The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26
FROM BElUNU InL SEA.
THE LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
4 Very Disastrous Gale - American
Wheat Ia Peril Mas o. for O'DOn-
nell the Vienna Murdcrer's
Fearful Confession.
OTHER NEW :.


LoSpoN, Jan 24.~-A fearful hurricane,
accompanied 10y rain and >lre,, ragged in all
parts o. Great Britain Yesterday. Tclc'
graph wire, were blown down, chlnneys
topplcd over, and much damage done. FSel
men and 1--WE wullcH were struck by flying
missiles and killed Many were injured. |
, The telegraph service is 50 crippled tonight
that It Is impossible TO learn particulars OIL
the extent Of the storm and the dnfhagel
done.
kuARTOUM, Jan. .3.--Thc total number
Of soldiers in hhartoum is 600, OF which
1000 are ChagSIas, and are known to bel
disaficc,cd. The black troops are also I'M
reliable and the whole garrison is IN a state
of decentralization OF account Of the long ar
rears of pay. There are only two small
steamers that navigate the river 70 Berber
1t is evident that the evacuation of khar-
, toum will take months Meanwhile the
, rebel forces are daily increasing south of the
town. IL is also reported that rebels are
coming from the west, Sala Bey repealed
an attack by the rebels near MeSaamia.
A shek received letter from FL Mahdi,
together with n number OF Remington rifles.
Soon afterward he began beating the war
drum. A gunboat will be sent to demand
the rifles, and if they are refused the shick'S
villages will be shelled.
LONDON, Jan. 22.--'rhe Porte has tclc-
graphed TO the Turkish Ambassador 10 I'm
gland to exchange views with the British
Government in regard to Egypt, owinG to-
Gladstone's announced decision tina, Ill
would be better to cvacunte the Soudan.
1t is announced that Baker Pasha'S nc:0tia-
tons with tine tribal chiefs have been sue
cessful. The shieks who visited the Egyp-
tim camp represent thirty-eight thousand
men who We're willing to oppose I'll Mahdi.
4 large body 0f Arabs who were with the
rebels have deserted and Joined the Kite
dives troops.
l.uNpoN Jan. H.--Amcrica : wheat trade
with Europe will not he tire great monopoly
ii has been If the measures now IN agitation
assume 4 definite shape. For some time
meetings ol merchants Interested IN the East
India trade have been held for the purpose
Of dcylsing means 10 increase the value OF
the exports of that coIinuy. The East India
Association has sent a memorial 10 the Pres
idcnt of the Council Of India, urging the de-
STABILITY of extending the railways in India,
in order 20 allow her 10 complete with
America in the production and means Of eX-
porting wheat.
DUBiIN, Jan. ~ Thousands OF the Irish
peasantry assembled Tuesday at Dcrrybcg,
County Donegal, the birthplace Of Patrick
O'Donnel, the slayer of Carey, and assisted
in the celebration Of the mass FOR the repose
Of his soul After mass funeral services
were held over an empty coffin, bearing the
inscription: Sacred to the memory of Pat
rick O'Donnell, executed in London, Deecm.
Der II, 1881 The coffin was then paced
in the burial plat Of the O'Donncll family,
while tho peasants knclt In prayer
around the grave. Wrcaths of inmortclles
were slrewn over the grave by the mourn
crS. Subscriptions amounting 10 go were
then received toward fund tor erecting a
monument 10 O'Donneli Americans and
Victor Hugo were thanked for assisting and
advocating the cause Of Ireland.
VIENNA, Jan. 2!!.---In addition 20 the
previous confession OF having murdered
four girls and having planned five more
murders for the last week, Schcnck now
cOnfesSes that he intended to murder all the
family of the Baroness, ii fatti, together
with her maid. 1t seem, that Schenck in
duced The maid to steal pearls valued at
~, 900, which the Emperor of Austria pre-
scented to DIR. Mulfati for attending the
Duke of kcichstadt son OF the Emperor
Napoleon l., in his las, illness. The maid
had prepared everything for The reception
of Schenck aud his accolaplce CA The night
when the former was arrested.
LONDON, Jan 23.--Sir Charles ni!hr in
speaking At Kcnslngton said England had
no interest in maintaining Egyptian domino
ton throughout the Soudan. England
would, however, maintain domination upon
the Red Sea, especially with the view to
prevent the slave trade.
HAVANA, Jan. !l.--itcports from ,ja!na
en- are to the effect that the coffee crop is
expected to De small. 1t is almost an entire
failure IN some parishes. Sugar-making
has begun, \ great drawback - the scar !
city OF laborcls through the continued cNouua !
to AspinWnll and Windward Islan'ts. The /;
weather Is favorable for the crop.