Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-25
SuAKIA, February oath. - .eral Davis
with two hundred troops 'ed to-day.
MORE VESSELS T Rr-1Jr

with two hundred troop. led to-day.
MORE VESSELS BUILT.
LONDON, February 2, NT-The navy esti-
mates tor 1886 are f12, 3s6, 500. This is in
tended to meet the ordinary expenses, and
to provide for the construction of seventy
three new vessels, including eleven IRON
cladS.
BASE FOR WATER SUPPLIES.
| The arrival of General Brackenburys
column at Abu Hamed has become an
event for the British, since there will then,
! for few weeks at least, be possible line
with koroSko above the second cataract.
This line is go miles long, and there is only
one point at which water is found. But
steps will doubtless be taken to forward
stores of water to FL Murad in advance. BY
| forced camel marches the distance can be
covered in nine days. At best, this line
| will be an indifferent one, but anything is
better than the isolation of the past several
days.
THE VOTE OF CENsURE.
! In the House of Commons this afternoon
motion was made TO suspend the regular
order, SO as to enable the Commons to re-
sumo debate on the resolution censuring
the Government for its Egyptian policy.
| The Irish members opposed the motion,
and an uproar ensued, during which
O'Brien was conspicuous for disorderly
conduct, and detied the Speaker He was
therefore suspended.
At meeting of Conservative Peers and
members of the Commons, held at Carlton
Club to-day, it was decided that they
| should support with their full strength the
vote of censure against the Government in
each House.
! LONDON, February 24th.-Gladstone, in
| the House of Commons this evening
moved to postpone all notices of motions
until after the order of the day-resuming
the debate on SOrthcote's motion of CEN
sure against the Government for its Egyp-
tan policy-was disposed Of In response
to an interrogatory, put by Ellis Ashamead
| Bartlett Conservative Gladstone ex-
planned that he had never mentioned the
abandoning of the Soudan by her Maiesty's
forces after the capture of Khartoum. He
had merely said the evacuation of the
Soudan by Egypt had formed the original
policy of her Maiesty's Government. That
| policy remained unchanged, but recent
events had prevented its immediate execu-
ton
The debate on Northcote's motion of
censurc was resumed.
IT IS ALL Up WITH Us
| LONDON, L -itH.-ln q letter 10 i
friend at Cairo, dated December l4th. Cen
eral Gordon wrote: 1t is all up with us
| expect catastrophe within ten days from
the present time. 1t would not have been
so if our people had kept me better in
| formed of their intentions. Ny adieux to
all"
MAHDI VISITS HIS FATHERS TOMB.
| koRrI, February 24th.-The rumor that
Mahdi was advancing arose from his max
| ing pilgrimage to his fathers tomb at
| kerrerO, with all immense retnue.
| Grand Words from the Pope.
ROME, February 24th.-The Pope, reply
| ing to an address of operatives traced the
evils affecting the working classes to their
| abandonment of the principles of religion
and to their submitting themselves to the
| influence of agitators who deceived them
with vain promises, and flattered them by
| magnifying their rights and never alluding
to their duties. Nothing good could arise
| from exciting the workingman's hate of
| prOprietors and tle rich. The remedy for
| the evils of the workers lot was to be found
in associations and cooperation and the
rendering of mutual assistance in cases of
sickness and Old age. Catholics ought to
unite and work in concert in preparing for
such measures, and society would be better
in the future. The Popes speech made 4
marked impression on his auditors.
Another Disabled Steamer.
LONDON, February 24th.-The steamship
Germany spoke the steamship City of Ches-
ter, from New ! ork for Liverpool. at P NJ
Sunday, 400 miles west of Fastnet in dis
abled condition. The City of Chester did
not signal for assistance.
The British Columbia Chinese Question.
OTTAWA, February 24th.-The report of
the Chinese Commission was presented TO
Parliament tonight. 1t states that the
rapid development of the resources of Brit
ish Columbia depends largely upon the
continued influx of Chinese, and recon-
mends that moderate restrictive measures,
based on police and sanitary principles, be
enforced by rigid regulations, and that the
Dominion Government shall enact legisla-
ton imposing Il tax OF $40 upon every
Chinese man. woman or child coming into
the province. the revenue thus raised to be
devoted to the payment Of Inspectors,
whose duty It shall be to report the num-
Der, sex and condition Of all Chinese I'M
migrants and report upon all matters per-
tanning To the Chinese of that province
The report also recommends that the Pro-
vincial Legislature pass an Act TO regulate
the domestic affairs of the Chinese.