The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-06-03
FOREIGN.
The Irish Struggle.

Sir Stafford Northcote, speaking at Con-
sentative demonstration in Manchester last
evening observed he thought there were not
ten men in the House Of Commons who be-
ieved in the Land bill
A report has reached Limerick that three
policemen have been killed during an eviction
riot in County Clare
The riotng in Clonmel has been resumed
The police and soldiers charged the mob and
injured several persons. They finally cleared
the streets.
An Inspector of Police has visited the vari-
GUS posting houses in Kilkenny and warned
the car owners and drivers that IL they refused
to supply cars to the police and o military in
future the owners would be hned s3zo each ana
the drivers imprisoned.
The President of the Baliina County Mayo)
branch Of the Land League has peeh arrested
under the coercion act, anC taken 10 hlliilali-
ham jail
LIMERICK, June 1.-The statement is denied
that three policemen were killed during the
eviction riot at Scariff, County Clare. The
people fired on the police, who returned the
fire. killing ono rioter. About one hundred
shots were exchanged.
Vesuvius in Flames
NAPLES, June 2-Slighb shocks Of GARTH
quake at Mt. Vesuvius were followed by
strong eruption. Broad and active streams Of
lava are flowing down the northeast side.
The Fisheries.
LONDON, June 2-In the Commons to-day
Mr.. Dixie, the under Foreign Secretary, in
giving confirmation of the settlement OF the
Fortune Bay dispute, added that 1t had been
also agreed to come to an arrangement relative
to the fishery regulations
Final Settlement Of the Fortune Bay Out
RACES.
WASHINGTON, June 2-Sir Edward Thorn
ton this afternoon gave Secretary Blaine, a
draft on London Tor Gl50C0 sterling, the sum
agreed upon as compensation for damages in
hicted on American fishermen in the Fortune
Bay affair. This final settlement has been
made with the best OF feeling on the part of
both governments. Neither side, however
has surrendered to the other its construction Of
fishery articles in the treaty of 1871 The
money will be promptly distributed among the
rightful claimants.
A Fatal Drill.
During an artillery practice at Grandens, in
Western Prussia, shell burst Three captains
and two gunners were killed, and three per-
sons wounded.
The Church and the Land League.
Cardinal Manning told deputation of the
"Catholic League of the Cross yesterday he
had not ordered a refusal OF the use of Club
halls for Land League meetings, but he de-
sired that the League of the Gross, as body,
should not ally itself with any political move
ment.
Exaggerated Reports of a Riot.
A despatch from Clonmel yesterday, an
rouncing the death of policemen and the pre-
cacious condition of a number of soldiers from
injuries received in the riot there Tuesday, was
exaggerated. No policeman or soldier received
dangerous injury, though several were knocked
down.
Favorable Crop Reports from Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, June Crops in the
| greater part OF Russia are very satisfactory. =.
Reforms Demanded in Spain.
MADRID, June AT a meeting of the Anti
| Slave Trade Society resolution was passed
| demanding the abolition of capital punish ment
| and the immediate liberation of all slaves in
| Antilles
Foreign Notes.
| Mr.. Goschen has arrived from CONSTANT
| nople.
| Lord Dufferin starts for Constantinople Sat-
urday
Nearly all the cattle by steamer Phenician
| at Glasgow, 3lst ult., from Boston, were found
| affected with foot and mouth disease. The
| slaughtered carcasses viii be boiled down.
| A ringleader of the anti-Jewish riots at Kieff
has been sentenced to three and one-half years
| penal servitude and loss of his civil rights.
| Three Of his accomplices were sentenced to
| eighteen months and twelve others to short
| terms of Imprisonment.
| 1t is believed the object in sending onc-half
| of the Turkish troops now in Thessaly to
| Tripoli is to forestall Italian intrigues. The
| Porte fears Italy will pursue course in Tripoli
similar to that of the French in Tunis.
According to the recent census the popula-
| ton of London is 3,S14,57
| Messrs. Rafael, Colleges and Walter Riotte,
| citizens OF the United States, and Roberto
| M0ntealegre, a naturalized British subject,
have arrived in Panama, having been arbi-
! trarily expelled from Costa Rica by President
| Guardia
| The Jesuits have been expelled from Nicara-
| qua by order of the government, which has
been Obliged to order ont trOODS to suDnreSs the
| riots there.
The Russian political police have arranged
to send agents to track Russian Socialists in all
the principal cities of Europe.