Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-06-26
NEWS IN BRIEF.


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porkthat Ger. Gonzales has been re-eIecte
president, all parties haye been reconciled
andtAe country ~ fourishing. a.
THE Shaewaecaemette four, of Monroe
Mich, to compete in; the Henly regatta
landed at Southampton on the 18th inst
The London and Southern Railway compan,
placadg q saloon carriage ut their service
ane conveyed their boat to London free o
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IA DrsPAfcH from Cape Town, Africa
dated May 20, says: "The Caffres hav
Aroken up and abandoned Prize Bush. On
Caffre chief has been captured. Tn
troubles in Transkei territory have been 8,
far settled that portion OF the troops will
be sent to Natal Is precaution agains
trouble with the Zulus.
The great strike of the English cotton
spinners, in the Lancashire district, is yir
tually at an end.
THE revolution in Mexico is nearly ended
and Escobedo's forces have been routed BY
the government troops. The latest accounts
report that Escobedo has prepared to cross
the frontier into Texas.
THE London Daily Nems understands tha,
the son of the late king of Hanover will
probably formally renounce his pretention,
to the crown, SO as to secure the return oi
the sequestrated estates of the king.
THE press association is assured ON good
authority that it is untrue that the English
government will decide upon an early dis.
solution of parliament, but it is understood
in parliamentary circlesthat the proposition
has been seriously discussed.
THE peace congress convened at Berlin
on the 18th inst. Prince Bismarck was se.
lected as chairman. A banquet was given
in honor OF the tplenipotentaries at the
palace in the evening.
THE international copyright congress
opened its session at Paris ON the 18th inst.
NJ. About presided; instead of Victor Hugo,
who will speak at the close of the session.
A MEETING of overlookers, representing
every mill except one at Accringtop, Eng
land, on the 10Th, unanimo ously favored sub.
mission to the masters terms, and decided
to make every effort to terminate the strike.
WAR NOTES.
IT appears that within the last few day
there has been imminent danger of con.
hict between Russians and Turks, Baker
Pasha or Fuad Pasha having on the 18th
given the Russians few hours notice to
remove an observatory overlooking the
Turkish lines. The porte, on being in
formed of the affair, ordered the military
authorities to maintain peace.
GEN. ToDLBBEN refuses to detach more
A.
consequence of large reinforcements of
Turks which have arrived at Constan tinople.
TELEGRAMs from Cettinje announce that
on the 14th instant the Turks from Scutari
attacked the Montenegrins and were re-
pulsed.
THE questions which threaten the success
of the congress are believed to be the ces-
sion of Antivari to Montenegro, the posi-.
ton OF Roumelia in relation to Turkey, and
of the administrative and governmental
organization of Roumelia. Bessarabia will
be yielded to the personal wishes of the
czar, and Roumania will accept Dobrudja in
exchange. Territorial concessions in Arme-
MIA will not meet with opposition from Eng
land.
MENTION is made of an Anglo.Turkish
understandings kind of supplement to the
Anglo Russian agreement. 1t secures the
paramount influence of England not only
in Asia Minor, but at Constantinople.
A DISPATCH for Constantinople, dated
Syria, asserts that Turkish delegates have
been instructed to withdraw from the con-
gress, and declares that Turkey prefers to
execute the treaty of San Stefano, If con.
gress decides to grant autonomy to Eperus,
Thessaly, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
THE full text of the agreement between
Great Britain and Russia, signed on the s0th
of May, is published, and confirms the
correctness of the synopsis given in
he dispatches of that date. The agree.
ment reserves to Russia and England the
right to raise and discuss in the congress all
questions not included in its stipulations.
A BERLIN correspondent predicts that
the proposition to admit Greece to the con.
gress will be rejected. 1t is known that
Russia will oppose it. Germany will sup
port Russia and Austria. France and Italy
are jealous of the Greek mercantile marine.
THE territory granted to Servia ON the
western frontierlby the treaty of San Stefano
will, according to a princely ukase Just
ssued, be Immediately incorporated.
SEVERAL thousand Russians have arrived
in Roumania from Russia during the past
few days, and taken positions on line of
posts facing the southern outlets of the
Carpathian passes, between the rivers Argish
and Serpeth. Troops from the Alabradscha
are also crossing the Danube for the purpose
of camping upon the high ground on the
Roumsnian side, a. much sickness prevails
south of the river.
THE confidence, both in st. Petersburg
and Berlin, in the successful issue of the
congress-, 10 reported to be SO deep as almost
to exclude doubt that Count Schouvaloff's
policy is triumphant at st. Petersburg, and
his antagonists are silenced; but the situa.
ton at Constantinople still continues a
cause Of uneasines.
The Duke Of Cambridge has left London
for Malta.
III. QUINN, member of congress from the
Albany, N. y, district, died at Albany on
the 18TH inst.
| THE Maine Democrats, in convention q
Portland on the 18th inst, nominated Alon
70 Garcelon for governor.
ASH Brothers, clothing manufacturers
New York, have failed. Liabilities $245, 900
ABOUT four hundred grain shovelers wen
i en- stsiks ut Ba6al0, N. ", ON she aseh inst
AT jamestown, N. Y, on the, 10th inst.
Col. James T. Henry, q well-known news
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