The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-20
RECENT EVENTS ABROAD.
A DECISIVE BATTLE FOUGHT AT
sUAKIM TODAY.
Tho British and Egyptians Defeat the
Rebels with Slight Loss to Themselves
Tho Crisis in France--The Government
May he Forced to Resign.

May BE Forced to Resign.
LONDON, Dec. 20.-Dispatches from
Suakim state that decisive battle has
been fought in which the rebels have
been worsted and dislodgod from their
position. The fight took place to-day.
The combined force of the Egyptians and
British made at attack upon the rebels.
They stormed the redoubts and trenches,
and after half hours brilliant fighting
the enemy was driven TO the bush, com
pletely routed.
The rebel loss Is estimated at 1000
| killed, with large numbers wounded
| The loss to the British aud Egyptians is
slight. The British forces now cncamp
In the position recently occupied by the
rebels The victory to British arms is
complete.
Later dispatches state that the British
had four men killed and two wounded in
a cavalry charge.
The Egyptian black regiments made
brilliant charge upon the enemy's
trenches, in which two were killed and
thirty wounded. Only two Egyptian of
fcers were wounded. The enemY's loss
is now stated to be 400.
LONDON, Dec. 20.-The debate Of the
Budget in the French Senate yesterday
was only in itself an exciting incident, but
the fact was demonstrated conclusively
that Boulangerism is rapidly spread
ing and gaining in influence, and also
that the Government, in spite OF its
heroic efforts to appear calm, is posi-
lively alarmed thereat. Probably moth
ing that the Government could have
done would have had greater effect,in
estranging it from the respect and conf
dence Of the people than its action in the
matter of the Panama Canal bill, and the
dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies
and their vision of the Constitution as
direct consequence of the defeat of that
measure, cannot much longer be de-
ferred.
LONDON, Dec. 20.-A dispatch from
Geneva gives the correspondence that
passed in March, 1880, between Hon.
William NJ. Evarts, the American Secre-
, tary of State, and NJ Max Outrey, the
French Minister at Washington, in refer
ence to the Panama Canal.
: The Times CORE spondent at Zanzibar
announces that the German Club there
is about to be closed, and declares that
serious results will follow. He says that
! there are continuous riots in Zanzibar,
created by unemployed and drunken Ger
mans, and that the matter loudly calls
for stern interposition on the part of the
German Government.
: Madame di Murska is dangerously i'll in
: body and mind at Munich.
. An emute is expected shortly in Crete
The police have discovered an extern
sive forgery business in London, and
have made many seizures of fictitious Go
/ Bank of England notes.
RUSSELL, KAN, Dec. 20--A number
| of business houses were destroyed by
} fire here yesterday morning. Total loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 20.-The con-
l struction of three new cruisers, one of
}, 1900 and the others of 5000 tons, is
$ about to be commenced. Three sub
: marine boats will shortly be furnished.
g The work on them is done with the ut
t most secrecy
y BERLIN. Dec. 20.--The director of the
: German Plantation Company says that
no instructions have been sent to Zanzi-
bar TO migrate to Borneo, and that there
must be some mistake in the report to
that effect.
: LONDON, Dec. 20.-The Times says it
5. has reason to think that the War Office
rs regards the disbanding of the Honour
s able Artillery Company as only tenn.
porary, and that the company will prob
= ably be reorganized.
d The Standard announces that LORD
Derby will resign from the National Lib
~ eral Club.
" BELGRADE, Dec. 20.-The Radical
"a peasants are celebrating the victories o
the party in the. Parliamentary election
Z by firing the homes of political oppo
3. nents in the vicinity of this city The
ir sky has been lurid for three nights will
the reflection of the flames of burning
1T dwellings.
e BERLIN, Dec. 20.-Emperor William
10 dined with the officers of the First Regi
ment of the Guards at Potsdam las
- evening, and afterwards witnessed {
n Riesenkrlegspiel, remaining until II
o'clock.
\. The first 20-mark gold coins bearing
the present Emperor's head were issuet
70 yesterday.
ID VIENNA, Dec. 20.--A new anti-Semeti
paper will appear here at the dawning o
20 the new year. 1t will be called the
is Wiener Volks6lau, will issue morning anG
evening editions, and will be the organ
iiee ie of the United Christians
er ST. PETERSBURG, Dec 90 1t is ru
mored that Russia has protested tc
Persia against that country granting q
monopoly of commerce to any foreign
Up power.
y, LONDON, Dec. 20..-Lord Salisbury
RS spoke at a meeting at Scarborough to
,d day He dwelt upon the progress tha
he the Liberal Unionists were making, anC
fl congratulated them. In referring to tht
ut Gladstonians, he glosted over what ht
"a termed the impossibility Of reunion o
X Mr.. Gladstone's followers.
oof PARIS, Dec. 20.-The Minister o
ye Marine contradicts the report that tn,
a French Government is about to send sew
es eral ironclads to Panama to watch United
C.. States vessels-of war there. He says tive
Of armored cruisers will go to Panama
se as simply as a police measure, to look afte
St the interests of the French workmel
M employed on the canal
Smugglod Chinese Maidens Caught.
From the GiO5e- Democrat
US Customs Inspectors Poor and Sweerdfge
lr- last night noticed two women rcsembin
he Indian SuunWg Dreuarin0 N bOard the Port