Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-12

Feb. 7th, a complete statement was
issued for the fiscal year OF lSi5-o.
Ii is now apparent that the delay
was caused solely by the difficulty
of collecting returns throughout
the empire. The estimates OF the
revenue and disbursements are:
revenue, s69.0O0,000; expendi-
lures, SOS, 100000.
Disappointment at the nulifying
clause in the new treaty OF the
Uuited States and Japan is loudly
expressed Ivy all sections of the
native community.
A dispatch from Tashkend states
that after the death of Shere Ali at
Mazar-I. Sheriff, n bloody conflict
broke out among the followers OF
the various pretenders to the Al
CHAN throne, and the partisans OF
Yacoob Khan were victorious.
Administrator. Biddulph's
rear guard was attacked at kushil
Nolxhad by 1000 Alizai Dnranis.
The enemy were repulsed with the
loss of $50 and pursued till night
fall. The British lost major and
five natives killed, and colonel
and eleven natives wounded.
A dispatch from Kashgar says
the Chimes have crushed the re-
hellion in that province, and the
remnants of the defeated force are
returning to Russian territory.
The Viceroy Of India has re-
ceived the following letter from
Yakoob Khan, son of Shere Ali,
Ameer of Afghanistan, dated Feb.
26: "News has been received
here of the death of my father on
February 81. As my father was
an old friend of the British govern
ment, | send the information out
of friendship
AFRICA.
A Cairo dispatch says the crisis
is virtually ended. Prince Moham-
med Tewfsik, heir apparent to the
throne, will be President of the
Council and Nnbar Pasha Minister
of Foreign Affairs.
Advices from Cape Town state
that the bodies Of Lieutenants Mel
vile and Coghill, slain at lsandura,
were found, together with the col
Ors of the Twenty-fonrth Regiment,
which they had saved from falling
into the hands of the Zulus.
NORTH AMERICA.
Washington, March 1.-The sub
scr;ptions to the four per cent loan
during February amount to $780,
l01,7 The amount since jan
uarv 1st is S249,005.S50. The six
per cent. bonds called in for re-
demption during the past two
months amount to S250,000,000.
The President has vetoed the
Chimes bill.
A San Francisco dispatch Of
March "a says: In addition to the
press utterances the wires from al
: parts of the States are burdened
with reports of mass meetings and
other demonstrations, resolutions OF
county committees Of both parties
and of assemblages of citizens, al
deploring in the strongest terms
the action Of the President, and
many inaulging in gloomy forebod
ings of trouble to arise from the
disappointment of the people. a
mass meeting at Holster, SaL
Benito county, the President was
burned in efiigy, and at Fairfield
the county seat of Sonoma county
flags were flown at half-mast on the
reception of the news of the veto
At Dutch Flat the last Chinese
shanty in the town limits was burn
ed and an Indignation meeting call
ed this evening. From Nevad;
and Oregon public and pres
opinions are coming in to the same
purport as the above, and the
whole Pacific coast seems to have
united in a general expression o
regret and denunciation.
A universal feeling of deep regre
and indignation exists on the Pacific
coast over the veto of the Chinese
Immigration bill. The San Fran
cisco press criticies the action o
the President with considerable
bitterness. The interior press ex
hibit even more feeling than the
city journels.
The President is spoken of a
"having disgraced the chair" "kill
ed the Republican party of thu
State" "turned deaf ear to thu
wailing citizens of the Pacific coast
out of Difference to the feelings o
the Emperor of China" and "yield
ed like a coward and time server
to the popular clamor of the PEG
pie ignorant on the subject unde
consideration" The language o
: denunciation is pretty well ex
hausted on the subject.
The business portion Of Reno
Nevada, was destroyed by fire oil
the 2nd inst. Loss about 81 900,
600. Five lives lost.
Washington, March 1.-The For
ty-fifth Congress came to an enc
to-day. The President has ISSUED