The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-10
EUROPE.
Another Appeal for Ireland.


LONDON, June 9.-The Lord Mayor Of
Dublin has telegraphed to the Mayor of every
town in the United States and Canada as fol-
lows: 81 regret to say that funds are still
need ed for the relief of distress in Ireland. In
many districts the pinch is now equal to any
previous time. Distress is much felt by the
small farmers, who dread the workhouse re-
lief, but can get nothing else until their crops
come in. While deeply grateful for the gener-
GUS contributions alreadytreceived l cannot
sion House Fund Committee during this trying
period"
The Decree Against the Jesuits.
The Times Paris dispatch says the Projects
of the departments in which the Jesuit
establishments are situated were received by
the Minister of the Interior Sunday for verbal
instructions respecting the execution
religious societies The Minister told the
Projects to make a clear distinction between
the Jesuits and other unauthorized orders.
The Jesuits are not to be invited like others to
have themselves authorized, but are ordered
to dissolve, and on the Both of June the Com
pany of Jesus must disappear and evacuate
the establishments it now occupies. For
teaching establishments, however, the respite
is promised till the 31st of August. The other
unauthorized orders will receive before the
30th official summons to declare whether they
intend submitting to the decree. Several pre-
fects expressed the conviction that few of the
orders would hand in their statutes. .The
Minister said he was of the same opinion, but
believed there would be exceptions.
Funeral of the Late Czarina.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jure 9.-The Empress
funeral took place at 10 o'clock. All the
grand dukes, duchesses, princes and func-
tionaries assembled at the Fortress church.
Mass for the dead Empress was said. The
Emperor placed the imperial ermine beside the
corpse, after which the coffin was closed and
borne to the vault by the emperor and grand
dukes. The troops of the forts and the city bells
gave parting salute While the coffin was
being lowered the emperor and grand dukes
each threw three handfuls of earth upon it,
The sAlbanian League to be lDisbanded
ScUTARI, June "a general1 disarmament
OF the Albanian league is expected owing to
lack of provisions and money.
Incendiarism in Ireland.
LONDON, June ga dispatch from Dublin
states that Lord Oranmore's estate in Mayo
was set on fire, presumably by an incendiary,
on Sunday last, and several acres of his plan
tation destroyed. There is much feeling among
the local peasantry against Lord Oranmore for
his persistent opposition in parliament to
claims OF the Irish tenantry; and suspicion has
fallen upon some of his tenants but no arrests
have yet been made.
Honors to Portugal's Greatest Poet.
The memorial celebrations in honor of the
oOoen anniversary VI tHo ucdtu Vi LOUIS LIE
Camoens began yesterday throughout Por-
tugal, and the occasion has become national
jubilee. The remains of both the great poet
and OF Vasco de Cana are to be finally de-
posted in the monastery at Belem. Dis
tinguished literary men from various parts OF
Europe are here taking part in the ceremonies
Squadron Bounb for Besika Bay.
PARIS, June 9.-The French squadron
sailed from the Piraeus for Besika Bay. The
English and Italian squadrons will also short
ly go there. This on the eve of the presenta-
ton of the identical vote seems significant.
Fire Damp Explosion-Many Lives Lost
BERLIN, June "a telegram from Dart
mund announces that fire damp explosion
had occurred in that place. Nineteen corpses
have been already found.
Foreign Notes.
The services of Sir Bartle Frere as high COM
missioner at Cape Goodhope have virtually
ceased.
The Daily News says the blockade of Buenos
Ayres is only to prevent disturbance.