The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-01
FOREIGN.
Preparing to Enforce the Arms
Act in Ireland.
sIxTY-ONE LIVES LOST BY THE NICE
DISASTER.
England Declines the Invitation to the
Monetary Conference.

DUBLIN, March 31.-All the prellminaries
have been arranged and Friday nights Dublin
Gazette will contain proclamation putting
the arms act into operation in Ireland. IT. is
not intended to put the act in force all over
Ireland at once. At first, probably, only fva
counties, including Cork and Mayo, will he
placed under the provisions Of the act in its
full scope, that is to say, empowering the NO.
lice to seize unauthorized persons for having or
carrying arms and enabling constables TO
search ON warrant any premises where arms
are supposed to be concealed. The order in
council under the ninth section of the act has
been framed with great care. The Lord Lien
tenant has directed a restriction to be made on
the importation of arms to certain ports name
", Dublin, Cork, Belfast, Derry and Sligo.
stringent conditions will have to be complied
with in regard to such importations in proper
ly declaring them. Though Dublin county or
city will not be proclaimed, the METROPOLITAN
police will be under orders. The council will
have power to examine all packages suspected
OF containing arms and ammunition. The
constabulary will also have authority to de-
mand returns of all sales of fire arms by deal
ers, specifying the weapon and residence of the
purchaser, under heavy penalty for doing
otherwise.
Bradlaugh Defeated
LONDON, March 31.-In the Court of Appeals
Justice Bramwell announced that the decision
of Justice Matthews in the Queens Bench d.
vision in the Bradlaugh case, that Bradlaugh's
defencesthat the right TO make affirmation in
stead of the oath as allowed in courts of law
applies also to the Commons was wrong. is
sustained.
Boycotting introduced in Dublin.
LONDON, March 31.-A dispatch from Dublin
to the Times announcing that the Land League
are trying to organize local branches in Dublin
in order to bring pressure upon traders who
have kept aloof from the League or have given
1t no substantial support, slyS the League
have commenced in an old quarter of the city
by establishing branch where there is large
population of the working and lower classes
capable of supplying abundant materials for
mischief. The resources in this respect have
been often developed in violent attacks on the
police and in riotous and dsorderly scenes.
The council OF the new branch have sent cir
cuiar to merchants and trrders in the district
who do not Sympathize with the League, but
who are largely dependent upon the populace
for labor and custom, and for immunity from
injury to their warehouse, workshops, etc
Merchants and traders do not know how to
deal with the circular They are unwilling to
comply with it, and are afraid to refuse. There
can be very little doubt that if this branch
succeeds others will be planted until the city
is overrun with the noxious growth of the
League system.
The Powers Resolve Not to Assist Greece
Berlin correspondence says the powers Joint
ly agree to declare to the Greek ministry their
hrm resolution not to intervene if the compro-
mise is rejected.
The Disaster at Nice
A dispatch from Paris to the Times says the
sixty-one victims of the opera house disaster
at Nice consist of thirty-six Frenchmen, twen-
ty Italians, three Englishme", one German
and one whose nationality is unknown Three
victims were boys under twelve years, nine
youths between twelve and twenty-one years,
twenty-four male and eighteen female adults.
may of hod o1o ~,
for the relief of its sufferers, which amount to
100000 francs. The mayor has thus given a
practical REPUTATION to exaggerated accounts of
the calamity.
Bismarck's Schemes.
A correspondent of the Post at Berlin saws
Bismarck's intimacy with the Ultramontanes
increases, and coalition party for the realiza-
pected.
A dispatch to the Times from Berlin saws it
is believed that the Government in copiunc
ton with Russia is medtating action in Che
matter OF adopting measures 10 avert the dam
gers to pnblic security from the use of explo-
slves, If it has not already communicated its
views to the various powers concerned, but the
graVest doubts are entertained of Bismarck be-
lug able TO make England regard the subject
from his point of view.
Lord Beaconsf1eld's Condition.
10 A. MA bulletin at $50 this morning
says Beaconsheld passed restless night but is
now somewhat easier. DR.. Kidd remained
with him throughout the night, and is now in
consultation with DR.. Quain. They will issue
joint bulletin at IL O'Clock. Yesterday after
noon Beacons6eld left his bed for short time.
after viii his condition was worse. The
cold east winds prevailing are unfavorable for
him. Lord Rowton, his private secretary, has
been telegraphed to return from Algiers
Beaconsfield's condition is considerably i'm
proved tonight.
England Declines the Invitation to the
Monetary Conference.
The News confirms the report that England
has declined the invitation to the monetary
conference.
Trouble in the Russian Imperial Family.
New York, March 31.-A Paris dispatch
says that Lanterne publishes telegram from
St. Petersburg stating that a violent quarrel
has broken out in the imperial family in con-
sequence of which the Grand Duke Constan-
tine who is strongly suspected of Nihiism is
about to resign the offices of grand admiral and
minister of Marine.