The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1880-09-22

men and ofRcsrs. Ths scene that followed was Of
inGescrihAble horror. TIE panie-stricken soldiers
on shcre were enable 70 assist their drowning
comrades. who were eiinging TO the debris Of the
bridge. TIE result was that most Of them sank
% riee no more, all being IN marching attire and
armed with Remington rifles and supply cart
ridces. The inhabitants OF Logrono crowded IN
thousands 70 the banks OF the river many OF them
having relatives among the victims and were
frantic with grief The authorities procured boats
and had the river dragged with nets and hooks.
The search was praApnged by the aid Of torches
until late in the night The bodies Of five officers
and seventy men have been recovered IN this way,
and others have been found by villagers lower
down the river where they were carried by the
streAn. The pontoon bridge had been erected 20
enable passengers 10 the river, and had been
pronounced safe by the engineers Seventy mine
persons in all are known To have been drowned.
Il Is feared that the full extent Of the loss Of life
has not VET been ascertaine6.
Pans. September S.-A Madrid dispatch SAYS
that ninety-seven men were drowned by the aoci-
dent on the Ebro. battalion was testing mill
ta-y Pcntoon bridge at the time.
PAKrs, September Tth.-La Pttris asserts that
GanbettA. President OF the Chamber Of Deputies,
positively refused 70 use his influence with Prem
Ter De Freycinet 10 convert him 70 ideas more con-
rorrnable with the views Of the party of the Left
than those he expressed IN ms speech az Aontan-
ban the 1Oth ultsmO- Gau1hetia. Ia PafTTs SAYS.
expresses the belief that the question of the Gov
ernmsnt's attitude toward unauthorized church
congregations eNn only be settled BY the Chamber
OF OcpufleS- DE VIII AVOID cOfiS1lL4tONS anu
arrange TO be absen. from Paris when President
Grery and Premier De Freyc,net return.
LONDON, September Sth.-A Berii, dispatch SAYS I:
Count de 81. Waller, the French ambassador, IS
making household arrangements which indicate
shAt he VIII not return
hiss been received from General Roberts, dated
C1ndAhar, September md; The report Of the
reconnoiS3nces carried cut by General Hugh Cough
and Coloael Chapman on the Slst ultiuo, afforded
Iii
ene-ny's position ! found It quite practicable TO
tura his night and thus place myself 70 the Of
Baha Wall. where Ayoob khRn's main camp was
decided On doing 80, and commenced the attack
shortly after o'clock yesterday morning. 10
cover my design made preparations for direct
attack upon the Baba Wah. This fight IN
trusted 70 the troops OF the Canadian garrison,
under General Primrose. who also arranged 20
Occupy my advanced positions Of the previous dAy
At the same TIME the cavalry brigade, under
BrigS6ier-GeasrsI Hugh Cough. advanced upon
the left, and, without difficulty, reached the Argand
Alb, where Il was well placed for support should
the eneuv hrvSk away toward GheniSk or kakrez-
Ths attack was made BY the FIrSt and Second
BriEades, under Generals Mcpherson and Baker
respectively, and the Third Brigade, under General
McGrecor, as q support, the whole infantry beng
under the command Of General Ross An elevated
village within 100 yards Of our position was
strongly held by the enemy, and had first TO be
taken This was done IN the NOS; gallant manner
BY the NInety-second HighlandeEs and the Second
Ghoorktns. covered by the artillery. The two
brsssdes then advanced through the orchards and
Enclosures fighting steadily, the left Of the Second
Brigade being brought round until the village Of
PirspSIn1l was reached Al this point the enemy
was IN great force and fought most 6etsrninedly.
bat nothing could resist the determined advance
Of the British troops. Shortly after this reverse
the slope of BSba Wall was reached and the stand
ING camp Of Ayoob Khan became visible AL the
enetny's attempts 10 stem the current were fruit
less BY u O'Clock noon the camp was II our pos
session. with twenty-Ssyen pieces u ordnance.
,rhfrh the h,f
july The casualties, addition 20 those yeStsr-
day reported include three oface-S Of cavalry who
were slightly vonn6ed-Major Wsllock. Lieutenant
Baker and Llieutsnsnt Neville Chamberlain. The
Ninety Highlandsrs had 81 wounded. the
Sevsnry-second had II wounded Among the
natives II we're killed and y wounded The total
number Of wounded was 20. The cavalry brigade
marches tomorrow 10 hokaran. where Il viii be
vel placed. aud this viii facilitate supplies being
hro-cht into the city.
