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Newspaper
Edinburgh Courant
Location
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 29, 1884
Page
14
Telegrams from Egypt and the Sudan report sensational talk that Khartoum has fallen to Mahdi forces and Sudan is lost. Officials deny information and say only gossip fuels the reports while Kitchener’s messengers recount the wrecks and maneuvers near Dongola and along the Nile.
Special Telegram from Mavra reports Lord Northbrook landing from HM Iris at Mavra after arrival from Alexandria. He is greeted by the governor and most of the staff and proceeds later to Marseilles in the despatch boat.
Rome reports that a U S bishop’s claim the Pope supports Ireland’s Home Rule is unfounded. Vatican insiders say the Pope favors religious welfare of the Irish people and avoids mixing church matters with political controversy.
The dispatch notes Spain and Honduras to renew diplomatic relations with a favorable commercial treaty for Spain and its West Indies. Russia talks of a broad treaty with Spain, reducing duties on timber wheat and flax while Spain gains wine fruit and salt tariff access. Velasco and Aragon deployed to protect Spanish interests in China.
A condensed Gisanden dispatch quoted by the Vienna Allgemeine Telegraph notes that the Duke of lands intends to travel to England for undisclosed reasons. The report appears as part of brief intelligence summaries from Gisanden.
The Patrie reports Paris gossip that M Ferry is negotiating with Britain for mediation in China. If talks fail, France plans to deploy twenty thousand troops to China to fill gaps caused by heavy casualties and sickness.
In semi official circles it is stated that M Ferry opposes dispatch of numerous reinforcements to Tonquim, with action to be confined to defensive operations.
Reports from St Petersburg indicate fluctuating views on the Brunswick succession but Prince Albrecht is reportedly chosen as the new Duke. His leadership of the Hanoverian Corps helps him engage with Buchy politics. The Russian Court leans Cumberland, while Bismarck backs Albrecht to curb Cumberland influence. With the Cumberland patent gone, Bismarck regains stability after initial fury.
Emperor Francis Joseph declared the relations of the Austro Hungarian Empire with the European states, including Germany and Russia, were most friendly after a Skierniewice meeting with their Majesties. He said the unity shown among the three monarchs supports peace and mutual confidence benefiting all nations.
A mine blast at Conte Mine near Union Town Pennsylvania traps twenty miners. Two are dead, four rescued alive with injuries, while the rest are feared dead. Volunteers search the burning pit as lethal gas hampers efforts and a second explosion looms.
Toronto reports from Michipicoten say police failed to land after a week of protest. Whisky dealers are said to be arming navvies to resist authorities, and further bloodshed is feared.
Stocks opened firm in New York but faded during the afternoon trading. There was some late improvement, yet prices slipped again by close. A report stated railway companies plan further rate reductions.
New York trading reports show money easy and commodities varied with cotton, petroleum, lard and flour listing steady or advancing while wheat turns from weakness to strength. Iron and sugar stay dull and coffee quiet as markets close.
Narizs reports deaths and five fresh cholera cases. In Belgium a worker who returned from France fell ill at Roo borst near Lottengen and died, the first epidemic death in the country, stirring widespread alarm.
Brussels report says the Congo Conference will convene for the first time on November ninth with four special delegates assisting the Belgian diplomatic representative.
New York Oct 28. Mr Jay who returned from Britain where he met leading British shareholders in the Wabash Railroad held a lengthy interview with the directors. Officials refuse to disclose details and say Jay's trip yielded no definite outcome.
Kineerey reports great satisfaction at Sir Charles Warren's appointment and an Imperial League to defend Briton interests in South Africa. Dergan notes Zululand rumors that Mnyamana and most Usutu chiefs abandon Dinizulu in favor of Cetewayo's younger son, sparking expected civil war. Fever sweeps the Boer camp in Zululand with twelve deaths reported.
Paris reports the Bey of Tanis will arrive in the capital next month as tensions rise after the attempt on the French consular agent at Fey. The government demands satisfaction from the Sultan of Morocco and the ironclad Suffren is ordered to hasten to Tangiers.
Paris reports the Prix Saumur steeplechase at Vincennes where three competitors all officers or riders fell while clearing a wall. M Fouche of Dragoune finished the course despite injuries. M Torrand suffered severe bruises and M Joubert a Hussar officer lies in serious condition from the fall.
Copes Hacex Oct 24 reports the German war vessel Undine from Kiel bound for the Mediterranean has gone ashore near Aggerstrand on the Danish coast. All crew saved except two reported missing.
Sir Moses Montefiore's 100th birthday observed in Ramsgate with a public holiday. A lengthy trades procession led by the Mayor and Corporation included Sir Moses' carriage, followed by an East Cliff Lodge presentation of a gold chain. He sent greetings and gifts to locals, and torchlight and firework displays lit the town, with a banquet for about 150 attendees.
The Galashiels Farmers’ Club met at the Commercial Hotel with the treasurer reporting income of £7 6s 7d and outgoings of £31 17s 7d leaving a balance of £31 19s 9d. A nine-member committee was appointed to consider compensation clauses in the Agricultural Holdings Act.
