Daily globe., 1878-10-11

ana Japanese News.
FIGHTING IN AFaHANIsTAN.
LONDON Oct. 10.-A Calcutta dispatch says il
is reported that forces from Peshawaur have
been ordered to attack Ali Musjid Immediately
and body of infantry with mountain bat
terry have entered Khyber pass. Heavy firing
has been heard at Peshawaur, but it is moi
known whether fight is going on between the
British and Afghans or Afghans and XIV berees
1t ID rumored the Russians have occupied Tar
kand.
AN ADVANCE.
! LONDON, Oct. 1O.-A correspondent at Simla
telegraphs that he is informed on what he be.
| lieyes good authority that the Gen. Ross col
umn has passed Ali Musjid and is advancing on
Dakoji, which will be captured Thursday at
any cost.
| BLOOD MONEY.
| MADRID, Oct. 10.-A Spanish official has been
murdered near Tetnan. Morocco, and Spain de-
mands reparation.
THE LAST DITCH.
VIENNA, Oct. 10.-The Presse states that sew.
enty-o battalions of Turks and IL, 900 Alba
mans are now at Novi Bazaar. Osman Pasha
will be there soon in command of 15O, 900 men.
THE RUSSIAN RETREAT.
| LONDON Oct. 11.-A dispatch from Vienna
! states that Russia has informed the powers eff
| the stoppage of the retreat of Russian troops,
and has invited them to join in energetic repre-
)sentatlons which Prince Lobaneff is instructed
| to make III order to induce the Porte TO take
prompt measures to stop outrages upon Chris
| tians.
TURKEY AND GREECE.
| LONDON Oct. ia dispatch from Constan-
tinople says in both the Turkish and Greek
circles the idea is gaining ground that war is
| inevitable. An influential party in the Turk
ish council, headed by Osman Pasha, even
holds that purely defensive policy is impos-
slble for purely military reasons. The
Central news agency has a report that Rus
sian videttes are within fifteen miles of Constan-
tinople. The British government is anxious
and resolved ,oimmdiately 10 demand an explana-
tion. Vienna dispatch says Russia is still urg-
| ing Roumania to concede convention granting
the right of passage for Russian troops through
| her territory for a minimum period of two
years. Count Andrassy has SO far induced
Roumelia to Withhold her consent. The Rus
sian army in Roumelia and Bulgaria still
amounts contrary to treaty, % 153, 900 men.
| THE SOCIALIST BILL.
| BERLIN, Oct. 10.-The reichstag to-day read
! second time the first paragraph of the So
cialist bill without modification. The center
and socialist parties voted against it.
LONDON, Oct. ia Berlin dispatch says the
| agreement between Bismarck and the National
Liberals on the Socialist bill has caused much
| speculation. 1t is not improbable an impor-
tant cabinet meeting will take place shortly.
| 1t is certain negotiations between Bismarck and
| the National Liberal leaders have been resum-
! ed with better hopes of success than last year.
AID FOR THE SUFFERERS.
PARIS, Oct. 1O.-The municipality of Bor-
deaux voted 1000 francs for tho relief of the
| yellow fever sufferers of the United States.
sTAKED.
| VIENNA, Oct. 10.-The Pelesse announces that
the Land Credit association has agreed to ad-
vance $1,000, 900 for the maintenance of the
Austrian army in Bosnia during November and
| December.
GAMBETrA.
! PARIS, Oct. 1O-1n speech at Grenoble to-
day Gambetta repelled as a calumny the asser-
tion that the Republicans are hostile to relig-
ion, which, however, he said must not be con-
founded with Ultramontanism.
HE WANTS BENEVOLENT NEUTRALITY.
| ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 1O.-The Golos asserts
that the Ameer of Afghanistan counts at leas,
upon the benevolent neutrality of some of the
| Indian princes.
FIRE IN RUSSIA.
| New YORK, Oct. 1O-A ST. Petersburg dis
patch says twenty-three stone houses, Thirty.
one wooden houses and seventy warehouses
valued at 2.000,0 900 roubles, were burned ir
Riazan near Moscow.
| NEWMARKET RACES.
LONDON, Oct. 10.-The champion stakes a
Newmarket were won by Jannette, Silvis
second, Kaleidoscope third.
A SENSATION.
BERLIN, Oct. lO-The National Gazette pub
fishes the following sensational news: An agi
tation has begun in Russia to compel the Cza
to abdicate. 1t is reported the czarowitch will
preside over the commission TO draft constr
tuition.
1 REINFORCEMENTs.
LONDON, Oct. 1O.-A dispatch from Kasanlil
states that the Ameer's grandson has gone t
Kurum with eight infantry and two cavalr
regiments. The garrison at Ali Musjid ha
been reinforced by ten regiments.
CHINA.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 10.-The steamer Belgis
arrived at IL NJ. with Hong Kong dates to Sept
18th and Yokahama dates to End. The diff
culties between the foreign Christian mission
and native fanatics continue in the province O
Fa Kien. Churches and schools were burne
y
occurred in the district Of Chusan in const
quence of oppressive taxation. Two hupdre
thousand peasants threaten to rise at Nengpt
The officials have only $4,000 troops in th
neighborhsod. Several lives are already lost i
dissultory conflicts.
preme court, Hong Kong, absconded to th
, Portuguese colony of Niaco with some .0Gt
officially in his hands for time. His arrest
/. impossible owing to the absence of an extr;
/. dition treaty between England and Portnga
Special orders for his extradition were fnall
telagraphed from Lisbon, and the offender
now on trial.
d. Fl. Bailey arrived at Shanghai to assun
= the Office of vice consul. Gen. julius Stob
: returns to his own consulate at Kobe, Japan.
proposal is urged to dispense with the En-
lish garrison at Hong Kong, and replace it vii
a choice regiment of picked men.
). JAPAN.
4 The annual budget of the minister of finan
e for the fiscal year, Jnly, 1878, to July, 1877
g was issued early this month. The estimat.
revenue is little over 853, ,0OO, 600; the estimate
expenditure precisely the same. The princip
9 expenditure is a reduction of the national del
J, now nearly 1850 O00, 600 due at home and 81;
E 900, 600 due England. The great bulk of t
d. mestic debt is on account of issuing bon
last year for the permanent redemption of a
nual pensions to mobiles and gentry. T
hnance minister now prOpOses to undertake
!. serious task of liquidation at the rate of 80
/. 000,000 annually, SO that if persevered in
! will be wiped off in twenty-eight years. 7
- financial outlook is regarded as favorable
the whole if peace is maintained and inter,
y resources are developed. The emperor
ID reached Hiigata, the northern limit of his to
as and will presently turn southwark, visiting
se ancient capital of Koho. and returning
or Toxic in October.