The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-23
he OLD WORLD.
Ne, oy Gable From Different
- Countries.
Striking Coal Miners in France Dis
persed by the Police.
Tokar Reported Surrendered to
the Rebels.
I'M THE sOUnaN.

AN Il IN n SVODANs
LONDON, Feh 22-The Daily Telegraph this
Morning reports the surrender of the garrison
at Toksr. The Times confirms this report
SANKIM. Feb. %. Letters have been receiv-
ed here from Kassala, which report that the
garrison of that town is 1,5O0 strong, and has
sufficient supplies to last fortnight.
Five soldiers have arrived here from Tokar
and brought the news of the surrender of that
town. They report that the rebels beset the
town and kept up constant FIRE OF artillery
and rifles. On Tuesday the garrison recognz-
ed the necessity of conterring with the reoels,
and on Wednesday Yakoob aid Maccair Ef-
fendi. chief of police, with sergeant of artil-
lery, went out and held conference with the
rebels. On their return they informed the
garrison that they must surrender their arms
on Thursday. Many of the soldiers mHrmured
az this, and d large proportion of them escaped
during the night. But, as the conference had
arranged, Tokar was surrendered Thursday.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-On receiving the news Of
the surrender of Tokar, Earl Granville. For
eign Secretary of State, instantly summoned a
Cabinet council.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-Earl Granville received q
dispatch from the British Consul at Suakim, to
the effect that only those OF the garrison of
TGka. who had wives, had surrendered TO Os-
man Digma, aud the remainder are irving TO
reach Snakim. Gen. Gordon, commandments
chief of the proposed Tokar relief expedition,
announces his arrival at Suakim. He states
that no report of an actual surrender OF Tokar
has vet been received The troops are being
landed at Trinktat with the utmost rapidity.
The greatest excitement prevails throughout
London and Parliament at the news of the
surrender of Tokar. Another account of the
surrender has been received from Suakim,
which saws that Maccaivi. the governor OF To-
kar, and Yakoob, with $50 soldiers, left the
fort "Wednesday, and had parley with the
rebels. When they returned TO the town they
announced that they were going 10 surrender
| themselves. This caused great commotion. as
many of the garrison had refused to give way
to despair and still had hopes that succor
would reach them in time. These mnrmurs,
however, were OF no avail, and the rebels
terms we're finally accepted. II is not believed
that the rebels will put the population TO the
sword, for it is understood that the conditions
OF surrender provided that their lives should
b5 spared.
FRANCE.
PARIS Feb. 22.-The strike Of the coal min
ers at Auzin, Department Du Nord, has as
sumed large proportions. OF II, 400 miners Of
the place, only 600 are at work. The police
disposed of crowd of strikers, armed with
sticks, who were preventing other workmen
from descending into the pits.
M. Francers Bonheur, the painter, died sud-
denly this morning, in a raiiway carriage.
PARIS, Feb. pa meeting of Suez Canal
bond holders, representing 900 shares, was
the agreement made by M. De Lssseps with
British ship owners was unacceptable. The
committee was instructed to notify Ds Lesseps
Of this resolution.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, Fab 22.-Ths House of Lords to-
day agreed 10 the Marquis Of Salisbury's mo-
tion to appoiut q commission on hoasing OF
the poor. The Prince of Wales addressed the
House on the subject. He said that he had
npen m u oil nlRasas had haa r6-
ing the condition OF the poor, aud was graft
fed that royal commission had been appoint
ed to look into the matter. He took ths Iivei-
est interest in the question. and felt hattered
at being appointed member of the commits
sion. None could say that the lsDorsrs upon
his Norfolk estates were badly housed. The
Princes speech was received with ch eers
Parnells amendment condemning the gov
ernment's policy in Ireland, was again the
subject of debate in the House of Commons
this evening. Mr. O'Donoghne, liberal mem
Der for Tralee, censured the Parnellites and
accused Parneli OF having humbugged AID
gammoned Irshmen with promises which
were never realized. 1t was by such means
he said that the Parnellites had obtained pow
er. O'Donogbue vindicated the action OF the
government in Ireland.
ParnelPs amendment was rejected Dv 81 to
80. The address in reply to the Queen S
nou0ced his resignation. He said he would
have wished to die in the service of the
House, but his health forbade.
LONDON, Feb. 22-The Times has a long
leading article upon the Lssker incident. 1t
says: cat last Prince Bismarck has obtained
an opportunity TO show his dislike of coun.
try which annually robs him of thousands Of
conscripts. Congress was i'll advised in send
ing the resolution; Prince Bismarck was un-
gracious ia returning it. Granting, however;
that Prince Bismarck was right in refusing to
praise Herr Lssker, his organs are wrong in
reviling Minister Sargent. The latter was on
ly obeyiDg his government, and this is no rea-
son why he should be held up in defiance of
International courtesy, and almost of interna-
tionsl law, to the contempt of the German
people. 1t Is said that Mr.. Sargent Is hardly
care full enough of forms AID ceremonies to
please court so fvrmal as Berlin. But a
worse moment to try and induce him to resign
could hardly have been chosen than the pres
| ent, when his resignation would still further
| strain the relations of the two countries,
| which ought to be on excellent terms.
BERLIN, Feb. 22.-The Deutsche Tagblatt
comments upon Prince Bismarck's dispatch to
| Herr r. Won Eiserdecker. 1t leaves the de-
| ceased statesman, Herr Lasker, at rest. and ac-
| capts in friendly spirit the foreign recogni-
| tion of a Germans personal qualities. 1t only
| repels the interference of fcreign legislature
| in the internal affairs of Germany, and criti-
| cises the diplomatic intermediary method
| which was employed in the Transmission of the
| resolution, and then says it believes that Herr
| Lasker was unknown to majority of the con-
| eressmen. Their object in adopting the reso-
| lution was to gain German votes In the coming
| presidential election, and to win the love OF
| the gates of fatnerland wide open to American
| inn