Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-11-24

everywhere in Egypt. The country is not
safe above the secoud cataract of the Nile.
The khedive has ordered the evacuation Of
the military posts on the Blue Nile ard
White Nile. Troops from posts on the for.
mer river will be msssed at Sennar,
| A telegram from NJ. Power, the European
artist who was with Hicks Pashas expedition
at khsrtoum, reports the first attack by the
Egyptian army successful. Not until the
enemy wss believed to be routed did Hicks
Psshs accept the guide who led the army into
a waterless dehle, where it was snnihilated.
The False Prophets Advance.
CAIRO. November 23i.-El MAhdi is now
near khsrtoum. If he masters that town
there is no good defensible point beyond him
and Cairo. The situation is desperate. Even
if it is possible to concentrate sll the Soudan
troops Ia khartoum, tnev would form garri-
son of only 900 or 5000 nen. General
Woods small army is needed at home There
are no elements of resistance to Ell Mahdis
b 'sts. The general belief is that Turkey will
recor quer the lost provinces. Egypt alone is
incompetent. Should the powers refuse to
allow Turkish intervention, they must agree
upon 1iut action OF let Eogland undertake
definite protectorste. FL Mshdi will not rest
content with the conquest of Soudan.
Frenchman Claiming Credit
PARIS, November 2Si.-Le Temps gays
A Frenchmsn named Souher organized the
forces of Ell Mahdi Soulier. After the bonn
bardment of Alexsndris he went to Khar-
toum without definite object, and suhse-
quently met FL Mshdi gaining his con fidence.
An Austrian Omcer In Egypt.
VIENNA, November 23i-Tbe Press pub
fishes q recent letter from Major Seckendorff
with Hicks Pasha. Major Seckendorff de-
picts the misery of the troops owing to
scarcity of water. Mehdi, he wrote, pos.
sessed 15. 900 breech.loading rifles, fourteen
guns and numerous excellent cavalry, and his
adherents possessed fanaticism and would
fearlessly ride to death. Hicks Pashs had
10000 men, 600 csmels ard many pack.
horses and mules. The baggage proved
great impediment The letter concludes
" IT our cavalry suffices for outpost duty,
success is possible otherwise the issue will
be very disastrous. If we are defeated not
soul will return, and the entire Soud6n will
be irrevocably lost"
What DeLesseps Thinks.
LONDON, November 231 31.-DeLesseps is of
the opinion that the uprising of Mehdi and
his followers is Eot dangerous He says il
left alone he does not think Nlehdi will get
far enough to trouble the Suez Canal 8
Soudan, he says, must be strongly fortified
and guarded, as that is the most important
point at this juncture. He thinks it would
be very unwise to send English troops to the
Soudan, as they cannot stand the climate.
Egypt Wants TO Fight Her Own Battles. |
CAIRO. November 23d.-A French news
paper has an article refecting bitterly ON the
past and present action of England in Egypt
1t insinuates that the victory of Tel Ell Kebir
was won by bribery. It bsmes England for
the bloodshed in the Soudsu, and hopes the
English staff will have the grace to disssp.
pear and no longer thwart the Egyptian Min
lister of War.
Questions OF the Hour.
LONDON, November 23d.-The public mind
is much disturbed over the news of the mas
sacre of Hicks Psshs and his army. The
questions are. Must Egypt be reconquered? ?
Is the False Prophet now stronger among the
Arabs Will the wave of revolt which has
spresd from the slopes of Ell ObAid to Suskim
flow into the delta of the Nile ?" The Gov
ernment is already preparing for these con-
tingencies. and Cabinet council will be held
to-day. The Times says that Gladstone and
his colleagues must understand that England
will hold them responsible if by further errors
of judgment Egypt is allowed to relapse into
anarchy, aggravated by passions of religious
/ fsnsticism, and the msddening influences of
the invasions by barbarians from the interior
of Africa.
The Feeling In Berlin.
BERLIN, November 231.-The defeat of
Hicks Pasha by the Egyptian rebels caused a
painful sensation here, as eight German off.
GERS were with the Egyptian expedition. 1t
is the unanimous opinion that England can
not withdraw her forces from Egypt, and
that she must avenge the murder of Com.
| mander Moncreif, the Consul at Suskim,
and others who were active opponents of the
slave trade.
IhesCrOwn Prince Arrives at Madrid.
MADRID, November 23d. - The Crown
Prince of Germany arrived at noon. The
streets were crowded and many houses were
gsily decorated. The weather is splendid.
From the depot to the Royal Palace, a dis
tsnce of two miles, the streets were lined with
troops. The depot was tastefully decorated
with shrubs. flowers, and Spanish and Ger
man flags. As the train entered the depot
the guard OF honor presented arms. A royal
salute was fired, and the band played the
German national anthem. King Alfonso,
wearing the uniform of Colonel of the Ger
man Uhlsns, met the Prince when he
alighted from the train.
ParneIl and His Meeting.
Cork, November 23i.-Owing to the in.
ability to obtain an exhibition hall, PsrneI
sent telegram suggesting that bis meeting
be postponed until after the banquet in
Dublin. A meeting this evening resolved to
request Parnell to adhere to his original pro-
gramme by addressing his constituents on the
18th. when hail will be available.
sunerIngs OF Russian Political Prisoners
ST. PETERSBURG. November 23j-The
latest number OF the Nihilist organ, the Vii
of the People, gives harro wing details of the
sutferings of political prisoners in the Peter
and T. nj Fortress, wnere they are treated
like murderers, no distinction being made
between men and women, or sick and
healthy. Several prisoners have gone mad
and con mitted suicide, and corporal punish
ment of prisoners is frequent
Too Much Barbsrity ard Rapine.
PARIS, November 23i.-Private ad7icea
state that the French Civil Commissioner in
ronquin has disbanded the forces of the
Yellow Flqgs, on account Of their barbarity
and acts Of rspine.
French Fishermen Drowned.
LONDON, November 23d.-The passengers
drowned by the sinking of the French brig
Rocaberg in o collision were French fisher
men, returning from New foundlsnd
Salary Reduced.
PARIS, November 23i-The Chamber Of
Deputies have adopted the amendment of
Roche (Ra1icsl) reducing the salary OF the
Archbishop of Paris from 45 900 francs |
year to II, 900 francs.
Minister sesIgned-secfIOn Of the Budget
REJECTED.
THE HAGUE. November % THE Minis.
ter Of Colonies has resigned, in consequence /
of the vote-4S to 35-Of the Second Cham |
Der.
The Stats-General rejected the second Sec
tion of the budget for the East Indies.
Collision and Loss of Life.
LONDON, November 23d.-Two steamers
colided in Lake Geneva yesterday, between |
Eyian and QUERY. Twenty passengers were
drowned.
Billiards.
BRUSSELS, November 2Si.-At the close Of |
the third nights billiard play Gsrnier was |
l. 500; DAILY, 1,777.