuklng ul Mathis,
thc Chlc.c t!en. Tan Nrorllsel she Inhabitants
Arnn4pleic n.ntety. hut hc tuuseti the wlr'fa
population, .ulnuhtn. 10 1,5OD mon, besidcs
women and children, to perish under must fear
tul tnrturcs. In consequence nf this lien. vo1l
,.asfnann has addrrssctl letter Of warning to