The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-11-05
F OR E IG N.
The War I'm SDciu.

| LONDON, Nov. A special telegram to the
Times from Hendage, says peremptory orders
have been received from Paris for the expul-
sion of all Spaniards without distinction, before
Tuesday evening, from the frontier towns on
! the right bank of the Bidassoa. for fear they
| may interfere in the conflict at Irun. The
| order spread CONSERVATION, many of those af.
| fected being without the means of travelling
70 A despatch from Santander says that Don
Carlos is determined to concentrate his forces
in Biscay for the attack ON Irun, knowing that
Gen. Laserna had gone to Madrid to tender his
resignation. The Republican government has
only just began to take meaps to resist this
movement. All the steamers in the harbor
have been enlarged to carry 5000 men to the
relief of Irun.
SANTANDER, Nov. 4.-The Carlists COM
| menced their bombardment of Irun this morn
ing. One thousand Republican troops disem-
barked at Fontarabia yesterday.
The non combatants have left Irun en- masse.
The CarlistS fired three shots to one fired by the
defendants of the town. Several persons were
wounded in the town of Irun and fort and one
killed, Gen. Elio is in cammand of the besieg-
ing forces. Don Carlos is present with his
army.
China and Japan.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 4.-The amicable settle
ment of the Formosan difficulty between Japan
and China still appears doubtful notwithstand-
ing the more pacific tone of recent advices.
Alsacc.
BERLIN, Nov. 3-The question of creating a
provincial representative for Alsace and Lor-
aine is pressing for settlement. AS solution
of the latter, Emperor William proposes the es-
tabskment of an assembly of notables whose
duty it shall be to advise the Imperial govern.
ment respecting the interest of the provinces.
The King Of Pntagonia-Banquet.
PARIS, Nov. A number of deputies rep
resenting the department of Dordogne have
presented an address to Duke de Cazes, Minis
rOF Lnr A fFosr
arrest OF Orelie Tounens by an Argentine man
of.war while en- route for Patagonia Tounens
is French lawyer who had procured his cleo
ton by the Patagonians as their King. When
arrested he was returning to Patagonia from
France, where he had been to negotiate loan.
The Argentine Republic claiming jurisdiction
over Patagonia, arrested Tounens as an usur
per-.
President Mcmahon entertained Mr.. Wash
burn, the American Minister and Lord, Lytton
at an elegant banquet last night.
Seccssion-Postal
TORONTO, Can, Nov. "A special DESPATCH
received from British Columbia states that
Dean Edward Cudge of Wet oria. has seeded
from the church of England with $50 parish
centers, in consequence of differences with DR..
Hills Bishop of Columbia. Mr. Cudge is the
pioneer uinis:er of the Province, having been
sent out by the Hudson Bay Co.
The free delivery of mail matter is to be in.
t-oduced at Toronto and other large towns in
their order of prosecution.
Arrest of n Thief.
MONTREAL, Nov. 4.-On steamship Prussan
reaching the dock yesterday, man was ar
rested on board in connection with some very
heavy frads committed in Paris amounting to
half a million francs.
Immigration Scheme.
OTTAWA. Nov. 4.-Delegates from the gov
ernmeuts OF the provinces of Ontario Quebec,
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, to confer with
the DOMINION government, for the considera-
ton of united scheme of Immigration from
Europe, met this morning. The Premier and
Mr. Edward Jenkins were present. 1t is un
derstood that the proposition of the minister of
agriculture for establishing "a Comprehensive
aud united system of immigration from the
mother country, has been met with great cor
daity by the governments of the provinces
named, and that such system will probably
be the result of the present conference.
Reciprocity.
ST. JOHN, N, B., Nov AT a meeting of
the manufacturers of st. John and Portland it
was decided to appoint committee to arrange
for convention of the manufacturers of the
maratime provinces TO be held about the first of
January next, to consider what action to take
in reference to the reciprocity treaty.
Stevedore McDermott has seceeded from the
Laborers Association and secured society men
TO work independent of the association in stow
ing vessels at So per diem, the standard society
charges being 1925 The Association me. last
night ard expelled these men. Difficulties are
apprehended.
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