Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-14

who returned could learn nothing but he
| found on the desert near the scene of the
| fight, several articles of clothing which
evidently belonged to the missing men,
and were all pierced as if by spears. The
spy brought these articles to Suakim, and
reports that he found the enemy encamped
al Hesheim
METEMNBH TO BE ATTACKED SUNDAY.
LONDON, February 18th - A dispatch
| from Korti says that Colonel Sir Riedvers
Butler will probably attack Metemnch next
! Sunday The rebels are taking no aggressive
| steps.
THE THIRD ITALIAN EXPEDITION.
ROME February 13th-The Fana,.Na
states that the third expedition from Italy
to the Red Sea will leave Naples at the end
of the month, and will consist of two bat
| talions of infantry, section OF artillery
and company of engineers. The paper
also says that the Government is consider
| ing project to establish a regular packet
service between Naples and Suakim, Assab,
| Alden and Masso yah.
| THE PROPOSED RAILROAD FROM sUAKIM TO
BERBER.
LONDON, February 13tb-A syndicate
| has made an offer 10 the Government to
| construct a railway from Suakim to Berber,
| building block houses at intervals TO guard
the line, if a guarantee is given Of 4! per
| cent. income on the capital invested.
THE CANADIAN yoYAGEURs.
LONDON, February 13th.-The Canadian
voyageurs with the Nile expedition left
Alexandria to-day i'll the steamer Poonah,
which will carry them direct to Queens
town. There they will embark in the
steamer Hanoverian for home, and will
reach Quebec the first week in March
| A dispatch from General Wolseley compli-
ments the voyageurS for their services.
CHARGE AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
LONDON, February 13th.-The Conserva-
| tive papers charge the Government with
suppressing General Gordon's diary and
! letters, in which Gordon stated that he sent
Colonel Stewards army from KharlOum i'll
order to save his (Stewart's) life, intending
himself TO meet death at khartOum, as
he knew no help could reach there in time
TO rescue him When Parliament assem-
Dles the production of the dispatches OF
Gordon in regard to the Soudan campaign
Will be demanded.
THE ITALIANS To BE NET
koRrI, February 13th.--It is reported
that numbers of Mahdis troops have left
khartoum for kassala, for the purpose, IL
is supposed, of meeting the Italian advance
HOPING AGAINST HOPE.
LONDON, February 1ith--A M-The Times
still clings to the hope that General Gordon
is alive.
Italian Troops for the Red sea.
ROME, February i3th.-The Ministry was
very anxious last night, fearing lest the
Turks should send ships to the Red Sea.
All the available ships at the arsenals were
ordered to arm Immediately in order to
give assistance to the squadron. This
mornings news, however, had a tranquil
lizing effect. Italy appears to be confident
that Turkey will not stir. At all events a
third expedition will be dispatched with
$500 effective troops. for the Red Sea.
Stringent Rules Adopted by Parliament.
LONDON, February 13th-The recent dy-
Mantle explosion in the House of Com
mons demonstrated the fact that under ex-
listing rules governing the admission of
strangers to the galleries and lobbieS of the
Houses of Parliament it would be an easy
matter for dynamiters to convey explosives
into the buildings during the session of
Parliament and cause the death of many
of its members. The Government has de-
cided to adopt more stringent rules regu
lating the admission of visitors. Members
of Parliament in future will not be allowed
to introduce strangers into the galleries and
Hobbies. The Speaker of the House of
Commons alone will have the right of
granting tickets of admission to visitors,
and he will only issue tickets to members
for their friends. after having received q
weeks notice, SO that in the mean time the
antecedents of the proposed visitors can be
inquired into. Turnstiles will be erected
at the entrance to the galleries and lobbies, |
and experienced detectives will be posted |
at each turnStile to carefully scrutlnize |
strangers
Instruction in Central America.
WASHINGTON, February 13th.-W. Il. Cur |
It's, Secretary of the United States Commits |
sion to South and Central America, sends |
the following, under date of Curacao West |
Indies, February Sd: 1.-The United States |
Commission to Central and South America |
arrived here this morning, en- route from
Venezuela to the United States of Colon |
bia, but found the condition of affairs in |
the latter country such as to make it not !
only useless, but impossible to visit Bogota |
now, and will go directly to AspinWall |
and Panama, where they will take q steam !
er for Guatemala, with the intention of re-
turning to Colombia after their visit to |
Central America, in case peace in that |
country is by that time restored. All COM |
munication between Colombia and the out |
side world is suspended by either mail or |
telegraph. No foreign steamers dare stop |
at Savanalla, the port of entry for Bogota. |
because that place is in the hands of the |
revoiutionists who have seized everything |
afioat upon the Magdalena river, as well as |
all provisions and other commissary sup |
plies in the Custom house or in the car
goes arriving.
" All freight for Colombian ports is sent to |
Aspinwall, from which place it will be for |
warded to its destination when the revolu- |
ton is suppressed, but from reports cur |
rent here the revolutionists have the ad- |
vantage of the Government, and are likely |
to keep it. The rebels are in possession of |
the Custom houses at Savanilla and Baran
quilla, the principal ports of entry, and de- |
manded the payment OF duties on all inn |
ported goods remaining in bond. When |
this was refused the goods were seized. All |
packages of supplies were conLscated for
the use of revolutionary troops, and the |
other merchandise was sold at auction and |
the proceeds appropriated for the support |
of the same party"
Anarchists in Switzerland.
BERNE January 13th.-The police re- !
ported to the Government that 1900 An |
archists reside in Switzerland, and they are |
chiefly of foreign birth. The leading sec
tons are centered in Zurich, Geneva, Lu-
zerne Berne, Lausanne and Fribourg. The
number OF secret foreign police has been
largely augmented.
Education of Catholics in English Uni
versities.
ROME, February 13th.-The Pope has |
written the Catholic Bishops of England to /
publish the instructions of the propaganda
against the education of Catholics i'll Eng
lish Universities The Pope intends to
proclaim the canonization of the English |
martyrs, Sir Thomas More and Cardinal |
Fisher.
The German Court Ball.
BERLIN. February 13th.-The court ball |
was the most brilliant affair Of the season,