Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-13
Dom Pedro Will Not Abdicate,


PARIS, December 12th.-A special Lisbon dis
patch TO La LanteTTe reports general disagree
ment of the Royal Brazilian family. Count
D'Eu is dissatisfied with the position in which
he was placed by the revolution. He says the
revolution is not the will of the people but the
result purely of a military cabal. he has urged
Dom Pedro 10 retnrn TO Brazil and reclaim the
throne and secure it by force if necessary.
Dom Pedro having refused this, D. Eu has
asked him to abdicate in his favor and allow
him to seek the throne at the head of an army,
which enterprise he is willing to undertake.
Dom Pedro refused this also II is reported
to-day that King arlos has intimated to ID Eu
that the sooner he starts for France the better
it would be for Portugal,
Canadian ship Canal.
OTTAWA, December I2th.-The Government is
undertaking the stupendous work of construct
ing a ship railroad TO connect the St. Lawrence
river with the Bay of Fundy, reducing the 500
mile trip around Nova Scotia to seventeen
miles. 1t will be called 'Chignuts Marine
Transport Railway" and will cost over S6000,-
600. The track weight will oe ITO pounds to the
yard, and it viii take only two locomotives to
draw the car holding the vessels, and occupy q
little over two hours time. The tariff will be
fifty cents per ton on the cargo. and twenty-five
cents per ton on rhe vessel Hydraulic jacks of
immense power will be used to raise the vessel
on the car, which can be accomplished in half
an hour. 1t is specially applicable for purposes
of war, the car being large enough to transport
the largest war-ship.
Indignant Spain.
fest great deal of irritation at Senator Coles
proposal in regard to Cuba and roundly de-
nounce it. This is subject upon which spain
is very sensitive, and the mere suggestion of
any change in ownership is apt to be regarded
as an offense to national dignity
The EpOcd says: "lhis is a mad idea and it
cannot be that anyone i'll Washington takes it
seriously. Even if a republic were established
in Spain she would not consent TO separate
Cuba. Spain is resolved at all hazards to MAIN
tain the iotegrity of her national territory, and
political divisions do not exist thereon.
Japanese Concessions.
VIENNA December 12th.-The Neue Freie Prcsse
has information that Japanese Envoy will be
sent to Europe to negotiate treaties with the
Maritime States on very liberal basis. The
points proposed viii be that all japanese ports
shall be opened. That the tariff shall be raised
to u per cent. ad valorem, that Consular tri-
bunels shall be established, and the supreme
Court so composed that the Europeans sitting
upon it shall be in the majority.
A Spanish Opinion.
MADRID. December 12th.-Senor CASTELAR, be-
Geves that the example of Brazil viii be fol-
lowed in Portugal sooner or later but not in
Spain, because in Spain the Regent during the
Kings minority keeps Liberal Ministers in
office. and has allowed Sagasta to establish uni
versal suffrage. He thinks the Brazilian Tepub-
lie is stable.
Latest from Capetown.
CAPETowN December 12th.-The natives of
Swasiland have agreed upon triumvirate to
govern their country, which will consist of two
British members, one a resident OF Transvaal.
The chiefs of Swasiland also joined in petit
ton for the abolition OF the liquor traffic.
Emin Pasha's Condition.
ZANZIBAR December 12th.-Emin Pasha had
a restless night disturbed by frequent severe
paroxysms of coughing. He is unable to swsl-
low any solid food His bruises continue very
painful. Otherwise his condition is unchanged.
Parnen Recovering.
LONDON, December 12th.-Parnell has witt
ten a letter in which he says he is reeov-
ering from the cold from which he has been suf-
fering, and hopes to be able to speak at Noting
ham Tuesday.
Miners Strike.
BERLIN December 12th.-The miners in the
Saarbrueken district have decided to strike-
Those in the Louis Euthal and Won Der Heydt
pits struck o-day.
Australian News.
SYDNEY, December 12th.-It has been decided
that the conference for considering the subject
of the federation of all the Australian colonies
will assemble at Melbourne in February.
The Poet Browning Dead.
LONDON December 12th.-A dispatch just re-
ceved from Venice says that Robert Browning,
the poet, died at 10 tonight.