Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-16
NUMBER 1856.
THE OLD WORLD.
Gen. Roberts Advance on JellaIabad Said
to Have Commentaries Hours of
Princess Alice-Marriage of Princess
observation-disclosures.
THE AFGHAN INVASION.

to Have Commentaries Hours of
Princess Alice-MarFiage of Princess
Observation-Disclosures.
THE AFGHAN INVASION.
LAHORE, Dec. 15.-Gen. Roberts tele
graphs under date of Thursday as follows:
''We have finished the reconnaissance to the
top of Shutar-Garden pass, and returned to
Ali Xiii without firing shot. The country
IS friendly Gen. Roberts was to leave Ali
Kill for Kurum to-day. Gen. Brown has
sent Sikh regiment back from Dakko to
Peshawur on account of sickness Gen.
Biddulph has constructed road over Kha-
Juk pass unopposed.
ITALIAN CABINET.
ROME Dec. 15.-Signor Depretis has un-
dertaken the formation of cabinet.
PRINCESS ALICE.
ROME, Dec. 15.-Sympathetic refeaences
all the churches to-day.
DARMsTADT, Dec. 15.-As early as Friday
morning the physicians recognized that the
condition of the Grand Duchess was hope
less and sent secret messages to that effect
to England. Symptoms of sutfocatine ap-
peared at O'Clock Sunday morning, but
We're temporarily removed. The Grand
Duke was then induced to leave the room.
but his mother remained administering to
the Princess until the last. The Grand
Ducal Court, land Hesse- Darmstadt generally,
will go into mourning for twelve weeks
PRINCESS THYRA's MARRIAGE.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 15.-The marriage Of
Princess Thyra to the Duke of Cumberland
will take place on the Dist inst, as originally
intended, the funeral of Princess Alice hay
ing been fixed for December 18th.
BAD POLICY.
PEsrH, Dec. 15.-Count Andrassy, speak
ing before the Hungarian delegation, declar-
ed the annexation of Servia and Montene-
gro would be most perverted and unhappy
policy.
DOUBLE DEALING.
LONDON, Dec. ia dispatch from Con-
stantinople under date of Dec. Is, states
Prince Labanoff, Russian ambassador, has
presented note protesting against the issue
of the new Turkish loan, and declaring that
Turkey has no right to ALLEVIATE her resources
prior to liquidating her engagements, in
Guiding the war indemnity. On the other
hand dispatches from st. Petersburg, under
date of Dec. IA, denies that Russia would
object to the loan.
LONDON, Dec. ia Constantinonle dis
patch says the council of ministers has de-
cded to settle without delay the questions
pending with Greece, Persia and Montene-
gro and Austria, and conclude a defensive
treaty with Russia.
MARCHING ON JELLALABAD.
LONDON, Dec. "a correspondent at
Peshawur understands that General Browne
has advanced on Jellelabad with his
command, and meets with no opposition. 1t
is impossible that Turkestan reinforcements,
which the Ameer is reported to be intriguing
for, will arrive in tine
cHINA-RUssIA WAR.
LONDON, Dec. 15.-The Turkistan Gazette
states the Chinese troops in Kashgar are
concentrating to operate against Old Kuldja,
which is occupied by the Russians.
ANGLo-TURKIsH CONVENTION.
A correspondent at Pesth telegraphs that
reports that new Anglo-Turkish conven-
ton is about to be concluded, are becoming
more and more consistent.
telegram from Constantinople, however,
states that Lord Salisbury has not answered
Sir Austen Layard concerning the guarantee
of a Turkish loan.
HAD TO LEAVE.
LONDON, Dec. ia Phillippopolis cor
respondent says the English and Austrian
members of the Roumelian commission were
compelled to quit Yeni Saghra in conse-
quence of the gathering of an excited mob.
CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE SULTAN
Pesth dispatch states a recent conspiracy
in Constantinople, according to some ac-
counts, was serious attempt to replace the
sultan by his brother, Reshad Pasha The
sultan had to be dissuaded from executing
Reshad and Mahmoud Damad Pasha. The
former is confined to the seraglio.