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of the ministry, and offered his congratu-
| lafions tn the emuarOr.

| of the ministry, and offered his congratu-
lations to the emperor.
CoMPLlMENTING THE EMPEROR.
Minister Sergeant in proposing
| toast to Emperor William at the dinner
given on the occasion Of opening the Amer
lean exchange, said: ''The Emperor Will
| liam Is entitled to the veneration of all for
eigners who live around him. He will con-
tinue immortal In history. He is already
admired by mankind, irrespective of terri
torial boundaries.
GEN. BAKERS MOVEMENTS.
Gen. Graham has ordered q concen-
tration of the British forces at Handouk
and Otad prior to marching out to give Os-
man Digna battle near Tamanieb. Osman
has 1900 combatants. All the leading
shieks continue their adherence to him.
The report Of the scouts that Osman has
fed Is discredited. Gen. Graham's mes
sepger, who was sent to ask shiek OF his
to come to the British camp, re-
turned with the reply Of Osman that the
sword was the only medium of commune
cation between himself and the British
THE ALERT IN COMMISSION.
The putting in commission of the
war sloOp Alert, presented by England to
America for participation in the Greedy re-
lief expedition, was bec0mingly celebrated.
James Russell Lowell hoisted the Am erican
colors at the Alert's peak. Fifty guests
iunched on board, among whom were the
Earl of NorthbroOk, first lord of the ad-
miralty, and Lord Alcester and Admiral
Seymour, one of the junior lords of the ad-
miralty. Conspicuous among the company
were many famous for arctic explorations,
Mr.. Lowell proposed toast to the queen,
to which the Earl of NorthbroOk responded.
He said the queen took deep interest in the
expedition in which the Alert was to share,
and had felt great pleasure in authorizing
the offer of the Alert to the American gov
eminent A toast was then proposed to
the success of the expedition, with which
was coupled the health of Lieut.. Goodrich,
who takes the Alert to America.
THE BRITISH ADVANCE.
Suakim advices say the advance to
Tamanieb began on the 26th. A cavalry
reconnaissance was made and asceItained
Osman Digna's force. He holds the rugged
and uncertain ground at the end OF the val
ley where the village of Tamanieb is sltua-
ted. II Osman fights at all it was not eX-
pected the battle would take place before
the 2Sth. Owing to the intense heat and
bad water, Gen. Graham intend. 20 limit
his march to clearing the valley VI raman-
led. For the proposed cavalry expedition
to Berlin three hundred Arabs joined the
British camp, but leading sheiks of Mar
ghari keep aloof.
THE DUKE OF ALBANY DEAD.
The death of the Duke of Albany oc-
Cured on the 9th. His death was due to
the effects of fall at the Cercee Nautique.
The queen received the news of the dukes
death and was profoundly affected. The
prince died In a nit as he was on the point
of starting for Darmatadt to attend the
wedding of his niece, Princess Victoria of
Hesse. The Prince of Wales was visiting
the Earl of Seton and received the news at
the Aintree race-course. He returned at
once to London. The horses Spectrum and
Ollander were weighed for the race, but
the Duke of Montrose and Sir George Chef
wynd refused to run them. Marlborough
House was besieged with people calling to
express their coincidence.
SARGEANT.
Berlin newspapers assert that Sar-
geant has declined to accept the appoint
ment of minister at st. Petersburg. They
say he intends to retire from the diplo-
matte service and return to the United
States with the expectation of re-entering
the senate. The London Times says: ''Sar-
geant has resigned and prefers to return
hOme.'