Evening journal., 1888-08-15
The Sagneti Massacre
A French Missionary Witness
Tells His Story.
PARNELTs LITTLE STRATEGY.
The PAN Mall Gazette Says It Is Cow
ardly Scheme Bandits i'm the Balkan
states-rhe African ouestion-shetland
Pony Breeders.

nrdly scheme bAndtts IN the hhiknn
states-The African Question shetland
Pony breeders.
LONDON, Aug. ia Massowah dispatch
says; A French missionary who has arrived
from the scene Of massacre at Sagneti 70
ports that four OF the Italian officers who
were in command OF iho auxiliaries We're
killed. He does not know the fate OF the
fifth. He says that Debel, the Abyssnian
chief whose troops overcame the Italian
command, had force of 750 men. of whom
$50 were armed with mnskets The report
that the Assaortin allies proved treacherous
is now denied -Four hundred stragglers
from the defeated column have arrived at
Massowah
The Pail Mall Gazette's condemnation Of
MFR. Parnell's maneuver in resorting 70 the
Scotch courts wherein 20 prosecute his suit
against The Times has excited much com
ment, since it puts an entirely new phase
upon the matter and ascribes TO MIR. Parnell
entirely different motives from those with
which he has been credited. The principal
objection made 10y The Gazette to the Irish
leaders move, however, is that II indicates
change OF front IN the face of the enemy,
and thereby creates unfounded suspicious OF
cowardioe or lack Of confidence in his case.
A large portion of Turkey and the Balkan
states is infested with brigands, and theiI
number is rapidly growing. These outlaws
taking advantage Of the absence OF railway
and telsgraphic communication, become
bolder daily, and the consternaton Of the
better class of inhabitants is increasing 10
such an extent that many of them are leav-
ing their homes aud taking refuge in the
larger towns. Recently band Of brigand
invaded a small Roumelian town and cap.
tursd the daughter OF peasant, young
girl famed In that locality for her beauty.
The chief Of the band, wishing to make the
girl his wife, had mock marriage ceremony
performed one OF the band personating a
priest. He then sent a messenger TO the
village authorities informing them OF the
marriage, and demanding that It be formally
registered upon their books, a proceeding
which would render the ceremony valid.
The authorities refused 10 comply with the
demand, and tho chief sent the messenger
back with his ultimatum, which was that he
would sack the village il his demands were
not Immediately acceded to. The official.
are now endeavoring to gain time by parley-
ing with the chief hoping meanwhile to be
able TO recover the girl by stealth.
The recent action Of Italy with regard tc
Massowah and other events in Africa have
stimulated the belief Of the governments Of
England and Belgium that affairs in that
country require immediate attention with q
view to more comprehensive aud equitabl,
regulation, and a movement Is on foot 70 Sc
cure the appointment Of new African con
ference, ia which all the powers shall be rep
resented. The questions proposed TO be dis
cussed by the conference will have specia
rnfa to- nr.I e.
possibly exert sufficient influence upon In
terested powers to induce them TO acquiesc,
In the representations put forward favorin1
the reopsning OF the vexed African ques
tion. King Leopold Is actively pushing tb,
scheme, and IL is understood that his decision
TO visit England was, in great measure, in
fiueneed by hope that be might accelerate il
consummEtion.
The pony breeders OF the Shetland Island
are actively organizing for the purpose o.
exposing the methods sf large class o
dealers who import ponies to Scotland from
Iceland and forward them 10 New York an,
other American ports as Shetlands. Tn
Iceland pony, the Shetland raisers alege
will not stand the American climate, and th
fraud is greatly injuring the industry upol
which the Shetland Islanders depend for
livelihood.
DIR. Schweinfurth, the German explore
and naturalist, has finally left Cairo 70
Berlin, after twelve years residence on th
dark continent He takes with him 70 th
German capital large quantity OF botani
cal and other specimens, Of which he intend
to treat in a series of scientific works. whic
will shortly appear.
The striking Parisian workmeu have re
sumed work in a number of yards and sign
OF total collapse Of the strikes are evory
I where aDDarent