Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-14
Moro British Wnrshins.

LONDON, March 18th. - In the House of Com
mons to night Hamilton, the First Lord OF the
Admiralty, said the estimates for the building
OF warsh1pS TOR the coming year were e6 4S6 0lO.
This sum is exclusive of the estimates for the
aTInameDts which amount 10 Et ,70o0 001
Smith, member for Flint. hire askf d whether
the Government bad seen the printed reports of
the cruelties inflicted upon political prisoners
10 Siberia, ana whether 1t would canse the Brit
ish ambassador at St Petersburg to direct the
attention OF the Russian Government 10 the
matter.
Smith, the Government leader. replied that
the Government had no means Of ssesrtaining
the truth of the reports, nor had ii the power to
ject.
Mexican Notes.
CITY OF MEXICO, March 13th-Maieo Clark
has made a proposition to the Government 10
take up Captain James B. Ead's D oiect for
building the Tehuantep ship Railway, for
which a concession is held by en- American
company. The concession, however, has nearly
expired by limitation.
Influenza is raging with great violence
throughout the state OF Hidalgo.
1t is reported that the police have crested
four Mexicans on a charge of having circulated
counterfeit United States s. gold pieces in Mex
leo.
Thousands of Cattle Dying.
FORT MoLEox IN W. T.). March lsth.- The
situation in the cattle region Of New uxley on
Red Deer river, is very alarming aud n repeti
ton Of the disasters of the winters of lsS2-s3
when thousands ofeattle 81 ecumbed are feared
There is two feet Of snow from New Oxley
north, with two separate and heavy crusts. The
cattle cannot get TO the grass and are dying
fast. The less III the country from Mosquito
creek 10 Red Deer river is thought to be 70 per
cent
King of Dahomey
PARIS, March l3th-It is officially announced
that the King OF Dahomey, accompanied by his
female war iors, has retired to Lama, after re-
maiOing at GodOmey four days and not daring
TO attack the French posts. The rest of his
army still remains at Godomey, where it is
tor ~ ftfsaH INrrws
1,0l0 Dahomians, including a female General,
were killed. II is stated that the French cap
tives taken by the Dahomians are safe at
Whydah.
Scottish Peer Drowned.
LoNDoN, March 1s h-Major- General sir How
ard Cranturd ElphinstoEe. Comptroller and
Treasurer OF the Duke of Colnaughts house
hold was washed overheard from the steamer
Tangerio near 1el eriffe, Canary Islands, and
drowned He was formerly Equerry to the
Prime $ OF Wales end belonged TO the famous
tlphinstOne family OF Scotland. enc Of the most
noted and Oldest in Great Britain.
Sporting Han Acquitted.
MONTREAL March l3lh-The jury in the csse
OF Harry ph HIPS. on t'ial for obtaining Sli go
worth oi jewrlry b. gambling from Won kein-
holts, commercial traveller for Ellis Y Co, of
Toronto. knowing thst the property did not be-
long TO Won ReiuhOits, Brought IN i verd;ct his
afternoon Of not guilty Philips is well known
TO sporting men. and at one time was the hacker
of Sullivan on his European tour.
LONDON. March lsth.-AdvIces from Johannes
burg, in the 1ransvaal, .tate that three persons
who were arrested there for taking part in q
demonstration against the Government have
been taken to Pretoria, charged with treason.
There is intense excitement throughout the re-
Earthquake in Chile.
NEW YORK. March 18th News has been re-
ceived of an earthquake in Chile February Sd,
which shook al points between Valparaiso and
Santiago. The shock was felt severe over To-
600 square miles. a severe earthquake also oc-
CURED at Traigean January 2sth.
Behring sea Ne Gotiations.
Ottawa, March 15lh.-Mrs Tupper wife OF
the Minister OF Marine, left for Washington this
afternoon 10 join her husband. This would in
dictate that the Behring Sea negotiations will
not be concluded for some time.
Lots of Paper Money.
RIO JANEIEo, March 18th The National
Bank end TIE Bank of Brazil have been au-
thorized to issue 5000 900 milrsis IN paper.
Each is TO be redeemab,e in gold as soon as the
exchange permits
Confidence in the Ministry.
BUCHAREST, March 18th. The Rouma1ian
Chamber Of D. tputes by vote of 73 TO o. re-
jeeted The motion expressing lack Of conf
dence in the Ministry.
Heavy Gain.
BERLIN, March l3th.-1he total vote in the re-
cent elections was 7,03l 400. The sociaiists
polled 81 ,5S7, which is an increase Of over
fOEr-fold IN nine years.
Under German Protection.
BERLfs March lSth-Germany will shortly
notify the Powers that she has taken the Islands
of ManGa aud Patta under her protection
Held to Answer.
LONDON, March ls,h.-Mitchell, the pugilist,
has been held in c 90 bail for his assault on
Chesterfield Goode