Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-16
FOREIGN.
RUSSIAN ARMY IN ASIA

RUSSIAN ARMY IN ASIA.
London, Oct. 15.-The Russian Press il
very impatient about the dearths of nevs
from the Central Asian expedition, espec..
laiiy "a no effort has been made to reconcile
lne apparent contradiction of the two off.
cials reports OF the action at Geek Tepe.
Meanwhile letter from Tiflis published in
tne Guaios, says grave apprehensions are
telt there for the safety of the expedition.
The letters describes the invalid men ar.
rivlng at Baker as being In miserable
pllgnt, and says great numbers have died
ot diptheria and scoublic disease and thai
medicai arrangements are inefficient. The
truth about the Geek Tepe affair is grad.
Ially leaking out. The assault on Deneil
Iepe earthworks was made on the Pleyna
pattern. After an Intellectual cannonade the
Russians made rush with fixed bayonets.
but were repulsed and retreated in disorder
Iurcoman cavalry attacking the Russian
nank and rear created such confusion that
when the vanguard reached tue main force
IN reserve the latter was unable to stem
the tide of retreat and was itself compelled
to retire forty miles before order could be
restored. According to private intelligence
received in ST. Petersburg the Russian loss
ls much greater than official reports admit.
London. Oct. l5.-Adolph Rosenbe re-.
editor and publisher of Town Talk, arrested
on the charge of libel preferred against
him by Mrs. Langley and Mrs. CORVALLIS
West, appeared 10 the police court this
morning, being unable to obtain bail. The
attendance was large. He made an apology.
.regre,ting that he should Indirectly have
been the cause of annoyance to the estima.
Ole ladies. He pleaded ignorance of the
subject, and gave the name of the Journalist
Who wrote the objectionable article. He
'enied malice aud supposed the facts given
had been bona fide. He made another
ahJect apology and begged reduction of bail
as he was i'll and greatly pressed mental
y. Counsel for the ladies objected in
scanning and sarcastic terms, and the pris
oner wa, remanded with the same bail.
MORE FORCE REQUIRED.
Berlin. Oct. l5.-Field Marshal Count
Won Motke has reported to the emperor
.hst considerable increase of the miiitarv
defences of Alsace Lorraine will be ne.
cessary.
Paris, Oct. l5.-It is said that immedi.
ateiy on the Resembling OF the French
chamber proposal for plenary amnesty
will be presented.
ROWING
London. Oct. l5.-OIresmen Larryen Of
bermondsev. ard Spencer ot Cheisea, signed
Articles tor match on the Thames cham
pionship course, for 200 pounds side on
The frs! Of December.
TARIFF ON GRAIN.
Berlin, Oct. Is. Iu cons. onence of the
rise IN bread stuffs II is doubtful if Germany
Will begin leyeyink the new duties on grain
on The first of January. 1880, and provided
tor by the tariff bli! which passed the reich.
stag July Goth.
MINERS FOR AMERICA.
London, Oct. 16.-Wm. Mcdonald. who
presided over the conference of delegates re.
presenting l40 600 miners at Leeds yester-
day, repudiated the assertion current in
Penna that he would food America with
Engljsh miners. He s.id he had always
advocated that men should not be sent by
Wholesale, but that emigration should be d.
rected to localities where demand for Ia
Dor existed, by wise men sent from the CEN
trail body.
THE RowERs.
London, Oct l7.-Boyd is willing to ac-
cept the terms proposed by Elliott, with the
exception refuses to be bound 10 row Han.
Ion in the event Boyd is victorious. He
thinks he should be left at liberty in regard
to subsequent engagements. He has drawn
up articles to this effect and proposing to
Elliott the 29th Of December, He has for
warded articles to Elliott for his approval.
HUNGARIAN POOR.
Pestb. Oct. l6.-It is feared the help
which the Hungarian government proposes
to sftvrd the distressed agricuturists will
come too late 10 permit Of autumn and win.
ter sowing throug ghout the country. Thou.
sands OF people lack money with which to
purchase food, rs tax gatherers have seized
oil their possessions.
LET % HAVE PEACE.
Naples, Oct 16.-A meeting is to be held
on the 23th inst. to advocate simultaneous.
" partial disarmament throughout the
world. All peace ass sociatious have been
invited to send delegates. Special deputa.
ti0ns represent American. English and Ger.
man peace associations.
GOLD FROM FRANCE.
Paris, Oct. 16-Tbe Corte. .Europiepnet.
discussing the expected rise in the rate Of
discount Of the bank of France saws: Ten
million francs in gold left here this week
for New York, aud similar sum was with.
drawn from tho bank for the Swedish gov.
ernment.
FORCE REDUCED.
Paris, Oct. l6.-LeTemps says: Russia
has reduced her force Of sailors in the
Black sea to barely thousand men.
BULLION IN ENaLAND's BANK.
London. Oct. l6.-The bullion in the
bank of England decreased 664 900 pounds
during the past week. The proportion Of
reserve to liabilities fifty and one-sixteenth
per cent.
UNCOMFORTABLE SUSPENSE.
Pesth, Oct. l6.-Shocks Of an earthquake
continue in South Hungary, and the people
are in continual snapense.
ARRIVALS.
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