Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-09

great success, ana presented Dfllua0t ana
scene. The Yiceroy sat upon
dais, with the Amer upon his right hand
and the Duke of Connaught upon his left
After valuable presents had been offered
the Amer, he in brief speech, acknowl-
edge his obligations to the Queen and Vice
roy for many fayors extended him, and
stated that be would render every service
in the power OF his army or his people. As
the British had promised to help the At
ghans and beat off any external enemies
the Afghans would, in the firmest manner
stand side by side with the British against
any common enemy. The Viceroy pre-
scented the Amer with magnificent
sword. The Amer, in accepting, said he
hoped to strike Herewith any enemy of
Great Britain. The Amer was well salts
fled with the ceremonies.
Reached Their Destination.
SUAKIM, April Sth.-The Guards and
Australian contingent which left here
Monday for Harbour with orders to build
a zareeba at that point, have reached their
destination.
The Musselmans and FL Mahdi.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April Sth-An official
proclamation has been issued, stating that
El Mahdi, acting in opposition to the prin-
ciples of lslamism, has possibly carried his
seditious audacity to the extent of issuing
further incendiary manifestoes in HediaZ
and Yemen against Ottoman domination.
The Musselmans will regard the Soudanese
agitator as an imposter and robber chief of
the worst kind, and will treat his new APP
peal of tanaticism and barbarism with the
same profound contempt as heretofore
The Peace Negotiations Between France
and China.
81, a..
ment OF the Senate to-day, De Frevcinct.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated that the
prelude to peace with China had been vir-
tually concluded. Before, however, giving
effect to the recent negotiations, De Frey
cinct was anxious to ascertain the opinion
OF the Chinese Government, and had tele-
graphed to Pekin to-day. He would be
therefore unable TO announce the cOnclu-
sion of peace treaty until China should
reply.
Report Declared Untrue.
PARIS, April Sth.-The report that peace
was concluded with China without the
knowledge of the French Ministry is de-
clared to be untrue. President Grevy, it is
said, i'll the conference with Brisson on
Monday, stated the exact position of the
negotiations. The Ministers decided to Sc
cure the vote OF the Tonquin war credit
found nearly the whole amount asked had
already been expended.
Voting for President-Credit Voted.
PARIS, April 6th.-The Chamber of Dep
uties, to-day, took one ballot for President.
Falliers received 163 votes, Floquet HI,
and PhilippoteauX S0-no choice.
The Senate voted the credit of $30,000,000
for carrying on the operations in Tonquin,
and adjourned.
FLoQUET ELECTED.
PARIS, April Sth-Floquet was elected
President OF the Chamber of Deputies on
the third ballot, receiving 10 votes to us
for Faliers
The Rebels Capture Panama.
NEW YORK, April Sth.-Senor Becerra,
the Colombian Minister received to-day a
cable dispatch from Buenaventura, dated
this day, which informs him that the rev.
oiutionists have possession of the city of
Panama. The dispatch is from the Gov
ernor OF Cauca.
The Battle on the San Salvador Frontier.
GALVESTON Tex, April Sth-An in
quiry to-day from the office of the Associ-
ated Press in this city to the manager Of
the Central and South American Cable
Company al Libertad, San Salvador, asking
for definite information regarding the
death OF General Barrios, elected the fol-
lowing response: 1t is positive fact that
a sanquinary battle ragged for four DAYS on
the frontier of San Salvador beyond that
10 other positive fact is yet known"
skeptical English Ship-owners.
HoNGKoNG, April Sth.-English ship
owners here decline to ship rice for north
ern ports of China. They are exceedingly
cL~at,tip1l in, rn0ard IN tho Trp,piSaJ ,,rnfor
ton of the English Cabinet, in consequence
Of the entire trade being diverted to German
bottoms.
Proposals for Commercial Treaty Re
jected.
LONDON, April Sth.-The Foreign Office
has published the correspondence respect
ing the negotiations of Great Britain and
the United States for commercial treaty
to control the trade with the British West
Indies. The first document is a letter from
Lord Granville British Foreign Secretary,
to Sackville West, British Minister at
Washington. The letter is dated October
%, 1854, Lord Granville states that the
British West Indian colonies are willing TO
abolish the duty on bread biscuit, butter,
cheese, corn, meats and oil cake, on condi-
ton that the | nited States should reduce
the duty on sugar at least one-half. Some
of the colonies were also willing to abolish
the duties on hams, meats, shakes and
slaves.
Minister West wrote TO Lord Granville,
under date of November 20, 1884, that the
United States desired wide basis for the
treaty also, that the advantages conceded
to the United States should not be conceded
gratis to any third parties under the favored
nation clause. On the 4th of December
+
Secretary Frelinghuysen's draft of
counter-treaty. This is an elaborate docu-
mcnt, in which $50 articles are scheduled,
and in which the United States agrees to
abolish the duty on sugars under the grade
Of No. rs. In a letter accompanying this
draft Secretary Frelinghuysen insisted
upon the exclusion of third parties as in
dispensable.
Sir John Lubbock, a member of Parlia-
ment, estimated that the proposed treaty
would cause a loss of revenue to the United
States of g, 100000 per annun, while the
colonies would only lose t1S0,000. lie
strongly urged the acceptance of the Amer
lean proposition, and Minister West in
dOrsed his views.
On February u, 1885, Lord Granville
wrote TO Minister West thatit was impossi-
bic to accept the proposals of the United
the conventional stipulations which govern
the commerce of all nations, would render
the favored nation clause a fruitful subject
OF dispute, and would infringe upon inter
national law. Lord Granville infinitely
criticised the points Of the proposed treaty.
He expressed his regret that he was COM
PEELED to reject it, and his hope that an
agreement would be effected sooner or
later. Lord Granville forwarded a copy OF
his dispatch to the Colonial Office, accom-
panied by note in which he said the
concessions proposed BY the United States
were more apparent than real, and that
the proposals lacked the essential elements
OF stability.
The Guatenalan Northern Railway
Barrios' Treatment of His Political
Opponents.
New York, April Sth.-The Sun saws
When President Barrios of Guatemala
began TO build the Guatemala Northern
Railroad from the Capital to the Atlantic
1S5 miles, General Gordon and J. II.
Lyman were thinking of taking a contract
to build part of the road Last fall they
sent an agent and Colonel Crandall as Chief
Engineer, to see about it, Crandall re-
turned to New York Saturday. Yesterday
he said: The Guatemala Northern is a