The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-23

rumor that the Enalish had been de-
feated.
IN Tnr ooMMors.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-ln the commons Far
nelPs amendment was = Jeoled-ol 10 Jo'
The address thcn passed
Speaker Brand announced hls resign2-
ton. He said he should have wished - ule
In the service OF the house, but Mat BODY
had the night TO expect his iulI seIvlce,
which hia health forbade, The speaker was
greeted with cheers, aud appeared deeply
moved.
THAT ROYAL COMMISSION.
LoSpoN, FEB. % The inquiry OF tho
rOysl commission on housirg u the poor Is
limited 10 England. The commission IL com,
posed OF tho the Prince OF Whlts, Carulnhl
Manning, Earl Brownlow, Baron CARING
ton and several members 81 psfllemeni'
The only workmen's representative Ia
Henry BroHdhurst, member OF parliament
Tor Stoge.on- Trent.
COUPLE oY FAILUREs.
PARIS, Feb 22-Emilio & Cordier, ship
pers OF Rochiort, With branch at Bor-
deaux, have failus. Liabilities, 56OO,-
900 francs. The failure involves firms
at Angoueme, LIE Rochelle and Mort. A
stock broker named Maynier, who WAS III
volved, hanged himself
A banker named Rodelle nae Suspended;
hsb,lltiss, s,5oO,o00 francs, chiefly In peas
ante earnings.
Monr.EAL, Fob. ~. The citizens coin-
mittes OF tina carnival presented Erastus
Wiman, OF New York, all address and
splendid picture by hoffman OF Canadian
winter sports 10 recognition OF his great
services in promoting the interests OF the
carnival.
HoEo.ira ais MIAoRY AT BRRLIs.
BEILIS, Feb. GA ball given by Min
sitter Sargent In honor OF Washington'a
birth day was attended by 200 Americans
AT PARIs,
PARIS, Feb. 22.--At the banquet gwen by
the Stanley club thi, evening, sixty guests
we're preeent, the majority Americans and
English Journalistic aud artists. The
eorrespondent OF the London Times,
Blowitz, preaided. WblSer, the Amer
lean consul general, represented Min
lister Morton. Blowi,z IS proposing the
toss, to Washington, said Washington not
only founded Amer can freedom bn,
opened to humanity new
era Of universal independence. Blowitz
eulogiEed Lafayette ~ the associate OF
Washington, aud quoted LatGyette'e words;
Humanity gains u case, liberty IL no long
or without an asylum" Madamoisells
Nevada, an American mtiste, sang: The
hocking Bird, - and the evenings enter
tnlDulpnt ClDkbN WIN lne VI nc
Star Spangled Banner"
THE FIRST To SUGGEST II.
SuAKIM, Feb. 22.-A refugee from Tokor
reports the inhabitants of that town the
hrst to suggest submission.
THE tuBkEHDER AcAIE-EL MAnpf
CAIRO, FEB. 22--Everything indicates
that the Egyptian oiiicers AZ Tokar prefer
red to surrender 20 the rebels, rather than
to the christians. A Soudsnese lieutenant
wished TO fight. however. and tried to as
semble his soldiers but in vain.
The revolt Mt Nassowah Is spreading.
FL Mahdi has appointed HE brother,
Ali YuPsup, governor of Dariour, and or
dered him to levy 700 men and march TO
Kardofan 10 reinforce the main body Of
El Mshdi's troops.
THE BLACK FLAGS TACTICs--A UNIQUE RELIC.
PAsIs, Feb 22.--Annom rricou, former
ly French minister 20 China,
has lust arrived here from Saigon.
He states that the Black Flags always
place Cinnamon ia front OF them in DGttl o,
and massacre them il they refuse 10 fight.
BE seys that 400 Chinese were killed in that
way In the battle Of SontnY. Tncou has
the gold cup from which Hieri dos. late
king OF AMMAN, drank poison At the bid
ding Of he present regent.
KING JOHN LOYAL,
SUAKGM, Feb. % --Fugiuves report the
main body Of the reOele ~ Feb. Tokar
had plenty OF munitions. Military opinion
at Suakim is in favor OF deal
ing u blow 10 Demand Digma.
III Mahdi has sent q letter TO King John, OF
Abyssinia, demanding his adherence to
the prophet. King John has returned
reply.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS or THE OF THE Sur
RREDgR.
CAIRO, Feb. 90 The merchants OF Tokar
made the original overture Tor the
surrender OF the town. The
Egyptian ofiicers who went &C.
the rebel camp ieasted there and
accepted presents and returned to Tokar
with on resort Of 100 rebels, showing that
surrender had been decided upon.
General Gordon exp nins that no Is not
encouraging rlsvee'huuting. His procla-
nation relates TO slave-holding, and be ire
gards the existing slaves ~ property. Col.
onel Csetiogon has left Khartoum.
THOUSANDS DYING IN JAVA.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-Thousnnds Of people
are dying of fever IN south Java.
MURDERED BY ROBBERS.
vienna, Feb. 22.-DT. ndenwanger, a
q retired army surgeon vile, child, servant,
AL murdered by robbers at Hermaustedo,
Transylvanla. Before decampiug the rob
bers lighted u fire under the beds OF the
victims.
That Resurr.otionist Job-Later Details.
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