Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-12
FOREIGN.
II rHE.sPAN1sH lMBRoeL1o.

A dispatcl, from Madrid says the declara.
a.ion Of PRIMER Canovas Del Castillo in the
chamber OF deputies yesterday was received
with strong expreniQps'of of. disapproval, one
faction of the chamber leaving the house
bodily. An animated and uproarous dis
cussion ensued, and the result was that
seventysdepu.ies approved Of the resolution
to abstain from taking their seats pending
an. explanation and apology for Whist iscon:
sidered q breach Of privilege. ~ .sz.sql
Madrid, Dec. l2.-Captain General
Blenco, Generals Prindesast and Cussols
in Spain xnd Cuba, resigned when the
MARTINEZ Campas ministry fell. Many
liberal newspapers deplore Alfonso's action
in accepting the resignation Campas and
entru.ting to his opponents the carrying
out Of his abolition and free trade pro.
gramme. ss1 5sas $3.50
SO THE ANGLo.AFGHAN WAR.
Cabul, Dec. 12-On Wednesday Gene. al
MacP Pherson occupied Sankh Khotal just in
time to- prevent junction of Kohistani with
a force from 1huznee. Kohistani, who oc.
cupied a position near Kholan, was attacked
and dislodged, leaving six standards. The
English loss was few men slightly wound
ed. ,-Gsn. Baker was to move by, way oi
'Chaiasiab. to. take them in the. rear while
Gen. NtsssY, withs force of horsee,i artillery,
two sqnadrons of the 9th lancers, and one
squadron of the. l4th Bengal lancsrs.s was to
ioin Gen. McPhefsonnf " way Of Charden
valley for a combined movement with the
object of driving the enemy. south on Gen.
Bakers command. Gen. Massy encountered
M almond .Tano's force Numbering ton thnu.
and Afghan sep9ys and tribe men, and made
= y DruAante -chafge, put Swithout apparent
enect on tne vast 6oay o. the enemy: The
country Is most Hllhcult 10 travel. being cut
up, oy numerous water courses. four guns,
IN fenrlng we're upset, sp'ked and abandon 6
eoi ous were snDseq 9entiy recovered. Inc
ehs%y eh %ses 1Ior Agui soree, oat YER Mers
Hrhlanders from Shennr cantonment Ths
enemy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. R.ber,s tn,nb an,
nov occri,v m lhSisEts son,h Il sRsi. HI.
m. They are admirablv led and too .,
three thguu1ads AZ them: ara armed sv;th
Snyder rifles. They lost heavily by the
catalry. charge and artillery FIRE, but never
,asvered: The English loss is believed to be
1Stkilled, including two lisutenants, and Is
@ w@dahaepg ln9tyain2 one colonel ten Mac
,Eherson IS now attacking the enemy. Guides
haze h arrived from L1tta6und I!i a, and Gen.
bsKef IS coming from haaidan. -
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
Calcutta, Dec. 11.-Lord Lytton, viceroy
of'lndia, on arrival here this evening from
. tour OF the provlncesW WAs twice fred at,
but escaped INJURY Inc would be assassin
was arrested
49, GERMAN RAILWAYS "A
g Berlin, Dec 12.-Lsndstag has stopted
the railway committees resolution prescrib.
ing the s2rincipleaon on which the government
must sdmlnisser railways. The Berlin. and
Magdeburg railroad company has over
wbelmingly voted in. favor of the sale Of
that road TO the government.
= @ RELIEF COMMITTEE.
An Influential committee under the pres
'tdfncy OF the Mator o. Berlin, aud pretect
ofspolice, has been formed n to organ'zs .
svstem,ot fe!ieffor the stamina stricken peo-
pie OF Sllesia.
ARRESTS IN RUSSIA.
p. pstersodrr d geG isdMany Ia any arrests u, ,ss