The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-08-16
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scott Centennial.
LONDON, Aug 15-The Scott Centennial
was celebrated to day at the Canon Street HO-
tel. Abont 800 hundred distinguished persons
were present. The day was also Celebrated at
the Crystal Palace Sydenham.
A case of Asatic cholera has appeared in
London and has created an extraordinary sem
sation among the people.
GERMANY.
Important Meeting.
LONDON, Aug 15-Bismarck and Won Beust
and probably Count Andrassy, with Assistant
Counsellors from their respective departments
are going to Gastein to be present at the meet
ing of the Emperors. Probable important
negotiations will be entered upon ON the hou-
Parliament.
In the House of Commons to day. Vernon
Harcouut made violent attack on the gov.
eminent for The use they had made OF Royal
prerOgatve on the purchase question.
Mr.. Gladstone replied, that seeing an amount
of unfinished business before the House, he
should decline to enter upon any controversy
upon the subject. He thought it was the duty
of the House to settle whether a practice SO ad-
verse to law and fatal to national interests
should be continued.
Mr.. Fawcett denounced the employment of
the Royal warrant. Hr preferred the cOntinu-
ance of the purchase system rather than to owe
its abolition to such al abuse of the prerogative
OF the Crow n. The Attorney General defended
the application Of tue Royal prerogerative in
this case but added that the Queen had
practically announced her resolution never
again to interfere.
The consolidated fund bill was introduced
and was received with vehement cheers as her
aiding the close the session.
Rise of United States Bonds.
LONDON, Aug. 14.-United States ten forties
anu ponds OF 1881 have risen considerably at
Frankfort in consequence of tie success of the
Treasury arrangement. The amount allotted
which, when completed, will enable Mr.. Rich.
ardson, the Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury, to place the whole amount in Germany.
WEST INDIES.
War Matters i'm Cuba,
NEW YORK, Aug. Is The object of the Wis.
it of Gen. Manuel Quesda, late commander OF
the Cuban insurgents aud bis brother Raphael,
leader OF the receOt Venezuelan expedition
which landed in Cuba, to this county is to Or
ganize method of furnishing the Cubans with
materials of war Aquilero and Ramon Ces-
pedes will aid the Qaesadas.. They state if
they can be furnished every six mouths with
such limited supplies as were brought by the
last expeditions they can prolong the war in
definitely or until Spain is exhausted The
unacclimated suffer terribly from diseases
which the Cubans escape.
The number of the insurgents who are de-
Gently armed is less than 5000 but there are d.
600 more in the woods including many freed
men who make the best use of such weapons as
they can find. The insurgents claim that they
have ZOO Remington rifles captured from the
enemy but which are unavailable for the lack
of ammunition.
Cespedes and Aguilero confirms the report of
Cuban victory at Estacad. The Cubans I'M
der Maxine Gomez achieved brilliant sue
cess over the column OF General Polanca, the
Spanish commander and it is said the column
was entirely routed.
All the Cuban troops at present under arms
are now in the districts of BayamO, Holquin
and Santiago de Cuba.