Oas village was taken BY General Mcpherson.
Tie Ninety second hlshlAnoers, the GhoorkSs and
the Plcreers charged the main body, numbering
many thousand men. We hold Ayoob Khan peg
Solally responsible for the murder Of MseIane-
Ayood Khan fed at II O'Clock in the morning,
were soon after para6ed for execution but i've
Sepoys escaped The AfghAns only saved their
mountain battery The enemy vas 50 completely
broken thSt further pursuit Was useless
A dispatch from CandAhar SAYS: The Afghans
fought br2vsiy until BAHIA Wall was taken N their
rear. They then lost heart and fed in Wild con
frs,on- The cavalry pursued them for fifteen
miles mp the Argand Ab valley. Those portions
took 20 the hills Ayoob Khan escaped with a
Snisll following. The ensny's loss Is unknown,
bCt Il Is said that 400 fell n the pursuit. The
enemy EFF 30 dsad- Probably Hsrat VII rise
against Ayoob Khan. who VIII ~ 10 Persia or sur
render himself 70 the English.
American.
NV Yozx. August SO-Tte Bulletin prints list
q $ Incorporated gold and silver mining eoupsn-
les whose stocks are offered In the mining exchan-
Ees Of ms city, giving their capitalization and
latest market quotation for their shares. The list
embraces several Of the most successful mines IN
Tire country. II says II gives the average repre-
se2taticl Of gold and silver mining II the country
The total snSo1nt at which these ss mines are cap
Itlllznc Is s54s.sS which represents what the
Z organizers Of the companies intend the public to
regard IS the valus OF TIE properties The cur
rst values Of these sane properties rs determined
f hT what their shares are now selling for Is $50
6s7-67& he market value OF TINS large mass OF
ventures Is thus Per cent Of their capt. 4zation
The stocks are cling. On an average, AZ 50 per
cezr- below par. Sch method Of 1nzncle-ing q
/ large branch Of enterprise puts the men who are
engaged II Il. N J most ICdicrOCs aspects before
ne pablo Ii : In every sense failure. II those
engaged In mining ventures imagine thew car
mining capital 0Ct OF San Francisco they mus
exPect TO retire with disgust and dlsappoint
n,e1t-
IoLEDO. August Sl-EItenSiye preparations zrs
beng made for The meeting Of the army OF ths
[ C1nbsrlain here, on September Sd
NV Tozx- August SI-There Is good reason tc
believe rh1t De Lesssps Panama Canal stock VII
Be placed on the market BY q syndicate Of Amer
can bankers n few DAYS. who viii act under The
puosecssoa Of the American Government
NEv Tozx. August SI-Ths B4Flstiz says: On
Z private information cOuSrus cable dispatch an,
noulcfng the definite formation Of the De Lesseps
Canal Company fnsuinent. Il Is probable
bozsysr that the syndicate vii enlorzcs The SUD
port Of banking houses n this city and San Fran,
cisco The BANKERS appear ID have concl1ded
I that the prestige Of De lsSssps as the successful
q promoter Of the S1ez canal vii insure sufficient
Subscriptions for the first Issue Of about i've hun
Z drsd million francs
/ CE-cAeo, September 2-The Presidential party
co1np-ls5nz President and Mrs HAYES r & Have
Jr-- klchizrd Hayes several ladies General Sher
nan aud MS daughter, and Others EFF here E-tl.
after Ii O'Clock this morning. over the Chiczgs
Burlington and Q1Inc- RzIiruad, for Omaha e.
ro11e for California The Directors car Of n.
Central Pacific net the party here and it va.
paced AZ The disposal Of President Raves snG
family. Two other coaches and dining car mad
up the special tram that goes through 10 OEnzha
Ehs-e the party VII Be Transferred o the Uuioz
Pacific road At noon OF Friday. Er Il Omaha tn
Pa-ry viii 60 to Ogden down 70 Sait Lake. back u
Og5sl- and thscce 70 Sacramento. Eh=re the par1-
viii attzni tbs STATE Fair On September 18th anl
Sleh Frozn there dI6er-z- places Of interest OF
shs PlcI6c cu2st Vii oe VISITED. incu6inz sriu :,
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