The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-24

faSna as sultan, lSmail is 2cknOWl-
edged by nearly every statesman IN
Europe 70 DO the only man capable OF
eileetually dealing with the Egyptian
government. Iu return tor Bismarck's
support OF the policy, it is
said that England is to sup
port Gernsany's Colonization enterprises
IN Africa aad elsewhere, Ii would not
oe surprising II the present special con-
| ierances going on at Berlin between
hosaberry, lord ofths privy seal of Eng
land, and Priace Bismarck, who return
ed from Schoeahausen specially TO meet
Lord Rosaberry, have been arranged
for the purpose Of adjusting the terms Of
the new An2lo-S}erman Egyptian policy.
THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT
proposes with . loan OF the S50,OoO,-
600 sanctioned by parliament to rapidly
strengthen the railway system of the
Indus III both a commercial and mill
tary sense. Theirs will be expended
SlO,0OOO00 in constructing railway
west Of the Indus; $4,000, ,009 more will
be laid out In building another railway
ON the east side of ths Indus, including
ferry across the river; 81, ,00O, 900 will be
used in building a bridge; $l0,0OO,e00
VIII be spent in the construction of
anothee road on the west side Of the In
aus and crossing the P!ersheer pleateau,
another line west Of the Indus.
GUNS AND GUaBoATs.
The Birmingham Arms Manufacture
ing company are busily engaged In
making 10000 rifles TOR Abdurrshman,
the ameer of AIghanistan. Admiral Sir
Il. r. Thornby, commanding the Ports
mouth naval division, has been appoint-
ed TO the supreme command
to the fleet OF 10 ironclads, about to
make the extraordinary naval demon
stration Off Portland, the programme of
which has bsen already published. The
government intend TO save $4,000, 600
out of the S550OO,000 credit recently
voted TO the army and navy account.
The rail- Mall Gazette regrets that thie
sum will not be devoted TO the further
strengthening of the British navy.
RUSSIAN RIOTS REPORTED.
AdVlces from Titles state that riots
continue In Turkesiau among the large
number OF inhabitants who oppose the
payment OF the heavy war taxes levied
upon them by Russia.
coNCERNING CROPS.
Oihcial reports concerning the Indian
wheat crop prospects indicate that II the
present anticipatinns be realized, there
Will be a smaller European demand this
autumn for American than there was
last year.
SPAIN TO SPREAD THE SEAS.
The Spanish government has pre-
sented to the cortez bill authorizing
the Spanish admiralty to expend %, ,OO0,.
OOO feseles annually for period OF 10
years in the construction OF first class
iron-olads-S cruisers OF the first
class, cruisers of the seo-
ond-class and 40 cruisers of
the third class, 80 gun boats and %
torpedo boats. All these vessels are To
DO OF the best construction and the bill
authorizes the admiralty 10 have them
built In either home or foreign yards.
THE POOR AND PERsEOUTRD POLE.
Letters from Posen and Selesia
describe the present expulsion by Ger
many, at Russia's request, of Russian
Poles from their provinces as being at
tended by the most cruel and heartrend-
Ing Incidents. Many OF the Poles who
are being driven out have been
settlers In German territory for
many years and had thoroughly identi-
fed themselves with local interests,
Most of them went to Posen and Silesia
to escape from the intolerable despot.
ism at homo. The DEGREES OF expul.
sion issued by Herr Won Puttkoner,
German minister of the interior, affect
about 10000 Poles, resident In Germany.
fAbANh 'AaNNoohu nave AlTonUY
been arrested without warning, and
conducted to the German frontier by
Prussian troops. The remainder of the
80'OOO ordered out of the empire consist of
those who had obtained permits of set.
tiement The decree of expulsion gives
these a short respite in order To allow
them tlme TO settle up their affairs, dis.
pose OF their property and otherwise
prepare for extradition. Whole
villages have already been
depopulated and their refugee
inhabitants turned over TO the Prussian
authorities at the German frontier.
Numbers OF the poor Poles are fleeing
into Austria to escape enforced return
10 the land OF their birth. The news
Of all this cruelty has cast the
chill OF despair throughout Prussian
Poland. II Is all interpreted by the vi
ennese as fresh evidence OF the binding
nature OF the present connection be.
tween Germany and Russia and of their
united policy TO entirely suppress the
Polish nationality.