Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-16

Prime Minister, has received the following
telegram from General Gordon:
90 am sending down he river many w0m-
en- and ohi.doen from koraskC, Send some
[ kind hearted European to meet them.
England has refused General Sir Evelyn
Woods proposal 20 sanction the cooperation
Of the Egyptian army in the relief Of Tokari
for : reason thst this army was raised for
the defense Of Egypt outside Of the Scudan.
EnEiaEd approves, however. q dispatohlug
an Egyptian battalion, fun sae0 with Eng-
lsh officers, to Assousn, If this proves neces.
sary. Toe expedition f'r the relief Of pokar
has started f1r Susz The last transport leaves
Su Monday, oargytu Geueyai Graham, sU.
prems commander OF tbs expedition.
Women and children Killed.
CAIRO. February l5th.-Tha rebels killed
at Siukst 200 women and large number of
children.
Patience Alone Is Regulate"
/ CAIRO, February 10 h General Gordon
I tslegraI hs l have formed o Committee OF
detsnse with weil-,o-5o families of Berher.
| Precpitate action may throw tsem them INTO
/ the aruls Of the enemy. Patience alone is
/ requisite. He asks the Authorities in Cairo
| to send arms and ammunition for the Bsr-
/ beTines
4 Desperate Attack upon Tokar Imml-
| nent.
! CAIRO, February 10 h.-Is is believed by
| officials that Osman Digms's forces aEe mass
| ing for the purpose Of making q desperate
| attack upon Toksr. Some alarm is felt, de-
tenders beirg short of ammunition.
Mutiny OF chiefs
| SuAKIM, February l5.h The principal
chiefs Of the neutral tribes met a. the Well of
Haadouk, situated three hours distance from
Suakim, and decided to request OsmRu Digma,
| leader Of the rebel forces, 20 respect their
territory or they will march against him. The
rebels have invested X ssota. Tents for
! LOCO men have been sent from Alden TO Sua-
kim.
ToAar aud suaElm Both 20 be Taken.
ANAKIM February l5th.-Spies reports
the rebels are fully aware thAt English troops
are coming. The rebels are mastering in
great force. Osmsn Digms, whose camp is
| pitched sixteen miles sou,he - of Suakim,
has proclaimed that he will obtain Tokar
| before the British can possibly arrive, and
then will capture Suakim.
Row Over Flag.
! CAIRO, February l5th.-An exciting scene
| occurred ST q circus tO.dsy. An Italian aero
Dat unfurled the Italian h}E, whereupon an
! English officer walked iuto. the arena and
| siezsd it, amid great GXcitem us The aero
bat soon recovered the hsg, however, and
waved it triumphan,ly, when he WAS struck
1 DIV q Il EE6uGNlHtus ~ ultltt GhhlloNf NLSh
| finally some English officers managed Co sep
arate the combatauts. The Italian Consul
| demanded satisfaction for the insult 60 the
| flag 1t is hoped the sffair will be amicsbly
settled.
Order Out Of chaos.
! SuAKIM. FEBRUARY 15h.-Siuce Admiral
/ Howell assumed coumand here everything
| has been put IN msn-lf war order. Justice IS
| dispersed, and the inhabitants are contented.
rIVl- ~ ,,ot-ev a.
/ Cairo to transport large force to Suakim,
and the fact that Gladstone asks for $3.50, coo
to defray expenses, portend more than the
expedition TO relieve Tokar. It is believed
that it is intended TO relieve the kussala gar
rison and open the Berber route.
The Egyptian Policy Of England Con
demncd.
LONDON, February ljth.-A mass meeting
at Guildhaii this afternoon under the au'
spices Of the Patriotic Society. was attended
by 600 p, rsons. The Lord Mayor presided.
The meeting condemned the Egyptian policy
of the Government and the control of Egypt
by Esyptiers, which had caused the sacrifice
of thousand lives. It declared that re-
vival of slavery and the slave trade must be
prevented, and that trade route TO Celttal
Africa must be secured.
