Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-10

sells, says: 'If vessels manned and
equipped as the Kirby Hall was are
sent out on trial trips no wonder col
lisions and wrecks occur"
IMPROVING SUR CANAL
PARIS, January 9--The Suez canal
works committee adopted the direc.
tors programme for the improvements
of the canal, estimated to coat 23, 1000,
600 francs.
Brisson was reelected president OF
the chamber Of deputies.
A MEETING ST, PIED
SLIGO, January 9-The meeting
announced at ClitfOny under tho aus.
pices of Sexton and Hesly, has been
proclaimed A large iorcs Of police
has beea drafted into the distr.c,.
OUT AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
PANAMA, December 30-President
raldua, OF Colon bia, died Dscombe,
q, aud Dr.. Jose L. Otalora was sworn
Into otice and n new ministry formed.
A riat occurred in Aspinwall, d..
cember "a, caused By the attempt of
some Jamaicans to board the British
steamer Midway, on which they had
some friends. They were attacked by
a mob aud one killed and one wound.
ed. The police then began indie
criminate firing on the Jamaicaus,
shooting wherever one appeared,
finally the Colombian Guard was call.
ed out and it succeeded in disarming
the police and restoring order.
A GINNING EMPIRE.
LONDON, January 9-Joseph Cow
en-, M. P, IN an address to his con
stituents at Newcastle, said the gov.
ernment would be compelled to annex
Egypt, which would lead to the break
ing up of the Turkish empire and the
commencement Of the formation OF
a British North African empire.
OF BRITISH JUSTICE
Cork, January John O'Brien,
convicted of using int,midstipg Ian
euage against landlords, while estab-
fishing the Irish National League at
Bantry, was sentenced to prison for
two months. Ex.Suspects Hsdnutt
and Gilhooly were convicted Ct the
same offence. The former was SEN
fenced to two and the Latter to three
months imprisonment.
THE DIGNATABIEs CORRESPOND.
ROME, January 9.-An autograph
letter from the Emperor William OF
Germany to the Pope, has been re.
ceive6 at the Vatican.
LONDON, January 9.-G'adstone
will probably go to the south OF
Europe shortly, but there is nc
cause for anxiety regarding his condi'
ton.
Captain Lind says the gash in the
side of the City of Brussels is eight
feet wide end three feet deep. The
steamer Kirby Hall, which ran dowr
the City of Brussels, is nov lay ing il
the Norpeth dock. She draws
eighteen feet of water. Her damage
is above the water line. The cutwa
ter Is completely carried away from
the Is feet to the "a feet mark ant
the iron plates are curled up. Hel
port anchor is hanging over ready tt
let go, which goes TO conticm the cap
tain's statement that he was feeling
his way to an anchorage at the time O
the collision.
THE PRINCESS L RIGHT.
LONDON, January ct is au
t~horitatively denied that the visit O
DIR. Schroeder of Berlin to Londol
Is in consequence of his having beei
summoned to attend PROFESSIONAL,
the Princess of Wales.
THE BUsTs BROUGHT IN.
ROME, January 9.-The police hav
seized two busts of Overdauk on tw,
successive occasions during their un
yelling by the socialists In q roon
here. In connection with the seizure
twenty-five persons were arrested, in
GLIDING the popular Tribune Partsone
A HOSTILE MOVEMENT POSSIBLE.
ST. PETERSBURG, January 9.-Tele
grams from Vladivestook report
movement by China against Cerea I
DO possible.
DEATH ON THE DANUBE.
PEsTH, January 9.-The floods i
Hungary are increasing. The tow.
of Raab, on the Danube, issubmerged
and it is reported that many peraon
were drowned there.
EUEoGY ON GAMBgTrA.
PARIS, January 9-~-The senate re
assembled to-day. The president b,
seniority delivered an address eulo
giving Gambetta and General Chausy
An adjournment was then take
until Thursday for the election of
presidential hureau.