Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-12

whether Chins would now accept mediation
for settlement of the Torquin difficulty.
| He also ssid that China would perhaps Double
the tax on foreign goods, to cover war ex-
penses.
The War In the sFudan.
| CAIRO, January llth.-The Ministry OF
/ War nave drafted statement regarding the
proposed evacuation Of the Soudsn. showing
that there are p, 600 men snd 81 guns in the
| Ssudsn. The removal TO khsrtoum of the
ammunition stored at kssssla would require
| 1900 camels, or 6 600, if the material on the
Abyssinisu frontier was also TO be removed.
1t would be necessary to make the journey
by river which would take three months, and
| require 800 boats. Several Bedouin tribes
/ along the Nile, between khsrtoum and Ber-
ber, have declared for El Mahdi. Orders
have been sent TO khsrtoum for the civil
population to quit the town Immediately.
CAIRO, January l1th.-It is reported that
the natives have destroyed the telegraph
poles between Khartoum and Senariz.
Elghty-four thousand men have left FL Obeid
for khsrtoum.
students Revolutionary League The
Murder OF Colonel sudeIkin.
ST. PETERSBURG, January 11th.-The police
have seized documents showing that reyo-
utionsry league exists among the students at
Moscow. All the Cttcisls Of GstschIna
Palsce are under strict control.
The police unable to obtain a clue TO
the whereabouts of the Nihilist Jablousky,
the principal murderer cf Colonel Sudeikiu.
The Recent Attack OR The Czsr.
ST. PETERS BURG, January 1lth.-A story
is circulating that Jablousky and sister Of
the nsn hanged for compiicity in the murder
Of Alexander H., planned the recent attempt
on the Cars life. IL is rumored that the
woman has already been secretly hanged.
Another Fenian Scare.
LONDON, January 1ltb.-It Is reported
that owing to FenIsn threats the garrison Of
Windsor Castle has been ordered to turn out
st moments notice.
Pressing Affairs of state.
BERLIN, January llth.-It is reported that
important communications are passing be-
tween Emperor William and Prince Bis
msrck. The Emperor usual winter trip is
put oil on accsunt of pressing affairs OF
state.
Chile and Bolivia.
LIMA, January 1lth.-A truce between
Chile and Bolivia has been agreed upon.
The conditions do not interfere with the set
tlement Of the Peruvian question. The sum
for the maintenance Of the Chilean army of
occupation is limited to the proceeds from the
MOllendO Cust0m.hOuse.
A successful Defense.
BUEEOs AYREs, January llth.-The latest
accounts Of Monteyideo affairs state that
Aid-de-Camp Bulon prevented Flamsnd from
entering the house of President Santos Fla.
msnd thereupon attacked Belon, who de,
Tended himself with a knife, wouoding Fla
maid in four places, death resulting.
The Mexican Debt.
CITY OF MEXICO, January llth.-The Tlce
Republics says The Government has deter
mined to postpone further negotiation, with
the British bondholders for the present con-
seouently the steps of Mathewson l. Co.
through the London Bank of Mexico, and
those of Robert Symon, representing several
English houses, will prove Intellectual.
Ice Gorge in the ST. Lawrence.
CORNWALL (Ont.) }, January I1th.-A heavy
ice gorge in the St. Lawrence river, Just be-
low here, caused the back water to rise TO an
almost unprecedented hi. ht, flooding the
Easements of tie cotton and other mills and
causing considerable damage. The mills
have stopped uatil the water subsidies.
The Washington Treaty and the Fisheries.
OTTAWA (Oat.l January 11th-Senstot
Towlsnd, of Prince Edwards Island, will
sgain bring to the notice of the Government
the claims of the fish merchants of that
province, for losses through the operation ol
the Washington treaty, and will urge thai
these losses be recovered by the Govern
ment because the Dominion received ST.
800, 600 from the United States Government
for the privileges granted American fisher
men by that treaty.