Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-12
FOREIGN NEWS.

PARIS, April 11th.-The death of NJ. Jear
Bapuste Dumas is announced
[M. Dumas was distinguished for his attain
ments in botany and chemistry and had en-
Joyed nigh political honors. He was well-knowI
Us an author, and was a prominent member o
the Academy
LONDON, April l1th-Charles Reade dice
this afternoon
Charles Reade was born at Ipsden. England
III 1874. He graduated al Oxford in 1885, anC
was admitted TO the bar al London in lS43 II,
soon afterwards gave his attention wholly Il
literature, but II was not until 1852 that his frs
story, " Peg Wellington" was published which
immediately gave him place in tine front ranI
OF noyelists. He was prolific author, and hi!
numerous works have been widely read in thi.
country as well rs in England Among his bes
known novels arc 1t is Never Too Late u
Mend" Hard Cash" "Grifith Gaunt.'' Put
Yourself in His Place" a Terrible. Tcmnta
ton and % The Wandering Heir" Mr. Readc
was master OF Il terse and vigorous style and hi,
stories full of dramatic force as well Is rich
III incident The news of mis- death viii be re
ceiyed with regret wherever the English Ian
guage is spoken.
Dynamiters Arrested.
LONDON, April 1ith.-A dynamiter named
Daily, alias Dcnmau. was arrested to-day al
Birkcnhead station. Three explosive bombs
were found in mis- possession also several
bottles containing q substance believed tc
be nItro-glycenne James Egan was also
arrested at Birmingham as an accomplice
of DAILY, and charged with having explO-
slves in ms house. Egan was previously
secretary of the Wolverhampton branch OF
the Land League After a formal charge
had been made against DAILY at Birkenhead.
he was conveyed 10 Birmingham and
charged along WIKI Egan.
The Egyptian War.
LONDON, april 1lth.-A Berber dispatch
OF the 9th instant indicates that affairs there
are daily assuming q more menacing CON
dition. The tribes between Berber and
Shcndy are in a state Of instruction. They
have seized the boat Leader, with pro
visions which Was proceeding to Shendv.
The rebels are besieging Shendv and a p0r-
ton Of the Berber troops have gone to that
city.s relief. Had such action not been
taken, IL is feared that the rebels would
have be@ieged Berber also and intercepted
the route to Karosco.
Emperor Williams Health.
BERLIN, April llth.-Physicians have
been IN constant attendance at the bedside
OF Emperor William for the past forty
eight hours. On Tuesday night the phvsi-
clan ofthc royal household was suddenly
called lie found the Emperor suffering
from q cOngestive chill What the result
was is not definitely known, but intense ex-
element prevails among the Imperial
family. l; is feared the Emperor is falling
rapidly and that MS dissolution is a Ques-
non OF The near future.
The Cuban Situation
New YORK. April Ilth.-A letter from
Havana, dated april 9TH, saws Serious
accounts from the interior. as 70 the move
ments OF large parties Of bandits and Gov
eminent troops continue to come in. Yes
tcrday = battalion OF regular troops was
sent from Havana to Vuclta Arriba. and for
few days the coast in the neighborhood of
Havana was occupied 10y detachments
Of troops The Government is ap-
parenuy waking 40 10 the situa-
hon. Private accounts from Vt.
Domingo say tina, the Cuban re
iugees there are in possession Of
large amounts Of money and are prepar-
ing. for landing IN Cuba, III combination
with parties there. This will probably
cause an extraordinary movement of the
troops. The Government, IN spite of all
these facts, pretcnds TO ridicuie all reports
Of & Threatened invasion News has reached
TINS city that the Minister of Colonies made
. new loan of s. coo coo with the Hispano-
Colonial Bank OF Barcelona, for account of
the Cuban Treasury The Cuban Treasury
VIII pay per cent. commission on the loan,
and al interest OF 81 per cent. per annum.
This measure has caused the greatest indig-
nation here, and has added TO the state of
profound alarm and general discomfort
which Is prevailing, as the loan and con
tract made with the same bank in 1880 was
considered one Of the calamities which
brought about the present state Of affairs.
The bank is already receiving s33, 600 daily
from the income of the Cuban custom
houses The present load adds $4,000
daily. 4 perfect panic is reigning in the
markets. Merchants, in order to sell their
drafts, have 70 submit to . large loss on cur