Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-13


has now set in, and the public begins to be-
lieve the entire truth of the hideous crimes
quoted by the Gazette. The Hertd does not
dare to give its readers even a faint outline
of details of these disclosures. They are
understandable. The avoweG object OF tie
Gazette is, by the publication of these shock
ing details, TO force Parliament into adept
ing measure now beforeft. which increases
the legal limit at which & girl can consent
TO criminal intercourse and per contra
making it a punishable offense for any man
to have such relations with girl under the |
statutory age.
THE rHrEzEPER" sPEAEs.
The Times to-day, disregarding its long |
maintained policy of ignoring such matters, |
makes practical emissions OF their truth |
IN a reluctant and apologize editorial. In
our great towRs." it says, where girls OF |
tender years are exposed to ever-present |
temptations, and where vice is bold, armed /
with its alnos; potent we&pon-wealth- !
cruel wrongs are often done on the young |
and HELPLESS. No laboriously collected sta !
tistics Of infanv or Investigations such as |
were undertaken by the Lords committee |
in 1881 ard 1882 are needed to make the |
hideous facts known. Singuiarly narrow |
and favored must have been the experience |
of any man of mature years if he had not |
immortality carried on in London, due |
partly TO stern economical conditions and
partly to the fact that poverty is sour and
unpleasant, especially to the young. To
the lust of tinery and to the apparently ac-
cepted law of modern society that all
classes of women shall dress alike and with
equal extravaganza we may trace much OF
the vice of great cities.
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.
In leading article entitled, 1--WE Bid
You Be of Hope, the Pal nGN Gazette
says: THE report of our secret commits
sion will be read with shuddering horror,
and will send q thrill of indignant shame
throughout the world, But the good it
will do by its manifest and sickening rev.
Citations cannot fail to touch the hearts and
arouse the consciences OF all Englishmen.
Terrible as is the exposure the very horror
of it is an inspiration. 1t speaks, not of
leaden despair, but with a joyful promise of
better things to come. We may excuse ,,
crime but we cannot ignore the dull, fierce
smart and stain which must be felt by ev-
cry decent man who learns of the kind of
atrocities which are being perpetrated in
cold blood in the very shadow of the
churches and within stones throw OF the
law courts. \ vcritable slave trade is pro-
cceding i'll the very heart Of London, Il
BILE than has disgraced civilization within
the scope of history
The Gazette further says: We are pre-
pared 70 submit names, dates, localities,
ETC. to any of the following gentlemen:
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal
Manning Samuel Morley, member Of Par
lament for Bristol; the Earl of Shaftes
bury, the Earl of Dalhousie, or Howard
Vincent, on condition that the information
is not used for the purpose of individual
exposure or criminal proceedings"
INVESTIGATION coURTED.
Yesterday the Gazette published an ar
ticle entitled, Truth About Our Secret
Commission, by the Chief Director of the
Investigation, "ChallCn ing prosecution and
printing letters from the Rev. Sturgeon.
three peers, four bishops, many members
of Parliament aud divines of all shades
praising the Ga-e1es work In a lending
article entitled " TO Our FrienGs' pub |
lished in the same issue, the paper saw
agely attacks the City Solicitor Tor prose- |
cutting the poor news vendors in the |
following language: We are sick of this |
perpetual harassing of the poor and leaving |
the well-to-do alone. The City Solicitor |
and his friends are towards. Let them !
fight Us if they dare. We challenge prose- |
cution. We are prepared, if driven to it, |
TO prove our statements up to the hilt, al |
though to do 50 it may be necessary to sub |
po.na as witnesses all those alluded to in
our inquiries The Gazette concludes the
article by rendering its heartfelt thanks
for the overwhelming sympathy OF its
friends.
PUBLICITY THE ONLY SAFETY.
The Gazette in concluding its revela-
tons, says The only safeguard is
publicity, and all who have attempted TO
silence the voice of warning must share
the guilt of those upon one small portion
Of whose crime it is our proud privilege to
have turned a little Of the wholesome light
Of day
\ COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY.
Cardinal Manning and Samuel Morley
have consented to act as a committee to
inquire into the truth Of the Gazette'S
statements. The continuation of the series
of articles in the Gazette will be directed
chiefly against granting further powers to
the police, and accusing the police of
immortality and conniyance with the
brothel-keepers.
The Situation in Anam.
PARIS. July 1lth.-Gencral De Courcy
telegraphs from Hue that French rein
forcements have arrived. They met bands
of mauraders on the way. More treasure
has been discovered in the Imperial Palace.
Treasure TO the amount OF $2,0O0,00o has
already been found. The King OF Anam
is u prisoner. The Kings mother and
unclcs, and all the royal Princesses and
mandarins, who fed at the approach of the
French, have manifested desire TO return
TO Hue
General De Courcy has placed Hue, the
capital of Anam, i'll a state of seige and
given the different provinces Of the king
dom a weeks notice to surrender their
arms De Freycinet, French Foreign Min
lister, has cabled to Hue for details of the
! recent revolt before sending definite in
structions.
\ Riot in Spain.
LONDON, July 11th.-A dispatch from
Lerida Spain, says a serious riot occurred
there on account of the opposition of 4 pOr
ton Of the populace to the payment Of GER
tain taxes. The Governor who cndeavored
to pacify the rioters, was stoned by them.
The mob then became more demonstrative.
and threatened TO burn the town by the use
OF petroleum. Tie military was called out
to restore order and fired on the rioters,
killing three. One soldier also was killed.
Many rioters were wounded. Another dis
patch contains the intelligence that at Lee
rida the shops were closed and the streets
held by the soldiers.
England and Russia.
LONDON. July Ilth.-A rumor is current
tonight that the convention on the Afghan
frontier question is practically concluded
between England and Russia. and that its
terms viii soon be made public.
Is lei NIalidi Dead?
CAIRO, July 1lth.-Genera Brackcnbury
telegraphs from Fatmeh that letter which
was received there yesterday states that FL
Mahdi is dead. The letter was written by
a merchant al Handak on July Sth, and ii
says that since the prophets death his fol-
lowers have fallen TO fighting among them
selves. 4 refugee Egyptian soldier who
arrived at Fatmeh to-day, General Brack-
enbury SAYS. asserts that lac saw an Arab
on the 1st OF July ut Abudel who told him
that FL Mahdi was dead.
The Cholera Epidemic.
New YORK, July 1lth.-The He7ulds
Marseilles special says: There is reason to
believe that several eases of sporadic
cholera have occurred among the troops in
this city, five ending fatally. The greatest
secrecy is observed.
PARIS, July l1th.-Despite official details
case Of Asiatic cholera has occurred at
Carcassonne, in the Department OF Aude.
BOMBAY, July 11th.-Laburers on the |
Pishcn Railway are deserving by hundreds, |
because of the ravageS Of cholera in the |
country through which the road is being |
constructed