Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04
NEWS in BRIEF.
GENERAL FOREIGN NOTES.

A SPECIAL from Rome says socialist agi
tation continues in provinces Of Italy
Deputy mayor of Osimo has been stabbed
BY an assassin. In Jessi, a neighborins
town, Republicans carrying the red aal
parsded the streets.
The flying Afghan army, in its efforts Il
escape, has been plundered of everything
the country having risen against it, and re-
fusiDg it shelter. The news is confirmed
that Jellalabad has been evacuated, and
the garrison is In headlong fight towards
Cabul.
ONE hundred mills, at Oldham, Eng,
employing 1900 hands stopped running.
Some of the oldes. firms have not enforced
the reduction. It is not thought the strike
will last long, a. limited companies are
working on borrowed capital and cannot
afford to stop.
On the 9th inst. a terrible explosion oc
Cured in the coal mine Rosa Rio, at Leban,
Chilli. Sixteen miners were killed, and a
large number wounded. Six escaped unin-
ured. The damage to the mine is 100000.
DURING gale on the 23d, three vessels
and eighteen lives were lost at the mouth
of the Tagus.
The rumor is verified that Prince Gort.
schakoff and Prince Orloff have rendered
their designations. It is further reported
the czar has notified Prince Gortschako off
that he has postponeda decision on the sub.
ject until he returns to st. Petersburg. This
is considered as indicating that Gortscha.
koff's resignation will be accepted.
KING HUMBERT has conferred on Signor
Carroll the military gold medal for bravery
THE Times in its military article says:
Many reasons make it appear probable that
a winter campaign will close with the occu-
patton of Doka, Khurum and Pishen valleys.
Winter is drawing near, the cold is intense
and fuel and forage in the mountainous
districts scarce. So for prudential reasons
the Indian government will not care to
entangle their armies too far in the hills at
this season, until their communications are
more secure, and their commissariat and
transport arrangements on more approved
footing.
The British forces captured fort Ali
Musjid from the Afghans on the 2lst inst.
The number of killed and wounded in the
operations at Khyber Pass is estimated at
800.
THK failure of Mitchell Bros, flax spin.
ners and power loom weavers of Belfast,
Ireland, is announced. Liabilities, 100000.
Two of the largest slate manufactures in
Wales have closed. Most of the quarries
are reducing forces and lowering wages.
THE British force, advancing from Quet-
tab, has arrived at kushlak, ten miles dis
tant. The cold is intense. About 100 men
are sick in each regiment. Warm clothes
are urgently required. Anxiety is felt re-
garding the weather. A proclamation of
the viceroy has been read to the Belooch
chiefs stating that the war will only be
waged against the ameer, and advising the
people to remain at their homes. The Quet
tab column numbers $3.50 men. A division
commanded by Lieut.. Gen. Donald Stewart,
numbering $3.50 meu, has left Moolhan for
Quettah.
APPALLING distress and destitution exists
among the mechanics and laborers of Shelf
depression. Hundreds exist in tenements
without clothing or furniture, all having
been sold or pawned to procure food. They
are without fuel and dependent upon the
charity of their neighbors. The mayor has
called public meeting to devise measures
of relief.
No reply was received by the English
government from the Afghan ameer, and
the British troops in India have according.
ly been ordered to advance into Afghanis.
tan. A dispatch dated Peshawur, Nov. 20,
says: Travelling from Thull Yesterday
passed the Khurum force advancing. Thir-
ty miles of the road was covered with troops,
camels and cattle. The Peshawur
force is marching on Jumrod.