Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-25
GENEBALF0REIGlN NEWS
Fifty Thousand People are Rendered
Homeless In MandaIay- Many
others Drowned.
An Inquiry Making Into the cause Of the
Belfast Riots-rhe Salisbury Cabinet
wrestling with Irish Affairs
THOUSANDS or PEOPLE HOMELESS.

he Irrawaddy broke and the town was
flooded, rendering 10000 peopl homeless.
ALL QUIET AT BELFAST.
BELFAST, Aug. 2i--Mayor Egera has
gone 70 Dublin TO confer with the Irish
exec utive ia regard TO the recent Belfast
riots. The city Is quiet to day. Four
more Of the persons injured during the
late riots were removed to the hospitals
last night.
AN ENGLIsHMAN EXPELLED.
PARIS, Aug. 24.--The government has
expelled from France an English clergy
man named Drought, resident Of Chan
tilly, on the ground that no Is partisan
Of the o leans princess.
CAN'T COLLECT THE TITHEs.
LONDON, Aug "a "A movement Is ex-
tending in Denbighshire, Wales, against
the payment of tithes. The tenants de-
mand 20 per cent. reduction. The vicar
OF Lanarmon refused to make any reduc-
ton and sent bsillffs to collect the tithes
They were attacked by mob and one of
them was nearly killed.
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
The nine policemen who were recently
arrested. charged with murder, for firing
upon and, as alleged, killing a number of
people during the late riots, were brought
up for examination to-day In the Grim
lnal court, All said they fred over the
heads of the people. Judge Monroe
granted the policemen release on bail,
with two sureties qualifying for $3.50 In
each case. Six Of the men who took con-
spicuous parts In the riots were com
mitted for trial. The committing magis-
trate announced thst 1t was his intention
TO serve all rioters In the same way.
DISCUSSING THE IRISH QUESTION.
LONDON, Aug. 24.--The cabinet met to-
day and spent two hours discussing the
Irish question.
TERRIBLE DEVASTATION.
MANDALAY, Aug. 24.--0ne OF the en-
blnkments OF the Irrawaddy river burst
Ia this city yesterday. The break was
800 yards In length aud so rapid WAS the
flow Of water, In few moments the
whole district was flooded from four to
twenty feet deep. The engineers at once
cut the dams out of the city to allow
the wa ersTito subside. The result
OF The movement is as vet
unknown. Fifty thousand persons are
to-day homeless in The city, their houses
and possessions having been either sub
merged or destroyed. A number of per-
sons were drowned by the sudden thrush
OF waters, how many has not vet been ascer-
talned. The flooded district embraces
within its territory many OF the food
supply stores and all OF these were swept
away. The result will be an approach to
famine among the homeless population.
The river will not Tecede sufficient to
permit OF reconstruction before Novem.
Der.
WILL OPPOSE PARNELL's AMENDMENT.
LONDON, Aug, "a The ministers,
after long discussion OF Parnell's
amendment TO the address in reply to the
queens speech, decided to oppose 1t.
THE DEAD WASHED ASHORE.
MANDALAY, Aug. "a. The damage
done by the food already amounts to
S5,000,000, Many dead bodies are being
constantly washed ashore.
THE CHOLERA RECORD
RoME, Aug. 24.--The cho era returns
for he twenty-four hours are as follows:
Barletta, IL new cases, 3 deaths; Bisceg-
liza, new cases, deaths; Revenna, ii
new cases, 0 deaths; Viceuza, new
cases, 3 deathsi Padua, ~ new cases, 8
deaths; other infected districts, 81 new
cases, ID deaths.
MORE EvIoTIoNs COMING.
DUBLIN, Aug. 24.--Lord Mayor Sulli-
van presided to-day over the tortnightly
meeting OF the National league held here
In his address he said Ireland WAS pre-
pared to accept Mr.. Glidstone's home
rule bill as settlement Of the contro-
versy with England. The Torres, how
ever, declined to give an Irish parlia-
ment. or course lrshmen would not.
Sullivan said, refuse to receive what.
ever good things the Tories might
offer short OF Gladstone's proposed
bdneiaction, but the Tories might
as well know, now as later, that
the people OF Ireland would never be con-
tented until they had parliament OF their
own. In conclusion, the mayor advised
Gen. Sir Redvers Butler when he reaches
Kerry, over which he was recently an
pointed commander, to at once proceed
TO give his attention to Kerry landlords.
who, said Sullivan, are fast driving their
tenants to despair.
The Curragh of Kildare, the great plain
owned by the British crown In the heart
OF Kildare county, and used for military
purposes, is the scene of unusual activity
at present The place is being nut in
readiness to receive five additional repi-
ments OF infantry and four additional req.
iments of cavalry. These fresh troops
are TO be used in assisting In the work az
eviction during the coming winter. The
authorities expect the default in the rents
among the Irish peasantry this winter will
be unusually great and the present force
IN Irelend Will unless much strengthened
prove totally Inadequate to the work of
protecting the Interests OF the landlords.
IN Tue COMMONS.
LONDON, Aug. 24--Parnell was loudly
cheered In the house OF commons tonight
on rising TO resume the debate on the ) d.
dress In reply to the queens speech. He
said he believed II the country had been
given three more weeks TO consider tha
home-rule bill the Tories would not
now be seen installed on the treas
ury bench, The Irish party
had every reason to be salts ned
with their present position. The major
ny OF the Liberal party had declared In
favor OF Irish economy. The Tories had
only prohted from the temporary Liberal
hesitation. After the present govern.
ment had exhibited themcelves for a
year or so, spectacle for God and man,
In their attempt 10 govern Ireland, the
Liberal hesitation would vanish
The Irish had reason on their side.