The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-24
NEWS OF the WEEK.
FOREIGN NEWS.

The publication Of the Russo Afghan
correspondence reveals the fact that . secret
treaty was made by which Russia bound her
self TO perpetual friendship with Aghanistan,
and undertook TO assist the Ameer against for
eign enemies. Two months later the Russian
Foreign Minister wrote to the Afghan Foreign
Minister. advising him TO make peace openly
with England. but in secret TO prepare for war.
A plan for melting the Mohammedans In India
10 rebellion is also revealed. 1t 10 . significant
fac, that the dates Of the documents are al
subsequent to tho date Of the Berlin treaty,
which professedly settled tho differences be-
tween Eng and and Russia.
At fair in Killkeely, Ireland, the
people stoned the police. aud at BallyhAnis the
police charged crowd with bayonets.
The British troops have again been
defeated by the Beers. in South Africa.
The Archbishop of Dublin has replied
to the Pontifeal letter concerning the Irish
agitation, claiming that pernicious laws for
centuries have reduced the people to the ex-
IRENE of misery. and the abrogaton Of the
cruel statutes is demanded that while deplora-
Die acts and speeches have blsckened . Just
cause. it must not DO forgotten that the people
have despaired OF JUSTICE
The distress is so great among the
Ural tribes in Russia that they arc selling their
male children for grain and leaving their girls
TO perish.
Twelve of the Home Rule party are
TO proceed to ireland and hold meetings after
the passage OF the Coercion act thus inviting
arrest.
News is received of the capture OF L.
ma by the Chilinns on Jan. Is, after two dos
perate battles, in which the losses are said to
have been l6,O0O men. The Chinese quarter Of
the city was burned by the Pcruvians before the
surren Ter.
The Christians of Macedonia are leav-
ing on account of iI-trestment.
Baroness Burdett-C outts and William
L. Ashme.i Bartlett were married last week,
In Chris, Church. London. Mr.. Bartlett will
assume the name OF Burlett- Coutts before his
own surname. A great lawsuit will result from
The weidln. Should ,he decision be adverse
to tho Baroness sac Nil stall have about CO.
900. 00o left
An Irish Land Lacquer named Habon
tas been sentenced to three months imprison-
aei-t for making reasonable speech.
Eleven out of thirteen Socialists on
trial in Vienna. Austria for high treason We're
acquitted. The remaining two were sentenced
10 imprisonment. one for four years and the
ether ;or six months.
Several regiments Of all arms have
been ordered 10 Natal to take tho places Of tho
men killed by tie Beers.
Parnell and six OF his associates in the
Land League held council in Paris In regard
10 :he funds OF the organization.
Garibaldi vas chosen President Of a
nniversal-srarage convention at Rome.
\ leading French journal agrees with
Seert tary Sherman that the present proportion
Of Isl. 10 between gold end silver should DO
abandoned Bismarc has declared IN favor Of
4 doutl3 standard.
IL the contest on the Thames for the
championship o. England. the Sportsman cup,
and - ZOO, Hanlan defeated Laycock by four
lengths.
\ joint-stock company has been
formed IN Brazil TO run a limo Of steamers be-
tween Halifax and Rio &c Jsneiro, a subsidy Of
$4,000 having been granted at each end Of
the route.
The Russian police have discovered u
p,oi 10 blow open the arsenal at KieH, and
have made seyera. arrests in connection with
the conspiracy.
The alarm which prevails in England
receives fresh illustration daily. Sir William
Vernon Harcourt announced in the House OF
Comnous that James Stephens. the Fenian
head-center, had arrived in Paris. It il ru-
norod in Cork tina; the Fenisns In America
and the United Kingdom ars sending men and
,nnnav Ia the Roers