Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-27

offers TO submit the ciallns Vi Span W
the Carolines to fair examination.
It is reported here that two Spanish
warships have occupied zap, the chief
island of the Caroline group.
The feeling in Madrid against Germany
because of her assumption of possession
of these islands is 80 bitter as to cause
alarm.
AT meeting Of the geographical
society last night, various members made
speeches violently denourcing the action |
Of Germany. Their remarks were re-
ceiyed with applause,
Fenrs are entertained that u hostile
demonstration will be made against the
German embassy and i'll consequence
body of policemen has been detailed to
guard that building.
LONDON, Aug. 21.-A dispatch sent to-
day from Meshed, Persia, near the Afghan
frontier, to the Times, states TINT n coli
sion between the Russian and Afghan
posts nearly occurred on the 18th instant
ut Karatepi, is miles from Chamani-baid.
Some Russian troops, the dispatch
says, approached karatepi and
the Afghan troops there stood TO their
arms. A Russian officer, when he saw
this, ordered his troopers to unsling their
carbines and he was shot and severely
wounded by the accidental dis
charge of one of these weapons.
Before the exact nature of this
accident was ascertained there was con-
siderable excitement and confusion,
which, however, subsidized as soon as the
truth was made known. The Afghans
then detained the Russians until they
received nm order from Herat to let them
go.
During the detention the Afghans
treated the wounded Russian officer with
great kindness, bandaged his wound and
sent him back to the Russian lines. A
hurried investigation of the occurrence
wrs made on both sides. The
Russian commander exonerated the
Afghans and promised that the
troopers should not again advance beyond
CLAIMANT bald. -Four English officers
continue to supervise the work of repair
ing and strengthening the forts of Herat.
LONDON, Aug. 21.-A meeting of the
national conference for the protection of
young girls was held in st. James Hall
| o-day George William Erskine Russell,
son of Lord Charles James Fox Russell,
and Radical member of parliament for
| Aylesbury, presided. The conference re-
solved to form vigilance societies every
| where throughout the country to enforce
the existing laws against immortality, and
to labor for the improvement of all ltgis-
lation designed to repress criminal vice.
LONDON, Aug. 2l.-Hon. Alonzo Taft,
ex-United States minister TO Russia, has
arrived in London on his way home. He
is accompanied by his wife and daughter.
He goes TO Liverpool to-day and sails fol
New York tomorrow on the steamer
Servia. In TN interview with an Asso
ciated Press reporter, Mr.. Taft says that
he presented his letter of recall to the
Gar on July 3lst, and that the Car anc
Cznrina had treated him most ntiably ant
, kindly.
OTTAWA, oNT., Aug. 21.-Gen. Mid
dleton hus recommended that u medal b.
struck for the volunteers who took par
: in the Northwest canpnisn. The recon
incubation has been approved hy In
minister of militia and forwarded 10 fng
| land through the Governor General.
, LONDON, Aug. y. The morality IL mon
, stration mt Hyde Park, this Afternoon
( promises to be attended by enormou
I crowd. Contingenis for the parade hay
/ been all day conyerging ut various point
a with banners, bands and numberlcs
wagon loads of women. all displaying til
= greatest enthusiasm. The weather is fin
: and thousands of people have assemble
Mt the park to await the commencement
III of the demonstration.
v MADRID, Aug. 22.-The condition c
% Granada remnins pitiahle. Hundreds {
people are attacked by cholera in singl
streets nearly every day. There are II
doctors and no authorities 10 look aft,
" the victims, who often pass throug
:. their agonies in the streets and expire III
y attended in the CUTTERS Most of the III
y affected population have fled and tile fc
healthy citizens that remain are dishear
ened and apatletic. Corpses r
main nncoilincd and unidentitie,
The very misery wrought by Il
~ plague has become nuisance and Il
government has resorted to the desper,r
Dl eXpedient of compelling the soldiers M
L. the councils TO carry on the work
~ removing from the public ways M
III interring the bodies Of the unknown den
" LoNBoN, Aug. %. "A steamer ran dow
10 and sunk, with all on board, the vac
ne Cnlatish of 0ban, Scotland, to-day. Nv
I'd of the persons ON board were subs
It's quently saved, but all the others, inelu
ly ing the owner, Mr.. Crossman and his VIII
ig are believed to be drowned.
IL CoNsTANrINorLE, Aug. "a. - Russi
fl fearing that Sir Henry Druminond VOL
he special British envoy to the porte,
he under instructions to offer the Suit
ms Englands assistance in again gettil
possession of Kars and also the control
h.. Bulgaria, in return for an Anglo-Turki
~ alliance, has instructed NJ. Nelidof, Il,
n; sian ambassador TO Turkey, to keep
lie careful watch upon the British enyo,
~ negotiations.
hui MILAN, Aug. PA meeting of t
nj Republicans was held here yesterday
nd protest against the colonial policy of 1
ng present government. Deputy Ma
tn one of the principal speakers, &C
Id demned the occupation of Massow
Dol by Italy and exclaimed that Itali
~ soldiers had rather aspire to taking t
M Julian Alps, The police here interrupt
ne the orator and would not allow him
IS finish his speech. The meeting th
passed resolutions demanding the rec
Of the Italian army from Egypt. SINH
republican meetings were held in INA
other places throughout the kingdom y
terday
SUAKIN, Aug. 25.-Two hundred a
forty friendly natives in one of their o
Steamboats,, accompanied an Engl
Ir steamer 40 miles north of here on 1
Red Sea to the village of Shinat, viii
pol was attacked and destroyed. The Brit
m. and their allies in this battle killed
ex- large number of the hostile Arabs W
out inhabited Shinat and captured enou
be grain and cloth TO make u large cargo.
.en PARIS, Aug. 25.-The French news
or. pers are praising Spain for the attitu
vas she has assumed toward Germany o
of the Caroline affair. They advise Spi
nd to resist Bismarck's greed, and assure
Spaniards that Bismarck will rec,
if they continue to maintain
bold front. There is good deal s.
about n Franco-Spanish alliance and /
g causes uneusiness in French official ,
cles, because it is feared that Bisinal
nal may make II horrible complaint about
inr ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 25.-By or,
The of the Gar the mayor of the City
no Riga, the capitol of Liyoni, and
m Estona, have been dismissed from of
re- for Directing to the use of
me Russian tongue as the official language
iic the country, as recently ordered by
10 perial edict. The edict was aimed mai
at the growing use of German in
was frontier commercial cities.
n MADRID, Aug. 25.-The Correspondent
on charges that England has given tt
ted approval of Germany's conduct in seiz
fms. the Caroline Islands. Count Won Snl
ed. Sonenwalde, German ambassador
the Spain, who for some time past has
the constrained to abstain from appearing
ed. public, is about TO go to Berlin to en-
il holiday.