The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-12-28
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English stables by order of her physician,
and now devotes herself to literary work.
! The upper house of the = russian diet has
passed resolution f0rbiddlng hunting OH
Sunday, under heavy penalties.
The United States consul at Odessa re-
ports that crude petroleum is used TO
! sprinkle the streets in Baku and as fuel OH
locomotives and steamers.
| Five of the men tried at Glasgow for dy-
Mantle outrages were sentenced to life im-
/ prisonment. The other five will undergo
! penal servitude for seven years.
Bismarck openly opposes secret voting
| for members of the lower house of the
Prussian diet, and fayors universal suffrage
with public balloting.
| sontay was stormed by the French OH
| Sunday, and during that night it was evac-
uated, The French forces lost fifteen men
and had sixty wounded,
Lord Lyons wrote to Victor Hugo ex-
pressing regret that the English govern
nent found it impossible To advise the
queen 10 commute O'Donnelps sentence.
A detachment Of Russian troops, on Fri
day escorted through the streets of IT.
kutsk the remains OF belong and his com
rades OF the Jeanette expedition, which
will soon be brought across the Atlantic.
All prisons, docks bridges. and public
buildings III London are guarded by armed
men, on account Of anonymous letters re-
ceived by the lord mayor Policemen are
also stationed around Gadstone's resi-
dence.
There were two earthquakes at Lisbon
Saturday. The first was not generally
noticed. The second lasted twelve seconds,
! being accompanied by heavy rnmblings,
awaking the population and causing a
panic. Some damage was done to old
buildings, and chimneys. At Setubal, Is
miles southeast.the shock was so severe
a ba lNol itot re, had t.Nt
seashore.
A desperate battle took place near Son
tay last Friday, its result being the occu-
patton of five fortified villages about the
city. Admiral COurbet had seven thousand
men, of whom two hundred privates and
fifteen officers were killed or wounded.
The Chinese still hold the fortress. French
troops to the Number of 6, 500 will within
two weeks be sent to TOnquin. 1t is said
in Paris that the Marquis Tseng has made
fresh propositions for settlement, includ-
ing the cession Of Sontay.
Moody and Sankey have concluded their
fortnighes mission at Stepney, Eng. The
able, as 1t reached the lower classes of the
population deeper than heretofore. The
meetings were crowded, and thousands
were converted. The meetings will DO re-
snmed after. the holidays at Clapham,
whittier the iron mission hall will DO re-
moved. Moody goes TO the south Of France,
to spend the interval before the opening OK
the Chaplain mission with his family.
1t now transpires that the army of Hicks
Pasha was materially weakened some time
before engaging In battle with Ell Mehdi
by the detection of Aladeen Pasha, one. Of
the principal officers of the expedition.
At Melbais Aladcen refused TO accompany
Hicks further, giving as his reason the
obvious hOpelessness Of Hicks success
against the growing strength of the False
Prophet. Aladeen was Joined by loo of
and Hicks was compelled to proceed with
out them. 1t is stated that Aladeen is now
kept continually fighting, in order to pre-
vent himself and command from becOm-
ing prisoners of Fl Mehdi.
A Jewish school and synagogue at Gala
IN, u suburb of Constantinople. was burned
Sunday. The fire broke out in the base
ment OF the German Israelite school-house.
The flames spread with such rapidity as to
prevent majority of the children escap-
ing through the doors. Many were thrown
or leaped from the upper windows into
injured. Nineteen charred bodies have
been recovered. Thirty altogether are
missing. The directress of the school,
seized with fright, threw herself from
window and was killed.
The London Observers Cairo dispatch
says: The British government has explic-
lily informed Egypt that 1t will not at
tempt to reconquer. the Soudam nor permit
Egypt 10 make the attempt. England,
however, Is willing that any other power
shall do so at Egypts request, providing
the khedive incurs no expense. England
Is willing to send u feet TO Alexandria and
assist in the defense of strictly Egyptian
territory u the same Is threatened by FL
Mehdi. Reuters Cairo correspondent,
however, denies that England is willing to
dispatch feet 10 Alexandria or permit
another power to send an expedition to the
Soudan.