The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-08-13

risen IN arms. There has been severe Skin
mishing around Chaman Choki.
HER majostys ship Dare shelled two rcbellious
Samar Qndia) villages and tho natives threat
ened 10 massacre oil the white inhabitants. A
later telegram from tho foreign Office states
that tho robels surrendered to the proper au'
thorities and quiet has been restored.
FIRE at Jaunetto province Of Navarro,
Spain, destroyed 30 out of 106 houses which the
village contained. Several persons were IN
jured.
TORRENTS OF rain have fallen In the northern
part Of tho province Of Mohren. The town OF
Matrisch, Ostrau and surrounding districts art
flooded. Several lives arc lost. Heavy rain,
have also caused terrible havoc in Silesia
TepltZ, Bohemia, In completely submerged
The damage over q large tract Of country Ii In
calculablo. A fearful panic prevails In the
flooded districts and numerous casualties have
occurred.
An American missionary and his American
servant, while on the road to relieve the famish,
cd population, found, with their throats cut
near Ismidt, Turkey, the bodies Of DIR. Parson,
and his two servants. Tho murdercrs were ar
rested. They are two nomad Turks, and con-
fessed the crime.
Or 53 officers Of Gen. Burrows force II art
killed or missing, were wounded and escaped
aud II arrived at Candahar unhurt. This
leaves IL unaccountCd for.
THE hill for compensation for disturbance IN
Ireland, was defeated by heavy vote in tn,
house Of lords, on the 4th inst.
EIaHT men were killed in collicry explosion
near Wrexhaih, Wales, on the 4th instant.
AT Mini Novgorod, Russia, on the Sdinstant,
seventy houses near the fair burned.
The Gillian transport Loa was blown up by Q
torpedo in Callao bay on the Goth Of July. The
torpedo contained about 800 pounds Of dyna.
mite. The vessel was lifted quite out Of tie
water. About 100 men persisted. Every house
in Callao was shaken by The explosion.
GEN. ROBERTS in marching TO relieve Canda.
har, Afghanistan, with force OF $1,000 men.
DISPATCH from Candahar says: "0n the
morning Of July 27th Gen. Burrows engaged
Ayoob Khan's force Of 1000 men and 20 guns,
fifty miles beyond Candahar. After four hour
Of severe lighting Gen. Burrows was repulsed
and forced To retreat to Candahar. The British
loss was 20 officers, 400 Europeans and SOC
natives, killed and missing, most Of the losses
occurring in the retreat. Three horse artillery
guns were abandoned. Preparations are max.
ing for q siege in Candahar."
NEWSPAPERS at 1t. Petersburg publish adyices
from Noveresisk on the Russian shore Of the
Black sea, stating tina. n number Of Greek and
Armenian emigrants tried TO land there. but
their ship was fired upon by order of the Rus,
sian local authorities. The captain OF the YES.
sci was killed. A Russian war schooner after.
wards captured the remainder OF the crew and
the passengers Of the emigrant vessel, some OF
whom were wounded, and tho captiyes were I'M
mediately imprisoned.
THERE We're fifty-oIe deaths from yellow fever
aud thirteen from smallpox in Havana during
the week ended July 81.
A ScuTARI dispatch says four battalions of
Montencgrins attacked the Albanians on the
2sth ult., and were repulsed.
FIRE Lroke out in Wagners theator in Bay
rcuth, on the 10th ult., and destroyed the west
side Of the structure.
BOMBAY correspondent telegraphs: "The
battle between Gen. Burrows force and the
Afehans il said to have been well contested.
Tho British cavalry and artillery were badly cut
up at tho commencement of the fight, but the
infantry inflicted such heavy loss on AyoOb
Khan that he has not ventured to advance upon
Candahar. The vicerOy of India telegraphed
Sunday that Ayoob Khan did not follow up the
British retreat. Gen. Burrows force has Or
rived at Candahar."
FIFTEEN hundred convicts at Civita Vecchia,
Italy, mutinied recently and it was found ncc-
essary to call on the troops to suppress them.
Many Of the prisoners were killed and wounded.