The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-21
BEYOND THE SEA.


LONDON, December 20.-ln long letter
10 Sir Francis DeWinton. just published,
written at 0sala. August ist. Henry VI.
Stanley strongly objects to the tone of a
batch Of newspaper clippings he had re-
ceiNcd. commenting, as he expressed it,.
with utter lack of common sense and dis
regard for accuracy. upon his expedition.
He dwells at length upon the indecisiOn of
fmin. which cost him (~taniey1 "a journey
of 300 miles % relieve Barttelot. lie JUS
lihes the payment of salary Of $50 a month
10 TippO0 Iib, TO advert a des0lating
war. and declares that if both par
will be continued indefinitely. stanley
is especially strong in rebuking those
IN England who had lost faith in his
sieadlasiness Of purpose 10 the extent Of
crcditing um0rs that he was marching IN
the direction of khartOum, and treats at
length of Bart lot, removing entirely the
impression that his previous letters were
reflections on the majors conduct lie adj
nit, that Barltel0t only needed qualities 10
De gained in no other way than by long eN-
perionce in Africa, 10 eXiricatc
himself from his dilemma. lie
highly cuiOgiIcs the majors high qualities.
lie knew That BartielOt was Of IN unfOr-
bearing disposition. and had intended tO
prlicd his being len behind. Bafttci0t was
ignorant of The language .Of The na-
tiycs with him, and i'm whose territory
ho was. and stanley thinks the Interpreter
may have played him false. thus occasion
ing co0lnes-. which was never healed and
Ted 90 his DEATH He quotes in detail the in
stuct.on- he gave Barttelot, and finally de-
uies cmphaiically The alleged Congo afro
cities the Manycma cannbalism. the pho
tOgraphing Of q woman during her eXccu-
ton. &c. During the entire expedition. he
asserts. De- executed only four men.
DON PEDRO UNPOPULAR N LISBON.
LISBON. December 2O.-lt is report
cd that jhe Portuguese government D.,
anxious for Dom Pedro 90 leave
Portugal. The calmne-s with which The
people of Brazil accepted the overthrow
Of the Empire aud the establishment Of the
Republic encourages the Radicals Of Lisbon
90 believe that they viii eventually achieve
a quiet and blOodless revolution i'm POrtu-
gal.
POWDER MAGAZINE DESTROYED.
BAKJ. December 2O.-rhe artillery maga-
zine. at this place, was destroyed to-day hy
the explosion of "a shell. Four people were
killed outright and four Others were
seriously injured. The noise Of the explOd-
I- nIlf'llN NliAl lifhflTs llu " uA'll t'
alinc was stored. is described a- resembling
a b0mbardmcnt. One hundred thousand
cartridges were destroyed.
WILLIAM O'BRIEN AT LIBERTY.
DUBLIN. December 2O-Mr. William
O'Brcn. who was sentenced 10 two months
Imprisonment in Galway jail for having adj
dressed proclaimed Nationalist meeting.
was to-day liberated from tnat institution.
4 fnr.ra ,.r.tgl fl4f h4I frafk4p.l ia xxffn4-.
the departure of the liberated Irish patriot
heartily checred him. Mr.. O'Bricn deliver
ed am address. Ills remarks caused the
greatest enthusiasm.
CABLE MOTIFS.
LONDON. December 2o.-The steamships
4 Teddy and Isle Of Cyprus collided In The
English channel, south Of the Isle of Wight.
to-day. The former sank. Several Of her
crew succeeded n reaching the shore.
Thirteen others are missing.
LONDON. December 20.-The captain Of
The Leerdam is spoken Of in the highest
terms by the shipwrecked passengers at
luNhaScn for the c00lness and bravery he |
displayed in experimenting their rescue !
from the sinking ship. The collision oc-
cured IN heavy 1og.
PARIS. December 20.-Owing to the pre- |
salence Of the influenza in the Il. Cyr mil |
tary college, that institution has been !
'loaed.
SHANGHAI, December 20.-1he Chinese |
'ailway projects have been suspended, Ow-
ng 10 political intrigues and popular oppo- |
,itiOn.
PEsTH, December 20.--rhe German Thea |
re in this city is on fire, and the flames are |
-apidly spreading to the djoningbuildings. |
ZANZIBAR. December 2O.-Ihree OF Bush
ri's head men have been hanged by the |
iermans at BagamOyo.
LISBON, December 20.-The Portuguese |
Republican leaders have decided TO issue a
manifesto setting forth that the present is
IN auspicious time 10 take effective STEPS 10
b0lish the monarchy.
ZANZIBAR, December 2O.-Surgeon Parke,
ianley's physician, is lying dangerously
II with fever.
SHANGHAI. December 2O.-Adviccs from
'orea state that hundreds OF persons have
een arrested in connection with conspi-
acy 10 assassinate the King. The plot was
iscoyered by the chief eunuch.