The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12
ECHOES FROM ABROAD.
BISMARCK LEAVES THE MINISTRY.
Old Age and Feebleness Given rs the
Cause.-The SOudan-The Cuban
Fillibusters-- A Ministerial
Crisis In ROumania.
GENERAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

GENERAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
BERLIN April 9.-The North Gcradn
Gazette prince Bismarck's organ says:
"By his physicians advice Prince Bis
marck renounces the control of the affairs
of the Prussian Government, but retains the
direction of Imperial affairs. In this ca
pacity he occupies II personal and untrans.
ferable position Of confidence toward for
eign powers. Besides, foreign affairs are
free from the friction so greatly connected
with home matters.
BERLIN, April bismarck in explana-
ton of his withdrawal from the PrusSian
ministry, said
am seventy years old. My nerves are in
bad condition. have not time to be unc-
tious. The telegraph tearfully multiplies my
work. Germany is interes ted in whatever
happens IN the capitals OF the world lnclud.
ing New York and Washington. The world Is
a chess-board, and must watch all moves af-
fecting Germany. II is necessary now to
study not only dominant politicians but also
wire-pulers, hnanciers and current opinion
everyw here and to act rapidly upon the in
formation telegraphed in haste. The Chan
cellorship Is no sinecure It's duties ml4ht
overtaN n younger mans strength Without
the Emperors support j could not get
through
CAIRO, April lo-The British Govern
ment has sent positive orders to General
Gordon to withdraw from Khartoum with
the garrison as soon as possible Accord
ing to reports from General Gordon, dated
April 2, the rebels attacked his troops
March %, but were repulsed with the loss
of forty killed and eighty wounded.
March % he disarmed $50 mutinous BaShi-
BaZOuks, and the next day Shelled the rebel
camp Oh the Blue Nile, killing forty of the
enemy. Two days later the rebels fred
OH Khar,oum from village opposite, but
were soon forced to evacuate, with loss OF
fifty-nne men. The Bashi- Bazouks then
occupied the village for three days, when
the rebels returned in force The Governor
of Kassala is asking daily for assistance.
lie reports that many Bashi-Bazouks have
Joined the rebels, and that the garrison is in
panicky state.
MADRID, April 1O.-News has been re-
ceved here from Cuba that Aguer0's force
now numbers 225 men. Of these forty
three are either tX-chiefs Of the late insur-
rectionS in Cuba or have been otherwise
identified with those movements. The re-
mainder are escaped slaves. -Four planta-
tons in Cuba have been destroyed by
Aguero Ii is feared that another iilibuster-
ing expedition is now fitting out at Turks
Island for Cuba This island is under Brit
ish dominion.
LONDON, April iO.--Stetson Il Sons,
owners OF the Theatcr Royal, Middlesbor-
ough, have failed. Their liabilities are cs'
tmated at from 100000 to E25O, 900.
They have large trading stores in various
towns in the west OF Eng land.
A priI half nf MauIQ-
lay, the capital of Burmah, city OF ninety
thousand people, has been burned.
PARIS, April l0.-Le Monde, the clerical
newspaper, says: Five French missionaries
and thirty catechists have bsen massacred
at Thanhoa, TOnqun.
LONDON, April 9.-Ths Secretary of the
Corn Exchange reports enormous stocks OF
wheat, barley and maize in the London
waterside granaries. There are $4,000
quarters more Of wheat than last year, and
10000 quarters less of oats. The Stand
ard says: 1T Is obvious that the wheat
trade is Oyerdone, and consequently 1t is Inn
pOrtant for the London and Liverpool
mOney-enders to know who holds this ex-
traordnary mass of grain"
The Standards dispatch from Madrid as
serts that much displeasure is felt by the
Spaniards toward America for allowing
General AquerO to leave Key West
Advices from Armenia state that the Eli-
pirates Valley has been visited with seri-
Gus flood. Great damage has been caused
about Diarbekir and Kharput
BUCHAREST, April 9.-The R0umania
Ministry have rendered their designations In
consequence of hostile vote in the Cham
Der Of Deputies on the Premiers proposal
TO fix the date to commence the debate upon
the revision of the Constitution.
LONDON, April S.-The annual boat-race
between the Oxford and Cambridge Univer-
sity crews occurred yesterday morning
The course was the regular Thames course
-four miles and two furlongs-from
Putney to Mortlake. The weather was very
unprOpiti0us The air was filled with q
DRILLING rain and heavy mist oyerhung
the river, while the water was decidedly
choppy. There were but few spectators.
The Cambridge crew was the favorite from
the start, and won all easy victory.
The rowing and steering of oxford were
somewhat wild, but the men worked gamely
until Barnes was reached where they went
to pieces. Cambridge finished fresh, nearly
three lengths ahead, in 2l:39.
LONDON, April 9.-Gladstone's Franchise
bill passed its second reading in the House
of Commons Monday by vote OF 800 to
2l0.