Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-13
FOREIGN NEWS.
Opening of Parliament.

LONDON, January 18th. - Parliament
opened to-day. Large crowds congregateo
in the vicinity of Parliament House lone
before beginning the session When Brad.
laugh and Gladstone arrived they were
loudly cheered. Vaults of the House OF
Parliament were thoroughly searched this
morning, but no indications of a GUY
fawkes plot were discovered. Right Hon
Arthur Wellesley was reelected Speaker OF
the House of Commons without opposi,
ton.
The Daily Meas says: The Queen;
speech at the opening of Parliament
Will refer in a guarded manner to Irish
local government. Mr.. Gladstone will moi
move an amendment to the address in re.
ply to the speech.
Floods in the Balkans.
LONDON, January 12th.-Adyices re.
celyed here say thaw accompanied bv
heavy rains, is prevailing in the Balkans
and has caused much destruction. The
Martha, the principal river in Roumelia,
has overfiowed its banks. flooding the sur.
rounding country. Bridges have been
swept away, and number of villages
totally destroyed. The dispatches saw
many persons must have persisted. but nc
definite statement of the loss of life has
yet been received.
Battle on the Persian Frontier.
LONDON, January 18TH A fight has
taken place between a body of Russian
troops and 5000 Shohsovals, who were
crossing the Persian frontier to winter in
Russian Moghan. Eighty Shohsovals and
seventeen Cossacks We're killed in the bat
tie, and large numbers were wounded
The Russian commander has asked for re-
Inducements.
French Minister to Anarn.
PARIS, January l2th.-Paul Bert has
accepted the post of Minister Resident of
France at Hue, the capital Of Anam.
A Jesuit Father Dying.
LONDON, January 12th.-Father Becky.
General of the JesuitS, is reported TO be
dying
Narrow Escape from Frightful Death.
GRAvENHURsT (Ont), January 12th.-
Early this morning a clearinghouse at
Germania was discovered to De on fire. The
inmates, seventeen men, were asleep up
stairs, who were awakened by the roar of
the flames. Three men rushed down the
stairs before it fell. while the others got out
through window about two feet square.
All were more or less burned They did
not save single article of clothing, some
having even their shirts burned off, escap-
HIS III d NIUE Stdte, Wnile The mercury
stood at 200 below. They fled to neigh
boring house, where they now are, some in
a critical condition.
Serious Fire in Montreal.
MONTREAL, January 12th.-A fire broke
out in Thomson's hardware establishment
shortly after o'clock this morning. and
spread to the cigar manufacturing estab-
lishment of Fischel & Co., and to the
Mount Royal Vinegar Works. These
buildings were completely Quilted. The
flames then spread to the Canadian Rub
Der CompaDy's building, but were extin-
guished. The loss will probably reach
S200,0 600.
Germany and the Samoan Islands,
LONDON. January 13th-A. M.-The
Standards correspondent at Berlin saws :
Admiral knorr, commanding the German
men-ofwar Bismarck, Geneisnau and Olga
has been ordered to Samoa, to settle the DIFF
ferences between the German Government
and King Maleteo. When amicable ar
engagements have been arranged, the Ger
man flag, which was hoisted over Samoa
will be hauled down. Germany has no
intention to violate the neutrality agree
ment with Englsnd and America.