Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-30
AFFAIR." ABROAD.
TROUBLES BREW!EG FoR GER
MANY AND ENGLAND.
Capture OF BjeTs Lieutenent-C China
and France-E'rench and English
Races - Hugo's Death-Bet.
SPECIAL D1sFArcHns TO TIKI asoozD-unoS.l
Trouble Brewing Botveen England and
Ct,s.t,nnN.

Den snCci4l SAYS There IS . growing belief
! that troubles are brewing FOX Germany end
| England respecting Zanzibar, and probably
also in regard to Saint Lucia bay, farther
/ south on the eastern ccast Of Africa Com
/ plicalious in the former place have been
! caused by the excessive zeal Of sgenfs of
the German East African Company, who
! are said to have encroached upon Zanzibar
! territory, in their anxiety 10 secure avail
able trading posts. BY this means, it is
said, they have diverted large quantities Of
/ ivory, gum, COpal india rubber seeds and
/ 50 on. which formerly came from tie in
! teri0r 20 Zanzibar and PeIuba, causing
| great l0ss and annoyance 20 tho traders
! JhrC-gh whose hands this traffic passed.
/ The latter appealed to the Sultan Of Zanzi-
! bar, who addressed protest to Germany,
Eng and and other European Powers.
Encr0achmenis continued, however, and
/ the Sultan made regrisat5 by sending 800
! Of his troops TO seize the Company'5 chief
trading posts. The capture Was peacefully
effected, bur the company sent al urgent
I demand upon the German Government for
g force 10 compel the restoration Of their
property, which they claim TO own under
The valid treaties with various native chiefs
This has resulted N an ORDER Of the Ger
man squadron to proceed 70 IanZi5ar and
/ investigate The subject The Sultan is
has warned England that he may possibly
be compelled at any moment to demand
the iuiHilmcnt Of the treaty obligations
shoudered by Great Britain when she IS
sume1 Il p7otcCtorate over Zanzibar
ALABAiIsT ARTICLES.
BEELIE, Nay 22ih.-SGvcral Of he Ber-
lin papers have alarmtst articles over the
trouble between the Sultan Of Zanzibar and
the German East Africa Company. They
hint that Germany may beaccmPeiled To
declare war against both England and italy
f'f lncIag the Sultan against pc2ceable
Germsn subjects.
Tho Franco Chinese Tr5&ty.
TIEN-sJa, May 20.h. - The telcgramg
/ from this place received 1t Shanghai, stat
ing that AL the articles Of q treaty Of peace
between China and Francs had been agreed
| to, ana that the treaty would be signed to-
| day, were premature. Negotiations still
continue, ard n. PateHoue, the French
Eln 5aSsadcr, has recently had several In
teIyiews between Ii Hung Chang, the Chi
uese ErTcy. Both are swelling tie reply
Of the PeEing Government to the latest
french proposals..
victor I1ugo's 'Gcath-Bed.
Nrw YORK, HAY 28th.-The C,4~y3-r des
Etat5 GF,is published to-day letter from
Paris giving = tilil account OF thu last i'll
ness ot Victor Hugo K contains many
touching anecdotes aud sayings Of tie
grea. poet when on his death bed When
lie first was compelled 20 tale 10 bed, some
Cla told him That in q few days lie would
be cured, No" he answered, ii is the
end. feel / am ab0at to die" When
Nine. L9CkIoy asked him oGo morning
how he felt, he said, Wei very well. II
Is death, and Gea-h is welcome" Then
| turning TO Nine. L0-krov. Lo SAID, 1t is a
dead man who speaks 20 you" An instant
ia,er lie spoke Of death as long IL conf
iag-t0o long" He recalled many Incl
dents OF his youth, and Will. speaking Of
SONG Of his boWsh adventures, stopped
and began 10 rycite without he ieast ct II
o. memory several verses O. @ Spanish !
poem. It ia supposed this illness was
caused by Bis own caTelc55nc8s. lie always
dressed the same, no matter what the
weather Tas AMI never wore an OFcccGEt. !
