The Portland daily press., 1881-01-04
EUROPE.
The Traversers Confident Of Ac-
quittai.
A LONG CONTEST IMPENDING OVER
THE COERCION MEASURE.

CORK, Jan. 3.-Daniels, who was danger
ously wounded by the party who visited his
honse, refuses to tell who the men were that
fred upon him or for what reason they did SO
LONDON, Jan. :}.-The Telegraph states thai
1000 guns are sent to Ireland surrepti,
tously from Birmingham weekly, and that
within the last two weeks 5000 Enfield rifles
were sent there from the Birmingham work
shops.
The police patrol In county Sligo last night
exchanged shots with an armed party: II is
supposed one of the prowlers was fatally
wounded. One arrest was made
New YORK, Jan. 3.-Cable dispatches state
that the Land Leagures claim that eight jury
men are on their side and there will be nc
convictions.
1t is stated that the fourth party, OF which
Lord Randolph Churchill is the acknowledged
leader, will join with the Parnellites in oppo-
sition to coercion, if by doing so they can see
chance of defeating the government.
The ministry expect prolonged opposition
to coercion measure, and are prepared to
meet it. An urgent whip has been sent out to
all their supporters, and they will doubtless
present their full strength when it comes to a
debate.
A feature of the Land League meeting in
Youghai was body of 20n0 mounted farmers
They were not interfered with.
The house of a man named Daniels, VINO
lives near Cork, was visited by party of men
who called Daniels to the door and shot him.
intlcting dangerous wound. Daniels does
not belong to the Land League party, and the
outrage is attributed to Fenianism.
LONDON, JAN 3-The Dublin corresr ondept
of the Times says more repulsive and terri
BILE year never came upon the country; its his
tory may be written in two words-distress
and disturbance. 1t came in with the begging
box and has gone out with the bludgeon 1t
will take many years to reconstruct the social
in, mi nd far ha
enough to hope the task will be accomplished
in the present generation.
DUBLIN, Jan. 3.-On the resumption of the
State trials this morning the court was crowd
ed, though the proceedings were very uninter-
esting, simply consisting of the reading of the
stenographers' notes of speeches by the traver-
sers. The court decided that speeches deliv-
cred in favor of the traversers at various meet
ings throughout the country may be read by
their counsel 1t is expected that this decis.
ion will considerably protract the trials
LONDON, Jan. "a scheme to blow up the
ironclad Lord Warden, the guardship of the
Firth OF Forth, is supposed to have existed
for the past week: A torpedo was found be.
meath the bows OF the vessels. A large tors
pedo net has consequently been buoyed around
the ship to keep boats or torpedoes off, and
other measures of precaution. The Lord
Warden is an armor plated steamship of 1900
tons and carries IS guns. She is in the coast
guard service.
AT Land meeting at Canton to-day E.
Dwyer Gray urged that if the Government in
troduces the coercion bill it should be opposed
even If a good land bill was thus lost
Starvation on the Volga.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 3.-The German col
onists on the Volga, usually the most thriving
agrlcuiturlsts in Russia. are reported in a hall
starved condition. In one settlement of 1000
people there are only about six families whose
members are not obliged to to ask aims
Floods in Sicily.
MEssINA, Jan. 3-Heavy rains have caused
great damage in Sicily. At Barcelona the
river burst its embankments creating gener-
al panic.
Mobbing the Jews in Berlin
Berlin, Jan. 3.-New Years day large
crowds, mostly students, made a demonstra-
tlon before cafe much frequented by Jews.
They smashed the windows and mobbed all
lively helpless. Another cafe was invaded
and .emptied OF jews. Large and stormy
meetings continue to be held and the crusade
seems to be gaining force. The fist is now be-
being substituted for the tongue
Battle Between the Russians and Turco-
mans.
LONDON, Jan. 3.-A despatch from St. Pc
tersburg to the News says the following are
the details OF the engagement between the
Russians and Tekke Turcomans near Geek
Tepe on the 24th of December: Gen. Skobe-
left desiring to make reconnaissance of Geop
Tepe and effect a diversion from repeated at
tackS on his lines of communication, advanced
from Samursk with four companies of infantry
and 200 Cossacks, with four field pieces and
two mitrailleuses. The Tekkes came out in
great numbers to oppose Skobeleffs column,
which they encountered six versts from Geek
Tepe, and fought so persistently that rein
10rcements were summoned from Samursk.
The engagement lasted four hours, the Rus
slams retiring on Samursk. The Turcoman
loss is considerable. The Russian loss is as US
ual reported slight. A despatch from St. Pc
tersburg to the Telegraph says Gen. Kuropat-
kline, it is reported on the best authority, has
Joined Gen Skobeleff but with such a small
force as practically amounts only to an escort.