A large council and notable figures meet in Melbourne Place to form a Scottish Geographical Society. Lord Provost presides, Geikie outlines aims for better Scottish maps, education, and topography with wide support from public and commercial sectors.
A reader from Edinburgh dated October 28 1884 asks for help for eight families ruined by a Water of Leith fire. A small committee will judiciously distribute funds and consider each claim as a warning for the poor to insure property.
The Aberdeen Guild reappointed Dean of Guild Sangster for another term. Lord George Hamilton at Scarborough attacked the Government policy, warned of higher income tax, and urged Reform and Redistribution bills before any changes. A Boulogne correspondent reports a brave rescue in Bazac sur l Isle where four young brothers saved a boy from a river Current.
Lord John Manners and Sir Samuel Baker spoke at Hill Hall Ipswich to about two to three thousand Suffolk attendees. Manners condemned Gladstone and Reform rhetoric as harmful to the Lords urging sober voters to weigh constitutionalist versus democratic aims. Baker defended Egypt policy while blasting government cowardice and vacillation.
Colonel F S Sandeman of Stanley addressed a crowded Guild Hall meeting of the City of Perth Working Men's Conservative Association. He praised Mr Murray, warned on patriotism and franchise demos, urged Parliament stability, and contrasted Gladstone with Lord Mansfield on estate management before a vote of thanks ended the gathering.
Mr Trevelyan arrives at Balmoral to be sworn in as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster while accompanying Right Hon. J G Dodson and C L Peel. They travel from Ballater by a special saloon carriage after a gale delays the train fifty minutes. Dodson is to be presented in connection with his elevation to the Peerage.
A letter from W Hawktox notifying Mr Gladstone of the Cannon Street Liberal meeting expresses gratitude for the resolution on the Franchise Bill. It states Gladstone’s awareness of the importance of public opinion and his desire to avert dangers from refusing to pass the bill. The note is dated 10 Downing Street.
At a special meeting of the Limerick Corporation twenty seven to five refused to comply with a mandamus on the police tax and directed counsel to oppose it. In Dublin, Gustavus Cornwall and Martin Kirwan faced trial for conspiracy with Malcolm Johnson and George Taylor testifying about Kirwan’s acts. The court adjourned after defence opened and the witness said Detective Meikie John urged information. Also a brutal assault on a mason at Greenhill Mallow left him hospitalized.
Peter Hutchieson a Greenock deep sea pilot died suddenly aboard the Norwegian barque Bertha in Rothesay Bay. He joined the vessel at Greenock on Monday and was about 45, leaving a wife and family behind. RexFRewsHire Commissioners of Supply: Renfrew county valuation rose by 12 125 last year, with police 2d music 3d and courthouse 3d rates. Inverness Farmers Society held autumn meeting and dinner, deciding not to hold a joint show with the Highland Society. wheat cultivation declined, prompting calls to boost cattle and dairies.
A powerful north west gale battered Edinburgh and the Clyde estuary with high seas and shattered timber. Trawlers returned to Granton and Balmoral ferries faced detours while docks and quays suffered glass breaks and damaged roofs. A steamer foundered off Firth grounds with seven crew rescued by a Sunderland vessel.
In a gale yesterday forenoon Fraserburgh saw coastguard guns mobilized to assist the steamer William Hope reported wrecked west of Rosehearty. Crowds gathered at Kinnaird Head, but a herring boat was seen driven violently toward Fraserburgh Bay, making harbour approaches perilous amid heavy seas.
The brig Marianne of Norway lies on rocks behind Anstruther Pier after Sunday’s grounding. Workmen unload battens from the ship while the crew strips sun and rigging. The hull is damaged and another effort to float her into harbor is planned for sale. The vessel is old but insured.
Hartlepool reports the loss off the Holland coast of the steamer Little Beck. Drowned include Captain Jefferson and wife and child, Hanson the chief mate and wife, and engineers Cooper and Ward from Hartlepool. Eighteen aboard, several saved. gale also damaged property at North and South Shields. Casualties also noted on the Irish coast with ships Unity and Lady Margaret ashore near Magee coast after boisterous Belfast gale.
The forecast reports wind changes from northwesterly to westerly across districts with moderate to cold conditions. Some areas expect fair weather early and doubtful later, becoming milder in parts with light winds and unsettled conditions toward the end.
Meteorological notes from Letra Navigation School dated October 2 show barometer readings around 32 inches, wind veering from west to northwest, and sea level pressure changes. Upper clouds present with moderate lower cloud motion, light morning showers giving way to a mostly sunny forenoon and a noon moon age of 1 day.
Weather observations from Ben Nevis Observatory for October 23 report a misty start with top sky clearing to cumulus and stratus. Temperature rose and fell, air saturated all day, barometer fell, heavy rain until early morning, light drifting snow, total fall 0.905 inches, winds variable from northerly to westerly, no sunshine recorded.
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