Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-11
TELEGRAPHIC.
FOREIGN FLASHES.
England Making Herself Ridicul.
Ous with Her Foreign Policy.

II
England Making Herself Ridicul-
GUS With Her Foreign Policy.
LONDON, December 10-Parliament
will be prorogued on the oath.
In the Commons this evening STAN
hope, Secretary for War, read telegram
from General Dormer, at Cairo, to the
effect that steamer would leave Suez
Wednesday to convey the Suakin
squadron of the Twentieth Hussars and
300 men OF the Welsh infantry. This
would make total force at Suakin OF
6 800 men, composed mostly of Egyp-
tians against 2, 400 of the enemy.
In the debate on Irish estimates John
Ellis, member from Nottinghamshire,
moved to reduce the vote for Irish police
by el0. 900. He protested against Irish
Constables procuring evidence for the
Times and forcing witnesses by threats
to appear. Balfour replied at some
length. After further debate Ellis's mo-
ton was adopted.
The Morning Posts Alexandria cores
pondent says: 1t is useless to disguise
the fact that the gradual reduction OF the
army of occupation, excites the derislon
of the natives as we'll as of foreigners.
He must either maintain the honor of
our flag or withdraw altogether. The posi-
| tion is serious, both at Suakin and at the
southern frontier. Unless We are pre-
pared to take energetic measures to re-
assert our power England's prestige will
be endangered throughout the Moslem
| world.
SUAKIN, December 10.-A deserter
says Osman Digna is at Handoub with
1000 men and will march in defense of
the trenches when the attack is made.
The enemies right redoubt was nearly
destroyed to-day by the heavy combined
fire of the ships and forts. The Arabs re-
piled, wounding one Egyptian.
MADRID, December 10.-The new Cab
met is announced, with Senior Sagasta as
Premier and Sefior Armiio Minister OF
| Foreign Affairs. The new Cabinet is OF
a similar complexion to the former Cabi-
net, except that it is more pliable, with
the tendency toward granting concessions
| to Protectionists.
New YORK, December 10.-A cable
gram to the World from Auckland, New
Zealand, December 10;h, says; The
Alameda, with the American baseball
teams on board, arrived here to-day.
The trip was extremely pleasant. After
the first day or two out there was no sea-
sickness and every one was in good
health. We play here to-day.
(Signed) J. M. WARD.
| ST. PETERSBURG, December 10.-At a
meeting at the Foreign Office high
military authority urged that an ulti-
matum be sent to the Persian Govern
ment warning it that Russia would take
steps for the occupation of Persia unless
it Cancelled the treaty opening up the
Karun country to the English. De Giers
opposed such a course and advised the
Government to proceed with moderation,
AUCKLAND, December 10-Dispatches
from Samoa state that the adherents Of
Mataafa continue to besiege Tamasese,
King of Samoa, at Atna. The German
Consul has ordered Mataata to withdraw.
A conference OF consuls on the situation
has been held without any result.
PEsTH, December 1O.-Thirty persons
have been bitten by mad wolves in the
neighborhood of Orsov. The majority of
them have already died after suffer ing
great agony.
PARIS, December 10.-The Chamber
vote of 1856 to 115. The amount of the
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y 1T WAS C"LORED.
The American Refinery Pay $685..
4Ol Extra OH Its Java Sugar.
SAN Francisco, December 10-The
United States Appraiser has reported in
the matter of the $500 tons of Java sugar
consigned to the American Refinery and
which was seized, together with the
steamer Westmeath, on Saturday, that
after fifteen experiments he has found
that the sugar has been artifcially colored
and that instead of being below the Dutch
standard No. Is, as represented, it should
be classed between the grades No. 13
and 16 Dutch standard, which pays
a duty of 2s4 cents per pound. In &C
cordance with this finding, the refinery
company to-day paid $62, ,40l additional
duty, and as it cannot be shown that the
refinery company is at fault, Collector
Hager states that the cargo will be re-
leased, but will be sampled frequently
while the vessel is unloading.
Contested Elections.
SAN Francisco, December 10-The
recount of the vote for Mayor as con-
tested by DIR. G. G. O'Donnell began to-
day.
John J. Sullivan, who was defeated in
the Twenty-irst Senatorial District for
State Senator by w. O. Banks, has filed
a contest. He claims that 253 votes cast