The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-25
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
CETEWAYO.


LONDON, Sept. 22.-Acvices from Cape Town
to the ed inst, report King Cetcwayo was to
embark at Port Dunford for Cape Town. Sir
Garnet Wolscley was expected ut Utrecht ON the
9th inst.
GHOsILY STORY.
LONDON, Sept. ga dispatch from C1lcutta
eays reports from Cashmere are still very
gloomy. All European eye witnesses agree
that great corruption prevails among the Off
oials, and that the Maha arah aud his ministers
show want of energy in relieving the distress
Of the people. Aghostly story has been going
the rounds Of the papers that two boat loads Of
stricken people were taken out into the lake
and drowned. The story has been cnn,radicted
apparently on authority of Du, bank, bnt it
obtained general crcdeEcc among the people
and visitors in the valley.
~ GREAT FIRE.
ODESSA, Sept. 22.--Tho IyistrA (r.ewspaper)
publishes a letter from Kicv describing a ter
rible fire which occurred in that city on the
Sd inst, while q furious storm was raging.
Tho fire broke out in several different places,
the offices of the fire brigad; aud chief Of
police station, gunpowder magazine and four
pstr"ieum stores were simultaneously set on
tire The whole CITY was wrapped in a thick
black cloud of smoke, aud every now and then
people were terrified by series of dctonations
1
fremen Of the suburbs and many inhabitants
labored indefatigably to extiuguish the fire,
but despite their efforts it continued until the
morning Of the second day after it broke out.
The loss was enormous, and many lives were
lost, including those of several children.
PEACE TERMS GIVEN THE zuLUs.
LONDON, Sept. ga dispatch from Cape
Fown Sept. I'd says King Cescwayo will come
here Immediately to await the orders of the
home government. His capture has had a
qaieting effect among the natives, and the dan
ger ct u rupture with the Pondos has passed
away. A final meeting Of great chiefs, coun-
cillors and people of Zululand was to be held
at Ulundi to-day, when the terms Of peace are
to be proclaimed and each of the chiefs select
ed to rule over territory was to sign IN agree
nent According to this agreement the chiefs
md 'rtakc to forego importing arms from any
quarter whetever, and the importation of mer-
chandise from the sea coast is also forbidden.
The making of war and succession to chief
tainship will be subject to the approval of the
British government. When British sucjecta
are accused of crimes, trial and sentence will
depend on tho residents approval. The alien.
alton of land will be absolutely forbidden. In
all respects each of thcse chiefs will be sover.
eiin in his own territory. A chief will not be
compelled to admit missionaries, and the pro-
hbition Of the alienation of land will not bt
relaxed in favor of grants to missionaries
British residents will be instructed to advise
chiefs, but to exercise no auth '.rlty over them
IT chiefs disregard the terms Of the agreement
residents will report their conduct but vii
have no power to give orders.
AusTRo. GERMAN ALLIANCE.
LONDON. Sept. ga correspondent At Wen
na rays it is understood the conference between
Bismarck and Andrassy was mutually salts
factory, aud that the question Of written or
unwrittep alliance is immaterial, because the
conference has really resulted in the sealing ol
preceding negotiations. An agreement ha,
been made that Germany and Austria Hungary
shall firmly support each other in every event
Andrassy waa authorized by the emperor t.
declare at the beginning of the conference thl
willingness of the emperor to conclude defen
sive alliance. Bismarck, in an interview will
the emperor, stated that Emperor William haG
authorized him to make similar declaration.
MISCELLANEOUS.
LONDON, Sept. 22.-The strike of collisrs il
gtafIordshiro has been ended by the maater
yielding to their demands.
OF the bullion Withdrawn from the bank o
England to-day 100000 was for ahipment t,
New York.
mons the members of the reichstrath to NEE
the 7th of October.
LONDON, Sept. 22.-A Paris dispatch says tn
crop of France is bad in quality and de6cien
in quantity.
Berlin correspondent telegraphs Georg
Walker, United States commissioner, Is en-
deavoriug to persuade Germany to reintro
duce the bi-metaiic standard.
LONDON. Sept. PA Vienna correspondent
reports the state of affairs in Eastern Noumeli
il beginning to attract the attention of th
powers. The governor of Aleko Pasna has op
posed the Instructions of the Porto in ever,
instance, and the advanced national party ar
Becoming masters of the situation.
Emancipation Day.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 23.-Emancipatio1
day il being grandly celebrated by the colore
people from Owensboro, Henderson, TER
Haute and surrounding country.
TOLEDO, Sept. 22.-The colored people Q
this city and vicinity to-day celebrated tho IN
niversary of the emancipation Of their rae
with street parade, mass meeting this afte'
noon and evening, and have banquet to-nixh
at tsenRer hall.