Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-27
BRITAIN's B0THERS.
The Irish People Still Riotousand Defiant
Serious Aspect of the War in the Trans
vaal---The Beers Making Things Decid-
edly Hot for the Red-COats.


Serious Aspect of the War in the Trans
vaal---The Beers Making Things Decid-
edly Hot for the Red-COats.
LONDON, Dec 26.--A correspondent at
Durham reports that wagons, which de-
tachment of the Ninety fourth regiment
were in charge of, got in swamp, and
all hands laid aside their arms to extricate
them. The Beers suddenly appeared and
demanded their surrender. The soldiers
rushed for their arms, but before they
were able to defend themselves, they were
shot down.
While a Boer was attempting to hoist
republican flag at PotchefstroOm he was
shot by British officer, who the Beers
Immediately shot dead. The four per-
sons reported to have been murdered at
Potchefstroom were a cOmmandant OF the
Cape mounted police and three civilians.
They were brutally murdered in the midst
of an assembly Of 5000 Beers. The
driver of post car was murdered and
the mail bag carried off.
Another report says the Beers were
shelled at Potchefstroom and hundred
killed and many wounded. Arrange
ments are being made at Woolwich for
sending supplies to the cape.
DUBLIN, Dec 26--The circular of the
magistrates, in reply to Forster's circular,
states that the magistrates are unable to
carry out the law owing to terrorism. A
farm house at Port-a-Down has been ma
liciously burned. Monaghan and the
league association issued a manifesto call
ing on loyal men to combine for mutual
defense, and to confront the hateful teach
ings of the land league.
DUBLIN, Dec. 26.-The land league
meeting, which was to be held in Barris,
in Osoori, Saturday, was prohibited The
military and police were present to en-
force the prohibition.
There was a riot Saturday in Dublin
between soldiers and civilians. The po-
lice separated the combatants. The
Gazette published proclamation,
prohibiting meeting at Athgreeimy,
Wicklow, Sunday, which was called for
the purpose of denouncing a certain
individual The Gazette declares County
Limerick to be in a disturbed state, re-
quiring additional police. At Cork, to-
day, on the police ordering disorderly
crowd to disperse, a volley was fired at
the police from revolvers A policeman
was shot, but not mortally wounded.
LONDON, Dec. ga Durham dispatch
reports the Beers have given notice that
they will seize certain town on speci-
fed day. The Beers were shelled out of
Potchefstroom. They lost hundred
killed and many wounded .l 'A.
The authorities at Cape Town have COM
municated further with the home author
tiles in regard to reinforcements, and it is
probable two regiments of cavalry, two of
infantry and two batteries of artillery
will be sent to the Transvaal.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg reports
that the Russians have retaken, with
loss of twenty killed, 1000 camels that
were recently captured by the Turco-
mems.
Aleko Pasha has rendered his reslgna-
tion of the governorship of Roumania,
in consequence of resolutions passed by
the assembly, which he interprets as
vote of want of confidence in his admin
istration Aleko Pasha demands per-
mission to go to Constantinople to explain
matters fnlly.
Premier Coumoundouras, of Greece,
has told Demour, French minister, that
he intends to refuse the proposal for ar
bitration.
Tigot, French ambassadary, has in
formed the Porte that the powers have
accepted the arbitration proposal. A
council of ministers has discussed cir
cular to be sent to the powers to prevent
them from requesting the Porte to ac-
cept arbitration.
The sixth dragons will be sent to Ma
tai from England in response to a call
from the commandant at Durham
In an interview between Deputy Cos
simati and Premier Conmondros, the lat
ter declared the report that Greece was
willing to accept arbitration entirely false,
and that the government does not intend
to recede an inch from the position
Greece gained at the Berlin conference.