Omaha daily bee., 1884-02-01
from FOREIGN LANDS.
A Mysterious Stranger BXCittS Til
People Of Vienna.
A Claim that He Meant to Assas-
sinate the Kaiser.
Various Districts Of Austria I'm
der Martial Law.
The Movements of Forces in the
Land of Egypt.
The People OF sinkat Feeding on Dog
Meat.
The People OF sinkat Feeding on Dog
Meat.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

A DISASTROUS FAILURE.
LONDON, January 31.-The stock bro
kers' firm of 2. W. Thomas, Sons & Co.
was declared defaulters at the morning
session of the board. The stock exchange
was so astounded at the disclosures fol-
lowing the failure that business was
almost at a standstill. The firm owes in
side the stock exchange 935 ZOO, and
customers $500, 600. The assert are be.
lieved to be nil. The Cornish bank and
insurance company are heavy sufferers.
CHALLENGING DISASTER.
Sir Samuel Baker writes that the posi-
ton of General Gordon, alone and un-
protected in the desert of Soudau, and
bearing a large sum of money, is a direct
challenge to disaster. His friends await
developments with the keenest anxiety.
EXTENDE SUFFRAGE.
Gladstone to-day received q number of
delegations of workingmen, who present
ed addresses asking an extension of the
right of suffrage. In his replies he
broadly intimated that the government
was favorably considering the question,
and he urged them to discourage indirect
methods of hampering legislation.
UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
VIENNA, January 31.-Apprehension
of further socialistic disturbances has led
to the adoption of extraordinary measur-
es by the ministry proclaiming a kind of
martial law in districts of Vienna, Koer-
nuburg and Wiener Neustadt. In Wen
ma and Koernuburg trial by jury is sus-
pended.
A LAKD BANK.
DUBLIN, January Slowing to depre-
| citation of landed property, a scheme is
in preparation for the relief of owners by
| which it is proposed to establish a land
bank with q government guarantee, which
| shall be empowered to lend money to
landlords to pay otfencumbrances created
to tenants for the purpose of purchasing
holdings.
A CANARD.
PARIS, January 31.--The report that
Admiral Courbet had stormed Bacninh
and been repulsed is pronounced without
foundation.
PURCHASED BY UNCLE SAM.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., January 31-The
American government has bought the
sealing steamer, "Bear," for the Gree
lev relief expedition. She Is the
same size, build and age as the lost Pro.
teus.,
VIENNA EXCITED.
VIENNA, Janury 31.-Yesterday after
noon attendants at the court opera house
l lar~aJ "a ct,yo, -, &hn %Dsla& oho,,
Der adjoining the imperial box. He was
arrested, and said at the previous nights
performance he had fallen asleep and
when he awoke found himself locked in
the box. Mathem NAUTICAL instruments,
tape measures and wires were found on
him. The police claim that he was
accommodating in connection with a plot
to assassinate the kaiser. The opera
house is strongly guarded and much ex-
element prevails.
ARMY MOVEMENTS IN EGYPT.
CAIRO, January 31.-Gen. Gordon
leavesI.. Assouan to-day on route fol
Khartoum. He has written a letter tc
Ell Mahdi asking him to send European
prisoners. Col. Saotorius telegraphI
from Suakim as follows: ''Simkat and
Tokai still ours. ] IN going to joir
Baker Pssha at Trinkitat tomorrow. W.
will advance Friday. Baker Pasha
recently made a cavalry reconnaissance
and attacked Osman Digna and killed
and wounded over 100 of his men.
have written Baker Pasha, strongly urg
ing an immediate advance from Trinki
tat. Three days after Baker Pasha'
recornoisance l made q sortie with in
~fantry. Osman Digns attacked me, blu
lost several men, whereupon he retired
inland. /. am doubtful about the relic
of Sinkat, otherwise all well. Gen. Cor
don left his specie at Assouan and will
receive advances Of gll9,000 from.Greel
merchants at Khartoum.
MOUNTAIN TRIBES REVOLT.
ScuTARI, January 3l.--Several noun
tain tribes under Ali Pasha, formerly
chief of the Albanians, have revolted an
seized the reins of government. The,
had resolved to oppose cession of the dis
8 tricts of Gusipje and Kraina to Msnte
. negro, and on the 18th they entere
Montenegrm territory but were repulse
with q loss of fifty o
DEBRAzzA LOST.
LONDON, January 3l.-Two member
! of Stanley's expedition to the Cong
, river have arrived at Madeira, and vi
: positive in the opinion that Debrazza, {
|, the French expedition il dead. At la,
! accounts he was surrounded by hostiI
natives who refuse to allow his follower
, to approach him.
LIVING on DOG MEAT.
CAIRO, January 3l.-A German TO
. merly a servant in the office of Hicl
Pasha has joined El Mahdi and bee
o made a general. Peace is complete
n restored ON Egypt's Aoyssinian frontie
and trade is reopened between Kassa
and Massowah, AM advices from Sink
are h~eartrending. 1t Is SAID the Peep
have eaten all the dogs in town and on
the horses and one bag of barley renal
There will be nothing left by Februa
IN LIST, when, unless relieved, the inhal
,s tants intend to try to fight their way
10 Suakin.
in GOING OVER TO Ell MAHDI.
s.. CAIRO, January 31.-Tewfk Pas
Be made a sally from Sinkat ON the 1g
be inst, and lost nineteen men. iii
,e rebels were killed aud many wound,
ly On receipt OF the news that the poyel
msnt would abandon Soudsp, the cadi