National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-08-30
DANGER In THE EAST.
An Attack Threatened from the SClndc
Border.
1roops Hurried in Force to Put Down the
Now Rebellion,
A New Danger Threatened.

LONDON, Aug 30.--Tho STANDARD has the
following from Bombay: "There was great
scare a. KuraChes, Sclnde, on Friday IN consc-
qucnce of reports By the natives that 900
PIthans had assembled on the hills and medI.
tatol AN attack. Arms were di srbuted to
abe whites and re.enforcements ordered up,
but the night passed quietly. Tho Pathan
residents were disarmea on Saturday"
The correspondent Of the Times at Bombay
telegraphs that serious apprchcnsons are on.
tortained at Kurachcs. The steamer convey.
ing three com panes Of ro.onforcemcnts to that
place was ordered to go with full steam
Trouble Is expected ou the Slnle frontier.
General Roberts Co be at Candahar To-day
LONDON, Aug. 3O,--A dispatch to the stand
ard from Chaman. dated Sunday, says: General
Roberts marched from Kholat.I- -Ghilzai for Can.
dnhar on the ajth inst. Ho took with him all
the British garrison and banded over tho fort
to the ainocr's officials. He expected to reach
Canlahar Oh Monday, aud attack Ayoob Khan
on Tuesday. He he's sent a plan for combined
action with General Phayro, ii the latter csn
reach Takht1.Pu on Monday. This, however,
Is impossible In consequence Of the scarcity Ct
food aud forage, and The wholesale dcserton
II dr.gars. Takht-I.Pul Is IS miles south Of
Candahar.
NOp'iAS AIOOp1 III hoOu Aa'Nihhs
LONDON, Aug 30.--Tho Times Simla dispatch
says tho retirement Of General Stewards force
has been practically mpleted without injury
to the health of the troops and in perfect
order.
Tho Advance Vessel ofthe Combined Powers
RAGusA, Aug 29.--The Russian vessel Saint
Anno has arrived here bearing tho admiral
who will command tho Russian portion of tho
European iieet which Is concentrating for the
demonstration in Turkish waters.
Tho following vessels will represent the
powers if the naval demonstration on Turkish
waters be carried out: England-ironclads
tho Alexandria, twelve guns; the Monarch,
twelve gnnsi the Temoriarc, eight guns; these
vessels all belong to the third class Italy
ironclads, tho Palestro, seven guns; tho
Venezia, sevon guns; the Venetta, guns.
France-ironcads, tho Friedland, ton guns;
tho Snflcrn, eight guns; the Hirondclo, -
guns. Austria-ironclads tho Prince Eugene,
twelve guns, and the General Kaiser, ten
tho Elborous. Gormany-tho Victoria.
Ayoob Khan Expected to Retreat
LONDON, Aug. 3O.-Tho Times dispatch from
Calcutta says the more common impression Ia
| that Ayoob Khan will retreat toward Herat,
and II is universally hoped the government
will allow General Roberts 10 follow him 10
llerat if necessary.
in' c-o'orA AZ oc5hawur is dying out.
! = telegram to the Times from Simla reports
that the Khyber valley is fairly quiet.
The Troubles of Turkey
BELGRADE, Aug 29.--The skupstchina will
meet at Kragnevatz In September. 1t tisstated
that the government will introduce a bill for
the final settlement Of tho Jewish question in
conformity with the treaty of Berlin.
| RAGUsA, Aug. 20.-Slx Albanian chiefs whom
oNNris, s,.1 i,,n
Scutari. The inhabitants of Ducgno with 9
| body OF Albanians arc cncampcd at MOzura to
oppose the cessiog. of Ducgno. 1t Is snid the
Turkish regulars Wto rdtemizing with them