Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-02-12
London, Feb. GA Vienna dis

uertaheu NOT 10 interfere with ar
Austrian advance upon Salonica.
London, Feb. cit is again re.
ported that Prince Leopold viii
take orders in the Church of Eng.
land.
London, Feb. GA correspond
ent at Vienna says Russia propos'
ed as a compromise, before resort
ing to force, that the Roumanians
should withdraw a distance of two
kilometers from Arab Tabia. Thi.
Roumanis refused to do, as the
matter is under consideration by the
; powers.
ASIA.
A dispatch via st. Petersburg
Jan. 81, says the Amer of Afghan
istan has arrived on the Russian
frontier. His followers were dis
armed. The Ameer alone was al
lowed to retain his arms. The
Russian authorities endeavored to
persuade him that it would be USE
less to go to st. Petersburg, but
the Amer insists, and unless pre-
vailed upon to abandon his inten-
ton, may be expected to reach the
Russian capital by the end of Feb
ruary, though every effort will be
made to detain him. The Ameer
appears to be astonished at his
treatment.
The failure of the usual winter
rains has caused anxiety through
Northern India regarding the
spring crops.
Col. Wyndam was killed at Ran
COON in an attempted balloon as
cension.
A telegram from Khelati-Ghilsai,
Afghanistan, Jan. 25, says that sup
plies are obtained with great diff
ficulty. The arrangements of the
commissariat of the rear of the ar
my are in a deplorable state. Com
missary officers appear unable to
forward stores to the front. The
cavalry and artillery men and
horses are suffering for want of
clothing and food.
The people of the country are
sulky and inclined to be insolent.
All the natives suspected of bear
ing arms in Candshar have been
searched, the concealment Of arms
being punished.
The troops are in good health
and spirits, but are beginning to
weary of the monotony and hard
ship of the campaign, and would
gladly see it over and return home.
Jellalabad, Feb. 4.-Civil strife
has broken out at Cabul. Yakoob
Khan is shelliDg Cnandol, the XII
:ilbosh portion of the city. Nu-
nervous chiefs have left Cabul with
heir families.
The Viceroy Of India telegraphs
hat Yakoob Khan has ceased
helling the Kizilbash potion of
Jabul, because of threats of a gener-
Il uprising. {
AFRICA.
Cape Town advices to Jan. IA, s
eport that fighting with the Zulus
las been renewed. {
England and Portugal have
greed to joint operations against S
he slave trade between Mozambi- {
ue and Madagascar. 5
LONDON, FEB 6.-Cape Town ad-
ices say the Zulus offer but slight 4
esistance, Withdrawing into the =
nterior as the troops advance.
A column under Col. Glyn had il
n engagement Jan. IL. The C,
british loss was trifling. Skir- n
fishes are reported from different t.
oints.
SOUTH AMERICA. ii
Rio Janeiro, Feb. 4.-The NOR ii
'lity from black plague in the c
'ovince Of Cerea has decreased fa
,e-half since last report. to
UNITED STATES. te
Fort Robinson, Neb., Jan. 81 a'
noon to-day it was discovered We
the sentinel guarding the build
where Wild Hog, the Cheyenne ID
lief, was confined, heavily iron ao
, that the desperate Indian was eo
ng on the ground in his prison co
'm, covered with blood, having
bbed himself in the region of Gil
heart, with the intention of me
ting an end to his life rather lS
In be taken south. The post 30
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