Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-27

LONDON, November IS.
A. correspondent at Berlin saws it is ex-
pccted at st. Petersburg that the Ameer Of
Afslianistan will go to iIerat in tho eYeat
of a defeat. 1t is rumored that the corps
under the Russian General kline are
ten or twelve marches from Herlt.
The daily Aetcs announces. semi-offi-
cially, that Wade. the British Minister to
Pekin. who has left London for his post
will visit Lahore under special Instructions
from Lord Salisbury, and will confer with
Lord Lytton in regard to the attitude OF
Russia and China relative to Cashgar.
A special from Dakka. dated Monday,
at 7 o'clock in the morning, says: Leav-
ing Ali Musjid in charge of a British regi-
ment, General Brown pushed OH. The
head men of the Hill trihs coming out on
the route to congratulate him, and pay
their respects to Lundikana. thirteen
miles of, where the advance force hivou-
acked. Major Cavagrari rode on to Dakka.
which lie reachfd at Z O'Clock OF Saturday
evening, the Kahn of Lanpnor meeting
him. TO offer submission. At dawn on
Sunday morning the British troops re-
snmed their march, arriving in Dakka at
noon, and found that the deserted fort had
been plundered by neishbcring tribes. The
British advance has now REACHED the from
tier Of Afghanistan proper, destroying by
its successes the Ani.er's authority in ali
independent Territory, 80 miles in width
from Jamrood to Dakka. The flying AT
CHAN army, in its efforts to escape, has
been plundcred of everything. the country
having risen against ii and refusing it
shelter. The news is confirmed that Jel-
lalobod has been executed, and the gar
rison lie in headlong flight towards Cabul.
BERLIN, November 26.
The Progression party has adopted a
| programme. which includes the trial by
jury for political offenses, and the right Of
Parliament to FIX the numbers Of the mill
tary contingent, and to vote supplies an
nually.
LONDON, November &c.
The Hambnrg-American line steamship
pommerania. from New York. collided and
sunk off Folkestnne last night; ilfty-eight
persons are missing. The Welsh bark with
which the steamer collidea, Is reported to
be the Noel Eilian Of Carnarvon. from Rot
tordam to Cardiff. The Pommerania was
en- route from Plymouth to Hamburg, and
~foundered in abont ten minutes. The iron
screw steamer Glengarry saved liz Of her
passengers and crew. and landed them at
Dover. The vessel with which the POM
merania collided, is anchored off Folkes-
tone, with her bows stove in and her for
ward compartments filed with water. A
tug has gone to her assistance. A
t. legram. just received by the agents here
of the Pommefania, saws. Ono hundred
and sixty-two persons ON board were saved.
and ifty-eight are missing. including Capt.
Schwenzen, Second Officer Foulks. and
Third Officer Barrow. The agent SAYS that
AZ passengers were to land at Plymouth
aud Cherbourg. leaving 1oi OH board.
Five passengers embarked at Plymouth.
making the total number Of passengers on
board at the time Of the disaster 1903, pro-
vided the AZ had landed ar intended.
A dispatch from Dover says o. Helms.
chief engineer, j. S%chcrding. doctor. G..
p, tiers, steward, aud two stewardesses,
are supposed to be drowned. A gentleman
named Shredder. and a lady named Miss
Amrlia Newman, were the saved San Fran
ciscans ON board.
LArER.--Among the passengers on board
the steamship Pommerania. which sunk
last night, were Mr.. and Mrs. Earnstein,
two children and nurse. and Mrs. Caroline
Dehn, Of San Francisco. Il is not vet
known whether they were savsd or not, or
how the accident happenSd. Further par
thulars Of the Pomml rama disaster show
that at the time OF the collision she
wis near Dungeness Point. about three
miles from shore, and was struck on
the starboard side a%midships. Distress
signals were given and returned by the
steamer GiengarrN proceeding down the
Channel. which made all sps cd towards the
scene Of the disaster. There were nine
boats IN the Pommerania, four Of which
were crushed in by the collision; Ave were
got of, but one being overcrowded with
passengers, sunk. All the boats were
: pulled away from the doomed ship. leaving
the captain. who refused to quit the ship
until the last moment. After pulling
for half an honr the survivors were picked
up by the Glengarry One gentleman was
taken from the water in an unconscious
state and restored. The Glengarry stayed