The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-31

Key, III the event OF the failure of Tn,
present negotiations ON that subiec,
between Great Britain and the porte
A MONSTER PETITION.
London, July 80 The Salvation
Army marched this afternoon, wifi
much parade, TO the parliament build.
ings topresent to thehouseof commons
monster petition urging Immediate
passage Of Criminal Act amendment
raising the age accountability of GER
tain persons, from thirteen years, the
present period, to eighteen years,
The petition contains 100000 sigma
lures and Is one milc-and-a-half long.
and 1t was borne In a special carriage
The procession was very large aud
halted on the Thames einbaukment,
whence deputation proceeded TO
the house of commons to present the
monster prayer.
sALIsBURy's SCHEMES.
London, July 30.-The MARQUIS of
Salisbury has reopened negotiations
with the porte for u Soudan ocoupa.
ton and Mr.. White, British minister
al interim. at Constantinople, reports
that the sultan is willing to occupy
eastern Soudan on the condition that
part of the cost Of the occupation
shall be betrayed by Egypt and the
porte be left with free bands in the
settlement of the occupied provinces
The sultan kcenly opposes an inter
national control. Salisbury Is shap-
ing policy to maintain English pre-
dominance In the administration of
Egyptian affairs. MIR. Henry Drum
mond Wolf is charged to obtain the
Sultan's consent TO a scheme of admin
istratiye reform which shall place the
power in the hands of English nomi-
nees.
cHuRCHLL's VICTORY.
London, July 30.-Lord Randolph
Churchill, secretary of stale for India.
aud Sir Stafford Northcotc, first lord
of the treasury, both remained away
from the banquet to the ministers last
night. Their absence has caused
much comment, and has added to the
sensation produced by Lord Ran
Golph's decision at the last moment TO
not attend the great tory meeting ycs-
terday In Liverpool, where he was the
principal speaker. The Times, COM
mcnting on the Liverpool incident and
oh the explanation that the Indian
secretary refused to 20 TO Liverpool
because the two tory members of par.
lament from that city had refused TO
support his Irish policy in tho com.
mons, says: "The whole affair is nm
Instructive illustration of the lack OF
unity in tho conservative party" The
first reports about the reasons for
Lord Randolph's absence from Liver
pool are confirmed. lie telcgraphed
to the meeting an expression of sym
pathy with the objects of the meeting
and plainly stated that he must de-
cline to take part in il because the
two conservative members from that
city had, in the house of commons,
voted in disapproval of the govern.
ments policy towards ireland, and in
the medical relief bill. The Liverpool
meeting was postponed because of
Lord ltandolph's refusal TO attend.
lie has agreed 10 go to Liverpool II
month from now aud address II meet
ing OF conservatives there on his own
account.
The excitement in Liverpool over
last nights occurrence Is very great to-
day. Delegates from all sections OF
the conservative party in England
have been aroused by the incident and
have united in empowering MIR. Ar
thur b. Forwood, one of the tory
members from Liverpool. TO proceed
to London in the name of the party, |
to interview Lord Randolph aud the |
other conservative leaders and ar
range TO secure an address in Liver
pool from the Indian secretary upon
his own terms and at his own conven-
fence.