St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-21
THE FOREIGN FIELD.
A Noted Artic Explorer Expresses
His Views On the Greedy
Expedition.
The Insult to the British Flag--Ravages
Of the Cholera General
News.
DEFENDING THE eREE1r EXPEDITION.

DEFENDING THE GREELY EXPEDITION.
LONDON, Aug. 2O.-Clements R. Mar
khan, secretary of the Royal Geographical
society, who served in the Artic expedition
of 1850 in search of Sir John Franklin, has
written letter apropos to the recent charges
made against the Greely party. In this, he
says: 'sThe accusation of murder and
cannibalism made against the Greedy party
is disgrace to American journals. Decency
would have suggested silence till Greedy had
submitted his report to the government.
There may be a remnant of truth in the
charge. tits possible, but unlikely that the
brave men in last extremity should
have succumbed" Markham draws atten-
ton to the fact that a similar accusation was
made against Sir John Franklin's expedi-
ton, and quotes the the noble words OF ad-
miral Osborne, who commanded one of the
ships of the Franklin search expeditions.
sWhy attempt to lift the veil with which the
all merciful Being is pleased to shut out from
mortal ken the last sad hours Of brave men
battling with famine and disease" Mark
ham, continuing says "The American
navy department should have controlled and
been responible for the expedition. The
party should never have been left without
depot ship wintering an accessible distance OF
them. The difficulty of navigating the
channels north of Smith soundwas ignored,
and the precaution neglected, hence the
catastrophe for which there is no excuse.
Lieutenant Greely's observatory work will
form valuable supplement to the series OF
observations which were taken by the ship
Discovery, in 1875. The Greely expedition
will bear the test Of a thorough scrutiny.
The members of the expedition are mistaken,
however, in stating Beaumont cape, Brit
tania, was visible.''
AFRICAN COMPLICATIONS.
BERLIN, Aug. 20.-D. Nachtigal, special
German commissioner, who is passing south
along the west coast of Africa to Angra
Sequena, on the German man-of-war Moewe,
has hoisted the German flag over the terri
tory south Of the Congo, which belongs to
Hamburg merchants, named Woermann.
These merchants had concluded treaty
with the island chiefs who ceded to them all
their sovereign rights.
COMING TO AMERICA.
LONDON, Aug. 20.-Patti has signed a
with Mapleton to sing in America the COM
ing winter, next summer in England.
MooNLIaHTERs.
DUBLIN, Aug. 20.-Several s'Moonlighters"
have been released from prison, including
Informer Hefferman, who is sentenced to
five years for attacking the landlord at Don
oughmore.
CARRYING THE MAILS.
LONDON, Aug. 20.---Postmaster Fawcett
informs the various steamship companies
that the present arrangements for carrying
the mails to New York will be continued for
another year.
REPORT UNFOUNDED
PARIS, Aug. 2O.-The report that cholera
had appeared at Dunkerque, in the depart
ment of Dunard, is denied.
PROHIBITING HdPoRTATIoNs.
VIENNA, Aug. 20.-Austria has forbidden
the importation of rags from Italy, and the
passing of such rags through the
country.
EASTERN COMPLICATION.
LONDON, Aug. 20.-Dispatches from Pekin
says France has reduced the indemnity de,
manded of China to 200, 900, 900 francs. The
French minister has been ordered to with
draw if payment is refused.
DEATH FROM CHOLERA.
PARIS, Aug. 20.-There were four deaths
from cholera at Marseilles last night, and one
- l;o hoo Of ho
city is improved.
A JOURNAL SUPPRESSED.
CAIRO, Aug. 20.-The journal El Atran
has been suppressed and the office closed
and placed under seal The French consu
protested against this action.
BRITAIN RESPONSIBLE.
BERLIN, Aug. 20.-The North German Ga
zette holds that the British govern ment is re-
sponsible for the attempts to hamper an(
seal up the German colony at Angra, Sa
quena, and says it displays spirit of mean
unfriendliness towards a friendly nation.
AN ELECTION.
LONDON, Aug. 20.-The election in Ros.
and Comarty to-day, to I'll the vacancy IL
the commons, resulted as follows: Munro'
Ferguson, liberal, III votes Mackenzie, con
servative, 334; Macdonald, reformer, 248
The former member, Alexander Matheson
was liberal.
CoLvILLE TO RETURN
WADY HALFA, Aug. 20.-A letter from Col
Colwell, who left here for Dongola with
body of Bedouins, states the Bedouins refus,
to remove and threaten violence. Colville'l
position is critical and he will return.
CHINESE IRoNCLAD.
sTETTlN, Aug. 20. Another ironclad TO
the Chinese navy was launched here yester
day. It was furnished with the electri
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