St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-17
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Gladstone to Appeal to the Country by
Dissolving Parliament.
The British Gain Little in Egypt by Osman
Digma's Defeat.
Another Spanish Military Plot, Attributed
to Spectators in Bonds.
mo BIRDS TO SHOOT"

ply bill. Early in the morning Healy, mem
Der for Monaghan, observed that the leaguers,
who had no birds to shoot, were prepared to
oppose the appropriation bill. Stanley, lib
eral, was overheard to exclaim, ''They have
landlords Healy appealed against the Ian
| guage and Stanley withdrew the expression.
The house adjourned at AS a. m.
The counties Tyrone, Fermanaugh, Louth
and Armagh, in Ireland, have been pro-
claimed under the crimes act in view of pos
sible riots to-day.
| RUSSIAN REvOLUTIONISTS.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 16.-A paper call
ed SaOOb0dncie Sloaoa, or Free Speech, has
appeared. 1t summons the youth of Russia to
oppose the despotic form of government, and
says, The Russian state machine is rapidly
decaying. Discomfort is increasing among
all classes. Revolutionary ideas are spread
ing everywhere, even in the army The day
OF victory is approaching" The paper
strongly deprecates terrorism, and favors a
union of all branches of socialists who, it
says, should pursue the desired end by moral
energy, not by brute force.
GERMANY.
BERLIN, March 16.-At meeting of pro-
gressists to-day, resolution to fuse with the
| Liberal union was adopted
Minister Sargent has accepted from Bis
marck an invitation to dinner the 22d inst,
in honor of Emperor William.
SPANISH ARMY PLOT.
MADRID, March 16.-Gen. Velarde, a
cavalry ensign, three sergeants and two
civilians were arrested at Gen. Velarde's
house Saturday. Several others were ar
| cd of YNla i,,cl DriC 1iar
Villa Campo. The government has for some
time been aware of a conspiracy being
Matched for military uprising similar to
that of August last Many more persons
were arrested to-day, including Moran, sec
rotary for Gorilla, priest, fourteen sergeants
and three army officers. The government
has forbidden proposed communistic ban
quet, and public serenade in honor of For
| tundo the well known Democratic deputy.
The government believes the plot wide
| spread, but that the arrest of its leaders and
the precautions taken in every garrison, will
| prevent rising.
LONDON, March ia Madrid cores
pondent of the Times says Gorilla is working
with French and Spanish spectators to raise
another revolt in Spain.
PARLIAMENT DISSOLUTION.
LONDON, March 16.-It is rumored that
the government desiring to test the opinion
of the country in regard to its Egyptian poll
icy, and fearing obstruction in the present
| parliament will thwart the franchise BILL has
decided to dissolve parliament and informed
the queen of this decision through cham
berlain, who dined at Windsor castle last
evening.
| THE FRENCH IN TONQUIN.
PARIS, March 16.-The French advance
from Bacninh has begun. Gen. Deslisle is
marching upon Thainguyen and Gen. Negriel
npon Langson.
The government has instructed Gen. Mil
lot, commander of the land forces in Ton
quin, not to carry operations beyond THAN
guyen and Langson. Prime Minister Ferry
has reopened direct negotiations with Mar
quis Tseng for treaty based upon the con
dition that the French be allowed to retain
possession of Bacninh.
| ENGLAND's EGYPTIAN ELEPHANT.
SUAKDd, March 16.-Admiral Hewett, Gen
eral Graham and the chief inhabitants had a
| meeting to-day. 1t resulted in the issue of a
proclamation offering 81, 900 for the capture
of Osman Digma, whose lies and treachery
misled the Soudanese and caused great
bloodshed. Admiral Hewett Intercepted the
inhabitants as to whether friendly tribes
would cooperate with the British
troops in opening the roads to Berber and
releasing the garrison. The general opinion
was that these tribes would cooperate with
the British. Thirty Sheikhs were present at
the meeting. Many partisans of Ell Mahdi
have been arrested in Hedjaz, Arabia. The
leading Sheikh between Shendy and Khar-
toum has declared in favor of Ell Mahdi.
General Gordon telegraphs that there is no
immediate danger at Khartoum. 1t
is reported Zobeh Pasha has
been appointed governor of
Soudan. Arab rebels have reappeared at
Tamarieb. They attack all stragglers.
There is no sign that the defeat of Osman
Digma has crushed the spirit of the rebel
tribes. The Hoddenthwas, who suffered the
greatest loss of life, still adhere to Osman.
KHARToUM, March 16.-Haggis tribe have
given their adherence to General Gordon,
thus determining the advance of Sheikh Ell
Obeid TO the Nile Gen. Gordon has built q
strong fortified camp on the opposite side of
the Blue Nile and has stationed a strong
force there to prevent the advance of FL
Obeid.
LONDON, March 16.-Advices from Berber
make no mention of an uprising of Arabs of
that region. The country is reported quiet
as far as Shendy. Dispatches from Cairo,
however, state that the government is sup
| pressing bad news from Khartoum.
LONDON, March 16.-Richard Henghist
Horn, the poet, essayist and critic, is dead
ALTERS AT sUAKIM.
LONDON, March 15.-Suakim advices say a
panic occurred last night among the Egyp-
tan troops, under Baker Pasha, who is still
| in camp at Tareba They got notion the
rebels were approaching and became fright
| ened. 1t was not allayed till two men, er-
roneously supposed to be rebels, were killed.
| The troops are returning to Suakim. They
| cheered greatly the person&lheroism of Adam
Frazer, the largest man of the Black Watch
regiment, as twelve Arabs were laid low by
his single bayonet. Drummond, one of the
same regiment, boyoneted Osman Digma's
nephew. Fifty men have left Chatham to
fill vacancies in in the Black Watch regi-
| ment.
He asserted the withdrawal of the garrison
| from Kassaler will be perfectly easy as soon as
differences are settled, as the king of Abys-
sinia was friendly. A mission has been sent
to Abyssinia to settle the differences between
the king and Egypt, in regard to the from
| tier and upon religious questions. 1t was
necessary that a civilized power should con-
troll the Red Sea ports, so as to issue the sup
preston of the slave trade, and to maintain
communication with India. Instructions
| are sent Graham not to proceed to Berber.
Lacouchere offered motion, that the loss OF
| the British and Arabs in the Soudan was I'M
necessary, rejected Ill to "a. Hicks
Beach, conservative, stated he overheard
| uar ri
$50 this dirty trick did not succeed Har-
court expressed regret at having made use of
the words complained of. He said he had no
| intentiOn of giving main to any one