Afraid of Irritating France.
LONDON, February l5.h.-The Posts dis
patch from Berlin says; Germany has three
times insisted that England should proclaim
pro;ectorate over Egypt, but England ap.
pears to be afraid of irritating France
The Porte sends Troops TO Jeddab, fR
Arabia.
CONsTANTINOPLE, February 18th. - The
disasters which have befallen the troops un-
der Baker Pasha and Tewfk Bey have caused
the greatest anxiety aud slsrm with respect
to HaiIz. The Sultan has dtc cided to send
large reiBforcemon.s 60 Jeddeh. Three Aus.
trian Lloyds steamers have been chartered
for the purpose. One left Sunday, another
to-day and shird will leave tomorrow, all
carrying quantity Of military stores, pro-
visions and ammunition, aud several noun
tain guns O4ly few troops will embark at
Constanti1opie, the bulk of the troops being
received en- route at the Dirdenelles, Salon
ics, Smyrna and Syrian ports. No men have
been taken from Crete On account of the ef.
| fervescent condition Of the pouulatiOp, The
rumored insurrection is untrue, although
both Mohsnmedsn and Christian demonstra-
tions ara taking place with a view of securing
! IL the next election q Governor of ths same
faith of the respective factions. Certain
chiefs are now at Athens The intended re-
! iuf5rcements amount to over 5000 men.
| They will be ready at Jeddsh, in the event
of arrangements with England, for immedi-
ate service in the Soudln.
The Porte VIII Protest.
| CoNsTANTINoPLE. February 18th. - The
| Porte has resolved to protest against the
Abandonment of the SOudsn.
The Pope on tue sOudan and TOnquIn
Troubles.
| ROME, February 15.h-Ths Pope, COM
! melting on the hOstiities in Tonuuin and
the Soudan, exclaimed "The Church has
] III =, AI w
/ Powers for their services il behalf Of religion
and civilization. Whsn Af,ica and ToLquin
sre psci6ed we shall be st the point where
We were half century ago"
Russia aud England.
! LONDON, February 15-h.-Ths German
press sass the submission o; the tr.b OF
Merv to Russia is wUree for England than the
disasters in the Souinu. It comments upon
the remarkable success of the Russian policy
in Central Asia. which ia always directed
against England. If the Russians should
stand again before the walls of CoHstanti-
nople, the English would be disabled from
commanding them to halt, as in 1878. Rus
sia will become an immediate neighbor to
I India, and will be able at any moment to
create disturbance in Northern Asia as
now only Afghanistan is between Russia and
India. The frontier tribes are always ready
to invade the rich Indian provinces.
Excitement Among the Catholics.
BERLIN, February 15sh.-The Government
prescription of Cardinal Ledochowski, Archs
bishop of Posen in 1879, has been renewed,
This action causes great excitement among
the Catholics
Chinese Preparations.
PEKIN, February 15sh.--Torpedoes have
bse placed in the river here. If Bacnirh is
attacked the members of the French Ems
bsssy will receive their passports. The sp-
prosches to Bacninh are guarded with dynEa
| mite.
| Irish Company Formed.
! LONDON, February 15th.-A company has
been formed under the provisions of the Irish
| Trsmways Act to purchase estates, relieve
contested districts and encourage fixed resi-
deuce. The Directors are Bright, NJ. P. for
| Manchester; Gray, N. P. for Carlow county
and the proprietor OF tbe Dublin FreemdA's
Journal, and Psruel.
Law Against the Anarchists.
| VIENNA, February l5sh,-Ihe lower house
| Of the Austrian Reichstsg hiss passed an ex-
| csptional law directed against the Anarchists,
| by vote Of III to lS7,
House OF Commons.
LONDON, February 15sh.-In the House of
| 4. :. ,haE on fha mn