Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-17
FOREIGN NEWS.
Review OF the Mistakes of GIadstOne's
Regime.

New YORK, May 15th.-The Tri5une's Lon
don special says: This has been an unlucky
week for the Government. Three separate
events have considerably impaired its pres
tige-Sir William Harcourt's defeat, Mr..
Fawcett's enforced retraction of his mistaken
charge against the late Ministry, and Mr.
Gladstone's apology to Austria. Sir William
Harcourt's defeat is really of little conse-
quence, and was due partly to his personal
unpopularity and partly to the thirstiness of
the Oxford electors and the good quality of
Halls beer. Nothing is yet settled respecting
Sir William Harcourt's future seat but there
are plenty offering. Mr.. Fawcett's mistake
arose from trusting unofficial information,
though proceeding from the India Office He
spoke needlessly, without acquainting Lord
Harrington of his intention, and rightly as
serted the existence of deficiency, but he
wrongfully accused the ministers of having
knowledge of that deficit before the elections.
Harrington Immediately informed Fawcett
that he was mistaken, and insisted that he
should publish a letter acknowledging the
error, which Mr.. Fawcett did in grudging
terms, making bad impression.
MIR. Gladstone was vastly surprised on dis
| covering that his letter to Count karalyi was
regarded as too submissive. He attached
slight Importance to the apologize portion,
especially as it was not telegraphed before he
Austria that she would not attempt to go
beyond The limits prescribed in the Berlin
Treaty in the Balkan Peninsula. He still
insists that his excuses to the Emperor only
express his regret for utterances based on
alleged words which he now finds were
unspoken. He repudiates the notion that he
forgot the dignity Of British Prime Minis
ter. Nevertheless the Liberal journals defend
their chief only feebly, the general feeling
L., hn,,r Il L n
Gladstone allowed himself to use expressions
capable of a derogatory interpretation The
Tory journals have been filled all the week
with passionate denunciations of Mr. Glad
stone for bringing abject humiliation on
England. The same journals reproduce many
columns Of continental comments, mostly un-
favorable to Mr.. Gladstone, many asserting
that never before was similar apology wrung
from the chief of great nation. MIR. Glad |
stones friends say that better impression
will be produced when Count Karalyi's letter |
is published, and admit the mistake of not
publishing both together. Meantime the |
Austrian semi-official journal is engaged in |
endeavoring to prove that the supposed pledge |
from Austria was invalid, alleging that this |
was purely private correspondence between |
Count Karalyi and Mr.. Gladstone, and de-
nying that the Austrian Premier was party |
to the transaction. Still less is Austria her |
self bound by the expression of Count |
Karalyi's opinion. The English Government |
will not tolerate this evasion, and is deter |
mined to hold Austria to her ambassadors |
declaration.
The Americans Lost Eoats Heord From. |
LONDON, May 15th.-Three of the five miss
ing boats of the mail steamer American,
which foundered on the passage from Cape
Good Hope for South Africa, were picked up |
on the oath and 25th of April by the Ameri-
can bark Emma F. Hartman, Captain Up
ton, from Accra for Winnebash. in. latitude
three degrees, thirty minutes north, and
longitude nine west The bark transferred
the people to the steamer Coanza, which
landed them at Grand Bassin. The British
steamer Senegal took them aboard for Grand
Canary Island, on reaching which place the
Senegal struck on sunken rock, and was
run ashore. All on board were saved, except
John Paterson, who was drowned by the boat
capsizing.
The Tay Bridge Inquiry.
LONDON, May 15th.-The ninth of the
fallen girders of the Tay bridge has been
lifted from the water There was an expan.
sion joint at the north end of this girder, and
the condition of the iron-work, together with
the fact that part of the permanent roadway
on the adjoining span was torn away, indi-
Gates that the bridge first gave way at the
south end.
surrender Of Cuban Insurgents.
HAVANA, May 15th.-The so-called insur-
gent Major General Maeste and Chief Mar.
tinerez, with four officers, have surrendered |
in the jurisdiction of Remedio, and all have |
left the island. Ten other individuals sur |
rendered In the same jurisdiction.