The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-10-15
NEWS SUMMARY.



Tho commander of the Afghan mutineers
has been executed by order OF the Amoer.
King Cetywayo has been taken to Cape
Town, South Africa, to await the hnal action
of the British government The terms OF
peace between Great Britain and the Zulus
have been proclaimed
Tho strike of the colliers in Stahordshire,
England has been ended by the masters yield
ing to their demands,
The International Industrial Exhibition at
Sydney, Australia, was opened few days ago
by Lord Lotus.
Particulars are given by cable of recent
terrible fire at Kiev, Russia, an important city
containing a population OF about 1O,OOO ana
the scene OF recent Nihilist disturbances ana
executions. While n furious storm was rigging
the fie broke out in seven different places.
The officers of the fire brigade and chief police
station, gunpowder magazine and four
petroleum stores were simultaneously set on
Ore. The whole city was wrapped in a thick
black cloud of smoke, and every now and then
the people were threatened by series oi de-
donations and loud explosions. The entire
garrison and the iremen of the suburbs and
many of the inhabitants labored indeiatigaby
to extinguish the fire, but despite their efforts
it continued until the morning OF the second
day after il broke out. The loss was enormous.
Many lives were lost, including those OF sew
eral children.
The Spanish government has received
memorial from the Cuban shareholders asking
ior a prompt solution OF the slavery question.
The memorial says that unless steps are
speediiy taken by the authorities the planters
must themselves set the slaves free TO prevent
their property from being burned. The gov
ernment has replied, expressing the hope that
the plantation authorities will act in conunc-
ton with the Captain General OF Cuba and in
the spirit of patriotism.
Prince Bismarck and Count Andrassy have
come to an agreement which amounts to an
alliance between Austria and Germany.
The Russian column that is advancing into
Central Asia has been defeated at Geek Tepe
with loss OF 700 men and been obliged to tall
back
A dispatch from Havana, by way of Madrid,
states that three Cuban shareholders owning
5000 slaves have liberated them all, and that
other slave owners intend doing likewise.
Four large business houses in Dublin, Ire
land, have been destroyed by fire, causing a
loss of $500, 600.
Late advices from the west coast of Africa
are that Mr.. Henry NJ. Stanley and his fol-
lowers had arrived OF Sierra Leone fr I'M Fan
zibar in the steamer Albion. They evidently
intend to complete the exploration of the
Congo river from the coast. 1t is reported
that steam launches and machinery for haul
ing boats up the rapids are being prepared at
Banana Creek on the Congo. Mr.. Stanley
gave his name as Swiuburne and invested the
expedition with so much mystery and secrecy
that at Sierra Leone the Albion was in danger
OF being stopped by the authorities, and Mr.
Stanley had to declare himselfand his purpose
The striking cotton operatives at Ashton
under-Lyne voted to resume work on the
masters terms, which reduce their wages five
per cent.
A dispatch from Sydney says the Interna.
| tionl Exhibition in that city is a great sue
| cess. Great Britain has 800 industrial ex-
hibits and 5l3 OF fine arts. Germany has 69l
entries and Austria 10. France has $50 in.
dustrial exhibits and l68 of fine arts. Belgium
has 236 industrial exhibits and so of paintings
America has $50 industrial exhibits.
| United States Consul Burchard reports from
Ruatan, Central America, that by the ex
| plosion of 400 kegs OF gunpowder on a train o
cars, ten miles from Port Cortez, ten passen
gers and the conductor were blown to atoms
several Americans being among them.
In Russia during August there were 2,9SI
destructive fires, causing loss of $l6,000,000
A recent affray on the Danube between
| Austrian smugglers and Servian custom house
officers resulted in the killing of ten men.
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