The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-08
FOREIGN.
Large Increase in British Trade.
RUSSIAN DIPLOMATISTS DUPED BY
BISMARCK.
Ravages of Cholera in British India.

LONDON, Nov THE Bristish Board of
Trade returns for October show an Increase in
value of exports of 81 $500 and in value of
imports 1851 ,253, as compared with the same
month last year.
dwelling Statue of Byron
LONDON, Nov. THE statue of Lord Byron
has been unveiled at Missolonghi, Greece, where
he died. The ceremony was attended by great
popular enthusiasm.
Ravages of Cholera in British India
A despatch from Dargeling, India, says the
deaths from epidemic choleraic fever amount
to 5000, or ten times the normal rate OF NOR
tality for the past few years.
Bismark Alleged to Have Again Duped
the Russian Diplomatists.
PARIS, Nov. la st. Petersburg correspond
ent telegraphs as follows 1t is now evident
that Russia has been the dupe of Germany in
the matter of the proposed interview between
the Gear and the Emperor OF Austria. The
German party here has done all in its power to
prevent the interview. and several Hungarian
papers, supposed to have been inspired by Bis
mark, have engaged in bitter war of words
on the subject Iof the Russian press. While
this quarrel was going on the meeting OF the
King of Italy and the Emperor OF Austria was
quietly arranged. The Russian government
has not concealed its dissatisfaction, and an
acrid communication has been made to the
Austrian Ambassador. He sent courier from
Berlin to Bismarck to inform him that the IN
terview between the Gar and the Emperor OF
Austria is desired here more than ever. The
matter was discussed in a secret council on
Tuesday, but serious, if not insuperable, diff
cuties seem to be in the way of an arrange
ment. The Emperor of Austria has no pre-
text for going to the frontier, and the Gar can
not leave his dominions until after the corona
tom which takes place on the 18th of May
next.
The War in Tunis.
TuNIs, Nov Negotiations are actively
proceeding for the absolute cession of territory
north of the river Medjerda to France. The
insurgents number about 10000 fighting men
and march is necessary in an almost uu-
known country before the French can come up
with them.
The Debate on the Tunisian Question.
LONDON, Nov. THE Times Paris cores
pendent says that Saturdays debate in the
Chamber of Deputies ON the Tunisian question
is one of the greatest parliamentary disappoint-
ments which has been known for ten years.
Bismark Brings Suit for SANDER.
The Times Berlin correspondent reports that
Bismark has brought an action for SANDER
against Won Bunsen, seceSsionist, arising from
a speech of Won Bunsen to his constituents.
British and American Trade.
The Times, replying to the arguments of the
free traders drawn from the progress of the
trade of America, prints a long comparative
statement tending to show that the trade OF
Great Britain has increased even more Won
derfully than the increase of America. Amer
lean exports are principally in articles such as
grain, for which America has natural advan-
tages and to which she gives no protection.
The Union Generate.
PARIS, Nov. 7.-At meeting of the share
holders of the Union Generate, Saturday last,
NJ Bouton emphatically denied the report that
the Union was Catholic organization which
used the funds of converts and religious con-
gregations for the purpose of bourse specula-
ton. Referring to the enormous rise in the
shares of the company he stated it bad not par
ticipated in the bourse maneuvres that led to
that result. The intention of the Union, he
said, was to promote trade in Servia, to second
efforts making to retrieve the credit of Austria
and to develop the hitherto unworked re-
sources of Brazil. Resolutions were passed to
raise the capital of the Union from 1CO,CoO O00f
to 10000, 000f
Venice Gondoliers Starving.
LONDON, Nov. IA correspondent writes to
the Daily News deprecating the impending
changes at Venice. He says he is assured
that the syndic and project having control OF
municipal affairs have determined to fill up
the smaller canals and convert them into
streets The gondolas are threatened with abb
solute extinction owing to a recent concession
to steamer company on the grand canal.
Through competition the gondoliers have been
to reduced to a state of great poverty. It is