The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-12-15
EUROPE.
The Government Resolved upon
Coercion.
A SUSPENSION OF THE WRIT OF HA-
BEAS CORPUS PROBABLE.

NEW YORK, Dec. IA London despatch
states that in the clubs last night it was said
that the Cabinet had decided to use all the
power of the Government to crush the Land
League movement In Ireland.
Another London despatch says it would not
be surprising If orders are at once issued, with
out waiting for the next Cabinet meeting this
week, to send every available soldier across ST.
Georges channel. The Queen will certainly
and Immediately be asked to exercise the royal
prerogative and suspend the writ of habeas
corpus, and whom Parliament meets, early in
January, it will be asked to pass an act ratify
ing the suspension.
Of the panel of forty-eight, from which
jury Is to be selected for the trial OF the trav-
ersers, thirty nine are trad esmen, two agents,
four gentlemen, one seer etary Of a railway,
one hotel keeper and one lieutenant col.
onel.
The News understands that Government is
considering the propriety of adopting the sys-
ing the pressure of business in the House of
Commons.
LONDON, Dec. 14.-Baron Dowse, presiding
at the Connaught Assizes, has been threatened
with death if he convicts any of the Leaguers
LONDON, Dec. 1.-the Times leading edito-
rial says: The address in reply to the speech
from the throne on the opening OF Parliament
Commons to act upon the suggestions made
from throne. There may be short but SIREN
uous struggle before the bill is passed, but the
result cannot be doubtful. The vast majority
of the members who will vote for the suspen-
sion of the habeas corpus act will do SO with
undisguised reluctance, and yet not less with
the conviction that the proposal has not been
made moment too soon. The government is
induced to believe that in the abnormal condi-
ton of the over-crowded shores of the west of
Ireland the organization of an emigration
scheme may be expedlent. as the cooperation
of Canada is ALREADY assured
DUBLIN, Dee. l4.-The Gazette declares In
nishowen, in Donegal county, in a disturbed
state, requiring additional police. The Land
League will issue suggestions to league organi-
cations throughout the country, embodying
their opinion upon the outrages A manifesto
will be adopted that there be no compromise
with landlordism.
A Newspaper War.
PARIS, Dec. 14.-The great subject of inter-
est here is the newspaper warfare between
Rochefort and Gambetta. In consequence of
ROchefOrt'S persistent abuse of Gambetta, the
latter has, indirectly, caused certain letters to
be published, in which Rochefort when under
arrest for participation in the Commune, be-
sought, in humble terms, the mediation Of
Gambetta and Gen. Trochu in his favor.
Rochefort, in these letters, disavowed his con-
nection with the Communists.
The Late Elections in Germany.
BERLIN, Dec. 14.-The Progressists and
Democrats obtained tremendous victory in
the late elecsions. At Altenbutg, Herr Ka-
empffer wa< elected member of the Reichstag
by a majority of $500, in district which never
before returned Progresssts. This is partly
owing to the new corn laws.
The Pope's Allocution.
ROME, Dec. 1.-THE Pope. at a secret con-
sistory yesterday, delivered his allocution.
Speaking with some severity Of the sufferings
the church was undergoing in different coun-
tries, he made very distinct allusion to the
condition of affairs in France but his words
were prudently chosen so as not to give any
government handle
Proposed Gold Coinage Rejected in Switz-
erland.
GENEVA, Dec. 4.-The proposal Of the Fed
eral Council to coin $4,000 in gold 20 franc
pieces, was rejected by the Assembly on the
ground that in the present state of exchanges
the operation would bring no profit to the
country, and would be regarded abroad as q
step toward a gold standard, a contamination
which the Assembly earnestly deprecated.