The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15
Foreign.

A PORTION OF the bnlca gucred Egyptian
garrison at Sinkat. becoming desperate at
their starving situation, made an attempt tC
cut their way through to Suakim, but were
surrounded by large body of rebels and all
were mastered.
AN immense numhar of visitors. chiefly
from the United States were present at the
opening of the annual winter carnival in
Montreal. Upon their arrival in the city
the Marquis of Landsdownn, governor gen.
eral of I anada, and his wife, were escorted
to their hotel by "A procession. Triumphal
arches, gay decorations, illuminatiOns, torch
light professions and a brilliant bail were,
features of the first days festivities. The
carnival lasted a week,
BAKER PASHAs force of Egyptians, while
advancing from Suakim, were attacked by
the False Prophets troops and routed with a
loss of 1000 men in killed and wounded
TIE editor of a newspaper at Posen, Pc
land, Jankovsli by name, Ia been sentenced
to two years imprisonment because he pub
lished an address congratulating Cardinal
Ledochowski, primate OF Poland, on his
birthday.
AT the opening Of the British parliament
the queens speech was delivered by royal
commission.
TEwfIK BEy, an Egyptian officer, and 400
of his troops. have been surrounded by tine
insurgents and massacrei.
LIE slaughter OF lDdkeT dSHa troops by
the False Prophets followers continued all
the way back to Trinlitat. The Egyptians
were panic stricken ana fell upon their knees,
but their appeals for mercy We're fruitless.
The Arabs seized them by the necls thrust
their spears into their backs and savagely
cut their thrCat'. Six British transports
lying at 1rinlitat took aboard Baker Pasha
and the remnant of his army, and conveyed
them to Suakm.
AT the great carnival in Montreal the
mock attack on the magnlfic INT palace, built
Of ice blocks, was witnessed by 10000
people.
OFFICIAL advices from Cairo announce;
that the total number of Baker Pasha's troops
killed near Tokar was $3.50. This includes
ninety officers, sixteen of whom were
staff officers, The rebels lost coo men.
Resolutions condemning the govern
ment's policy in Egypt Were introduced 10y
the opposition party in the British house of
lords and the house of commons.
IL discussion in the British house OF
commons ON the importation of foreign cat
tie. member quoted statistics which de.
c!arel that The number of cases OF disease
among cattle imported from America in lSe:
was $50, against t41 cases among cattle from
all other countries.
DISPATCHES from Tonquin announce that
the rebels i'll the provinces of Namdinh and
SOntay have been dispersed W tn a loss of
hetween 4'lo and 5O. The gunb al Parceval
has destroyed nests of pirates at Swallow
and Fowtainson. killing and woundine
many. Excellent feeling prevails at Hue,
the capital of Auam. The king ha, ap
pOinte two delegates to assist Admiral Coul.
bet of the French fleet, in pacifying the
country.
DURING fight between whites and ma
tiveS in the province of Angola, West Africa,
an exl loSion of gunpowder killed forty of
the latter.
PARNELL, the Irish home rule leader, de-
clared III an amendment to the Queens
speech, proposed by hun in the house OF
commons, thai EngIandS policy IN Ireland
had failed to tranquilize the people. wantonly
prohibited public meetings and incltel i'll
will and strife between the different classes
of the country.
\ PROCESSION of 1900 striking weavers
at Blackburn, England, carried the effigy OF
"A manufacturer with the intention of hang
ing it in front of his residence. They were
charged by the uolice and seyera. persons
were injured.