The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
ENGLAND.
AFLNG AT FRANCE.

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LONDON, March 24.-The Chinese
ram, Mankin, which was detained in
the Tyne by the government while
loading with Armstrong guns, pend
ing inquiry as to whether its depart
ure would be breach of neutrality,
has departed under the German flag.
GUESS IT is UNHEALTHY.
LONDON, March 24.-Suakim being
unhealthy, it is proposed to leave four
hundred British soldiers there, to be
relieved every fortnight, and station
the remainder of the troops at health
Ter points. Hewitt is sanguine of
being able to open the Berber route,
and proposes to divide the road into
sections, and make the tribes answer
able for their respective divisions.
The troops will advance on Wednes-
day to form camps around Tamanieb,
and will then attempt to surround
OSman Digma.
THE SITUATION AT LONDON.
LONDON, March 24.-The Pal Mall
Gazette says the only foundation for
the statement made by the Morning
Post regarding Gladstone's resigna-
ton, which was withheld at the re-
quest of the liberal association, is the
fact that GladstoneF illness is more
serious than at first supposed; but 1t
adds that Gladstone's cold is one
thing and the political crisis is quite
another matter.
A BIG CHUNK.
LONDON, March 24.-The steamer,
City of Montreal, which arrived at
Queenstown yesterday, reports that
on her passage she passed an Ice berg
POO feet high and 400 feet long.
A GLOOMY PROSPECT.
LONDON, March 24.-Latest Egyp-
tan advices indicate that the whole
country south is in revolt. The reb-
bells have surrounded Khartoum and
cut off all communication. The situa-
ton of General Gordon is considered
serious but not alarming. Two mes
sengerS have been sent from Berber
to Khartoum, carrying concealed let
tiers.
UNHAPPY MARINERS.
LONDON, March 25.-The situation
of the crew of the wrecked British
steamer, Nizris, is considered precari-
GUS, and the cabinet are considering
steps to effect their rescue.
ACCEPT OUR THANKS.
LONDON, March 25.-The sloop
"Alert," presented by England to
America, for the Greeley expedition,
was to-day put in commission. She
will sail for America Thursday, under
command of Lieutenant Goodrich,
United States navy.
CHIN MUSIC FOR CHURCHILL
LONDON, March 25.-In the house
of commons to-day Lord Randolph
Churchill moved the government sub
NIT any further news 1t might have
regarding the operations in Soudan,
and concerning the position of General
Gordon. In his speech and in mo-
ton he pronounced the mission of
Gordon a failure, and said if the cab
inet's apathy should cause the death
of Gordon the cabinet could not re-
main in Office single day.
Fitz Maurice, under foreign secreta-
ry, stated that Gen. Graham's object
was to dispense the rebels in the vi
cinity of Suakim. When these were
dispersed there would be no difficulty
in opening the road to Berber,
through the aid of friendly sheiks.
AN ENGLISH SCANDAL.
LONDON, March 25.-The Earl of
Euston, future Duke of Grafton, is
about to seek divorce from his wife
on the plea that the lady's first hus-
band was living at the time OF he.
second marriage. The countess will
submit, in defense, that when she
married her first husband she suppos-
ed him widower, but he proved to
have another wife, and when she
learned this she abandoned him. The
case promises to be exceedingly inter-
esting. The marriage from which
the Earl of Euston seeks to be released
occurred thirteen years ago. He was
at that time Henry Fitzroy, twenty
three years of age. The woman of
whom he became enamored was known
as Kate Cook. The chronicles of the
peerage described her as the daughter
of John Walsh and widow of "Mr.
Smith," There has been trouble be-
tween the ill-assorted pair, and they
separated by mutual consent, but the
life of the woman has been correct
since her marriage, and the earl could
find no plea for seeking divorce till
his discovery of Mr.. Smith"
MY ANSWER IS-THE SWORD.
LONDON, March 25.-General Ora
ham has ordered a concentration of
the British forces at Hadouk-and-
Otad, prior to marching out Thursday
morning to give Osman Digna battle
near Tamanieb. Osman has 1000
combatants. All the leading sheiks
continue their adherence to him, and
the reports o scouts that
Osman had fled are dis
discredited. Gen. Graham's messen-
ger, who was sent to ask the Sheiks
to come to the British camp, returned
with reply from Osman that the
sword was the only medium Of COM
munication between himself and the
! English.
A cabinet council today decided to
give Gen. Graham full discretion to
march to Berber if necessary, but
to keep the route clear. Cumizi, the
English political agent at Berber,
has news from Khartoum, Of March
10Th, to the effect that General Cor
don had repulsed an attack upon his
camp at Omdurmal. He was sur
rounded by the rebels, and intended to
force his way out at the head of his
troops, along the bank of the Nile, tc
Shendy. He proposed to begin the
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