Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-16
Foreign.

Another Ministerial crisis is imminent
in France.
Gladstone's recent speech has done much
to unite the Liberals.
A British election free fight occurred
Saturday at Burton, Eng.
The expulsion of Russian Poles from
Prussia is causing great distress.
Servia has declared war on Bulgaria
and active hosdlities have begun.
Parnell is still confident of the com
handing influence of the Irish party in
British politics.
The French Government, to-day. will
present statement to both chambers re-
speeding the idea Of evacuating Tonquin
and Madagascar.
When the announcement of the Seryian
declaration of war was made in the Hun.
garian Delegation, it was greeted with
cheer upon cheer for Servia.
At Carrick-on-Suir, Ireland, a mob OF
1000 persons, armed with pitchforks and
scythes, expelled the police, who were try
ing to serve writs of ejectment.
1t is announced in London that Signor
Nicolini, the well-known tenor, who was
recently divorced from his wife by French
The civil war still RACES in Peru, and is
likely to continue some time, as the Gov
eminent troops give no indication of fol-
lowing up the advantages already gained
a dispatch from Prot says that in fight
near Klashma three Bulgarians, including
the Project of Tien, were killed and seven
wounded, and that four Servians were
wounded.
Three hundred tenant farmers at Yong
hall, County Cork, Ireland, have demanded
% per cent reduction in their rents. The
landlords offer of a 15-per-cent. reduction
was rejected. The tenants have deposited
their rent money in the banks.
Owing to the protest of Pendleton. the
American Minister, five German Americans
whose expulsion from the island of Fohr
had been ordered by the German Govern
ment, will be allowed to remain on the
island until further notice
Particulars of the confagration al
Iquique. Peru, on the 18th uit., have been
received. The flames started in a building
in Arturo Prado square. The loss is esti-
mated at 81 100000, and the insurance al
$4,000, in British companies.
The Argentine contract, when completed
will give Buenos Ayres two lines OF trans.
portation to the Pacific Ocean and one tc
Bolivia making that port the entrepot and
shipping point of much of the commerce
that now goes from Peru, Chile and Bolivia
Rumors are current in Montreal that
Chapleau, the Sheriff of Regina, will re.
sign and discharge his deputy rather than
put the warrant for Riel's execution into
force. 1t is stated that another petition
has been sent to Sir John Macdonald by
the Montreal Conservatives, advising him
that the execution of Riel will seriously
affect the confederation.
The various forces of Servia are as fol-
lows: Field army, 62,2SS men, with 26i
guns; reserve formation, 1856 men. with
81 guns; reserve army, or landwehr, 81 go
men, with 100 guns: iandstrum, Us ,o0C
men-or a total of 17Q,412 officers and men
and AS guns. The infantry soldiers are
armed with the Mauser rifle improved by
Major Mecovanocitch. The artillery force
is varieusly armed with muzzle-loaders and
krupp guns. The total cavalry force. in
Guided in the above, numbers 1900 men.
The Bulgarian field army consists of 81,
600 infantry, 1,400 cavalry, two regiments
and one company of artillery, 2,340 men
battalion OF engineers. $50 men, detach-
ment of train, 1900 men, and force OF
gendarmes of Loo men-or a total force Of
g, 220 men, with 104 guns. The infantry
troops are armed with Berlin Iifles and the
batteries have Krupp guns and guns o.
latest Russian pattern. The reserve forct
consists of 2i 600 men. There are Il bat
talions of the landstrum, of 600 men each
or 200 men, making total force of 60 OK
men.