The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-12-11
DUBLIN, Dec. 5.-Thomas Brennon, an

DUBLIN, Dec. 5.-Thomas Brennon, an
employe of the Dublin city bakery COM
pany, leading land agitator and mem
Der of the land league, was arrested this
morning and conveyed to Castelar,. He
will be charged with using seditious Ian
guage at Balla and with endeavoring to
seduce the police from their allegiance.
VALPARAISO, Dec. A telegram has
been received here which confirms pre-
vious report Of the disaster to the CHILEAN
forces near Loa, at the river of the same
name, on the boundary between Peru
and Bolivia. After a stubborn fight,
/ 800 Chilians surrendered to the allies
with all their cannon and ammunition.
The Chihan commander was killed. The
Bolivian commander afterwards occupied
Conchas Blancas.
LONDON, Dec. A Buenos Ayres
dispatch of Dec. 3D. says: Intelligence
has been received that the allied Peruvi-
ans and Bolivians have been completely
defeated at Tarapaca, Peru, by the
Chilians who have taken possession of
the town. The CHILEAN squadron is
blockading the port of Aracia."
A dispatch from Valparaiso says Tara
paca has been captured by the Chilians
Losses heavy on both sides.
LONDON, Dec. 4::-The conflict which
has broken out in New Calabar, West
Africa, is between King Amachree of
New Calabar and his followers on the
one hand and powerful chief called
Will Braid and his adherents on the 9TH
er. Some time since the King OF New
Calabar died and the accession to the
throne of Amacree has not given general
satisfaction. During the conflict men
toned in previous dispatch no quarter
was shown to wounded or prisoners, who
were Immediately killed and in many
cases eat en- by the lowest classes of the
natives. 1t was thought the British ma
| val commander would not interfere I'M
less English factories were threatened or
destroyed or British subjects molested.
Bonney is suffering almost equally with
New Calabar and the trade of the district
is almost at a standstill. King Jaja is
also reported collecting forces and war
| material to join. In such event the in
habitants of Three Rivers would be
drawn into the conflict. Her Majestys
Dido was outside the bar at Bonney
ready to enter or send. in boat in case
Of necessity.
Rev. Arthur Wagner, of Brighton,
prominent Church-of- England clergy
man, has seeded and gone over to the
Church of Rome. It is rumored that
there will be further wholesale cessions.
Accounts from Egypt state that the
government is actively completing pre-
parations for war with Abyssinia. The
war Office at Cairo and the harbor of
Suez, where troops are to embark are
| very animated. If hostilities are resumed
the Egyptian forces will be divided into
| two armies, offensive and defensive, the
former to be composed of 5000 men and
the latter of II, 900 men. The offensive
| army will be directed on the Egyptian
hnrhor Of Arkiko near Adna, capital of
| Abyssinia, and the defensive army will
take up two entrenched positions, one at
Gazen near the Rabal river, and the 9TH
er at Bahia on the Render river, thus
| commanding the two main roads of
Abyssinia leading from the north to the
Soudau. Gordon Pasha will command
the defensive army.