The Portland daily press., 1884-03-24
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Gable From Different
Countries.
Six Thousand Rebels Hassed before
KhartOum.
Emperor Williams Birthday Gel
ebrated in Germany.
IN THE sOuDAN.

NEW YORK; March 22.-The Graphic prints
the following from London: A special to the
ldes lines from Khartoum, dated March ID, says
oOO0 rebels ara massed before the place on the
night bank of the Nile. Gen. Gordon has o
large force of men at work strengthening his
positions and has received large quantity OF
food. The rebels are constantly receiving fresh
additions to their forces, and an attack upon
khsrtoum is imminent,
Gen Gordon has supplied many of the in
habitants with arms. They express their de-
termination of aiding in the defence OF Khsr
tonm and seem eager for battle with the
reoels. Gen. Gordon says that the garrison OF
kssssla still holds out bravely.
CAIRO. March %. "A dispatch from Khar-
toum announces that 100 ont of the 300 Egyp-
t1an soldiers whom Gen. Gordon sent up the
Nile from Khartoum with the expedition to
distribute his proclamation aud produce an i'm
preston upon the natives have been killed by
band of 1000 Arabs who fell upon the expe-
dition and captured three of the boats. The
boats were afterwards recovered by the armed
steamers. General Gordon blames those in
charge of the steamers for their earelessness in
allowing the boats to proceed unprotected.
Emperor Williams Birthday.
BERLIN, March 22.-The 87th anniversary
of Emperor Williams birthday was observed
here today as general holiday. Buildings
throughout the city we're decked with flags.
Thousands of people thronged about the Pal
ace. Nearly all the German Princes were
present. The first congratulatory telegram re-
ceived was from Queen Victoria.
Prince Bismarck gave a dinner to the diplo-
matte CORDS in honor of the day. Mr.. Sargent,
United States Minister was present. Lord
Ampthill, British Ambassador, proposed the
health of Emperor Willism and Prince Bis
marck proposed a toast to the represented SOW
ereigns and nations. The day was observed
Throughout Germany with parsdes, banquets
and festival performances in theatres, schools
and barracks At banquet at Stuttgart,
toast to the Emperor was proposed by Queen
Oga. At Darmstadt troops were reviewed by
the Grand Duke Ludwig. and at Strasburg
the foundation stone of the Imperial Palace
was laid.
Miner Cablegrams.
The French troops in Tonquin have captured the
town OF Ihainguyen. The Chinese made weak de-
fense of the town. Several hundred Chinese
killed, but not one of the French force was injured
seriously.
Earl Kimberly, Secretary of State for Inoia says
that the prospects of India improving, especial
ly as regards the wheat trade, her competition in
which was cau~ing alarm in America
AT a meeting Friday night at the house of the
Baroness Burdett Courts the Marquis of Lorne
urged that the poor of East London smsrate to
Canada especially to the maritime provinces.
Clifford Lloyd, Under Secretary of tn, Interior in
Egypt has orde red the release of 125 untried prs
oners confined in the jails at Assout and Esneh.
Some of them have been imprisoned for years.
The Vienna police have evidence that some of the
money stolen from Herr Eisert, who Was murdered
several weeks ago, was sent by the Anarchists TO
Herr Most.
Two Emb ssies and one Legation have protested
against police vsitations to the domices of foreign
ers at C0nsi antinOple.
The Swiss Federal Council has decided to expel
four German anarchists from the country.