Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13
FOREIGN NEWS.
Affairs In Egypt-Great success Of the
Rebels

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LONDON, February 12.t.-The rebels have
captured Sinkat. the report of which is con.
| irmed by cfHcisl dispatches. The Cabinet.
which has been summoned to discuss the
Egyptian situation, is painfully impressed.
Probably large reinforcemsnts Of troops and
marines will be Immediately dispatched to
Egypt. 1t is also Tumored that Tokar has
fallen into the hands of the rebels.
Further advices in regard to the fall of Sin.
kat state that Tewfk Bey. preferrinG death
to surrender. blew mp the Notifications,
spiked the guns and made sorlie. His 600
men were ali massscre6.
EsLEEF MOVEMENTS.
SUkz. February l2sh.-The greatest activ-
ity prevails here. Preparations for the dis
patch of forces 20 Suakim for the relief of
Tokar are being rapidly pushed. a contin-
gent Of infantry and cavalry, with guns and
csmels, will be sent forward SIS soon as pos
sible.
THE sCEN7 AT sUASIN.
SUAKDI, February l9,h.-News of the fall
Of Siakat reached Suskim this morning, hav-
ing been brought by friendly Arab chief.
The garrison made sortie, and for a long
time rspulsed the rebel attacks. but at last
the attacking force gained an advantage. aud
completely destroyed the garrison. except a
few male prisoners. The sate of the women
and children is unknown. The streets of
Suakim present hesrtren6ing appearance,
being thronged with women, whose weeping
and waiiing give uumistakable evidence If
their distress and foreto5iugs.
Ex-Governor stanford Visits the sultan.
CoNsTANTMoPLE, February 12th-Ex-
Governor Stanford, who passed through here
this week. waited upon the Sultan. at the
latter'5 request. who wanted to know how it
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own war d5bs so easily, and to secure the
construction OF so many thousand miles Of
railway. Mr.. Stanford got hint that the
Sultan would like him to undertake the
Bagdad line. but he would rot bite at all,
and, 70 avoid an offsr. he buntly told the
Padishah that be was tired of work.
AdvIces from chihuahua.
CHIHUAHUA (Mexicol. February 12;h.-
Henry Stiff, brother # James Stiff, the as
sassinsted mine owner, arrived here from
Guadalupe Cslvo last night. He left there
on the 5,h-tnree days after the dispatch to
the Nashville A0leytcGn was sent from Gull
csn-ard sSys that had T.. ID. Cooper, ex-
Speaker If the House of Representatives of
Tennessee, been murdered, it would have
been known there within Fix hours after it
was known in Culicsn, which is not in Chi
hushus, but is in Sinslos. Cooper ia WELL
known personally to your correspondent. 1t
was he who induced ex.Treasurer Polk into
the Black Wslnut scheme 10 western North
Carolina, then into the Curvo mines at Gus
dalupe Calvo. The apprehension of the
two sheep men who killed James Stiff, aud
have been shot, was caused by a Mexican
lady who is married TO sn American named
Thompson, who had traded watch. chains
with a Mexican who obtained his from the
asssssins. The Mexican lady saw il, and
called and obtained theic arrest. The police
hurried to the house after her confession, sur
rounded it, and on entering found the desper-
ADDE'S in the act of melting the watch. They
also found the So, 600 in bullion, paper money,
W Itch chain and clothes.
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