Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-12-02
FOREIGN NEWS.
Gladstone. Policy Attacked

LONDON, December /. Marquis of Sails
bury, in a speech at Woodstock. last night,
attacked the Eastern and Ireland policies OF
the Gladstone government with great severity
and made sweeping charges of incspacity and
| daplicity against them. Speaking of the
| Greek territorial claims and OF the Gladstone
scheme of enforcing them. Salisbury said,
But the sentiment of England was utterly
opposed to the menacing of Smyrna, in
order TO compel the Porte TO fulfill its Greek
compacts." Salisbury ridiculed the Gladstone
proprietary would be an unfailing panacea for
many if not all OF the Irish evils. The mar
| quis admitted that land agitation is only q
manifestation of the old home rule spirit,
which still thoroughly pervades what NAV be
| called the rebellious sections Of ireland. He
declared that the government policy could
never be wholly successful in Ireland until
all disorder is first crashed out and the
supremacy of law restored by superior force,
AMI charged the present Irish troubles direct
ly traceable to the temporizing legislation of
the Gladstone government of 1870 Re pre-
dicted evil resaks would follow every new
attempt TO bring about harmony and pros
perity in Ireland by similar methods.
Deaths.
Herr Schultz, editor of the Cologne Gazette.
is dead.
S. II. Thompson of st. John, y. B., lead
ing member of the Canadian bar. who sat at
Halifax while the fishery question under the
Washington treaty was under consideration,
died yesterday.
Irish Revolution.
A telegram from Waterford SAYS that arms
are being sold TO an extraordinary extent and
the whole country is armed 10 the teeth
prts ~ II
Monday, for trial, including men charged
with murder of Boyd. Disturbance is pos
sible.
DUBLIN, December /. Boycott has Quilted
Ireland, his departure being FASTENED by
threatening letters.
Mayor Elected.
Mr.. Mayors has been elected lord mayor.
Complaints to the Porte.
CoNsTASTINorIE December |. Persian
minister Mohsin Khan has sent the Porte
particulars of atrocities by Sheik Abdullah,
demanding his punishment.
A body of Alhanians has Gifted" / 600 of
the Montenegrins' sheep. The Montenegrius
protested, but the Porte declined any respon-
sibilty.
Murderous Deeds nj SolOman Island.
SAN FRANCisco, Cal. December /. The
Sydney. \. :. W. Herald gives particulars
of the late massacres at solomon Islands.
Brigantinc Borealis, while seeking labor at
Urn, near Malaysia, was attacked by natives,
who captured the vessel. OF the crew. five
white and one FUian were killed. Capt.
Mckenzie and boats crew. who were ashore
at the time. pulled distance of forty miles
to procure assistance, then returned and re-
captured the vessel. Two native men,
woman and boy were captured and taken to
Lemka.
The natives of Rewa completely wrecked
the residence of Mrs. Williams, at Sumatra,
who narrowly escaped with her life. The
cutter Idaho, Capt. Mcmillan, was recruiting
labor at the island of Santi. The natives
boarded her under pretence of engaging
for labor and in the absence of n boats
crew to the shore tomahawked the captain
and native crew remaining on board, except
two, who obtained mnskets and drove the
murdcrers overheard. The boats crew were
attacked at the same time and all killed but
two, who reached the cutter and sailed away.
The shooting of some natives about three
months ago was one of the causes of the at
tack. Natives are armed nth many modern
weapons, obtained from Queensland, and
grow daily more dangerous and insolent.