Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-18
FOREIGN NEWS.

A London cablegram of Decem'
Der 18th says: A correspondent
Of the Ne,cs, in dispatch dated at
Rawul Pindes, says he has some reason
to believe that the ameer has sent a
relative and high dignitary to Major
! Cavagnari, at Dakka, beseeching the
British to grant peace, and asking for
no conditions. The correspondent does
not assert this positively. r.~.r,-.
A dispatch from Quellah says infor-
nation has been received confirming
the report that the garrison of Canadian
bad been reinforced by Afghan troops
from Herat, and q large force from
Turcoman. f..4.
A special to the advertiser from Bonn
bay says an Afghan official arrived in
Gen. Brownies camp. from Jellallabad,
and invited the British to advance to
Cabul aid establish new government,
in consequence of the general uprising
against the ameer. ~
A dispatch from Dallka says it is re-
ported that the ameer has blown the
commandment of Ali Musjid from the
lannon's mouth. r.. -.
WHAT RUSSIANS ARE DOING IN BULGARIA.
A Constantinople dispatch of De-
cember 18th says: The Russians
have decided to leave fifty thous-
ana men in Bulgaria and con-
centrate all troops in excess Of that num-
Der at Adrianople, until definite treaty
| is concluded.
THE MOROCCO FAMINE.
| Says q Madrid cablegram of Dec.
| 10Th: Advices have been received from
MOgador, that terrible famine pre-
walls there. The deaths number TWEEN
ty-five daily.
... SWISS ELECTIONS.
A Berne cablegram of Dec. 18th says:
Col. B Hammer has been elected
president, and DR.. E. Weld, vice presi-
dent of the Swiss confederation for 1879.
-.e..' A VESSEL RAISER.
Says a London dispatch Of Dec. 10Th ::
| The contractor for raising the Grosser
kurturst has signed a contract to raise
| the POna1aerdnid.
GOOD EXTRACTION LAWS.
A London cablegram Of Deem
Der 18th says: VIM. tombstone,
formerly a clerk in the Saline county
bank at Marshall, Mo-, arrested in
| Scotland, was examined, to-day, on a
charge of forgery, and held for extra
| dictlOn.
THE AMEER'S REPLY TO ENGLAND.
The following is text of the letter
of the ameer of AfShanistan to the
Viceroy of India, in reply to the ulti-
matum, received Dec. 10:
"Be it known to your exCellency tha at
| haye received and read from beginning
to end, the friendly letter, your excel
lency sent in reply to letter dispatch
ed by Nuwabgholah Hussim Khan,
with regard to expressions used by
your excellency. In beginning your let
ter referring to the friendly character
of the mission, and the good will of
the British government, | leave it to
your excellency, whose wisdom and
Justice are universally admitted to de-
eide whether any reliance can be placed
upon the good will if evinced by words
only; out if on the other hand the good
will really consists of deeds, then it has
not been manifested by the various
wishes expressed and proposals made
the British officials, during the last few
years to the officials of this God granted
government. Proposals are made
which from their nature it was impos-
sible for them to comply. One Of these
referred to my undutiful son, the ILL
starred wretch, Mohamed Yakoob
Khan, and was contained in letter adj
dressed by officials of the British GOV
eminent to the British agent residing
at Cabul. 1t was written on that letter
that if Yakoob Khan be released and
set at lii ertv, our friendship with AT
ehanistan will De firmly cemented
otherwise it will not. There are sever
al other grounds of complaint, similar
in nature, which contain no evidence Of
good will, but which, on the contrary,
were effective IN increasing the aver
sion and apprehension already enter
tanned by the subjects of this God
granted government. With regard to
my refusal to receive the British mis-
sion, your excellency has stated it
would appear from my conduct that I
was actuated by feelings of direct hos
tility to the British government L as
sure your excellency, on the contrary,
the officials of this God granted gov
eminent, in repulsing the mission,
were not influenced by any hos
tile or inimical feelings towards
the British government, nor did they
intend that any affront should be affix-
ed; but they were afraid that the in
dependence Of this government might
be affected by the arrival of the mis-
sion, and that friendship which has ex-
listed between the two governments for
J ears might be annlhilated. A para
graph in your excelency's letter corrob-
grated the statements which they have
made to this government of the feelings
of apprehension aroused in the minds
of the people of Afghanistan by the
mere announcement of the intention of
the British government to send mis-
sion to Cabul before the mission itself
had actually started or arrived at Pesh-
amur have subsequently been fully JUS
titled by the statement in your excel
lency's letter that | should be held re
sponsible for any injury that might be-