The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-12-05

eff" continued Bismarck, .'your darts are
directed against that friendship, they will miss
their aim. | can quietly bear the charge z.
fasco"
Referring to an assertion of Herr Joerg that
kullmann was mad man, Bismarck replied,
HE was not mad man. You don't want to
have anything in common with Kullman
That | comprehend, but he clines tightly to
your coat tails L asked Kullmann why he
wished to kill me. He replied, 'on account al
church laws and because you insulted my
party | asked, (which party? and he re-
pied, the centre or ultramontanes.' Great
tumult in the ehamber.) "You may thr ust
Kulmann away. He nevertheless belongs to
you" Here house burst into cheers which
were loud and long continued
As the applause subsidized cries of "Pfai, pfai''
were heard from the ultramontane benches.
The President declared the EXPLANATIONS un.
parliamentary.
Prince Bismarck 81 have no right to censure
such ordinations. "Pfai' is an expression of
disgust and contempt. l myself am not
stranger to these feelings, but hope am too
polite to so express them"
"Herr Windhorst, an ultramontane, rose and
said that In his speech from the balcony in
Kissengen, after Kullmann's attempt, Bismarck
gave the signal for an attack on the center
1t was wrong to incite one party against an
other. They were drifting without that to-
wards war.
Prince Bismarck repealed the accusation. He
pointed to the continued incitemend in the Ill
tramontane press, and to the events which led
to the attempt of Huffman on his life, and
added, "Were to believe one half of what the
ultramontane papers say against me, who
knows what thould do?"
Herr L'sker declared Wndhorst's remarks
about melting to wsr unworthy of represen-
tative OF the people
The President called Lascar to order
1t Is reported that the Deputies from Alsace
and Lorraine were so incensed at Bsmarck's
speech of the Both nit, that they threatened to
withdraw from the Reichstag and quit Berlin,
but their friends demonstrated with and in
duced them to stay.
Mutiny in a Government Battalion.
MADRID, Dec 4-There was slight mutiny
in this city yesterday, by battalion refusing
to obey an order 10 proceed to the North. The
demonstrations were soon suppressed without
bloodshed, and the battalion subsequently, pro-
ceeied.
A Carlist Leader Shot.
Ths Carlist leader Lozano, who was captured
| while travelling in railway train to Cordova,
was shot Yesterday at Aibuceta, having been
adJudged guilty of assassination and robbery.
Comments upon MncMnhon's MessnEe.
PARIS, Dec. 4.-The newspaper organs or the
Republican party think that the message of
President MacMahon to the Assembly is d.
rected against the Legitimsts, while those of
the Conservatives believe that it is pointed to.
wards the Radicals. The public generally is
| favorably impressed with the message.
French Affairs.
PARIS, Dec 4-The general impression is
that the message of President MacMahon has
| made no change in the political situation. The
| legtimists are firm in their refusal to vote the
| constitutional bills.
A meeting of the left centre to-day rejected
proposition that the immediate discussion of
| the bills be moved in the Assembly and re-
solved to await the instigation of the left centre
| and the government
.-.-.- A Cuban Order. -.-.
| HAVANA, Dec 4-Capt Gen. Concha has
| issued circular which is published in the Off
| cial Gazette. 1t is addressed to the governors
on the island and enjonS on them the utmost
| vigilence in seeing that the agents of the gov
| eminent promptly arrest all persons who indi-
vidually or collectively originate or disseminate
| false news, calculated to produce distrust and
alarm and thereby affect the price of gold.
Thirty Lives Lost.
| HAVANA, Dec. 4-The Spanish coasting
| steamer Thomas Brooks, from Santiago de
| Cuba for Guantanamo, struck yesterday mora
| ing on the Murrllo near Guantanamo, and
| sunk Immediately. About thirty lives were
| lost.
| Argentine RcbeIlion-Pcace Negotiations.
Rio JANEIRo, Dec. 4.-The insurgents under
Mitre have retreated to the SOUTH Mtre has
sent commissioner to the government to nego-
| tiate peace under certain conditions. The gov
| eminent is disposed to accept the Offer but the
question is not yet settled. No satisfactory in
| formation is received concerning the battle re-
| ported to have been fought recently.
BUENos AfREs, Dec. 3.-It is officially all
| nounced that Gen. Mitre having been defeated
| and finding himself closely pursued by the gov
| eminent forces, proposed terms upon which he
| would capitulate His proposition was rejected
and he finally surrendered Internationally,
| with his army, and peace has been restored in
the province of Buenos Ayres. The govern
ment troops are in pursuit of Arrendondo.
| whose advance guard has been defeated.