New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-12
FOREIGN NEWS.

A eprrcu RY MR. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
BRITISH OFFICIALS IN MADAGAsCAR-A PAINFUL
IMPRESSION.
LONDON, July 11.-In the House of Commons To-
day Mr. Gladstone, in reply to Sir STAFFORD Nor'"-
cote said that when the French occupied iama'asc'
Madagascar and proclaimed a'state OF SIEGE 'no
British Consul there was suffering from serious
iIlness, which the political crisis aggravated. his
secretary was arrested in bis presence. Admirai
Pierre. the French commander ordered the SICK man
10 leave Tamatave within twenty-four hours. Inc
Consul died seven hours after receiving the notice
Admiral Pierre also stopped communications po-
tween the British man -of-war Dryad, which was
stationed there and the shore and her captain mso
only allowed to make verbal protest against tnis
proceeding The flags of all the foreign Consuis
were hauled down.
Mr. Gladstone also stated that an English mission
ary named Shaw had been arrested at iama,a'o
and remains IN prison. The charge against n''
was not known. Inquiries had been MADE res"'u-
ing It's nature, but the only answer received was
that the law must take its course. Mr.. Gladstone
in concluson said In announcing these grave
and painful occurrences can only now say tna'
we must await the receipt of further details we
must also await those communications from tho
French Government which the case may require
which we have intmated We expect and wnieh
would be our duty to make under similar cltcu',
stapcesn Mr. Gladstones remarks were followed
by cheers.
EFFECT OF MR. GIADsToSE's SPEECH
Frenino.-The statement OF Mr.. Gladstone created
n painful impression the House. While the pro
oeedinQs of the French calculated to strain INC
present relations between England aud France u "
rot generally believed that serious rupture wiz
ensue No reply to the demand upon the french uo''
ernment for explanations made by Lord Granvine.
the british Foreign Secretary had been received up
TO the hour of the adjournment OF the house. ~ ~
generally expected that when aii ,no regrst
for the occurrences complained OF. and WI! as =
mark of her disapproval thereon. recall Aun'r"i
Pierre.
rup rso1Isu AND FRENCH At ODDS IN TuSIs.
T,rx,s Jnlv 1.-THE French recently imprisoned
n Maltese because he engaged In fracas with an
otrer and intend to court-martal HIM. The arrest
caused much III feeling In the British colony, when
demanded the release OF the prisoner. The frcncn
refused 10 hand him over 20 toe britlsn Cqhsu,;
| The matter has been roierrea 10 'ho i'"'" -"N
| British governments
,nu,ry.pv ACTION OF FRrNcu CoMMANDASr.
Advices dated June O from Gaboon. the capital OF
the French colony OF that name on the West Coast
Of Africa state that the French commandaut thero
| has arbitrarily searched English merchants ana
fined those having arms IN their ppssession, anu
has ipierfered with schools OF American missona-
rSes TefnsinQ 10 permit the teaching OF any iAn-
| quage but the French.
COMMENTS on THE MALAoAsr AFFAIR.
JnxpoS. July I2.-The Daily Ners this morning
cav. Il NAV be safely assumed that the Madagascar
matter is engaging he attention OF the Gcrman ana
United States governments. both OF which had
consuls at Tamatave when that town was occupied
| by the French.
The Daily Nerc. and other morning papers antiei-
| pate that a loyal and candid explanation ot her
action IN Madagascar will speedily be gwen by
| France.
LIVES LOST AND PROPERTY DESTROYED.
DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS IN oSTARro-HoUsEs SWIFT
Wyay-AAsy rKhnoxs DROWNED
LONDON Ont July 1.-THE river Thyncs here
has risen 10 an unprecedented hei ght and great de-
strnciioD Of property has occurred. So far as Is
known eight houses have been carried away.
Three persons arc known 30 have been drowned
and IL Is feared that Others have lost their lives
Many persons are missing Barns have been car
red away by the score and railroad travel is cut Oh
| by a washout on the main iiue at Pa.tOns Siding.
and ON the sarnia division the Kensington Bridge
and the Oxford Street Bridge are gone and also
| large section of bridge at the Hellmuth Ladies'
Collage The steamer Princess Louise hoated down
strca,n and carried away Byron Bridge. The water
works pumping e. house is in great danger. and Is ex
pected 10 60. Horses. cattle etc. have been
| drowned by the score.
IL D. m-Up 20 the present tho following nro
| known TO be lost by the floods: Mrs
HOPKINS. OF Kensington; four children OF r.
| f. Lacey. Of London. West; woman,
name unknown; a scYen-year-old daughter OF Dir.
or of Annst.; three children OF George sratiord
OF Napier-st.; three children OF ID. +. Mclean, OF
Blackfriars-st; a child Of william Moyian, Of Ann
ST.; James Spackman, wife aud three-year-oid son
making total oi17
q Oat Iuiy
companied bv rain, thunder and lightning. known
for wears passed over this place last night There
was great damage done by foods, and fences aud
| bridges were swept away in every Srection. The
railroads were made impossible In several places
Large squads Of men now at work repairing the
track On the Grand Trunk Railway west OF Lucan.
| No. 2 express train going west win large mum
Der of passen GERS Is delayed here. t IS uncertain
a. vet when the road will be ready for the tram 70
! pass. The London, Huron and Bruce halfway ID
| also damaged and the trains arc delayed
| TusoNBURG. Ont, July 11.-Ileavy rains ycator-
dav Ca used Hoods In the streams in this yicIity.
| To-day several dams broke carrying away bridges
| Several farms are flooded and tho crops arc osu
damaged. The loss 10 property alone IN esVnA'e"
sT. Thomas. Ont. July 11.-Heavy, rains last las
night caused wash7out on the Creait siey trsc
way near Harrietsyille, about sixty feet Oh tracK
being swept away.
| WRECK CAUSED by wAsHoUr
| IyoERsoII. Ont, July 1.-The Grand Trunk
train duo here at IL: SO o'clock was wrecked mile
| and half west of this place, the track having
| been washed away by tho heavy rain me oars
and engine were all thrown from the track, Dut no.
| body was hurt The amount OF damage Us not Se'
| known but It will be very heavy.
COLLISION RESULTING FROM THE FLOODS
| LONDON, Ont. July ia collision occurred
| ON the Port Stanley branch o. tne
| Grand Trunk Railway, three miles south
| ~ this civ. tonight, between south.bound
| spec,sl train and q north-bound freight tram
| All the engine bands Jumped and escaped
unhurt. John Porter. brakemnan, ',i OF