Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-31

| fiict with the statements in Stanley's nara.
tive, and Major Bartellots course of con-
duct will be placed in very different light
from that in which Stanley left it, The
documents and papers impugn seriously
the entire management of the expedition
for the relief of Emin.
Disease Caused by Drink.
LONDON, August 30th.-At the Cape OF
Good Hope General Joube-t, the noted
leader of the Beers, represents. in an inter-
view, that terrible misery has been caused
among the natives of South Africa by the
liquor traffic. The General says that in
1884 he warned King Umbandine Of Swazi-
land that gold concessions and drink
would destroy his country. Umbandine
did not heed the warning, and three years
later he was hopeless drunkard. Disease
and drunkenness are making sad havoc
among the native tribes, Notwithstanding
the efforts of missionaries.
The McAuIiffe- Slavin Fight.
NEW YORK, August 30th.-A London
dispatch to the Herald says that the in
terest in the Slavin and McAuliffe fight
continues to increase in London sporting
circles as the day of the contest approaches
Offers have been made of a thousand dol
lars even on McAuliffe for ten days, but
there are no takers. McAuhffe weighs 2l4
pounds stripped, thirty-two pounds less
than when he left California.
The Famine in Ireland.
DUBLIN, August 30th.-Jackson, one OF
the Joint Secretaries of the British Treasury
and Sankey, of the Irish Board of Works,
are making tour of the Northwest of Ire
land. for the purpose of reporting what
relief works shall be inaugurated in order
to assist the people in case of famine aris-
ing from the failure of the potato crop.
The English Navy.
LONDON, August 30th.-Work is being
actively pushed in the Chatham and other
dock yards. The Andromache new fast
cruiser is supplied with machinery enab-
ling her to- steam at the rate of twenty
knots an hour, and another similar vessel
the Apollo, is ready for launching.
The Melbourne Strike.
MELBOURNE. August 30th.-A proclama-
ton has been placarded throughout the
city prohibiting gatherings of men, the OBJ
iect of which is to intimidate workmen
who refuse to strike A guard has been
placed around the gas works, and some gas
will be available tonight.
Austrian villages Flooded.
VIENNA, August 30th.-The Rhine has
overfowed its banks in the Voralberg
district. The villages of Bach. Hopenems
Hoechst, Lustnau and Fuessach are flooded
Bridges have been swept away and many
persons drowned.
Collapse of a Building.
BERLIN, August 30th.-The cellar of
brewery in Stoetteritz, Saxony, in which
number of men were at work. collapsed to-
day, burying sixteen workmen. Seven
were killed and the remainder were Sc
verely injured.
Fifteen Persons Killed.
PEsrH, August Both. Fifteen persons
were killed to-day in building on fire in
Mejoe Kerestze. They were in the build
ing endeavoring 10 save their property,
when the roof fell in, crushing them to
death.
More Currency Issued.
Rio JANEIRo, August 30th.-The Bank
of Brazil has authorized the issue of an
additional fifty millions milreis in cur
rency on gold basis, to facilitate specu-
lation.
Stanley Coming to America.
LIVERPOOL, August 30th.-Stanley and
wife and her mother sail for New York on
the Teutonic on October 10Th.
King Charles Health.
LISBON, August 30th.-Klng Charles of
Portugal, suffering from an attack of fever,
the result of chill, is recovering.
A Noted Pianist Dead.
HAVANA, August 30th.-Senor Espadero,
the renowned Cuban pianist, is dead.
The Cabinet Has Resigned.
BELGRADE, August 30th.-The Servian
Cabinet has resigned.