The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-07-17
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FOREIGN SUMMARY.

THOUSANDS of wofkmen have been en-
gagged severa, weeks on works designed to
cause the Oxus River to return to its ancient
bed, so as to establish easy water communi-
cation between the Caspian Sea and regions
bordering on Afghanistan.
DECIDEDLY the respect for crowned
heads is losing ground fast in the Old
World. 1t is reported that some mercanti,
or banker, has caused the arrest of the
dethroned Khedive of Egypt for the non
payment OF debts.
LIEUTENANT CAREY, who was with the
Prince Imperial on the expedition in which
the latter lost his life, is to be court
martialed for .deserting the Prince. The
conduct Of the escort on that occasion does
not bear up the claim to British courage SO
often made.
The Russians sent force of two hundred
Cossacks against the Chinese raiders at
Kuldja. The Cossacks, however, hearing
of the assemblage Of. a vastly superior force
of Chinese, retreated. 1t is not doubted
that the Chinese are about. to develop, a
military demonstration towards. the Kuidja
fraptier on very large scale. ;,f.. q, =,
|1cTHE Liverpool Courier says an agreement
was signed Saturday o behalf of the origi-
nal promoters of the Panama Canal scheme,
vesting their rights in De Lesseps as the
representative of the future shareholders
of the. Inter.Oceanic Canal Company
Subscriptions for 4750,00O in 420 shares
will be opened in London, Paris, Frankfort
and New FORK simultaneously. iS' a. =
| +, The person who supplied the.pistol to
Alexander Solovieff with which he at.
| tempted 10 assassinate the Emperor OF
Russia on the 14th of April, is a physician
from Weimar, Germ any. who is also .Prr,oved q
to shave secured the poison with which
Solovieff attempted suicide after the failure
to kill the Gar, and, to. have owned the
horse by means If which the assailants ol
General Mesentsoff attempted to escape
| A telegram from st. Petersburg authori
tativeiy states that he has been sentenced
to he hanged very shortly. 4o.f fii#g 30
| PRINCE JEROME BoNAPARTE has already
virtually assumed the attitude of chief o.
the Imperialists.s 1t n was represented tt
him that committees we're working in every
department and canton, Subsidized news
papers were advocating the cause of thu
| BOnapartlstS, ann tnaI tne Iaults OF Ln'
present Government were being skillfull!
and vigorously turned to account, whel
the death of the Prince Imperial came tt
check great and welLmanaged organ
ization on point of bearing fruit. Prime
Jerome, who was only anxious at first t
avoid being exiled, has become SO strongl!
assured that his hour will soon come tha
he is prepared even tos 50 intoe4ile. III
I THEPanama Star and Herald says Passen
gers from the South coast reporta battle q
Calama and the capture of that point by tn
allied forces The Chilian losses are state
d to be one thousand five hundred killed. A
Quillajua, on the river Loa, a small Chilia
j advance guard was beaten. Some wer
killed aud the remainder captured. CamI
ero was reported on the 18th of June With
twenty miles Of Calama and resting, pr,
paratory to an attack on the place. I
the fight in Magdalena, Colombia, tn
Revolutinois.s were victorious. Sever,
officers and men of the battalion whic
figured SO prominently iu Panama on tn
18th of April were killed.