The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-09-25
A MARINE DISASTER.
LOSS OF THE BRITISH ouNsoAr WASP,
Tho Vessel strikes Rock OF the Coast
OF Ireland-Flfty Lives LoSt-Affairs
In tho SOudan-Strength OF El
Mahdi's Command.
ornNR ronGIaN MArrERs.


LONDON, Sept 23,-The British gun'boat
Wasp was wrecked of Tary Island, County
Donegal on the northwest coast Of ireland,
to-day. Fifty persons were drowned. The
Wasp had q registered tonnage Of 405 tons
and carried four guns.
CARo, Sept e3,-Gencra Lord Wolscley
will start up the Nile on Saturday without
awaiting the further arrivals OF troops.
Merchants from El Obeld report that the
Mahdi has twenty Krupp cannon, and O,OOO
OF his 5000 followers are armed with Rem
lngton rifles
CAno, Sept 23.-AiaIor Kitchener tele-
graphs that all Is quiet Ut Debbeh. Tho
lnhabltlnts Of Meraweh and berber are
frightened at the approach Of the English
expedition, and some are leaving their
homes.
LONDON, Sept 23,-Tho departure of
tho various rGlnfOrccments who were un-
der orders to sail for Egypt to day was
countermanded Active preparations for
tho Egyptian campaign, however, continue
10 be made.
LONDON, Sept e3,-Genoral Lord Wose-
Icy has teegraphed TO tho War onlce TO
stop forwarding troops TO Egypt for the
present II Is believed that the expedition
for the relief Of Khartoum will be reduced
to u flying column, owing to the favorable
news from General Gordon.
LONDON, Sept 23.-Orders were received
at WOolwlck yesterday from the Admiralty
suspendlng work on tho transports for Egypt,
but afterward these orders were resclnded
and directions given 10 complete tho ship
ment OF stores without delay. II h affirmed
that the French Consul at Cairo has been
instructed by his Government 10
make a formal demand on the
Egyptian Premier for tho withdrawal
OF the letter issued on the nth Inst sus'
pending the srking fund. Two fresh mes'
sages have been received from General Cor
don, In which he still insists upon tho Turk
ish occupation Of the Soudan. An Alex.
andria dispatch denies that collective note
has been received from the powers France
alone protested against tho suspension OF
the sinking fund.
PARIS, Sept ga dispatch from Alden
10 Le Temps says that the Egyptian garrI-
sons have evacuated Berbera and Zoyla, on
the coast opposite Alden, and that these
towns have been occupied by British troops
MApRD, Sept ~, Eight fresh cases Of
cholera developed yesterday In the province
OF Alicante and one In Tarragona, In the
latter province there were four deaths; In
the former ten. The Infected towns In tho
province Of Alicante arc completely cor
doned.
MARsEnLEs, Sept e3- Six deaths from
cholera yesterday In the Eastern Pyreneos,
and one at Toulouse. None at INulOn,
H. An aNa nI
city were filed last evening with excited
tlrongs OF people but they were mostly
slghlseers A few groups parNdcd, singing
and shouting The police easily dispersed
them. A decree has bedn published an
nouncing that the director Of the National
newspaper has been expelled from the
country for printing Violent Republican
articles.
DUBLIN, Sept e9,--A fund will shortly
be started, at tho suggestion or tho UHitGd
Ireland nowsp por In behalf OF tho fam
HES OF tho Birmingham dynamltcrs, DAILY
and Egan. A number OF rioters, arrested
nj Nowry last night for attacking the MAJ
tlonal procession returning from Castle
Wcllan, were sentenced yesterday TO four
months imprisonment Tho police tcSti'
fled that men In tho procession fred upon
them.
PARIS, September e. 1t Is announced
that England will join the International
Commission ON the Metrlcal system OF
Weights and Measures, This action Ia At.
trlbutod TO her desire 10 promote the chance
OF tho adoption Of the meridian OF Glcen.
wlch, by tho approaching International
Meridian Congress ut Washington.
BERLIN, Sept. 3--The National Gazette
expresses the belief that Germany, Austria
and Russia will support any stop l0kon by
France In regard 10 tho Egyptian financial
question.