The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-08
ENGLAND.

LONDON, May 5.-The Ceylon COM
pany of this city has failed. 1t owed
the Oriental bank $2,000,0OO.
LONDON, May 5.-The Observer is
astonished that the City of Rome did
not follow up the information from
the sailing vessel which reported hay
ing some of the crew of the State of
Florida aboard, and attempt to elicit
further facts. 1t says the Importance
of the matter would justify even de-
lay of passage, but the fact is there is
growing mania for swift transatlan-
tic passage, taking away from skip
pers the interest they formerly took
in speaking vessels, even when, as in
the case of the State of Florida, a
feeling of humanity would naturally
stimulate curiosity. No explanation
has yet been given for the strange ST.
lence of the officers of the City of
Rome.
LONDON, May 5.-The Post under
stands that the conditions upon
which the French will consent to a
conference with England upon the
Egyptian question are that England
shall give up annexation and pro-
tectorate, and, on the otner hand,
France, for services rendered by Eng
land in Egypt, shall acquiesce in the
right of England to maintain military
occupation of Egypt until reorganiza-
ton is completed. France stipulates
the withdrawal of the British shall be
definitely fixed before occupation
shall cease. The Egyptian army shall
be reorganiZed and be differed partly
by the British, and that France and
Italy must be allowed to share influ.
ence In respect to the financial and
judicial administration of affairs of
Egypt, France pledges herself not to
interfere by arms with the affairs of
Egypt, IT cognizing England alone as
having that right.
LONDON, May SIT is no longer
doubted the ship which signalled the
City of Rome, saved some, if not all,
on board the Florida. 1t is calculated
the disaster occurred on April Is, at
which period the wind was blowing
from the east. Boats, then, would
drift until rescued. They must have
been launched, because they were so
fixed they would not otherwise have
fioated. The fact that the boats were
without gears or oars Is regarded IA
vorably, as indicating that the rescu-
ing ship secured the oars and gear,
and allowed the boats to drift away.
One is a life-boat, No. one the other,
a small new boat, not numbered. The
owners are of opinion that the Florida
struck an iceberg, as the
captain of the State of Pennsylvania
reports ice in the region in which the
State of Florida is supposed to have
been at the time of the disaster. The
dynamite theory is not received with
any favor whatever. The inventory
shows the cargo was shipped by two
well known firms, and all the small
packages aboard are accounted for.
The detectives reported awaiting the
arrival OF the Florida were seeking to
arrest an embeZZier supposed to be on
the vessel. News concerning the fate
of the missing vessel is awaited from
America, where it is supposed those
who have been rescued will be landed.
The captain of the City of Rome ex-
plains that when the ship displayed
signals there was little snow and the
flags showed badly and were difficult
to read. The City of Rome pass
ed the ship rapidly without replying
to her signals.
LONDON, May PRUSSIA, Germany,
and Austria are discussing common
measures looking to the supervision,
protection and sale of dangerous eX-
plosives. England and France are
not invited to participate.