The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-06-01
Foreign News.

AN epidemic of smallpox prevails at Sera-
jeve, Austria the deaths numb: ring twenty
day.
THE London Times criticises the American
government for protesting about the suspects
and taking no steps against assassination
papers,"
ADvIcEs from Mexico state that the hostile
Apaches are fleeing thence to New Mexico.
The Mexicans are fast killing them of in order
to secure the 5000 offered by their government
for the scalp of each hostile Indian.
THE great annual English racing event-the
Derby, run in EPSON Downs--was won this year
by the Duke of Westminster's fly Shotover
Lord Bradford's colt Quiclline came in second,
p Lorillards American colt Sachem third, and
Mr.. Rymills colt Bruce--the favorite--fourth.
Fourteen horses ran. The race is for three
year-old horses and the distance about one
mile and half. Last year this race was won
by Mr.. Lolillard's horse Iroquois.
IT is stated that 400 houses belonging to the
Jews were recently destroyed by fire at Vasili-
shki, Russia.
Two French officials have just fought duel
in which both were wounded.
ADvIcEs from Cairo, Egypt, state that lament
able accounts are received from the interior of
disastrous results inevitable from the absence
of an administrative government, neglect OF all
precautions fer insuring water for the crops,
and absence of labor owing to conscription.
Natives come to Cairo to entreat the pro-
lection of Mr.. Malet the British consul-gen-
eral, against the sodiery, saying that their viii
lagos are becoming deserted through fear.
The Egyptian ministry have resigned, after
refusing the demands of England and France
and referring them to the sultan. The presi-
dent of the council of ministers has sent the
following note to the khedive: "Your accep-
lance of the ultimatum ia contrary to the
unanimous advice of your ministers. AS an
admission of the intervention of foreign powers
this incident constitutes an infringement of the
rights of the sultan. We therefore tender our
designations" The khedive accepted The
resignation of his ministers.
The editor of a Socialist paper in Vienna.
Austria, has been sentenced to ten years. i'm
prisonment at hard labor for thigh treason
ALLAN YOUNG, the man who wrote ter
threatening the life Of Queen Victoria, has been
sentenced to ten years. penal servitude.
DURING the past fortnight about seventy
Irish "suspects" have been released fom
prison.
FORTY houses have been destroyed by fire in
Riga, Russia.
A CARLIsT instruction has broken out in the
province of Catalonia, Spain.
SERIOUS riot took place in Paris between
students and crowd OF men. Thirteen
students we're arrested and many persons we're
hurt more or less seriously.
FURTHER dispatches from Egypt state that
complete anarchy followed the resignation of
the ministry. The attitude of the Egyptian
army toward the khedive was very threatening,
and at a meeting in Sultan Pacha's house the
proceedings were most uproarious, several Off
! GERS brandishing their swords. Finally, at the
earnest solicitation Of many prominent EgYp-
tians, the khedive reinstated Arab Bey as min
lister of war. The prestige of England and
France in Egypt is thought to have received a
severe blow