The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14
Sickness in the British Army.

Sickness In the br1t1Sn army.
SuIKIM, May ia fearful amount of
sickness exists among the British and
Egyptian troops here. All the ships are
crowded with patients and additional
hospitals are being erected on shore.
TENNIS MATCH.
LONDON, May 13.-All the morning
papers devote a leading article to the
international court tennis match between
Petit of America and Lambert of Eng.
land. The papers all praise the proves of
Petit and express the hoEe that the best
man may WIN.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg ar
rived last night. Baron de Staai i'm
medIateIy had an interview with Earl
| Granville. 1t is surmised that Russia
has accepted the convention.
INDIA's DEFENSE.
Earl Kimberly, secretary for IGdia,
| announced in the house of lords yester-
day that the plan had been officially
| sanctioned involving an outlay OF i've
| millions for railways and military roads,
including line to Quota tor the defense
| of India.
The cabinet il meditating the recall
OF Sir Evlleen Barring, consul general
at Cairo, as he is not in accord with the
| government on the Withdrawal of Brit.
| ism troops from Scudan and the Suez
| C inal INSTRUMENTATION scheme. The
| proposal to appoint q commission OF
| powers for the surveillance OF the canal
has been submitted to direct negotia-
ticns between European cabinets Earl
Granville has instructed the English
delegate to the canal conference 10 deny
that the Paris commission had power &c
decide that question.
| PENJDEH, A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.
Condie Stephens, barer of dispatches
from Sir Peter Lumsden to the govern
ment, says: The British commission
started for Tierpul directly after leaving
| Penldeh. Reaching the ParopansuI
mountain in a terrific snow storm il
rendered progress slow. Many camp
followers were lost. The defeated Afg
hans retreated by another route vie
Maruchak and Botamurghab. Tit
Penjden valley is a most fertile OASIS anC
lovely country with splendid pasture
lands. In the spring time the ground II
literally carpeted with flowers. DIR
Aitheson, botanical expert wss
delighted. He made a Vegetable
collection of flowers. The vale.
) abounds in game. The party killed IS
pheasan;s daily. Mirghad abounds il
water fowls. The hills are stocked will
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The Afghans were always kind and 81
tentive IN the wants of the commission
and did their utmost TO provide then
with food and comfort, though the tasl
was difficult one, the country bein
unInhabited. The party saw the ruin
of numerous ancient towns. When Nj
Stephens left the commission all tn
members were in good health an
spirits.
BERLIN INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT.
BERLIN, May 13.-At conference {
: merchants on the proposed Industris
exhibition, held yesterday. the commit
tee reported that Herr Won Boettche
minister of the interior. favOrably n
; ceived the depu'ation which called upo
: him in behalf of the scheme, and prom
: ised them the governments supper
The conference decided to continue th
movement and send circulars to chan
bers of commerce at home and abroa,
soliciting their cooperation.
ARRIVED SAFELY
Hon. Geo. n. Pendletou, the ne
United States minister to Germany hl
arrived here.