Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-01-04
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
More Trouble in Ell Paso County, Texas-Four
Of the Mob who Murdered Judge Howard

New YORK, December zotn.-A
Washington special says: Dispatches
received at the War Department this
morning state that great excitement
prevails at San Elizario and IN FL
Paso county, Texas, in consequence OF
the killing of four of the mob who re
Gently killed Judge Howard and forced
the surrender of the Texan Rangers.
The dispatches are not very clear, and
the Secretary will not give them until
he gets further and more definite In
formation. 1t seems, however, that
United States troops were called up
on, and did render assistance to the
State officials in arresting some Of the
mob. Resistance was made, and two
of the mob were killed. After the ar
rests were effected two more were
killed These latter were supposed
to have been taken out and lynched
by the Rangers. The Secretary of
War and Secretary of State were in
consultation with the President upon
the subject this morning. The Gov
ernment does not propose to assist in
the arrest of citizens of Texas for the
purpose of having them murdered in
cold blood, and has SO informed the
Governor of Texas aud the military
officers in command at San Elizario.
If any more arrests are made the Uni
ted States troops will protect the par
ties arrested from being lynched or
otherwise wrongly dealt with.
Turkish Prisoners Dying of Cold.
LONDON, December 26th.-Russlan
official dispatches, dated at Bogot,
State that the Turkish prisoners from
Plevna are dying of cold, and that it
is impossible to afford them any aid.
servian Occupation.
BELGRADE, December 26th.-The Ser
vians, under Generals Leschjanin and
Beitzki, have occupied Leskovatz and
Kurshumlye, and captured a quantity
of cattle and provisions.
The Rejection of the Turkish Note.
LONDON, December 26th.-A cores
pondent at Vienna says: intelligence
from Constantinople leaves little doubt
that the rejection of the Turkish note
by the Powers has caused the war
party to recover full sway. Above
all, the reaction produced in the feel
ings of the Sultan by the humiliating
rejection of the note is deemed regret
able.
Nicsic Invested.
ALEx1NArz, December 26th.-Thirty
thousand Servians, with 120 guns, are
investing Nicsic.
Decisive Protest from Austria.
BELGRADE, Iec. 27th.-Prince
Wrede, the Austrian diplomatic agent,
has informed the Servian Government
that Austria decisively protests before
hand against Servia extending her ac-
ton, either warlike or revolutionary,
to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Servia
has consequently given her formal as
surance that the strictest orders have
been forwarded to the commander OF
the Drina corps to refrain from hostll,
| tiles in the direction Of Bosnia.
The Porte's Request for Mediation.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Dec. 27th.-Ihe
Agence Russo says: The Porte's re-
quest Tor mediation will be declined,
because, according to international
law, mediation is only possible where
solicited by both belligerents. Other
wise mediation would be armed inter
vention.
Turks Defeated by Montenegrins.
RAcusA, Dec. 27th.-The Montene-
grins yesterday defeated a body Of
T,,lrs ,,cc,nu;no ;nfrenched positions