Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-11-21
Passante. a NOncIIaIant Internati' ndli5t,
Regrets his Failure to Kill King
MISUNDERSTANDING In rs Bad
Box, Financ ally, as Mem
phis-There is No He lth
In Her.

LONDON, November 20.-The government
has Published long dispatch from LORD Cranbrook,
of fe fSda o. se lat the With AZ
ghanistan The dispatch says that the first ariane-
ment between England and the Ameer OF Aghaniis Is
1879 to gf fSte answer as to Pow %y aT ss
present res government reiaifols II England with AZ
ghanistan had to, be e6nslde!ed mn Tefe =,
TuIksstan, consequently. when Lord Lytton was sent
to india he was INSTRUCTED e Sr the she
and and Pledges pledges of material support against I'M
Rpen s amesP ssns British agents. to
have access to positions in bis territory, except
gence of events likely to threaten the Tranquility and
Independence of Afghanistan Such access was
ameer's interests with those Of Great Britain.
The dispatch then narrates the abor,
Ee sR4ns pe aa asnsra St SeTe
Chamberlain, which were ui1dettaEen iq pursuance
suggested by Lord Lytton, who says tfat alter tie
ostentatlous reception of the Russian mission the
the refusal of the ameer to receive the British mis-
sion was improbable and would be lnexcusahle.
utimattm, 'I rameiy: fuii and suitable apology
within given time. the reception OF a permanent
Blush mission, ana amnesty 10 Tue tT1D0S WHO
escorted the British envoy.
The English Troops Ordered to Ad-
vance On AfghanfstaU.
LONDON. November 21-This MORNINGS
ti'natan has been received from the Ameer Of At
ghanistan and orders hare accordingly been sent Il
The Standard adds: 1.-THE cabinet council.
which was held yesterday adjournedi after pro
rived at dispeIs all doubt. We consequently
gagged Ia a war with Afghanistan which has been
forced on US by Russian intrigue and the evil effects
The Post in its leading editorial, says: "When it
became evident some days ago that the ameer intenc-
ed to perseyere In his disdalnfnl Defiance the COM
maaders received orders to be in readiness to COM
Of yester9ays cabinet council Was to learn whether
any change in the ameers attitude would necessitate
sent reply, 1t only remains for troops to execute
the original orders. The advance has PROBABLY b.
gun"
The Times in its leader, says: 1.-THE iiltimatum
has been refused. The result we believe, of this
may expect 20 hear in a few hours what action he
intends to take. BE will probably occupy the Khyper
aud khurum passes and make some advance with
the Quettah column"
The English Take the Offensive
"JOhnnie Goes Marching Along
LONDON, November 20.-A Lahore dis
nation, which was to be issued yesterday, showing
that vigorous measures were unavoidable. dis
of the first fortress In the Khurum valley, is pre-
pared TO capitulate when summoned. The column
Is III Spl6IUlu duu eager lot duSdUCe.
On the March.
LONDON, November 20-A dispatch dated
PeshawuT, November Goth, says: A" Travelling from
Thull yesterday 1 passed Khurm and force
with troops elephants. eamels and cattle. The
Peshawur force Is marching on Jamrood. The
ameeris again spreading the report that Russia will
defend Candahar.
The Indian Council Pats OF its Con-
siderinG Cap.
LONDON, November 20-An important
r1n- af Irn nffa 10
believed to be Shere ALPS reply TO the vcerOys utl
matum. The Indian council was immediately sum.
moned and the result OF the conference will be laid
before the cabinet this afternoon.
Distress Among the English Working
Glasses.
LONDON, November 2O.-Appalling dis
tress and restitution exists among the mechanics
and laborers of Sheffield In consequence of the de-
preston OF business Hundreds exist in tenements
without clothing or furniture, which has all been
sold or paTned toprocure food. They are without
fuel and are dependent upon the charity of neigh
bors The mayor has called public meeting to ue-
wise means for their relief.
Austria and Turkey.
PEsTH, November 20.-The Austrian red
book comprises documents showing that Turkey
officially organized aud fOstered resistance to Aus
TRAN occupation of Bosnia and sent regular troops
disguised Bashi Bazouks, into Bosnia, organized
the Albanian league, and. after these preparations
for insurrection, broke of negotiations regarding
convention.
The NvOuId-Be Assassin OF King Hum
bert.
ROME, November 20.-Passante, the
would-be assassin OF King Humbert, manifested the
most perfect uncopcern and brutal selassurance at
his preliminary examination. When the magistrate
expressed horror at the Decd the prisoner said: at
seems to me you are getting TOO excited" On being
asked If he had not observed that the people would
piled: 1.-THE people fools; they always act that
way" In answer to the question whether he had
intended to xii the king or merely wound him. he
answered: "My Intention was to finish him" He
said he was not an tnternationatst nor socialists
He failed however to satisfactorily account for an
nternatiOnalist work found In his possession. The
SignOr Carroll.
Germany In q Bad Financial Fix.
LONDON, November 20.-At the opening
of the Prussian parliament yesterday, the vice
cooperation of the chambers for the removal OF the
financial difficulties. Last years surplus Will be al
most entirely required to cover the increasing contr-
button of Prussia toward the German exchequer
Interest the public debt will likewise be consider
penses. Unless important interests are to be
neglected, retrenchment will be almost impossible.
has ceased, while ordinary and regular revenue,
suffering from the co ninued depression of trade,
ton to previous figures. The revenue is Insufficient
to cover the ordinary and regular expenditure of
state; means required to amend this state of things
Will be found in taxes and imposts handed over to
the German eXchequer. Meanwhile the current .
penditure Will have to be partly betrayed by loans
The deficit is stated to exceed seventy million
marks"
The Prussian Budget.
BERLIN, november ~. Inc russian
budget shows surplus last year of five million four
hundred thousand marks which, however, has been
absorbed IN the Prussian contribution to the impe.
will be Seventythree million seven hundred and fifty
thousand marks. The proposal to cancel the agree
ment with the crown of Hanover and to absorb the
government fund, has been oVerruled by Prince
81 gae the T69 mas of Gg day
slider his determination But for the last half of the
deficit would have occurred year ago It is mainly
occaStoned by the steady increase OF military expen
taxes, proceeds from government railways mines
and forests. The exact figures Of the deficit
the gratifying aspect of the PTussian budget for so
many years past.
"A Talk with a Glasgow Striker.
New YORK, November 20.-A Glasgow
special gives a talk with a workingman now on a
strike. He says the resolution of the Clyde ship
builders and engineers association, which went
our wages no less than seven and half per cent,
has been the of bitterness of feeling between
no mercy and we will give as good as We get We
number ever twenty thousand members in England
moment ever two hundred thousand dollars in the
general fund. l see dark days ahead for US all
heavily. Many one Of us, with our wives and
BARNS, will soon know once more what hunger
our trade will be killed. When the emploees com
mittee met on the twentytth of last month sent
with on five per cent reduction. with piece work
and time wages as before, but they were too stiff
necked TO heed Us. l hope we shall see no labOr
riots, but things look If they were drifting that
way very quietly.
miscellaneous,
London, November 20: Arrived-Steam-
ship France, from New York. Ohio from Baltimore
Naples, November 20: A person has been
arrested who on the morning of the kings visit to
the city said that regency was imminent.
Florence, November 90 Several arrests
have been made, and the authorities are confident
or securing the person who threw the bomb into the
ranks OF the veterans on Sunday last Another of
the wounded has died.
London, November %: The Cleveland
owners have ordered ten per cent reduction of
wages. The proprietors OF the Oldham cotton-mIIls
have refused TO postpone the three mnnths ten ner