Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-12
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PENNSYLVANIA TOWN BURNED.
RUSSIAN DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
THE CRISIS IN SPAIN.
SPANISH GENERALS RESIGNING
CInuIlMH hCHuhAIorAn
RUSSIAN DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
THE CRISIS IN SPAIN.
SPANISH GENERALS REsIGNING
SHARP FIGHTING IN AFGHANISTAN.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The German HALLWAY OnesriO,,

The German Hallway Question:.
BERLIN, Dec. 12.-The Landtag has adopted
the railway committees resolutions prescribing
principles on which the government must ad-
minister the railways. The Berlin and Magde-
bsrg Railway Company has Overwhelmingly
voted in favor OF the sale of that road TO the
government
Famine in SiIesia.
An influential committee under the presidency
OF the mayor of Berlin and the prefect Of police
has been formed to organize a system OF relief
for the famine-stricken people of Silesia.
Count SChOuyalOff.
count SChouNaloh arrived here yesterday and
had an audience with the Emperor William.
The court will probably visit Varzin before go
ing to st. Petersburg.
The Rise i'm RreadStuffs i'm Germany
BERLIN. Dec. l2.-The increasing rise in the
price OF cereals throughout Germany has ne
cessitated o corresponding increase in the MILL
tary estimates for 1850.
Russian Diplomatic Changes.
LONDON Dec. 12-lt is generally believed that
NJ. Sabourofi will replace NJ. D'Dubrill as Rus
sian ambassador at Berlin, and that the latter
will go to Vienna NJ. Novtkof, the present am
bassador at the latter place, going TO ConStanJf-
nople. The Berlin correspondent of the Stand
position to England hostility to Austria and
courtesy to Germany. The correspondent says:
No other serious changes of Russian policy have
been determined upon. Prince GortSchakofI
will continue as chancellor until March.
Destructive Floods.
VIENNA. Dec. 12.-Nearly all the rivers and
brooks in TTanSylvania have overflowed their
banks LAYING under water vast tracts of coun.
try and destroying bridges and houses, inter-
rupting communication and sweeping away
farming utensils, cattle and grain. In some
cases the inhabitants were for days on trees and
roofs OF houses awaiting rescue.
Spanish Generals ReSigning.'
LONDON Dec. "A dispatch from Madrid to
ting Standard says: Several generals OF the army
high in command in Spain and Cuba, such as
Captain General Blanco and Generals Prender-
gaSt and CuSSola, rendered their designations as
soon as they heard of the fall OF Premier Mar
tineZ Campos, minister
The RESIGNATION of the Spanish Pre-.
mier DeplOred.
A dispatch from Madrid to the Daily Ne,rs
says: Many liberal newspapers in Spain deplore
the resignation of Premier Martinez Campos.
They think that as the conservatives were
divided King Alfonso should have entrusted the
government to Senior Sagasta and the liberals,
instead of to those who for nine months past
have opposed and defeated the abolition of free
trade police of Premier CampoS. The newspa-
pers also express alarm concerning the effect in
Cuba Of his resignation.
sharp Fighting i'm AfghaniStan.
LONDON, Dec. 12.-The Daily Ne'rS in a Spe-
cial edition, publishes the following dispatch
from Cabul, dated to-day at IL O'Clock am: On
Wednesday General Macpherson occupied
SaTkll- Kotal just in time to prevent the juno
tion OF the Kohistans with force from Ghuz-
nee. The kohistanis, who occupied position
near the Katal, were attacked and dislodged,
leaving six of their standards Our loss was
few men slightly wounded. General Baker was
to move by the way OF Charosiab to take them
in the rear, while General Massey, with force
OF horse artillery, two squadrons of the 9th lam
GERS, and one squadron Of the l4th Bengal Ian
GERS were to join General Macpherson by the
way of the Chardeh valley, for a combined
movement, with the object of driving the enemy
on General Bakers command. General Massey
encountered Mahmound JAMS force, numbering
10000 Afghan seepoys and tribe men, and his cav.
airy made a brilliant charge, but without
apparent effect on the vast body of the enemy.
The country is most difficult, being cut up by
numerous water courses. Four guns, in retir-
ing, were upset. spiked and abandoned, but
We're subsequently recovered. The enemy made
for the Cabul gorge, but were checked there by
a detachment of the 92d Highlanders from the
Shepur contingent The enemy then turned to
wards Baber'S tomd. and dow occupy the heights
south of the Balabissar. They are admirably
led. and two or three thousand of them are armed
with Snider rifles. They lost heavily by the
cavalry charge and artillery fire. but never wa
vered. Our loss is believed to be is killed IN
clliding 2 lieutenants; and % wounded, including
/ colonel. Gen. Macpherson is now attacking
the enemy. The guides have arrived from Lut-
tabund and Gen. Baker is coming from Mai
dan