St. Paul daily globe., 1885-04-04
FRANCE IN A TURMOIL.
Her Statesmen Quarreling and Her Senate
Threatened with Force.
Reported Capture and Burning of Tamai
by the British Troops,
INTENSE UNEAs1NEss IN FRANCE.

PARIS, April 3.-The party conflicts are
increasing in bitterness. M. De freycnet at
tributes his failure to form ministry to the
partisan spirit of the leaders of the Republi-
can sections, especially to the Republican
union, in claiming the balance of
power in the cabinet. President Grevy
proposes to obtain an ad interim ministry of
moderates to act in the interval between the
dissolution of the chambers and the general
election Spuller and LeGrand and other
opportunlsts oppose the dissolution
Oh the chambers on the ground
That II is maneuvre for restoring Ferry to
power. In an interview with President Grevy
to-day, Spuller said that the majority of those
who had overturned Ferry had repented and
wished to repair their error. The extreme
left favors the dissolution of the cham bers
M. Rochefort, replying to threat in oppor-
tunist papers that the Ferry majority in the
senate will refuse to vote for dissolution,
says that 10000 men await the signal to
march to sweep away the senate. Intense
uneasiness prevails among the people in
Paris and throughout the country.
ADVANCES ON TAMAI.
LONDON, April 3.-Dispatches received
from Suakim this morning give the follow
Ing account Of the progress of events at the
front: Gen. Graham occupied with his
forces all the heights above Tamai last even
ing. During the night the rebels fired into
the zereba and some of their shots took
effect. One soldier was killed outright and
two others wounded. Early this morning
Gen. Graham advanced to Tamai and at Z
O'Clock took possession of the springs.
OCCUPY THE VILLAGE.
Another dispatch from Gen. Graham says
Tamai Spring, Noon, April 3.-Our forces
advanced at s, and occupied the village and
khor. We encountered slight opposition
on the part of the enemy. We found very
little water, and what there was was of a
very bad quality. I am going to return
again with my whole force to the first zereba.
-Four soldiers were wounded in occupyin g
the village. Of these two belonged to the
Australian contingent.
TAMAI IN FLAMES.
The enemy have retreated in the direction
of Tamanicle, and the British have burned
Tamai. In the battle Gen. Graham lost one
man and twelve wounded. Gen. Graham
will await orders from Gen. Wolseley before
resuming operations. Spies report daily
large desertions from Osman Digna's forces.
FOREIGN NOTES.
1t is asserted that five persons have been
arrested for a recent attempt to assassinate
King Alfonso of Spain.
A letter written from Guatemala to Gen.
t. B. Bartiny of New York affirms that be-
fore many months President Barrios will
make of the weak, disintegrated states of
Central America a solid, strong and pros
porous republic.
Gen. Boulanger, French commander in
Tunis, has been ordered to Tonquin, and
will soon proceed thithcr to assume the chief
command.
The British flag has been hoisted over a
part of Hamilton, one Of the Corean Archi-
pelaso islands.
The strike of the Yorkshire colliers is
spreading.
The difficulty between Morocco and Spain
has been adjusted
1t is stated that the Chinese have decided
to accept Ferry's French levee proposals.
The Costa Rica minister at Washington
received news from San Salvador, late last
evening, that the troops of the latter repub-
lie obtained splendid victory over Gen.
Barrios' troops on Thursday.
1he London Post asserts that the Canadian
half-breed rebellion was fomented by Russian
agents to keep Canadian troops at home.
An explosion of fire-damp in a mine at
Marcinelle, France, yesterday. killed eight
cen persons.
Cardinal Guilart died in Paris yesterday.
Twenty persons were injured in England
yesterday by the derailment Of steam-turn
car.