The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-12
FOREIGN.
Formation of a Property Defence
Association in England
IMPORTANT STRATEGIC STOLEN
PLANS FROM THE GERMAN
WAR OFFICE.

LONDON, Dec 10.--An interview took place
to-day between the Lord Mayor and deputa-
tion of the Property Defence Association. 1t
was private. The Lord Mayor has written to
the press, trusting that the committee which
will be formed early next week, and be com
posed of men of emiDence and position and de-
void of all political bias, will raise such fund
as will effectually assist the Loyalists in
Ireland. The Messrs. Barring Brothers have
subscribed $3.50 to the Property Defence
Fund.
The Times says: "The public will welcome
with warmest approval the announcement we
are enabled to make that the Lord Mayor is
determined to take active measures TO assist
the Property Defence Association, and that the
Government is determined to allow the Mayor
perfect freedom of action. After an intiuen-
tial committee has been organized, including
many names Of highest note, public meeting
will shortly be held at which the Mayor will
probably be able to lay the matter before the
country most completely and forcibly."
Mr.. Gladstone regards the movement as Justi-
fable, and finds therein none of those atfinities
with civil war which some csptious imagina-
tions have discovered in it, 1t cannot be too
strongly insisted upon that we have to deal In
Ireland, not only with determined revolution
lists personally interested in running the owners
of property, and q peasantry united in free
masonry OF terrorism, but also with the de-
moraliZing agency of foreign subsidies. Feni-
anism in America raises large sums, with which
the mercenaries of disorder are kept afoot in
ireland.
Proceedings in the Spanish Deputies.
MADRID, Dec. 10.-In the Chamber of Depu-
ties to-day Senior Silvera asked the Govern
ment to submit to the House all official docu-
ments relating to the seizure of English or
American chips b. Spaniards in the Sulov
archipelago. 1t was arranged that these docu-
ments shall be joined to those asked for by
Senior Canamaque for the purpose of his inter-
pellation in regard to North Borneo. The Cor
respondencia states that Spain has made
no concession to England with regard to
Borneo.
Russian Affairs.
BERLIN. Dec. 10-Neas has been received
from ST. Petersburg to the effect that Generals
Ignatef aud Tcherevine recently rendered
their designations of their offices in the Home
tmentssimultaneousy y, in consequence of
difficulties between them in regard to police
measures against the Nihilists. The Gar
designations.
The Italian Parliament.
ROME, Dec. 10.-The Budget Committee of
the Italian Chamber of Deputies has declared
that the subject of the secret service fund is
not within its competence The foreign office
house of 229 members. Such large majority
against the estimates is unprecedented.
A Balloonist Lost at Sea.
A government balloon in charge of Captain
Templer accompanied by Walter Powell. mem
Der of Parliament for Malmesbury, and Mr.
Gardner assembled from Bath yefterday and
descended at Bridgeport The balloon struck
the groun heavily, and Gardner and Captain
Templer was thrown out and injured. The
balloon then rose with Powell and was seen
again to descend at sea. Nothing has since
been heard of the balloon or Powell.
Important Strategic Plans Stolen.
BERLIN, Dec. 11.-Great commotioa exists
IN the offices OF Grand General and Staff owing
to the theft of plans and papers of great strate-
gital Importance.