The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-27

4 dispatch from Suakm says that the
desert chief Senousi is marching against
Tie Mahdi with a large and well-armed
force, and that the Mahdi, owing to nu-
merOus desertiOns and privatiOn. is in no
condition TO meet an enemy. In khartOum
and vicinity all the food has been seized for
the support OF the Mahdi's followers. and
the inhabitants are perishing by hundreds.
An Arab living in khartOum is said TO have
killed one Of his slaves, the family being
without food, and lived, with his household,
Tor several days on the remains. There is
abundant food in Suakim, but none Of il is
permit cd to pass into the interior, it being
the purpose of the British to reduce the enc
nv as much as possible by starvation.
An interesting series of experiments was
begun to-day in the use of Prof. KOch's cur
atiye lymph at the Kings College Hospital.
DR.. Cheyne, one Of the physicians attached
to the hospital, who is friend Of Prof.
koch. had succeeded in procuring a guam
tity OF the lymph, and yesterday gave the
lrst injection to four patients, one OF whom
was suffering from tuberculosis Of the hip,
another from tuberculosis Of the foot, an
other from lupus in a severe form, and an
other from phthisis. Watchers have been
selected who will take turLs in noting the
effects of the inOculatiOn. A lare number
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of tine method OF treatment.
The people Of SwnetOrd. County Mayo,
Ireland, are greatly disappointed over the
refusal of the grand jury 10 guarantee even
one penny to assist in carrying out Mr.. Bal
lOur's plan to build a railroad from COllOO-
nev u lare-MOrris. Crowds Of people
throughout the district are demanding
work from the priests and poor law guar
dlans. IL is admitted by the authorities
hat within three weeks many of the people
in the SwinefOrd district will be without
food of any kind. Delegates have started
tor London 10 urge upon the Government
the necessity of taking steps for the aleyia-
ton of the distress.
Tue result Of the Italian election has
eau, u,cd deep disappointment in the Vatican,
and all bat the strongest clericals now re-
gard ,he restoration Of the temporal power
a. hopeless. The authorities have given
strict orders for the suppression OF any
papal or irfedehtist demonstration.
Two mcn were arrested at LOmbreOwitz,
on tae Austrian frontier, Yesterday on sus-
pici0n of being the murdercrs Of the two
bank clerks who were found dead last
THURSDAY in one Of the ears OF the Vienna
mail train when il arrived at kutnO. Short
~ after their arrest the men confessed that
they committed the murder.
A demonstration OF socialists was held in
BJchum, Germany, Yesterday. The police
was called upon 10 disperse the crowds,
ard in the melee which ensued several per-
sons w,re injured The police captured IL
red nag from the socialists. Seven of the
socialists were arrested for carrying fire.
arms.
Adyiccs from 81. Petersburg state that the
Car has ordered an Investigation Of the
stories regarding the kameras, or apart
ments where men an women are tempor-
arily imprisoned at TOmsk. Siberia. IL is
said that the condition OF affairs in the
kameras is horrible. The Empress Is said
20 have prompted the investigation.
la the Irish Court Of Chancery the SUIT
brought by Mrs. O'Shca against her hus-
band, Captain O'Shea, last spring for the
enforcement Of her marriage sediment and
10 force the Captain TO transfer TO her GER
tain interests which were menaced by pro-
ceedings in bankruptcy taken against him,
was yesterday withdrawn.
The steamer America, built for the Ma
tional Line at Dundee, Scotland, was sue
cessfully launched yesterday. The new
steamer is 10 be added to the National Lines
fleet. plying between Liverpool and New
York.
Mourning will be worn for three weeks by
the Italian and German courts in respect to
the memory Of the late King of the Neither
lands.
A committee has been formed in Rome TO
secure the beatification OF the late Pope
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