River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-09-16
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PROBABLY Herat will rise against Ayoob
Khan, who will fly to Persia, or surrender
himself to the English.
DISTURBANCES throughout Armenia are
threatening to assume the proportions OF
an Instruction.
THE Lancashire weavers have resolved
that district can be brought out on
strike and supported by contributions from
other districts until the masters concede
the advance of wages. A general lockout
is expected.
THE steamer Nevada took 347 Mormon
recruits from London Sept. 9TH. They
are mostly English, Scotch and Welsh.
Another company of Mormons leaves next
week
THE railroad from ST. Petersburg to
Simphireropol was watched night and day
by 5000 peasants and 10000 troops during
the emperor's recent Journey to Livadia.
A DISPATCH from India, believed to
have been inspired by the marquis, of
Ripon, viceroy, says that England m ust
now settle the Candahar question without
delay The place must be annexed, given
TO the ameer of Afghanistan, or made an
Independent state. Ripon favors relin-
gushing it in favor of Abdurrahman.
AN explosion occurred on the 9th inst.
at the Teaham colliery, near Durham,
England. Both shafts were blocked,
though half mile apart. One hundred
and eighty workmen were in the pit and
persisted before they could be rescued.
The scenes contiguous to the accident beg
gar all description and are of the most
narrowing detail.
| GEN. ROBERTS has officially telegraphed
| the English government, from the neigh
| borl God of Candahar, that he has defeated
and dispersed the Afghan force under
| AbOob Khan. The attack on the princes
camp appears to have been in the nature
of a surprise. Several guns were captured,
and two piece taken from the horse artil-
| lerv at the time If Gen. Burrows defeat
were recovered. Lieut. Mclean, taken
| prisoner on the same occasion, is reported
! to have been murdered after the battle be-
! gap The British loss was comparatively
| slight Roberts gives only the casualties
| among the European regiments. lie Is
silent as to the Sepoy death list. Aboob
is supposed to have retreated to Herat.
PARLIAMENT was prorogued on the Sth
inst: Following was her Majesty's speech,
read by the Royal commissioner:
Nv LoRDs AND GENTLEMAN: 1t is with salts
! faction | find myself at length enabled to release
you from your arduous labors. | continue to re
| pelEe assurance Ut the most friendly character
| from all foreign powers. The failure Of the
| sublime porte to execute according to its
engagement the plan agreed upon i'll April
| last for determination of the Ottoman
| frontier lying towards Montenegro has caused I'M
| fortunate delays i'll the settlement of that ques-
| ton and the treaty Of Berlin has not yet taken
effect in other points of i'm rt.snce which remain
ed open ut the comnencemeDt Of the session. The
governments which were parties to that treaty
| have communicated to the sultan their judi gment
! on the means Of bringing to satisfactory settle
ment The Greek and Montenegrin frontier ques-
/ ton on the administrative organization of the
! European provinces of Turkey, and on the prin-
cipal reforms required in the Asate provinces in
! habited by Annenians for the attainment of the
| objects in view. | continue to place reliance on
| the fact that the concert of Europe has been
! steadily maintained in regard to the eastern ques-
| ton and that the powers who signed the treaty OF
! Berlin are pressing upon the sublime porte with all
the authority which belongs to their united action
the measures which in their belief are best calcuat-
ed to insure tranquility in the east. ! have not
! been unmindful during the few months which have
| elapsed since ] last addressed you of the consld-
eratiols which have stated would guide my pol
lev on the northwestern frontier Of my Indian en-
! pire. Measures have already been taken for the
complete military evacuation of northern Afghan
istan, and some progress has been made towards
| The pacifcaton and settlement Of the country.
renewal of hostilitcs by the Atshans undeI Ayoob
Khan has rendered necessary further military OPP
cratic IN southern Afghanistan