The Portland daily press., 1884-02-20
FOREIGN.
I'm the seuann.

CAIRO, Feb. 19.-rh influence of Gen. Cor
don is SO great that no fears are felt any louger
for the safety OF the garrison. and the people of
Knartoum
LoND N, Feb. 19-Orders governing the ex-
pedtiUn Tor the relief OF Tokar, have been is
sued. The troops to take with them pro-
visions sufficient to last ten weeks. They will
bivouac upon the line of march. Each man
will carry 70 rounds OF ammunition in bis
pouch, aud there is t. be reserve supply OF
25O rounds per man.
The latest advices from Tokar state that 200
of the garrison made sortie, attacked tAe et-
emy aud killed aud sounded several of them
They also Captured d number Of cattle and
camels
LONDON, Feb. 10 --Advices from Suakim
represent that differences among the she ks Of
the rebel tribes az to whether attack should
% made on Suakim before the arrival of the
British Troops, led 10 discomfort in OSman
Disma's Camp. Some OF the sheiks who urged
| an immediate attack on Suakim, now bold
Sloof from the force concentrated around To-
kar. Gen. Graham, with full complement of
forces, is now timed to reach Suakim Sunday
| next, AID will advance on Tokar on Tuesday.
| This caves eight days still before relief is pos
| sible. Reinfcrcsments have been hurriedly de-
| spatched from Gibraltar and Malta, under the
| pressure from Sir Evelyn Barring, British minis
ter at Cairo, and other foreign represent atiyes
| there, and also on account of the representa-
| tions of the French government that there is
danger of an Egyptian revolt and massacre of
Europeans if the news OF a British check
should arrive while Cairo and Alexandria are
denuded of English troops.
The Porte, through its ambassador at LON
don, has sent Earl Granville an urgent request
for official statement as to what powers
Gen. Gordon holds for the settlement of the
Soudan question, aud whether the government
authorized his proclamation recognizing Ell
Mahdi as Sultan of Kordofan. The Porte
maintains the right of Sultan Abdul Hamid to
the euzerainty over Soudan.
Hn fhe Commons.
The debate upon Northcotes motion. CEN
snring the overnment for its policy in Egypt,
was resumed today in the House of Commons.
Ellis Bartlett, conservative, Thomas Power
O'Connor. radical, and Joseph Cowen, radical
reformer, supported the motion.
The Right Honorable George j. Goschen,
liberal. supported the governments policy,
which, he said, had been forced upon them 6y
unforeseen events. 1t was matter of great
difficulty to infuse Western ideas into the
Mussulman m. nd. 1t was all very well to saw.
Let Egypt stew in its own juice" II Eng
land should leave the Egyptians, others would
cook and eat them. sHe had been asked to
vote against government because he disagreed
with them on some points Of policy. He vas
not prepared, however, to give Lord Salisbury
blank checqae. Tremendous cheers
The Marquis of Huntington, Secretary of
State for war, said the British government had
not abandoned the hope of a native govern
ment for Egypt, which government, however,
might have to be aided ty English advice, per-
baps permanently.
Sir Stafford Northcote said that the present
government bad spoiled the late governments
Egyptian policy. Roars of laughterl. The
government had not answered the charge of
inconsistency and vaeillatiou, and division on
bis motion would not settle the question. He
would have occasion to Call attention to fur
ther proceedings of the government,
A division was then taken on Sir Stafford
Northcote's motion, which was defeated.
The Lancashire strikes Ended,
The strike Of weavers has come 10 an end
everywhere throughout E .st Lancashire.
Bradlaugh Returned TO the Commons.
The election in Northampton today resulted
in the choice Of Brad angh, radical. over Rich
ards, conservative, by 4o31 to 1865.
Kisg Mnmbert's Assailnnts
ROME Feb. 19.-rwo ver.i1ns are given OF
the atIack near Carneto last Saturday, upon
the railway train in which King Humbert was
riding. According to one, 1t was an attempt
to take the Kings life; the other makes 1t an
act OF brigaodage only, the objecG of which
was to secure booty.
Foreign Notes.
The English Off ;er who insuted the italian
flag has been sent back, under arrest, from
Suez, where he went with his regiment,