Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-10-17
FOR EICM.
The Russian Expedition to Central
Asia.

Asia.
LONDON, Oct. 16tb.-The Russian
press is very impatient about the
dearth of news from the Central
Asia expedition, especially as no
effort has yet been made to recon-
cile the apparent contradiction
in two official reports of the action
at Teoktepe. Meanwhile a letter
from Tiflis, published in tile
Guolos, says grave apprebensions
are felt there for the safety of the
expedition. The letter describes in
valid men arriving at Baker as be-
ing in miserable plight, and says
great numbers have died of diph-
iberia and scorbutic disease, and
that the medical arrangements are
inefficient.
The truth about the Teoktepe af-
fair is gradually leaking out. The
assault on the Dengiltepe earth
works was made on the Plevna
pattern. After an Intellectual cam
nonade the Russians made a rush
with fixed bayonets, but were re-
pulsed and retreated in disorder.
The Turcoman cavalry attacking
the Russian flank and rear, created
such confusion that when the van
guard reached the main force in
reserve the latter was unable to
stem the tide of retreat and was it.
self compelled to retire forty miles
before order could be restored. Ac-
cording to private intelligence re-
ceived in st. Petersburg, the Rus
sian loss is much greater than the
official reports admit.
Term OF Service of Gonse-,n,s-
Algeria.
LONDON, October 16th.-French
papers semi-of1icially note that the
French Minister of War will ex-
perimentally reduce the term of
service of contingent conscripts of
1873 from five to three years.
The Governor of Algeria has is
sued a circular to the authorities
proposing to extend civil instead
of a military administration to the
whole county, except in the from
tier districts.
B0as Race.
LONDON, October 10th. -Oarsmen
Lartyer, of Bermondsey, and
Spencer, of Chelsea, have signed
articles for a match on the Thames
championship course for GOO side,
on the 1st of December.
Lord Derby and tnc Liberals.
LONDON, Oct. 16th.-There is
good reason to believe that Lord
Derby will soon openly affiliate
with the Liberal party.
PIenary Amnesty.
PARIS, Oct. 16th.-It is sad that
Immediately on the reassembling
of the French Chambers, proposal
for plenary amnesty will be made.
The proposition will cause consid-
cradle excitement out of doors,
which will afford practical test
as to whether the return of the
Chambers to Paris was wise.
MiIitary Dsfemses sn A,sace-EYr-
raine.
BERLIN, Oct. 16th.-Field Mar
shall Count Won Moltke has report
ed to the Emperor that a consider
able increase of the military de-
lenses at Alsace- Lorraine Will be
necessary.
The GermRn TariR-RaiIways.
BERLIN, October 16th.-I conse-
quence of the rise in the price of
breadstuffs it is doubtful if Germa-
ny will begin levying new duties
on grain the 1st of January, 1880,
as provided for by the tariff bill
which passed the Reichstag in July
last.
The shareholders of the Berlin,
Potsdam and Magdeburg Railway
did not accept the terms of the
government for the purchase of the
road.
Condition Of Asia Minor.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct. 10TH
The British Ambassador to Con-
stantinople, just from Asia Minor,
reports that the condition of that
country is unsatisfactory, in conse-
nuenca of Disbursements hatwaan