The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-03-28
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with information concerning the
kp0Dittons and movements Of Osmau
EDfgnasg men. The balloon corps will
[,hq 1uyalusble In aasiseing Graham to
make forward m0Eements. The
Gfenadier Guards have gone to
HAshoen 70 escort the SurrY regiment
back to S0akiul.
& The British camps were not dis
turhsd last night. sSkirmishers have
been eent out on tho way. to Tannai.
The general advance which WAS to
have been made Sunday last u now
thplGhtswilf take plaee tomorrow.
Il LONDON, March @.-Graham has
telegEAphed tho Government that the
Ghardl and Marines showed great
stesdiness under hre during the har-
fabsinR engagement yesterday. The
Cavalry also behaved we'll.
There issgreat texcitement here over
reports from Constantinople to the
effect that the Porte asked the ad-
vice Of Bismarck in. regard to 3
Turc0- Russian alliance against Eng
land.
BOSTON, March 25.-The Herald
prints the following private cable
dispatch, received in Boston from q
reliable source, which says: "There
:is great excitement In London. It Is
reported that q, 600 militia have been
called cut. Rumors are that Russia
has rejected the English proposals. {"
LONDON, March 125.-The tension
between Russia and England over
the Afghan question has increased.
The stock market 10 excited aud
British consols are half and Russian
securities one per cent. lower than at
the elose last eyening.
LONDON, March B.-The cabinet
held Q special session this afternoon.
OF the Afghan difficulties it was re-
solved to firmly demand OF Russia
that she commence forthwith the
work Of eliminating the Afghan
frontier in accordance with the un-
derstanding under which Sir Peter
Lumsden and the British surveying
party passed SO many months in the
Ameer's dominions. ALI officers be-
longing to the British Indian army
and now in Europe on furlough, have
been ordered Immediately to the re-
gion Of their respective regiments.
tSUAK1M, March 25.-The Grena-
diers and Surry regiment reached
Suaklfn from the Zereta without loss
although they exchanged shots with
hostile Arabs ON the way. The Arabs
lost AZ anen in yesterdays skirmish.
British losses in last Sundays battle
are much greater than drst reported.
General Graham to-day telegraphed
the home Government he fears he
must add to the list of the days
killed the thirty-eight men still
missing from 5ikhs (Indian) regl-
ment.
LONDON, March 25.-Granville, to-
day had . number of interviews with
Musurus Pacha, Turkish Minister to
England and Hassan Fehmi Pacha,
special envoy from the Porte.
LONDON, March 25.-The stock
market at the close was depressed
under the influence of the increase
in preparations for war. Consols
closed 97.l-l6, the lowest figure yet
reached since the commencement of
the Angio.Russian dispute. Russians
fell to u per cent. this afternoon.
The news from the continent shows
all bourses sympathised with the
financial situation in London and
prices toward the close fat.
T SUAKIx, March 25.-The redoubt
at Hesheen having proved failure
as q protection to British troops has
been destroyed by order of General
Graham to prevent them protecting
the Arabs. The total loss of Arabs
in last Sundays engagement is now
stated at 1900 including "a women
who had been armed as soldiers and
who proved as impetuous and de-
termined as the men. The bodies Of
these AmazOns were counted on the
field after the fight. The British lost
1000 camels. They are seriously
crippled by the lack of transportation.
LONDON, March 25.-Additional
reports say q, 600 Russian troops are
proceeding from Caucasus to the
Afghanistan frontier.
! LONDON, March 25.-The British
Ambassador to st. Petersburg has
been Instructed to press the Russian
Government for q reply to Gram
1ville's proposals Of the 10th, regard
ing the outposts on the Afghan from.
tier. Yesterdays council was called
ts consider dispatches from Dufferin
forwarding demand to the Ameer of
Afgha0istan for immediate war
drafts. On rumors that the Ameer
had received overtures from Russia
Offering favorable terms for an alli-
anee the Cabinet decided to instruct
Duffarin with plenary power to ar-
range terms with the Ameer.