When his friend Ferdinand dc Lc5scIS WAS
received into tie Academy. and while
every body wore ha.s on account o. the
cold, Victor Hugo held his II his hand lie
remained uncovered nearly ten minutes.
This IS supposed TO have been tie cause OF
Lis illness
InooalE'iag for Cholera.
INV YORK, May 26th-The HcrglEs [!
London correspondent has interviewed tho |
celebrated physiciaas, Sir William Gull, /
Sit Andrew Clark and Sir Oscar Clayton, |
all physicians to the royal family, on the |
subject Of incubation for cholera, and all |
pronounced Gg2llgt its feasibility The |
Correspondent continues: Meanwhile Dr. |
Ee-ran's experiments bave been put 70 the |
test with the following results Prom Nay I
iSt TO the l0th persons iGOculatad twice, !
3O1i, inocuiatcd once and subsequently |
attacked by cholera seven. Of the latter /
only two died, while no one who had been |
twice iGOcu.ated died. During the same |
period 70 cases Of cholera occurred atAlara !
among persons not iuoculst-i ind 80 were |
fatal
The Turf In England ard france.
LONDON. May H8.h.-At the Manchester |
Wbitsuntide meeting today the race for /
the HEitsuntide plate, for twO-yaar- oids, /
Was wen by r. PeCk's bay My Philosophy. !
PAEJs, May 20.h-The Salon prizes were
awarded IS follows: Bongueregu ur5t, b.
Constant second, Humbert tilitd.
steniey's Zeal and Industry.
LoEDod, May 29th-gtanjey, in his cam
paisn in Europe on behalf OF the Congo |
s,sJe, has shown scarcely less energy, en-
thusiasm end tact than are displayed IN his
book on the Congo. His zeal is b0undiess
and his industry uuconquerable.
Cebhardta Logses.
LorpoY, May 20th-It is ruTnored that
Fred. Gebbardt lost IS eco OF his Bole in
the race yesterday for the Manchester cup.
New Historical Drama.
LONDON, May 20th,-Tennyson an
nouuces to-day 8 new historical drama-a
sequel to Beckett"
Emperor williams ZENITH.
LONDON, May 20h.-Empa-oT William
IS undoubtedly in precarious condition.
The Daily telegraph this morning gives
MIN editor!aIly an snta-mortem culogy,
Abolition OF Slavery IN BrasiI. :
NEw YORK, May 20th.-The steamer Ad-
vance, which arrived here to-day from Rio
dc Jauciro, brings advices to the eject that
the new Ministry Of Brazil has adopted 81
for the abolition of slavery, of
which the following is synopsis General
registry Of Gll slaves, with q declaration Of
the value Of each slave registered, subject
70 q yearly depreciation Of five per cent,
making the maximum value OF slaves of
GO years at 800 ui]Teis each. Slaves over
90 years Of age will have no monetary
value but viii be Obliged 70 serve for q
term Of three years. The existing emanci-
patton fund viii be continued, and in sd
Gition q new fund will be created from q
tax Of FIVE per cent on ali public revenues,
except exports, ard decentralization viii be
made 70 siaye-Owners in FIVE per cent. poll
cleo 20 one-haif the value Of each slave,
and service Of five years in payment of
the remainder
IliePs Lieutenant Capturetl.
ST. PAUL (Ninn,), May 29th.-TerrY re-
cejved telegram last night from the com
mander OF Fort As5inaboine, confirming
the reported capture OF Gabriel Dumont
and Michael DUMAS on American soil.
and their arrival there. They were cap
tured on the 9th by Sergeant Perkins and
two scouts or the Milk river trail, ten
miles from the fort. General Terry hasI
ordered the men to be held as prisoners
until further instructions
MUST BIZ RELEASED.