The Forrest City times., 1888-09-15
THE NEWS SUMMARY.
Condensed Teiegraphic hepor's '" Current Events of the Week "t
 Home and Abroad.
FOREIGN.

Fxar.,SD.-A dispatch from Al rhanistan says that Ishak Kahn mas 70O0 men at Tashkurgan and that Iii q small engagement at Maimen5 ',e Aneer's troops were defeated. Iash- kurosn is also known by the following naTf7ss. K Kbooloom, khoulloum. hhulln' Kboulm and GbOlam. all leihg 3C temuts to render in English letters me natives give to q town " Aigi"h Toorkistan. the Capital or tie huoo- % loom district on the River hhoolooiH' f,rtv miles west of Balkh. It IS sur rounded by wall and by hills on .nsss o sides. The population k l''ooV. Latef advices from Atghanlstau s"S tbat Ishak Khan and his followers aie edvancinq on Cabul. Abdurrahman Khan the Ameer. is Ill. The police have made a number of arrests III eob- nection with the recent brutal H'ui def~ of women in Whitechapei. III each case. however, the prisoner mas been discharged, tbe evidence pelhg insufficient. r c,,,os
 GERNANY.-The price Of santos coffee for September delivery adVanced ! last week from s6 pfennlgs on uss dyv to 25(l pfeuffigs on Friday nlght' 1 Then tf}e bulls. who consisted or 1ouf nrominent firms; after netting, accoru ! inc 10 report. 100000 mari :, iost ronrage in the face Of afi fntensely hostile feeling. The maddeSt efforts were made 10 cover by the bedis, whose t,,sssS foot up many millions ol marks. On Saturday the closing priee was l30 pfennigs. Tie market IS llkely | to he onieter for few days. hucn ol l the b1ame for the dilemma Tn which ! inc beArs were placed is attributed to l Inc eof s iiqnidatiOu in . bank. Wnose directorv on saturday morning totOaue further sales for September delivery without absolute proof being gwen ot abiIify to deliver. This gambling ID l coffee Is likely to have serious results. ] Tbe Chamber of Commerce Is now con i sideritis the matter. Emperor Will l liam reviewed the Third Army Corps at Tempelhof Dominion Monday, and i afterwards rode to Berlin at the head of the color company of the Elahtn Regiment of Infantry. The route was crowded and much enthusiasm TOT the voting Emperor was displayed.
 AUsTRIA.-A decree has been lssued | ordering the formation of fifteen new
 batteries and four new eompahics ol l Bosnians. The Prince of W aieS ar rived in Vienna Monday. Ills Nislt ls made n response to the Emperor lhe vitation to witness the maneuYerS oI inc Austrian army. The frlnce Was received by a guard of honor and Dy
 the members of the English Embassy. l Monday afternoon he paid vist 10 the Emperor and thanked him for ap- rointing him Honorary Colonel of the | Twelfth Hussars The Emperor late
 returned his visit, X gala dinner in
 honor of the Prince of Wales was
 given at Hofburg Castle Monday even
 ing. ,.
 FRANCE.-Fresident Carnot left
 Paris Monday for visit to Caen and
 Cherbourg He was joined at Noisy
 le-- ec depot by Prime Minister Flo quet, who will accompany him. The | President and Premier arrived at
 Evereux at noon and were given
 hearty reception.
 RUssIA.-1he Novoe NIemva has a
 dispatch to the effect that the North
 ern Afghans have reyoted and pro
 claimed Ishak Khan ameer. A battle
 has taken place, the result of which ls
 not known. The ral CT says 1t believes
 a civil war will complicate Abdmrall- man Khan's relations with his neigh
 bors unless it be promptly suppres ed,
 and it doubts if this will be accom- ,;,lishe1.