The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-21
FOREIGN.
Beaconsfeld's Burial Place Still
Undecided.
ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE SHOCK AT
CHIC.

LONDON April 2O-Gladstone has written
the following letter to Lord Rowton.
II learned of the decease of Lord Beacons
field with sad surprise. I shall be prepared tc
give directions for public funeral"
Sir Nathaniel Rothschild on behalf of the
executors replied, thanking. Gladstone and
stating that Lord Beaconsfeld's will directed
that he be buried at HughendOn by the side
of his wife.
The question of giving Beaconsfield public
funeral is still discussed. Palmerston received
public funeral though he had expressed a
desire to be buried privately.
The Times says no decision in regard to the
funeral is expected until Lord Rowtan returns
to London from Osborne to-day with informa-
ton of the Queens wishes on the subject.
kilograms of coincidence are hourly received
at Beaconsfield's residence from every quarter
OF the globe, many European potentates not
only sending messages through representa-
tives but also directly. Among the sovereigns
expressing coincidence is the Sultan. Bismarck
sent message expressing great sorrow.
ST.. PETERSBURG, April 2O-The Journal de
st. Petersburg contains long eulogistic review
of the life of Beaconsfeld.
The GoloS contrasts Beaconsfeld's policy
with that of Gladstone greatly to the disfavor
of the former and declares that since the &C
cession OF Gladstone to power Europe has felt
more tranquil.
The Chic Sufferers.
LONDON, April 2O.-The British ambassador
at Constantinople telegraphs to the Lord
Mayor that the urgent requirements of Chic
are increasing daily. The present resources
are adequate only for immediate wants. The
committee begs the Lord Mayor to stimulate
subscriptions
The Greek Dispute.
CONsTANTINOPLE, April 2O-It is stated
that the Ambassadors have asked their
governments for additional powers for the con-
clusion of convention relative to the territory
coded to Greece, and they propose that in case
Turkey and Greece are unable to agree unon
the portion OF the Ottoman debt to be assumed
by Greece and other details the subject shouid
be referred to a tribunal of arbitration.
LONDON. April 2O.-A Constantinople cor
respondent of the Times says the Ambassadors
have presented to the Porte note describing
the frontier line agreed upon. The note saws
all the Powers having approved the decision it
should be considered the Supreme decision of
Europe, with which the Porte is invited to
comply.
The Monetary Conference.
A dispatch from Paris to the Times saws a
commlttee composed OF one commissioner
from each State represented at tie Monetarv
conference will meet Saturday to frame the
draft OF programme to be discussed at the
next plenary sitting of the conference. the
date of which is uncertain.
AOoAAoA AaeSA cAAAdoneO 0uOCk III emo.
The Standards correspondent at Chic ra-
ports that there was a severe shock of earth
quake Wednesday night lasting four hours.
The panic was renewed.
France and Tunis
A dispatch from Paris states that three men-
of-war will land 1000 men at Tobarca as a
preliminary operation. Tobarca is to serve 40
the base OF operations for an attack on the
Kroumirs from the north.
Foreign Notes
The Duchess of Marlborough has lust com.
pleted arrangements for the entire outfit Of
fifteen Irish families, who will be provided
with free passages to Manitoba and located
there in neatly furnished farmsteads.
A thousand delegates from local branches of
the Land League are expected to be present at
a convention Of the League at the Rotunda in
Dublin to-day. -
After fortnight's almost superhuman eyer.
tions danger of inundation at Szeged;n 10
passing away. 7SN- 10
A portion of the internal fittings for the
steamer Servia was burned at the great IRE in
Thompson's shipyard at Glasgow on Monday
a rumor is current in Paris that a corns
will be landed at Galetta or Biserta. Tnnis To
cooperate with the troops marching from
The Official Journal of Paris says England
has not yet accepted the invitation to partiei-
pate IN the monetary conference