Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06

| Sariyuz was designed 10 ~forestall the decis
ions ofehe Joint commission on the Russian.
Afghan frontier. He says the advance Of the
| Russians from Pul-I.Khsrtoum was only or
dered after the Afghaus in July last during
the negotiations for the organization of the
commission, and occupied Pendjeh, and ia
| January occupied Sarlyuz, whence the AT
| ghans withdrew on the advance OF the Rus
sian minister does not maintain the right oil
Russia to hold the disputed outposts, but re-
fuses to withdraw until the commission pre-
sents its report.
FIVE CAMERON ,TowSs BURNED TO THR
GROUND.
LoSDoN, March 5.-Advices from Game
rooms, January 10, say, Hickorytown, Loeb
prisos, Folstown, Moskoko and Belltown are
burned to the ground, and the natives sought
refuge in the bush. King Bell Is afraid to
return. Two chiefs commenced q peace
palaver after the German admiral sent two Of
his officers as hostage up the country. The
admiral notified the rebel chiefs that they
must pay for the losses of the English real.
dents. A German judge will shortly adjudl-
cate upon the claims. During the palaver,
the hostile natives repeatedly plundered the
English and German factories.
CONCERNING CANADIAN TROOPS.
OTTAWA, March 5.-No information has
been received here Of the Imperial authorities
| accepting offers of Canadian volunteers.
A rumor is current that the Imperial gov.
eminent has been asking how soon this Cana
dian Pacific railway will be available for the
transportation of troops.
| PLEDGING SAFETY TO THE PRINCE OF WALES.
PARIS, March 5.--The manifesto of the dy.
namiters addressed to the Princs Of Wales
pledges him safety during his visit to Ireland
because he is a free mason. The document is
signed "Michael Flannery."
WANT NEW EQUIPMENT.
LONDON, March 5.-The Duke of Edinburg
| commander Of the channel fleet, made a
speech last night in which he said the vessels
under his command were fe ,rfully deficient
in the equipment required by modern meth.
ODDS of warfare, and he implored the people to
vote in favor of appropriating the necessary
funds for keeping the existing vessels in ser.
viceable condition.
MORE ANADIA voLUNTEERs FOR soUDAN.
MONTREAL, March 5.-There seems no
doubt if the imperial authorities accept the
Canadian contingent for service in Soudan a
force can easily be raised in Montreal of from
two to three thousand, o portion of whom
will have already seen service, both in the
regular and Canadian volunteerforces Lack of
competent officers can be obviated by calling
out ths cadets who have graduated from the
Kingston military college, and are now resi-
dents of this city. These may bs supple.
ueuJeu ny OllCtTb lEOm tuDDultu HlllUla aJ
pre- sent serving in the Quebec aud st, Johns
schools.
The action of the Australian merchants in
raising funds for their contingent has caused a
feeling of emulation here, and leading bust
ness men are disposed, should the government
equip a couple of good regiments, to supple
meut any grant by raising a fund to provide
for the families Of the volunteers, and also for
any of those whom the chances may disable.
Lieut.. Col. Bond, late of the first battalion
of Prince of Wales rifles, has offered to raise
FIVE hundred men. Capt Lydon, of the fifth
royal Scots, also an old regular, has offered
his services. Maj. f. G. Henshaw, and a
number of others among the commissioned
officers of the Montreal force are ready to go
among the non-commissioned officers and
men. The feeling is very strong. The cry is
that the empire is one, and every assistance
in money and mon must be given by the col.
onies.
PRoCLAIM1NG FOL RUSSIA,
LONDON, March "a dispatch from
Teheran states that the insurgent native chiefs
of India have already raised the fiery cross
and proclaimed for Russia.
THE COST OF THE WAR IN EGKPT.
The supplementary official estimate pro-
vides an increase of 5000 men in the military
service, and shows the expenses of the Soudan
campaign to the end of March to be 49,
500, 0CO.
Discomfort IN ALEXANDRIA,
ALEXANDRIA, March 5.-Signs of discon-
tent among the natives against the British
rule is increasing; Threats against the life
of Stephenson, the English commander, is
frequently heard in the streets.
OLIVER PAINS WHEREABOUTS.
D.pr, NT,,.l < D..L
that Oliver Pain is taking no part in the Sou
dan campaign, but ia in Egypt for the purpose
of ransoming French prisoners in the posses
sion of the Mahdi.