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Newspaper
Edinburgh Courant
Location
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 15, 1884
Page
26
The House sat late with sporadic speeches on land reform and crofter relief. Macfarlane, Fraser, and Ferguson spoke amid crossfire over Highlands funding, Skye plans, and Irish issues while Gorst and the Scotsman were pressed on misreports.
The Lipet case recounts Robinson v Such over alleged libel and wage disputes with rents and taxes pressuring tenants. Journals note wide agitation across districts with meetings, petitions, and calls for rent reductions, led by local MPs and landlords. Westminster restoration reports follow, detailing select committee findings and Westminster Hall reconstruction plans.
Inverness authorities dispatch police by nine o clock train to Strome Ferry with Lochiel and Assistance vessels to Portree. Boats to enter Skye bay by six, marines ready if resistance rises as authorities face crofters’ grievances across Hebrides.
In Stornoway and district last evening Dr Macrae presided as resolutions protested a Scotch journal's reports on Lewis land policy and crofters agitation. They urged government restraint and condemned repressive measures like those at Skye. Cheers greeted Lochiel crew for refusing to sail. Resolutions were sent to the Premier and local MPs.
The Aberdeen meeting of the Scottish Farmers Alliance Executive Committee chaired by Mr Rae expressed delight crofters would offer no further resistance and urged peaceful constitutional agitation. Officials were instructed to inform crofters at Uig and urge government action to halt evictions in Skye until Crofters Commission recommendations are legislated.
A servant girl Bell, about fifteen, lost her foot in a steam thrashing machine at Biggarts farm and had the limb amputated below the knee at Dumfries Infirmary. George Dickson, a stableman, died in North Woodside Road. John M Ginnes, a sawdust dealer, died at Maitland Street. Robert Strang, a railway porter of 146 North Portland Street, was run over by wagons at Queen's Street Station, likely after falling on the rails.
A Cairo telegram notes Muair of Dongola telegrams that seem to confirm Khartoum's fall though local authorities doubt the Mahdi has advanced beyond Margat in Wady el Shawba. A Debbeh messenger carries a legible date from General Gordon.
Cairo reports a large Mahdist force marching toward Dongola along the Nile route with Emir Osman Farghaii expected to join by desert march. News also cites doubts about Khartoum’s fall and describes Allied movements and desert journeys toward Suakim.
A Bougoze messenger from the Mahdi camp reports seventeen days travel to reach safety. The Mahdi’s forces lack munitions and face famine. General Gordon advances to Abu Hazazi, capturing goods including coffee bales and merchandise while rebels hold despatches. Wady Shamba hosts part of the Mahdi’s forces.
The Standard correspondent from Dal reports an Indian fakir traveling as a doctor warns that Mahdi forces attract local allies across regions. He cites Wakeels joining Don gola and Kababish neutrality, with fears of treachery and night attacks on the British. The tale includes motives to found a new Mohammedan State in the Soudan.
The Council of Ministers in Alexandria announces no salary increases this year and no refilling of vacant posts unless essential. Applicants must apply to the Council for any necessary vacancies. Officials condemn the measure, which aims to curb expenditure during financial hardship.
Philadelphia reports the tally from fifty New York counties showing Governor Cleveland with a steady majority of 1246. Contests in ten counties remain unresolved and New York City counting will extend into next week.
Paris officials question a Shanghai telegram claiming Tam sui captured by French troops. The Ministry of Marine says the intelligence is inexact and discredited by ministers.
Paris reports a semi official denial saying negotiations between France and the International African Association have not broken down and will resume after the Congo Conference in Berlin.
The Parliamentary Commission, studying the government bill to raise duties on imported cattle, voted against the protectionist approach. A similar outcome is expected for cereals, with a report from three members to inquiries in Aisne awaited amid strong protectionist sentiment.
The official bulletin reports 52 fresh cholera cases and 21 deaths in Paris from Thursday midnight to six this evening. It adds that 75 deaths from cholera occurred yesterday, with 2 in the city and 46 in hospital. The Norwegian barque Albion arrived at Burntisland after a storm while health authorities found no sickness aboard.
The schooner Pandora from Konigsberg carrying rags arrived at Aberdeen. A Board of Supervision rule delayed entry for inspection by sanitary inspector Kenneth Cameron. Pandora proved clean from Fraserburgh and Konigsberg was not infected, allowing discharge. The Anapert from Dun kirk remains moored at Victoria Dock pending inquiry.
Berux Nov 14. The West African affairs conference will meet in Chancellor's Palace rooms used after the Berlin Congress. Diplomats will stay at the Kaiserhof and Ryl hotels. Observers say the gathering signals the end of Franco German hostilities and the start of continental colonial expansion.
The Viceroy arrived today and was received by the Duke of Connaught in Deus, marking a formal greeting by royal presence.
Dispatch from Viexnxa dated November 13 describes Albanian bands looting Paprasishte and Oraslea. In Paprasishte sixty houses burned, five residents killed, eighteen women raped, merchants robbed and burned inside his house. Oraslea saw fourteen killed as 180 bandits torched more than forty houses.
Philadelphia reports a blaze in Kofaula Alabama destroying a house and several stores with losses around 100000. Authorities blame incendiaries amid rumors of enslaved people and Governor Cleveland victory sparks, following Southern meetings condemning Black residents after inflammatory speeches.
New York reports that the Geographical Survey will conduct a systematic study of the recent North American earthquakes following a series of tremors across the continent. Authorities expect findings on causes effects and regional seismic activity.
Charles Weir a 28 year old married collier was killed instantly by a roof fall of stone and coal at Grange Colliery. He resided in West Shaw Street and left two widows and two children.
Conservative candidate Macalister gains pledges of support at a noisy Dalston meeting addressed by Sir Grantham Q C M P who urged immediate redistribution and franchise extension. Liberal figures Stuart Holms and Hollins also spoke at meetings in Bethnal Green West Hackney and South Hackney urging large majorities to push enfranchisement and fair trade principles.
Traders pushed prices higher for most of the day in New York. A brief morning dip followed a firm opening as markets reacted to the Trunk Line president's recommendation to restore freight rates next Monday.
The session opened with petitions on Inverness shire armed men and women’s suffrage. Ministers signalled plans to reintroduce a Secretary of State for Scotland. Discussions covered sheep mutilation in Lewis, education for poor children, recaptured escaped lunatic, Madagascar French operations, fraudulent claims in Morocco, Egypt’s representative institutions and slave trade suppression. The Lords outlined inquiries, legal answers, and forthcoming papers on policy and finance.
In the New York debate Mr Rundell asks if ministers will change the system of questioning. Gladstone warns against overreaction and cites the growing practice of dental questions as problematic. The discussion also covers reports on Zululand massacre and annexation and updates from Lord E Fitzmaurice about Colonel Swaine in Cairo as the British position weighs potential intervention.
David Muir of Quarry Lane Irvine faced Irvine Police Court on a charge of malicious mischief after breaking a neighbour’s glass pane. He allegedly stabbed Sergeant M Donald in the arm during arrest, as two constables aided in disarming him. a struggle left one constable wounded in six places. The doctor stated Muir was unfit to plead and the case was adjourned.
Reports from Debbeh recount a telegram from Dongola about General Gordon and a letter from Gordon. A gun accident on HMS Active prompted an official inquiry with no injuries. In Parliament, ministers discussed Egyptian expenditure, the Northbrook report, and Crofter unrest in the Highlands with calls for land reform and police restraint in Skye.
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