Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-09
FORElGN NEWS.
Aaghanis.an and Central Asia.

LONDON, February 7th.-The Blue Book
on Afghan affairs has been issued. General
| Roberts reports q conversation in October,
1879, with Yakoob Khan, who stated that
the British Mission, under Sir Neville Cham
berlain, was turned back by advice of the
Russian Envoy at Cabul. Stolietoff, and that
when Shere Ali quit Afghanistan, in Decem-
! Der, 1878, ne issued a tirman to the authori-
ties at Herat, declaring that Stolietoff had
written him as follows 1.-The Emperor's de-
sire is that you should not admit the English
into your country, but, like last year, you are
to treat them with deceit until the cold sea-
son passes away. Then the Almighty's will
will be made manifest to you; that is to say,
| the Russian Government will come to your
assistance, and by diplomatic action we will
entirely cut off all English communication
and interference with Afghanistan, or events
will end in a mighty and important war"
! The "Blue Book" respecting affairs in
Central Asia, shows that on the 9th of July,
! 1879, Lord Salisbury, Minister of Foreign
Affairs, asked Count Schouvaloff, the Rus
was any truth in the reports that the expedi-
ton from the Caspian sea intended to occupy
| Merv. Count Schouvalotf said that the ex-
pedition was directed against the Tekke Tur-
comans, and that he entirely disbelieved the
! existence among any section OF Russian
| statesmen Of a wish to advance on Merv. On
the 10th of July last Degirs, of the Foreign
Office, repeated these assurances to Lord
! Dutferin, British Ambassador to Russia in a
most positive form. Baron Jomini told Lord
| Dufferin that the expedition would stop 200
versts short Of Merv, but added: Although
we do not intend to so to Merry, or do any
thing which may be interpreted as a menace
70 England, you must not deceive yourself, for
! the result of our present proceedings will be TO
! furnish us with base for operations against
England hereafter. should the British Gov
eminent, by the occupation of Herat,
threaten our present position in Central
Asia" On the 18th of August the Emperor
assured Lord Dufferin that there was no IL
tention that the troops should advance on
| Melv, but August 25th Degirs commented on
the terms in which Stanhope, British Under
! Secretary of State for India, conveyed Rus
sia's assurances on this subject to the House
of Commons, and said he considered Stan
hopes language went too FAR, and that al
| though the advance on Merv formed no part
of the existing programme, Russia did not
| intend by solemn pledge given for all time
to preclude themselves from ever going to
Mefv. Nevertheless Lord Dufferin might
rest satisfied that Merv was in no sense the
object of General Lazaret's expedition.
French Criticism OF the anseFican Con.
gress- significant Warming Resigra.
tlons-Death.
PARIS, February 9TH. lie Temps very
severely blames the American Congress for
offering hospitality to the Irish agitator, Par
nell, and asks what would be the result if the
! British Parliament were to adopt the custom
of placing its halls at the disposal of foreign
agitators.
A leading article in La Repub1ique Fran
caise is devoted to Prince Napoleon and his
pretentions as chief of the Bonaparte family
and dynasty The tone of the article is very
menaciny. II gives the Prince O significant
warning in these terms: 9 If he thinks to
dissimulate his action. under vague aphorisms,
he NAV rest assured it is not vague general
isms of this kiad that will prevent the guard.
ians and defenders of the Republic from
watching him closely in accordance with their
duty"
1t was reported in the Hobbies of the Cham
Der that Admiral Jaureguiberry, Minister of
| Marine, had resigned.
Mace, Chief of Police, has sent in his resig
nation, explaining that it would be impossible
for him to conscientiously retain his post
while the present organization of police is ad-
hered 10. He particularly complains OF the
long delays which occur between the commits
sion of a crime and the transmission of the
details to him by JUICES obstruction. To
such unnecessary delay he attributes the es-
cape of assassin Walder.
| Paul de Cassagnac has resigned as deputy
for Condor, and presents himself as a candi-
date for Miranie IN place OF his father, re.
Gently deceased.
General Arthur Jules Norm is dead, aged
eighty-tive.
MISCELLANEOUS.
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In Luean, Canada. there have been two
more arrests in the Donnelly tragedy,
Michael Heenan and John Purtol:
Royal &. Conant late cashier-elecs OF the
National Bank of Boston, has been found
guilty of embezzlement. The bail Is increased
to $50, 000.
BY the upsetting Of steamer at CheneYs
Cove, n. B., John Nesbits, Frank Robinson,
John Larry, Mrs. Lindsay and Mrs. Simon
Franklin were drowned. M
The Board OF Officers OF the Chamber OF
Commerce. have appointed committee to re-
ceite funds for Ireland. to he forwarded to
the Mansion House. The Board refused to