Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-09
ROnEIGN NEWS.
Afshanisian Anairs.

LONDON, August 7th.-An official dispatch
from the British commanders at Candahax
dated the Sd, says: Beyond slight skirmish.
ing between the country people and the troops
covering working parties, nothing has 90
CURED the past three days. No news ha.
been received from Chaman Choki or Khelat
Ghilzai since we shut ourselves up. Defen.
siye preparations are proceeding satisfac.
torily. The entire Afghan population have
left or been expelled. The wounled officers
are doing well. The accurate number Of r
loss in the fight with Aysob Khan is not yet
known, but the former estimate is far wrong
Only about 1,100 are killed and missing out
Of $500.
The following from Quettah is dated the
9TH instant Ayoob Khan is said 20 be within
one day "a march of Candabar, but it is doubt
full whether his force is sufficiently strong to
make an attack. Large numbers pf Chair
are collecting around Candahar.
A Cabul dispatch of the 9Th says: There
are some gatherings in Madam and Wartak,
but Gen. Roberts will probably not be seri-
ously opposed this side of Ghuznee. Muslki
Alum's son will preceds the force to oeneili.
ate tribes and arrange for supplies.
Another Cabul dispatch says: The march
of the force to Candahar is delayed until Sun.
day. Abdurrahman Khan shows every dis
position to aid us. His brother-in. law sc-
durrahmaD Khan has sent eonciliatory dep
utation to Hashim Khan, the head of the
anti British faction at Ghuznee, at the special
request of the Queen.
The Times says: 1--WE consider that the
evacuation of Cabul will strengthen the
Ameer's hands and save US the risk OF further
complications. Our object is to give him the
best chance of making good his position.
This, considering the suspicious jealousy en-
tersained by the natives against all foreign
ers, he would not be able to DO as long as he
ostensibly remained under British protection.
From a military point Of view the arrange
ment is also defensive. We have sustained
no disaster in Northern Afghanistan. We
can, therefore, without loss Of military pres
tige, fulfill our promise, that as soon as the
Ameer has been accepted by the Afghans, we
would evaouate the country. If the neces-
sity arose, which is unlikely, we could return
easily to Cabul. In the meantime we shall
occupy the frontier in great strength, shorten
the lines of communication with Peshawur
and considerably diminish our expenditures
The Murdered Missionary.
CoNsTANTN oPLE, August 7th-Dr. Par
sons, the American missionary who with his
servant. was murdered near IsrDid, was mak-
ing tour in the mountains, aud had eu-
camped by the roadside in the vicinity of the
Zureeks. a semi-nomadie tribe. Two Zureek
shepherds have confessed that they shot two
travellers as they slept, and robbed them of
their money, amounting to less than S.. AS
Parsons did not reach his destination at the
expected time, his friends instituted search,
and the bodies were discovered under some
bushes. The authorities, hearing that dis
patch on the subject had been sent to the
British Embassy, showed more than usual
zeal, and, by threatening wholesale arrests
induced the Zureeks to surrender the GRIM
inals, who are now imprisoned. During half
century of American missionary enterprise
in Turkey this is only the third case of the
murder of a missionary, and it j, only j4st
to the Turks to state that none of the crimes
proceeded from religious fanaticism.
LyttOn Called 10 Account by the Queen.
New YORK, August 7th.-The Tribune's
London special says: immediately when
Lord Lytton landed yesterday. the Queen
summoned him to Osborne, where he had
bad quarter of an hour" Lytton's Oldest
friends are disappointed with him, but the
man simply did as he was told Every ac-
ton OF his was controlled by telegraph Oae
of his last freaks was to get into loggerheads
with the Government Of Madras, and 20
write home recommendation to abolish tAe
Madras Government, and also Bombay, one
which never Loyalty supported Lytton. 1t Is
now known that he advised declaration Of
war with Russia when Soljekoff went to
Cabul, but that was more than Beaconsield
would undertake.
A Diplomatic Explanation.
LONDON, August 7th.-Oficial correspond.
ence between Russia and England, touching
the alleged Russian agitation in Bulgaria aud
Roumela, is published. Russia denies the
existence of any agitation, and asserts that
there are fewer Russian officers and men in
the Bulgarian army now than at the close of
the war, ard that mono have gone to Roums-
liza since the Russian evacuation that there
have been some sales of small arms by Rus
sia to Bulgaria, to replace the anti1uated pat
terms, but that the whole sales only amount
to 5000 rifles.
Acts OF Courtesy.
LONDON, August 7th.-A Times Bucharest
correspondent announces that the Rauma-
nian Government is about to send ColGre
Vernesco to Washington on a special mission
in connection with the recognition of Roums-
nian independence. After fulfilling his Ga-
ties at Washington, Colonel Verneaco will 20
to Rio Janeiro on a similar errand. Both
visits are simple acts of courtesy from the
Prince of Roumania TO the heads of the Gy-
ernments Of the United States and Brazil,
and have no political Significance.
Strengthening she Church.
ROME August 7th.-The Vatican has de-
cided to augment aud reorgauize The COLLEGES
of the Propaganda for Asia and africa, 'elpg'
dssirous sf largely developing ,he Catholic
Church in those parts. Branch colleges If
the Ptoaasands @i,l BE e=tsh'ished in suls-
able localities, and new Yisaris.e A,3sss..e
will be created ia Morocco. snd another "a
the interior of Africa
Championship o. Lacrosse.
MONTREAL, August 7th.-A game Of j.
crosse for tie championship Of the world + K
place Inv bes ws4ti tire Shamrocss of n ~
trssl and the InroDtaa. and ....s wsn by -
ShaInrncl,s 81 hree S.llia hit. nall.es Il.l.-A.