Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-27
FOREIGN NEWS.
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KHARTouM, February 26sh.-The city is
tranquil. Tbs market is full of Arabs daily,
who freely bring in produce, the prices of
which have fallen nearly oDe-balf since Cor
don's arrival.
SUAKIM. February 26sh The condition of
affairs here is critical The Turks in COM
mand of the Nubians who refused to 90 to
Irinkitst have resigned.
The transport Nero is sinking.
CAIRO. February 26.h-Genersl Graham
telegraIh hs General Stevenson that prepare.
tions for his advance are completed. He has
altered the position Of his troops, the right
wingnow resting on the lake behind Trinkitat.
The Eighteenth Hussars made reconnois-
ssnce to-day towards Teb. and found the
enemy in force on the nights at the entrance
of the defle. General Graham has been re-
inforced by eight machine guns, worked by
naval gunners. 1t is expected that battle
will take place Friday, and the point of at
tack will be three miles northeast of Trinki-
tat The British Minister, under the sane
tion of the Home Government, has instructed
General Graham, before engaging the rebels,
to summon Osman Digma to release all the
Tokar soldiers and all survivors at Sinkat de-
string TO return to Egypt, and if he refuses to
liberate them to give him battle forthwith.
TRINKITAT, February 26sh.-One thousand
British troops advanced four miles to-day and
occupied Baker Pasha's Notifications. The
enemy retired, waving their spears.
French Generals Dead.
PARIS, February 26sh.-Generals Schrsmm
and De Wimpffen ere dead. The former en-
tered the army in 1899, when only ten years
of age, and before completing bis twenty.
fourth year was Brigadier. General. De
Wimpfen, during the Franco Prussisn war.
received an order August 2Ssh appointing
him Commander-in-C Chief in case Marshal
McMshon should be disabled. September
1ss during the battle of Sedan, hearing that
McMahon was wounded, he produced his
commission and assumed the chief command.
He at once reversed the orders for cspitula-
tion already given, hoping for victory, and
the order directing q retreat came from the
Emperor, and not from him. General Wimpf-
fen thereupon proposed to the Emperor that
they should try and save themselves by cut
ting their wsy to Carignan, but ths Emperor
would not consent The General then offered
his resignation, but the Emperor would not
accept il. All that was left for him to do
was to conclude and sign the capitulstion Of
the great army under his command.
Affairs In Tonqufn.
HANOI, February 26sh.-Chinese reconnoi-
tering parties advanced TO within five kilo-
meters of this place, but retired before the
shells of the French. Sontay is powerfully
garrisoned, and works of defense are being
rapidly erected. Hungho is also strongly
fortified.
The New Speaker of the House Of COM
mems.
LONDON, February 26sh. h.-Arthur Wellesley
Peel was unanimously elected Speaker of the
House of Commons to-day.
Condition OF Minister Hunt.
ST. PETERSBURG, February 26sh.-Minister
Hunt has been unconscious since Sunday last.
Panic in a Theater.
MONTREAL, February 26th.-A false alarm
OF fire in the Royal Theater at this after
moons matinee caused panic. One womsn
tainted, and many were trampled on. several
being badly bruised
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