The Portland daily press., 1881-09-12
FOREIGN.
Mysterious Proceedings in Al
geria.
TROUBLE FEARED BETWEEN FRANCE
AND SPAIN.
Italy Visited by an Earthquake.
wesleyan Ecumenical Council

IN. W.
menical conference to-day, in the discussion
OF the topic of sMepaodism and the young
training young people in Christian homes and
Sunday schools, Bishop Simpson said that he
Of Methodist families in this respect, DR.. BEN
nett said the loss of children of Methodists in
America in favor of other denomi Nations was
one of the most disastrous facts connected with
Methodism.
At the afternoon meeting all the speakers
upheld the idea of the immense Importance of
the Sunday school. Messrs. Prince and Alex
ander, coiored delegates, spoke on the SUBJECT.
John Bright on Free trade.
Mr.. John Bright, in his letter on free trade
and reciprocity, mentioned this morning, says
the best authorities calculate that in conse-
quence of harvests during the last year, the
country has already lost 200 100000. The
way lnaw.lcl we nave passeu 4, .nrougn tie
tlie u .rla, 10 ss.ons piooi VI ING "isaon Vi
'A' ii'' ''A T r Burned
rha p.rL Tha.,r ~, hnrnaa ,a.t n;ah4 =
10 q. = .no"s.o 700 w. Dou .-'s
frencn Acs,on nion inuio1'oS 0eriouS
troubles IN Algeria.
PARIS, Sept. 10.-The mayors have been IN
strucled to send circulars to the doctors in
their respective districts, informing them that
the military medical service of Paris, in con-
sequence OF the number OF army doctors now
being sent TO Algeria, may need civilian as as
slseance anu uesirng W HMow .1e naines u
snoso " s.sI =, nc '~S nuu
II Is Consumed % sion Of serious trouhIas
in Algeria.
CoSsrANT1NopLE. Sept. 1O.-Much dissatis-
faction has been caused by the attitude of Rus
STA toward the negotiations for the settlement
Of the Turkish debt 1t is believed that Rus
STA is opposed in principle to the Bulgarian
tribute being assigned to the turkish bond
holders before settlement Oh the RUSSIAN war
indemnity.
Earthquakes in Italy.
ROME. Sent. 10.-Fresh shocks of earth
quake have occurred at various points in the
Neapoitan provinces Zen persons have been
Killed. many more were injured, ana serious
damage mas oeeh uoile 10 properly.
Foreign Occupation of Egypt
The Reforma believes the foreign occupation
of Egypt inevitable and that it has been ar
ranged for a long time past It think the An
grosturklsu occupation1 IS much more probable
IMAM purely hngisn OF Anglo-French occu-
pation.
CAIRO, Sept 1.-THE situation is UNI
changed. Neither the English consul nor
French consul have yet received any instruc-
tions The treasury of the public debt as a
measure of precauton has sent its gold bull
lion to Alexandria. The state of affairs is re-
garded as serious but not alarming.
CoNsrANrISopLE. Sept, lit is stated
Turkish tronns alone will occrnv Egvpt in tha
event of arnachy there.
Recruits for the Russian Army.
CIR p,,rn,s,,rnc Gait ~ ,Lasa 10 ,rt
,isbad ordaring a. panticinataJ ,bat t ibis
vears law Of rsec,rpits shall he 30 nm instead
Of o25. C0o
MI, go. oaa,4
ine oailo eeNoie'
LONDON, Sept: 1.-THE Standards despatch
from Alexandra says the hnedlve and the
powers insist that Cherif Pasha shall become
Premier The khedive, in superseding Pre-
mler Rlaz Pasha, stated that ne only dismissed
the ministry when ne found circumstances
with the troops were frutless.
Trouble Brewing Between France and
Spain.
IoNnoN SAINT IA disnatcb to the Da;,v
Na,ns 49,, Nfadr;d sa,-s. pb1;o feo;;n@r y
rnnn;ng h;ab IN Sno;n ays;nst Eranca a,,d az =
annroacb;na n,aat;na 81 tba Hortas and Az
fppanciaI anestion are foraotten The irrita.
t;on IL aimost nnonir,o,s IN no ars of ever
shade Of nol;tical oninion 90 p # annears tbat
France viii not ;pdamr;fv tho Spanisrds If
0ran ,nlass Sna;1 onnsaDts &c - sYra,n;na az ~
Trar.b nie;n,s for ;Jan;s, for lossa. 'i =,
cnha an5 Sna;n Tho ceb;nat no he foroa ~