Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-30
CABLEGRAMS.

a LONDON press cabiegram of April
Odd says that intelligence has lust been
received in this city from South Ahsca
that Ekowe was relieved on the 4th
inst, after severe fighting.
A Berlin dispatch under date Of
April 22d says simultaneously
with Solovioif's attempt on the cars
life, three policemen were shot in Kas-
san. Among the assassins were an edu-
Gated girl aged II years and . noble.
man.
A LONDON special under date of April
Oath says the number of persons killed
by the fre-damp explosion in tAe Az.
rappe coal pit, near Mans. Belgium, on
April II, is ascertained to be one hun.
dred and seventeen. Only forty-seyen
corpses have so far been recovered.
A DISPATCH OF the Dist from Bombay
says according to intelligence received
there from Mandalay, the king declared
to his counsellors that fear had hereto
fore made him yield to the British de-
mand till henceforth he wanted neither
listen to nor speak of proposals for the
accommodation of England.
ATHENS advices of the oath state that
in consequence of the delay of the porte
in carrying into effect the reforms
voted by the Cretan Assembly, the
Turkish authorities have been defed
and the laws utterly dlsregarded.
Armed men have assembled in various
districts, determed to resist the coNec-
ton of taxes.
A DISPATCH says that Cape Town ad-
vices under date of the Odd bring word
that Lord Chelmford's camp at Gnge
Lava, on the road to Ekowe, was at
tackled at daybreak, April 2, by llVN
Zulus, whr made frequent and desper'
ate attacks on all sides, but were re-
pulsed and pursued with great loss
Four hundred and seventy-one ZuIus
were found dead around the trenches.
The final attack was led by Dobeca'
MANI, who commanded at lslngdua'
DONALD, CURRIE & Co., proprletors Of
the Cape of Good Hope and Natal line
Of steamers, have received telegram
dated St. Vincent, April 22d, which says
Col. Wood s column mas been attacked
near Luneburg by large numberCCl
Zulus. The enemy was repused VIII
great loss. The British lost seven Oh.
ficers and 400 mer. The troops fought
CALAMITY, but appeared to have oeeH
taken by surprise.
A cable dispatch from St. Peters
burg of the 22d inst. states thaI zen
Gourko, the newly appointed goVeThGgi
general Of St. Petersburg, ordered al
gun makers to send lists of their s'oCh
to the city commandant, and sell on!
to those presenting special aulholi@
ton, under the penalty OF coniscalto:H
of stock and prohibition of trade lIr
vate persons possessing arms can OH:
retain them by special permlssioIni
Porters must be kept at the doors OF a"
houses day and night to prevent 'ie
posting of placards and scattering eN
plosives in the streets. :, oo.h
A SPECIAL cablegram OF April -V.n
says: England's foreign trade Is III in a.
unsatisfactory state as her nome NH Tho
merce and manufacture interests. 49,
Anglo Indian banks are IN moss uh
satisfactory condition. England lisuc
with China. which has been decreassslhhs
steadily year by year Is now saiu
merchants to be as good as "Ilose'DT,
dropped, owing to the lack OF pronls w
the business and the unsat!slaacStol :
state of highlands relations with nm Tn~.
In fact, it seems probable thaI nJ e
lands trade with China Will nave " .hot
abandoned. for it is admitted tH",
American opposition and en'e iIr in
has entirely killed Engllsh rI'"''
that part of the world. Or,
The London Daily NeWs OF the me me
saws: We cannot attemptt TO l9r .I!S', and
result of the duel between nihil'' 'rocia.
militaryism, to which the Car p,0Tt
nation seems to be the challefse, IN
is an attempt to meet disturoers N and
something ike their own weapons, sen "r
to nut down lawlessness by the su tbst
sion of law. The mere conless ,.t seem
such an attempt is necessary mus n mem
q yery curious step for the goveln ~ he
wb;c6 for some wears has aimed a. NJ =
ing considered civilized gov over ntsse
For the time during which l hls ua
aS,s and for the wide and lmP p,..is
d Gs ,r;ct to which it is applied BUS Snsr
onaaas 70 ~ he what she has recently pet
and reiapses into a condition u without
cal barbarism. AT once