Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-04-24

AH1ASS u1SUdAus
ate return. The savages were massacreing
tho white settlers. Advices from Winnie
peg saw that the barracks at Battleford,
where the inhabitants were ~intrenchcd,
were closely besieged.
1T was announced on the LIST that Rus
sia's answer to England on the Afghan
question accepted the proposals Of Earl
Granville, recognizing as debatable terri.
tory the zone laid opt Us such by England.
FRANZ ABT, the celebrated German mu-
stefan and died in London on
the LIST.
TEN THOUSAND Yorkshire (Eng.) Golfers
struck on the 1st against ten per cent. re.
duction in wages.
ADvIcEs of tile LIST state that the
Colombian insurgents had burned nearly
every building in the city of Aspinwall tc
escape capture by the Government forces.
The United States steamer Galena landed
its marines to protect property, and re.
ceived large numbers of destitute people
A DISPATCH of the Cd from Comm andel
Kane, of the Galena, at Aspinwall, report.
ed that transit across the isthmus wa.
closed. Steamship and railroad property
was safe. The United States Government
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passage across the isthmus and to protect
the interests of American citizens.
TROUBLE was reported on the I'd from
Qu'Appelle, in the Northwest Territory.
The Indians had gathered in war-paint
and had an ugly look. The situation al
Battleford was extremely critical.
GREAT CONSERVATION was caused at Mad.
rid on the I'd by the reported discovery by
the police of a plot to assassinate King
Alfonso.
The Princess Montlear, mother Of the
late King Charles Albert, of Sardinia, who
was grandfather Of the present King Of
Italy, committed suicide at her residence
nea Lemburg a few days ago.
BENIN DAVIS, a solicitor in London, fed
to Spain on the I'd, leaving debts estimated
at 100000.
q LORD CAIRNS, the great English jurist
and statesman, died suddenly at his resi-
dence at Bournemouth, near London, on
the I'd, aged sixty-six years.
IT was announced on the I'd that the Chi
nese Legation at Berlin had confirmed the
report that China had accepted the peace
proposals made by France. The French
recently successfully attacked the Pheng-
Hoo or Fishers Islands, between Formosa
and the mainland. The Chinese lost
heavily.
GENERAL GRAHAM's army advanced
from Suakim on the I'd to McNeill's zareba,
reaching the latter place at ten a. M. In
the afternoon a balloon was sent up to
reconnoiter, and the enemy being only
visible in small numbers the rearch was
resumed. Upon arriving at Tamaai the
place was found to be evacuated.
THORNTON & MAwLEY's hosiery factory
at Leicester, Eng, was burned a few days
ago. The loss was $4,000
AN explosion of fire-damp the other day
in a mine at Marcinette, France, killed
eighteen persons.
AHEAvY snow-storm prevailed in On
tario and Quebec on the Sd, and railway
travel was seriously impeded.
FIVE persons were arrested on the Sd at
Madrid for conspiracy to assassinate the
King.
IT was authoritatively stated on the Sd
that delegates from France and China had
agreed to a preliminary convention to set.
tie terms of peace. China would execute
the Tietsin treaty, giving Tonquin to
France.
COMMANDER KANE t~elegraphed on the Sd
to the Navy Department that he held two
men who took a leading part in firing the
city of Aspinwall. The Admiral of the
fleet had permission to use fifty hospital
tents for the relief of destitute Americans
at Aspinwall.
GENERAL GRAHAM made an advance to
Tamaai early IN the morning of the Sd,
Osman Digma retreating in the direction
of Tamanieb. TheBritish burned Tamaai
and then returned to the first zereba.