Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-09
GABLEGRAMS.

CRBLEGRAMS.
THE British steamer Orcstes, from
Liverpool for Penang, collided with
and sank Chinese steamer, and seventy
persons were drowned.
THE invading forces from Guatemala
Wednesday made an attack upon the
army of San Salvador. No particulars
have been received.
THE Chinese government has given
Ii Hung Chang power to negotiate with
Japan and settle the question in dispute
regarding Corea.
EARTHQUAKE in Granada and Malaga
did great damage. Several houses
tumbled down and many people were
injured
GEN. GRAHAM's British army in the
Soudan is marching upon Tamai, ex-
pecting to attack the False Prophets
troops under Osman Digna, who are in
force at that place A battle is prob
able before the day closes,
THE army of Guatemalans under
Barrios, which recently invaded San
Salvador TO coerce that republic into
the proposed consolidation with her
sister republics, has been disasuously
repulsed and driven back TO its own
country, with heavy loss, after battle
with the San Salvador soldiery.
LORD DUFFERIN and other Indian Off
cials are doing their best for war on the
ground that the present is the most
favorable opportunity, and that the
chances is unlikely ever to recur Ii the
Indians hate the English they certainly
hate and dread the Russians more.
THE English preparations far exceed
what the newspapers reveal. Every
movement of the Russians is known
and met The Russians are rapidly get
ting ready a fleet of swift privateers,
and England is doing likewise only she
doubles the number. To sum up,
Parliament believes in peace, and the
court is certain of war.
Z DISPATCHES from Guliran and Penideh
show the situation on the Afghan front.
Ter to be unchanged. The commission
under command OF General Sir Peter
Lumsden has completed the bases for
the delimitation Of the boundary and
are still awaiting the arrival of General
Zelinow. the Russian Commissioner.
THE Nizam Of Rawul- Pinde writes
concerning the threatened Russian in
vaslOn; "Ihe Indian people consider
that Russian rule means despotism, cor
ruption Of justice, Tyranny, and oppres-
sion. Russia may introduce civilization
into Khiva and Bokhara, but in India
her rule means retrOgressiOn.
RUSSIAN subjects of the conquered
countries in Central Asia are said to be
ripe for revolt, and to be eagerly look
ing for an Anglo-Russian war, which
would enable them to rise in rebellion
and attack the Russian army from the
rear.
DISPATCHES of the 30th say that it is
impossible to predict either peace or
war. The strongest phenomenon of the
whole situation is that diametric ally OPP
posite opinions are held by the two CIR
cles, each of almost equal influence.
Well-ioformed politicians are convinced
that the whole thing is mixture of
fright and canard. This is the opinion
of Lords Northbrook and Harrington.
Indeed, all the ministers are tranquil,
while court circles are convinced that
war is inevitable. In German n dia-
ton lies the great hope of peace. Recent
soundings at Berlin indicate thai Bis
marck Is little inclined 10 prevent enc
mics which he hates aud fears most
from cutting each others threats. The
Car is in . pitiable state, dreading on
the one hand Nihilist bombs and on the
other the deposition by mider leaders,
who prefer his brother Constantine.
RUSSIA is taking active steps to place
the navy on better war footing. In
addition to the five Heavy lronclads,
the seven half-plated cruisers and five
torpedo rams receatly mentioned by
the Nossische Zeitung as being built
for the Black and Baltic seas, a num-
Der of cruisers ard torpedo rams are
being rapidly fitted out at Nicolaeif,
the station Of the Russian admiral and
fleet, an the confluence Of the lngul and
the Bug The cruisers are from 5000
TO s, 600 tons burden, and viii each be
armed with from ten to fourteen can.
mons, about half Of which viii be OF
large caliher The vessels are expected
to attain q speed of at least sixteen
knots au hour The torpedo rams have
a displacement Of about 5000 tons and
are estimated TO 20 about fifteen knots
an hour They viii be armed, in adj
dltion to the torpedo apparatus, with
six nine-iuch and four smaller guns.