Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-01
A YEAR
OF THE WORLDS HISTORY IN
A BRIEF REVIEW.
Editorial Glance at the Chief Events
of Foreign Parts During
the Year 1854.

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The notes are intended rather to serve as
indices for the intelligent reader than COM
mentaries, the extent of The work and the
breadth of the field of review precluding
extended remarks. The treatment is by
months, this plan being adopted as present
ing the events in historical sequence in the
best form.
DECEMBER, 1888.
We begin our review with the middle OF
The month of December, 1888.
Advices from Hai-Phong reported the
mHrder of Hiephema, King Of Anam, who
was poisoned by pro-Chinese mandarins.
In England preparations were made for
the hanging of 0'Donnell, the murderer Of
Carey, the informer, and he was hanged on
the 18th. Parliament was prorogued until
February ), 1854. Parneil accepted the
100000 raised for him, thus disappointing
admirers who hoped he would refuse
means wrung from a distresseds
people In 4 remarkable speech,
he hung out - the Home Rule flag and
announced enmity to any future English
alliance. Statues of Beaconstield and Glad
stone were unveiled in London. Regret
was openly expressed that Tennyson should
have accepted the peerage.
III NSIIildiiA llIOlCSlS NSlC SlASbAdlCN
against the exclusion of American pork.
Bismarck was busily engaged i'll CONSOLE
dating his European alliances.
In the Soudan FL Mahdi remained de-
FAINT. and England refused to defend Egypt
by using English troops beyond AssOuan,
and announced that it would not attempt
to reconqucr the Soudan. Hicks Pasha
and 5000 Egyptians were destroyed III
conflict with FL Mahdi's forces, according
to reports at the close of the month. Baker
Pasha arriving at Suakim, the prospects OF
advances against the rebels grew brighter.
France and China were still upon the
eve Of ruptured diplomatic relations. The
Ministry asked and received additional
credits to prosecute the Tonquin campaign.
The French captured Sontay, the Chinese
abandoning the citadel. Rumors prevailed
at the close of the month that the
French had beseged Bacninh, and that
French forces had landed on the island of
Hai-Nan, opposite the Red river delta. A
decree limiting the importation OF Amer
can salt meats into France was published.
In the Dominion the claim Of British
Columbia was preferred for share of the
Halifax fishery award. The Manitobans,
through the Northwestern Farmers Asso-
citation, adopted a declaration of rights with
demands for local government
In Ireland political encounters and ruff
fianly outrages continued to occur. Trials,
assassinati0ns. assaults, executions of muir
derers etc. marked the middle of the
month dismally.
In Spain the Dynastic Left adhered to
the programme Of universal suffrage and
reform of the Constitution.
In Ashantee the people were overawed
by the slaughter of the family of eX-hlng
Kof1ee Kalcalli and the daily massacre Of
his adherents. SiXty-eight of his seventy
children have been killed. One of kotlee
kalCalli's adherents, hearing that the eX
Kings life was in danger, sent ninety eight
men to guard him. They remained several
days with the ex-King, with the consent of
the Chief Mensah They were then sud-
denly attacked and all killed.
The German Crown Prince visited Italy,
and some friction regarding his approach
to the residence of the Pope was eliminated
with difficulty.
In India considerable excitement existed,
growing out of the llbert bill giving the
same authority to native Judges in India,
under the Criminal Jurisprudence Act, as
exercised by English Judges. 1t was feared
it would intensity race antagonism.
Russia was startled by the murder of
Colonel Sudeilin by Nihilists whose conf
dence he had won for the purpose Of expos
ing them.
The Haytien Republic was in sad situ-
alton, one Of frightful misery indeed
The rebel chiefs were boldly aggressive.
Bazelais, leader of insurgents, being finally
disposed of by death. Miragoane and
Jeremie asked to capitulate. The insur
rection was soon thereafter ended.
In Scotland trials of dy Mantle assassins
were prosecuted.
The French bombarded the Madagascar
ports.
JANUARY. 1881
China endeavored TO negotiate a peace
with France but failed. Suntay was occu-
pied By French forces, and active prepaIa-
lions made to assault Bac-ninh. Several
battles between the French and AnameSe
resulted diSastrously to the latter. Public
opinion generally supported the French
policy, which this journal has always held
10 he juStitiable. The new young King of
Anam, Kiln Plug, was crowned, and his
regency expressed Il desire FOR peaceful re-
lationS with France.
FL Mahdi continued To gather strength in
The Soudan and to threaten Southern
Egypt. The Khedive appealed to England
for aid. After several Cabinet councils
England, though her Ministry was OPP
posed in principle to extending English
control over greater area in Egypt re-
solved TO render the khediye aid, by secUr-
ing the evacuation of the Soudan south Of
Khartoum and General Chinese-tiordon
was dispatched to reach khartoum and
effect that end. England stipulated that
Abvssinian troops should not be called
into the conflict The Egyptian Ministry
resigned as was expected, and new Cabi-
net was formed. Details of the defeat Of
General Hicks were received and proved to
be horrible, and to testify to the cruelty Of
the insurgents.
IN Spain an effort 10 enlarge the suffrage
failed. The visit of the King to Germany
aroused the Possibilists, headed by Caste
q lar, 30 denunciation of the SagaSta Minis
Try rs the tool of Germany. \ treaty
between Spain and the United States was
concluded, removing onerOus restrictions
upon our trade with some Of the West
Indies. \ new ministry in Spain was set
up, and announced It's policy 10 be liberal
The agitation in Ireland continued, with
some conflicts between Orangemen and Ma
uonalists.
IN England, Bright denounced Henry
Georges schemes as cOntiscatlOu plans. and
declared that land reform laws would be
the chief question of the future. II deyel-
oped that O'Donncll, by his 3wn state
ments, established his clear intention 10
murdcr informer Carey, and that the plea
Of sglf-de!euse was untrue. The FcU;ans
made bitter expressions in this month
against the Pope tor his conservative utter
ances. The Egyptian question WAS the
absorbing one in England. Threats of
dvuamiters caused extra police precautions
in cities to be taken. In Lancashire 1900
weayc-s went on n strike. No. was
still sought for by the police Strikes among
steelworkers created some business IaiI-
ures The Government united with Ger
many in refusing 10 intervene in the Ton
quin trouble. Bradlaugh recovered iudg-
ment against Newdegate, VI. p, for main
tenance in aiding Clarke against Bradlaugh
in the matter OF the custer of the latter
from Parliament Cotton factors limited
their product and cut short labor hours, to
prevent the Ills Of oyer-production Great
storms prevailed in the latter part Of the
month.
In Hayti the rebellion was brought to a
close the insurgents being unsuccessful.
In South America the Chilean-Peruyian
situation underwent little change. Pres
ident Yglesias did not receive the support
from Peruyians he expected Caceres still
robbed and murdered in the mountains. a
permanent truce between Chile and b.
iivia was arranged, that did not touch the
Peruvian question The Ecuadorian Con-
gress resolved on a President to govern the
country.
In France general industrial activity pre-
vailed The Tonquin war was the absorb