The Portland daily press., 1880-09-03
NINETY THREE SOLDIERS DROWNED
BY THE BREAKING OF A BRIDGE.

LONDON, Sept. 2.-The Times deprecates
the rejection of the registration bill in the
House OF Lords and says that when struggles
can be foreseen on matters of great moment,
it is imprudent to provoke ill feelings over
trifes.
The Ennis branch. of the landleaguers are
organizing monster demonstration for the
10Th.
There will be an Irish demonstration
against the House of Lords, Sunday, in Hyde
Park.
Railway Accident in England.
A train on the Midland railway going from
Liverpool to London, ran off the track just
outside the central station at Manchester to-
day. Two carriages were smashed and num-
Der of passengers injured.
A Corean Port Opened to sItailan Com
merce.
A despatch from Naples contains official in
telligence that the port Of Tusan in Corea has
been opened to Italian commerce.
The Threatening Political Aspect.
A dispatch from Vienna says: When Baron
Won Havmerle left here for sea bathing at
Nordenay, he had no intention OF meeting
Prince Bismarck. His visit is certainly caused
by the threatening political prospect.
English Weavers to Strike or Emigrate
The London Times says in consequence of
the refusal OF the cotton masters of North and
Northeast Lancashire to grant an advance in
wages, shop meetings of weavers will be held
tonight to resolve on strike or to inaugurate
system of emigration.
The Proposed Naval Demonstration.
France is now disposed to participate in the
naval demonstration on condition that the
French ships be not under the absolute COM
mand Of Admiral Seymour, the French gov
ernment having no intention of going beyond
a demonstration.
The French men-of-war Freidland, Sufren
and Hirondelle, which will join the European
feet, are expected TO take in coal and provi-
ions at Toulon Wednesday.
BERLIN, Sept. 2.-It is understood the naval
demonstration IN Turkish waters will COM
mence on the 10Th inst.
Accident to American Tourists.
GENEVA, Sept PA diligence was capsized
on Monday near Schuls, in Engadine An
American was killed and four other tourists
badly hurt.
Dedication Of Statue of Germania.
DRESDEN, Sept. "A statue of Germania
was unveiled here yesterday. 1t was erected
as a memorial of the share taken by the Saxon
army in the war of 1870. King Albert, Queen
Caroline, Count Herbert, Won Bismarck,
Americana diplomatic representatives were
present.
The War Upon the French Jesuits.
PARIS, Sept. 2-The superior of the Alsa-
tian Jesuits in Rue Lafayette has been in
formed that the government has consented to
CONSIDER MIN regular prl6SU anu CQ6 OuQef
Jesuits his curates.
The Liberte reports that the letter to take
place of an application for authorization is
merely draft of the proposition settled be-
tween the Vatican and the religious commune
ties The government has not vet had occa-
sion to come to any decision in the matter.
The Temps says: All the superiors of con.
gregations signed the letter, which will be Of
ficialiy handed to M. de Freycinet as soon as
he returns to Paris.
The Registration Bill in the Commons.
LONDON, Sept. 3.-Parnell, in the Commons
the registration bill to the appropriation bill.
The Marquis of Harrington suggested it
would be better to move a resolution remon-
strating against the rejection by the Lords of
the registration bill, and to this Parnell as
sented.
Lord Harrington, later on, announced that
he could not accept the terms of the resolution
which Parnell has framed demonstrating
against the rejection of the registration bill by
the House of Lords.
Ninety Three Men Drowned by the Break
ing Of a Bridge.
MADRID. Sept. "a wooden bridge over
the river Obro near Logrono, fell to-day while
a battalion of troops was crossing. One caps
tain, three lieutenants and sixty-four men were
drowned.
ter.-Ninety-sev men were drowned by
the accident on the Ebro. The battalion was
testing pontoon bridge
Foreign Notes.
The centennial exhibition at Buenos Ayres
had been postponed until next year, on ac-
count of the disturbed condition OF the prov
ince.
A despatch from Valparaiso says that Chilli
intends to annex Bolivia and retain Tarapaco
until Peru pays an indemnity.
Ayoob Khan has written Gen. Roberts an
apoletical letter, saying that he was forced to
fight. Gen. Roberts replied that he (Ayoob
Khan must surrender unconditionally.