Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-27

The Standard says it is believed the Gov
eminent is preparing to send fleet to the
Baltic to prevent the exit of Russian YES
sells when the ice breaks up.
The Daily Telegraph saws: There is no
reason to believe the st. Petersburg Govern
ment will be reckless in wrong-doing.
Alarmist reports are in the main without
foundation. Everything is still possible in
the way of an arrangement"
The Standard says The entire reserve
force and militia comprise only 10000
men. This number can easily be spared
from the aggregate population, and will
not seriously interfere with trade on agri-
culture. All the preparations now being
made indicate that the Cabinet consider it
more probable that war will be declared
than that an amicable settlement of the
difficulty will be reached The nation is
, IN the humor to settle the business once
and for all. The general impression is that
. England Is better prepared for war now
than she has been for years. She can
continue the war in the Soudan and also
send 10000 men to India. India was never
before so tranquil. The Soudan campaign
proves that the troops are still what they
were in the old days Trade has been
there is little to lose through war Never
was there such a time in the present gen
Grafton when the nation would SO calmly
accept as necessary that which she would
never accept as her choice
The War in the Soudan.
SCAKIM, March 26th-A convoy of the
Grenadier Guards. under the command of
General Graham, accompanied the Shrop-
SHIRE, Surrey and Sikhs (Indian) regiments
this morning on their departure for Tamai
as far as General McNeills zareeba. The
start was made ar o'clock and the zareeba
reached with a loss of but three men
wounded in fight on the way. A force of
Arabs rushed on the troops. The latter at
once formed square. The Arabs reckless
" charged upon this with such impetuosity
that they got within twenty yards of it, and
were reprllsed with loss Of 100 killed.
| SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT OF GENERAL Ora
| HAM,
SUAKIM, March 26th-General Graham.
IN supplementary dispatch, says that dur
ing this mornings march from Suakim to
the Zareeba, not camel nor q load was
lost. Some men suffered slight sunstrokes.
The marines suffer most from the heat
General Graham says that with the excep-
ton of such ailments as are caused by the
heat, the troops are healthy.
CLEARING THE BUSHES OF ARABS
SUAKIM, March 26th.-Skirmish parties
of troops are engaged in clearing the bushes
of Arabs along the road to Tamai The
| telegraph wires between Suakim and the
| advanced British position have been cut by
the enemy, but communications are kept
up by means of the heliograph, which will
operate successfully a distance of about
| sixty miles.
| INCREASED Discomfort
| LONDON, March 26th.-The Duke of Cam
| bridge has referred to General Wolseley
the question of the recall OF General Nc
| Nelil General Graham's tactics in the adj
vance from Suakim is causing increased
discomfort among the officers and men, 1t
| is reported that the decisive attack on Ia
mai has been postponed in consequence of
the breakdown Of the transport service
Owing to the cowardly conduct of the Sc
povs when facing the Arabs in the fight on
Sunday. the force that will attack Tamai
will be composed solely of British and
Sikhs regiments.
| House of Commons.
| LONDON, March 2Gth.-In the House of
| Commons to-day Henry Drummond Wolff
| Conservative asked whether in view OF
| the Tact that the ice was vanishing in the
| Baltic Sea, the Government was prepared to
| send thither an adequate feet
Sir Thomas Brassey, Secretary to the Adj
miralty, declined to answer such questions.
| CHEERS
Brassey, replying to Baron dc Wormsek,
said the Admiralty was not aware that the
| British man-of-war Canada had been fired
upon at Carthagena, as stated in Il Sunday
| cable dispatch.
Gladstone said England protested against
the action OF France in declaring rice CON
traband Of war. This announcement was
greeted with cheers.
Anicable Arrangement Hoped Fer.
LONDON, March 26th.-Eari Derby. Co |
lonial Secretary, stated in the House Of
Lords this afternoon that disputes had
arisen between Sir Hercules Robinson. |
British Governor OF Cape Colony. and Gen. |
Warren, special British Commissioner in |
Bechuanland, but that he Derby was at |
present engaged in adiudicating between the |
disputants, and hoped to be able soon to |
amlcably arrange the misunderstanding
France and China.
PARIS, March 26th.-In the Chamber of |
Deputies to-day, De la Fosse asked the |
concerning the Dong Dang affair.
Premier Ferry, in reply, read General !
Negriers telegram in reference to the en-
gagement. Ferry stated that measures had |
been completed for the dispatch of rein
torcements, the advance columns of which
were arriving at Langson. The affair at
Dong Daug, he said, . was merely an in
cident in the war, the effects Of which our
glorious commanders know how to repair,
and which will not affect the confidence
reposed in them by the Chamber
De la Fosse lauded the bravery of the
French soldiers, and expressed his regret
that such men should be sacrificed to a
mad, criminal enterprise.
This speech was greeted with mingled
applause and protests.
Ferry, replying to direct Interpolation,
said " If you wish to make the matter a
Cabinet question, do So
De Ia Fosse EhereupOn declared that al
though reiEforcements had been repeatedly
sent 10 Tonquin, the expedition had been
barren of results.
The Chamber finally fixed Saturday as
the day for discussion of the intcrpela-
ton by Granet upon the present state of the
Franco-Chinese war.
: The Senate decided to proceed to the dis
cusSion of the clauses of the bill increasing
the duties on cereals.
GENERAL HEGRIERs REPORT.
PARIS, March 2Gth.-A dispatch from
General Negrier, dated Dong Dang, March
9th, says: The Chinese attacked Dong Dang
Sunday | advanced Monday. and cap
tured the first line of forts defending their
camp at Bang 30 To-day renewed efforts
were made By us against the enemy; but $
these proved unavailing in the face of SUI
perior numbers. Our artillery ammunition
was exhausted, and we returned to Dong !
Dang. Our loss in killed and wounded !,
200
Unprecedented Action.
BERLIN March 26th.-Both chambers of !
the Landtag deputcd their Presidents to !
wait on Bismarck and tender him congrat-
ulations on his attaining his list birthday !,
on April LIST next. The action Of the Land l
tag in this matter is Unprecedented.
Spanish Colony in Africa Attacked by
Natives.
MADRID, March 26th-Advices from the
new Spanish colony on Gold river west +
Africa state that the settlement was at ..
tackled by natives who destroyed the trad
ing buildings, killed six Spaniards ami =
took many into captivity.
Tie Cowardly Crusade Against Marie ),
Van Zandt.
PARIS, March 26th-A crowd collected q
outside the Opera Comique, in Place DIES Q
ftiS IcI,n . |