Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-13


MENT.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 12th.-The Official
Messenger to-day publishes lengthy dis
patch from General Komarotf, in which he
explains more fully his actions, and gives
more details of the incidents which led up
to the battle between the Russians and
Afghans on the Kuskh river March S0th
In this dispatch komarotf reiterates every
thing he said in his former dispatches re-
garding the unexpected progressive move
merits of Afghans, and claiming that the
latter were the aggressors.
CONTINUED WAR PREPARATIONS.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 12th.-The Impe-
rial Council of War have ordered a transfer
of military and medical stores from Kras-
novadsk to Askabad, and have instructed
the CommiSsary Department to get ready
to equip 1000 reserves.
Articles for the formation of steamboat
company for operating on the river Oxus
have been submitted for approval to the
Council of the Empire.
General Annenkotf has started to push
work on the Trans-Caspian railway.
Mr.. STEPHEN REACHES LONDON.
LONDON, May 12th.-Condie Stephen.
bearer of dispatches from Sir Peter Lums-
den, has arrived in London.
The House of Commons.
LONDON, May 12th.-In the House of
Commons the motion of Sir Edward Mas
sey Lopes, Conservative member for South
Devon, to insert a clause in the Registra-
ton Act charging the expenses of the regis
try on the General Treasury being called
up, Gladstone strongly opposed it. The
motion was finally rejected by a vote of
$50 to 25S, loss of ten votes by the Gov
eminent from last nights tally and a loss
of two by the opposition.
Sir Edward Watkin liberal member
for Hythe), moved a second reading of the
Channel tunnel bill Right Hon. JOS.
Chamberlain, on behalf of the Board of
Trade, of which he is President, opposed
the measure, and he stated that the Board.
progress of the bill. The opposition
cheered this declaration. The bill was
then rejected by a vote of 2S1 to 90.
Gladstone stated that the agreement
which had been reached by Granville. Earl
Of Kimberly Baron de Staal and NJ. Lessar.
respecting the Afghan boundary, had been
forwarded by Baron de Staal to st. Peters
burg for approval. Baron de Staal and NJ
Lessar had not, Gladstone said, acted as
Russian plenipotentiaries in the conference
which resulted in this agreement, and
Baron de Staal desired to have it stated
that Lord Granville, the Earl of Kimberly,
NJ. Lessar and himself, had agreed to draft
an agreement, and that he Baron de StaaD
had forwarded it to Russia, giving it his
support.
Russia's War Indemnity Clai1a Against
Turkey.
CoNsTAYTIKoPLE, May 12th.-M. Nelidoff.
Russian ambassador to Turkey, is still Wig
for speedy payment of the war indemnity
owing to Russia,
The GovernorsliIp of the Congo State.
BERLIN, May 12th.-Colonel Francis de
Winter has been appointed Governor of
the Congo State-not Henry N. Stanley, as
previously stated Colonel de Winter will
return to Europe in 1856, when Jansen
will become Resident Governor of the
Congo State.
Egyptian Troops to Replace the English.
withdraw from the Soudan 1900 Egyptian
troops will be added to the Egyptian army
already there.
The Trial of the Dynamiters.
LONDON, May 12th-The trial of Gun
ningham and Burton, for alleged compiled
ty in the recent dynamite outrages, was re-
is repetition of the testimony adduced at
the preliminary trial.
The Suez Canal Question.
PARIS, May 12th.-M de Freycinet, For
eign Minister, has assured the committee
OF the Chamber of Deputies that the diff
Guilty respecting the supervision of the Suez
Canal will be amicably settled. His assur
ance indicates that the International Suez
Canal Conference, now sitting in Paris, has
solved satisfactorily the problem of the pro-
posed international control of the canal.
destructive Fire in England.
LONDON, May 12th.-An extensive fire
was raging all last night at Chatham. Sew
eral buildings were destroyed. Among
these were BarnardS Musical Mid-Kent
Club House, the Bull Inn and large print
ing works The damage foots up over
500 600.
Protest by the Sultan of Zanzibar.
ZANZIBAR, May 12th.-The Sultan of
Zanzibar has protested against German en-
croachments upon his territory, and has
appealed to the treaty powers in regard to
the matter The German colonization
agents are inactive on the coast at present.
An Italian man-ofwar has arrived here on
confidential mission.
The German Tariff.
BERLIN, May 12th.-The Reichstae to-
day resumed the debate on the customs
tariff, and decided to raise the duty on oats
and barley from l to Il.
Riel's Rebellion in Manitoba.
OTTAWA (Ont), May 12th-General Mid
dleton has ordered up forces to strengthen
his column, and wants more cannon and
Calling guns The Bruce battalion has
been called out, and the Montreal garrison
of artillery has started for the front.
FIGHTING ALL DAY SUNDAY.
WINNIPEG, May 12th.-Advices received
here indicate that Middleton's forces were
engaged all day Sunday shelling Riels
men from their intrenchei position Two
of the troops were killed, and twelve or
fifteen wounded. Details will probably be
sent as soon as the wire is working west.
When the courier left Sunday evening for
Clarke's Crossing ii was the plan TO resume
the attack to-day.
COMMUNICATION REoPENED-sTILL FIGHTING
MORE TROOPS WANTED.
WINNIPEG, May 12th.-The telegraph
line was repaired this afternoon, and some
tidings of the fighting at Batouche have
come through. All the dispatches indicate
that up to last night the contest was con-
fined to an artillery fire on the rebels
stronghold and few light skirmiShes.
The causualty roll of the troops. up 10 this
morning, included two men killed and Is
wounded. Dispatches TO the military head
quarters and Commissioner Wrigley here
are to the effect that fighting is still going
ON to-day, and that General Middleton is
anxious for more troops. Colonel SCOTS
battalion has been ordered north from
Qu'Appel Advices tonight state that eight
companies of volunteers and the infantry
school corps have been ordered
from New Brunswick, and the
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