The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-06
FOREIGN



LONDON. Jan. 4-Ex-Emperor Napoleon ha
lithoutrypic operation successfully performe
upon him Yesterday for the removal of ston
in the bladder, and up to this afternoon tn
symptoms of the patient were favorable an
encouraging.
Annexation.
The STANDARD says the annexation of The
sandwich Islands to the United States will b.
no menace to England but to Australia anC
uaes as a means of restoring equilibrium in the
! event of such transfer of territory taking place
the annexat on of the Fiji Island to Australia
| AnO Old Rumor Called Up.
LONDON, JAN A correspondence has taken
| place between Count Won Beust, the late Aus
| trian minister of foreign affairs and the Duke
| De Grammont, in relation to the assertion OF
the latter that Austria promised to assist
France in case OF war with Pru s'a. Count Won
Bedst announces his intention Oh shortly pub,
fishing in Paris reply to the statement OF
Duk4 d. Grammont explaining the attitude OF
Austria at the time of the outbr ak of the late
war.
The aye Tri dc in Africa.
NEW YORK, Jan. "A special dispatch from
WdSliD gt0a Il, the Times says the demand OF
Capt. Wilson of the Steamer YaEtic upon the
Sultan of Zanzibar or Muscat has doubtless been
misrepresentad in its transmission to this coun-
try. BY the treaty Of 1915 between Great Brit
ain and the Sultan OF Muscat, the slave trade
was absolutely prohibited in the dominions OF
the latter except as to vessels transporting
slaves cOastwise from one place of the Sultan S
d0mluonS TO another.
This reservation has been grossly abused by
the slave traders who, kidnapping and shipping
slaves from the lower coast, would, when out to
sea, pursue their voyages TO Arabia and the
countries of the Persian gulf where they would
sell the slaves This practice has been going
on for many years, and has lately grown 50
bold that Great Britain, by whose consent the
exception was made in the first instance, could
no longer overlook 1t aud called on this Gov
ernnent to join in the request to abrosate this
reservation of the treaty This was acceded to,
and Instructions were given to the first vessel
passing that direction. Hence. Capt. Wilson's
communication to the Sultan and the latter's
reply. The correspo ldence on the subject will
shortly be made public.
Proposed Qneen for the Sandwich Is
scs lansiss
New YORK, Jan. A letter frsm Honolulu
of the 10Th ult nlicates that that owing to the
drunken habits of VIM. Lunablo, the legal sue
cessor of Kamehameha, the natives are not dis
posed to accept him, but want "a Mrs. Bishop,
popular woman there, to succeed to the throne.
Sandwich islands Gossip.
il GFrom the Boston Journals Special.l
High officials here laugh over the sensational
rumors concerning the welt of Gen. Schofieid
and Col. Alexander to Honolulu, on the United
States steamer California They say that the
General asked for and received permission to go
"ssbeyond seas for his health, and that he has
neither been clothed with diplomatic powers or
received any Instructions concerning his voyage.
+- The Land of the Montezumas.
Our relations with Mexico bid fair to be of
more interest soon, especially should Cortina's
revolt against the existing Government sue
coed. Col. Robb, President of the Commission
to inquire Into the outrages committed on the
Texas side of the Rio Grande by Mexicaus, is to
leave for there at once, and will have strong