Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-09-27
FOREIGN NEWS.

ANOTHER COMPLICATION FOR THE ENGLISH
\ Calcutta cablegram of the 22nt
SAYS: An officer of the Amer o
.Afghanistan Al Alimusjid has refused /,
allow the British mission to Cabul to !,
through the khybor Pass, and crownp,
the heights which commanded the ras,
with his followers After three
hours interview with the officer, ii
which he warned him that his aet
would be regarded rs the act of tht
Amer himself, Maj Cavagnari, com
handing the advance escort If tho
mission, returned to Jamrood, and tht
mission has withdrawn to PeShawaun
IMPORTANCE or TIE ABOVE.
\ special from Calcutta says the
main body of the mission to Cahul had
proceeded rs far rs Jamrood. lis re-
turn thence was geographically ordered
Nv the Niceroy. The mission will now
be withdrawn 1t is fully recognized that
the Ameer OF Afghanistan is merely
the puppet of Russia. The question
will consequently cease to be treated
from an Indian standpoint, and become
4 very serious problem of English for
eign politics. The immediate object Of
the Niceroy is To make it clearly under
stood that lie has no quarrel With the
Afghanistan people. and To win over all
the border tribes Maj. Cayagnari re-
peatedly warned the Afghanstan otli-
Ger that the Ameer would be held
responsible. The officer, in the
presence Of two Indian Princes
attached TO the mission, expressed his
untlinching determination u forcibly
resist the passage of the mission
There is not shadow OF doubt he is
acting under full instructions from the
Ameer as two the Ameers responsible
officers, who arc also believed 10 he III
direct communication with the Russian
embassy, recently arrived at Alimusiil.
The Russian envoy Is still residing at
Cahul.
FEVER IN CYPRUS.
A London cablegram of the DIST says:
There has been u neN outbreak of fever
among the troops i'll Cyprus; n deaths
have occurred since the occupation be
gun; 400 men are now sick out of il
total of 1922.
IlERZEG0LINlA.
A Vienna dispatch of September
20th says: General Joyanovich
tclegraphs that the pacifcation Of Her
zcgovinia is virtually completed l.o-
cal authorities have been appointed and
the political administration organized
throughout the country.
THE EXPOSITION.
1t is stated ON good authority. says u
M ,f Il,g
superior commission Of the intcrnation-
~ exposition has resolved to prolong
The exposition to the goth of November,
i'll order to give an opportunity
for the sale of the exhibits
and that the drawing OF
the lottery prizes, in which j, included
many &c the articles on exhibition, will
also he postponed to the goth Of No
yember. The most Of the foreign
exhibitors are at the present disposed
to begin packing up ON the day
originally designated for the closing of
the exposition, the first of November.
The influx of visitors is again very
large All the hotels and lodging
houses are full.
The arrival of strangers IN Paris reg
lstered DUNG the past fortnight number
25,956 French and 21,50l foreigners.
TIE EASTERN COMPLICATION.
Adyices from Vienna on the Goth,
thus outline the situation in Bosnia
and elsewhere: Three Austrian
brigades are now concentrated ut Tie
hinge The Turkish commander at
Scutar has Shut himself up with ono
battalion, fearing he will be massacred.
Gen. Zach captured two outworks ON
the hills before Bihoes. The insurgents
made Il furious effort to retakc them.
The Austrians have begun the bonn
bardment IF Blhoos.
The fortress Of Bihoes has captulat-
cd and the Austrians entered it 1T 1
o'clock this afternoon.
TIE COST or sUBJUGATINei BOSNIA.
y Vienna cablegram of the 18th says;
Great and increasing irritation exists in
Hungary over the solution Of affairs il
Bosnia. II il said that the credit Of &C.
0000O0 forms will not last until the
reassembling of the delegations, which
will take place about the middle of 0e-
toher and that 25,000,000 forms more
will be needed before that time, and
that an additional 7Oo0O,00O ilorins
must be voted before the end Of the
year.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.