The Portland daily press., 1884-04-10
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Cable From Different
Countries.
Thirty-Five French Missionaries Massa-
cred in TOnquin.
Gen. Gordon, with His Garrison,
Ordered to Withdraw FROM
Khartoum.
The Capital Of Burmah Destroyed by
Fire.
THE OLD WORLD.
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CAIRO, April "a messenger who left Khar-
toum March 81, has arrived at Berber. He reports
that the condition of affairs at Khartoum is ex-
trsmsly critical The irregular troops in Gen. Cor
don's command are in q state of mutiny.
Clifford Lloyd has offered to resign but Sir Eve
Ign Barring has refused to permit him to do 30. The
khedive and Sir Evelyn are trying to form minis
Nubar ministries. Nubar Pashs continues his pri-
vate intrigue to maintain his place, while openly
asserting his decision to retire.
The British government has sent positive orders
TO Gen. Gordon to withdraw from Khartoum with
the garrison as soon as possible.
CAIRO, April 9.-Sir Evelyn Barring English min
lister to Egypt, has received a dispatch from Gen.
Gordon, bearing date of March 30, which gives the
following information:
On March 10th, Gen. Gordon disarmed $50 Bashi
Baxouks, who had mutinied. The following day he
sssi,sd tS fe' March s7t the rebels red Upon
Knsrtoum. from village opposite, but this they
1d tbe Rasb 90 IN te
village and he held iJ until March 3Oth. On that
day the rebels returned in force and drove them
out, but then returned themselves. The White Nile
district Is quiet, and the Khartoum market is well
supplied. The Mahdi has sent the rebels six guns.
Gen. Gordon estimates that the rebels about Khar-
toum number fully 1000.
Government Troops in Ireland.
LONDON, April 9.-Prince Edward of Sake
weimar will succeed Gen. Steele in command of
sent. The Queen and Duke of Cambridge desire to
give him the appointment, but the consent of the
government is doubtful owing the probable opposi-
ton In Parliament.
MandeIay Destroyed by Fire.
LONDON, April 9.-Advices from the far East
state that onehalf of Mandesy, the capital of Bur
mah city of $4,000 people, has been destroyed by
fire.
PARIS April 9.-M. Patenotre, the new French
minister to China, will start for AMMAN on Friday,
to organize French protectorate over AMMAN and
Tonquin.
More Dynamite Outrages Attempted.
LONDON, April BIT is reported that an attempt
was made last night to destroy with dynamite the
magazine Of Fort George, few miles from Inver-
ness. The marauders when disturbed, made their
escape In boats but not before the sentry bayonet
ted one Of them.
Railroa Accident Near Dublin.
DUBLIN, April GA railway collision occurred
miles south of Dublin between locomotive and a
passenger train. Thirtyfve persons were injured.
Massacre of Missionaries.
PARIS, April 9.-The Lemond, clerical newspa-
per, says that five French missionaries and thirty
catechists have been massacred at Thanbaa Ton
quin town of come Importance, not far from the
coast.
Gable Notes.
Gen. Wallace, American minister at Constantine
ple has received dispatch from Secretery Freling-
huysen, assuring him that the Porte has not asked
for his recall.
Information has been received that in official cir
Giles at Madrid no confidence is placed in the story
that United States Minister Foster has started for
Washington Tor the purpose of talking up COM
msIcia treaty between Spain and the United States
Inc crown Prin % of Portugal Is going to Madrid
to ask in marriage the infanta Eulalia the youngest
and only unmarried sister of King Alfonso of Spain.
Stetson Sons owners Of the Theatre Royal, at
marlborough. Eng, have failed. Liabilities est-
mated at from e1O0. 900 to 925o, 900. They have
large stores in the north of England.