The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-13
Both Busy Forming Alliances,
building ror,ressos ana
watching Each Other.
How Railways are Guarded
when Rulers ssby the Grace
of God" Ride.
French Protection That Doe,
Not ProteCt-souih Ameri-
eau ana Mexican News.
GREAT BRITAIN.


WANT GLADSTONE 10 LEAD.
LONDON, August l2.-The libcr-
ais are getting uneasy about Glad
stones intentions, and the Daily
News this morning exhorts him TO
lead the electoral campaign.
TROOPS DYING LIKE FLIES.
LONDON, August l2.-Lettcrs from
dying like flies; the officials, how
ever, will not report such condition
OF affairs.
DuFFERIN DOING INDIA.
CALCUTTA, August l2.-Lord Duff
fern is actively engaged in strength
ening the friendships of the Indian
chiefs. Ali dignitaries of central
Asia are expected to attend the grand
Durbar in November, to be given by
Lord Duilerin.
HERAT PREPARING FOR WAR.
LONDON, August l2.-The villages
and gardens in the environs OF llerat
are being demolished SO as to pre-
vent their use for covering the move
ments of the Russian troops in case
of hostilitics. England will pay tor
the property destroyed.
PREPARING FOR THE STRUGGLE.
| MEsHED, August ia Persian
contractor from Merry states that two
Persians in the Russian service, nc.
companicd by several Afghans, have
gone TO llerat TO confer with Ayoub
khans partisans and to report upon
the state of the country. General
komarol frequently passes to and
fro between Penjdeh aud Merv and
active military preparations COLI
tinuc.
ACoSsUIs MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
LONDON, August l2-Letters from
West Africa report the suspicious
death of Mr.. Blair, new British consu
at Oil river. Blair started to SEE
King Bcrrin with reference TO tn,
protective treaty concluded with Der
rims viceroy and the natives, who
aver that Berrin Is immortal and ht
has never been seen by mortal man
evinccd hostility to Blair and com
PEELED him to abandon his journey
Blair arrived home in good health
but died OH the following day and il
is Supposed he was poisoned.
ANARCHY AND FAMINE.
| CAIRO, August IA fearful state o
anarchy prevails in Kordofan. Their,
is famine also at the place.
GET SHORT BURROUGHS.
| CALCUTTA, August l2.-British Off
GERS in India are being given shor
burroughs and are allowed 10 go I,
England.
EARL CARNARvON, BETTER.
l DUBLIN, August l2.-Earl Carnar
Won Is recovering from his sickness
he is now able to leave his bed room
AsEDUCER FLooGED.
LONDON, August 12.-rhe Pal
Gazette states that a member of tn
commission to inquire into the caus
of the depression in trade was fog
ged publicly in this city, this after
noon for alleged the seduction OF hi
assailant's daughter.
PARLIAMENT PRAISES THE COLONIES
LONDON, August 49, In the hous
OF Lords this afternoon the marqui
Of Salisbury IN moving vote o
thanks TO the army aud navy TO
their recent services in Egypt, paid
strong tribute TO General Lor,
Wolseley, General Graham and tn
other officers, soldiers and marine
who took part in the Khartoum OK
petition, for the valor, perseverance
and high spirit hey displayed Ia tn
work of the desert campaigns. IL
also dwelt on the gallaniry of tn
members OF the Australian contin
gent, who, he said. were deserving
of special thanks, and on that of til
Indian troops aud Canadian voya
geurs. The prime minister praisel
in high terms the valor and devotion
of General Gordon aud General
Neil and Stewart aud the other oil
GERS who lost their lives during til
Soudan war, and iitliugly eNpresse'
! the nations coincidence with thei
! relatives and friends.
Baron Darlington, moderate lib
eral, warmly seconded the motiol
. which was adopted.
Ii was noteworthy that not singl
I liberal leader was present In III
house of lords during the above pro
ceedings. These absences were niue
regarded and were consider ed as
demonstration against the motion.
r Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chaneello
I of the exohequer, made similar mo
; lion In the house of commons. Speak
! ing OF the part taken by tho Austra
4 Iians aud Canadians IN the khartouii
b expedition, the chancellor said the
had conclusiyely shown that there ex
isted a strong boud OF loyalty between
e England aud her colonies, and tha
the mother country had in the colo