The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-10-20
FOREIGN.
The Political situation in Spain.

8 The Political Situation in Spain.
MADRID, Oct. Marshal Serrano stated in
an interview yesterday that she was ready to
accept office if the King summoned him to
cans, at present followers of Senior Sagaste,
would join him, he said, and he was convinc
cd that the prosperity of Spain would be con-
solidated by progressist policy, which alone
was calculated to disarm Republicanism. If
he fails to reconstruct Liberalism he will retire
to private life.
The New Irish Programme.
DUBLIN, Oct 19.-Hugh O'Donnell MP,
writes the Freeman's journal that, though he
is determined to support the conference pro-
gramme, he cannot join the council which, he
says, is so constituted that if only a small num-
Der of county delegates are sufficiently flexi-
ble its whole control will be in the hands of
the sixteen nominees of the Irish Parliament
tary party.
Elections in Prussia.
BERLIN, Oct. 19.-Preliminary elections for
members of the Prussian diet resulted as far
as can be estimated in the charge of 2900 cleo
tors belonging to the Progressit and Secession
ti-Progressists.
DUBLIN, Ocr. ia committee of the Ma
tional Land League have adopted an address
to the Irish people, in which they urge viei-
liant and lawful associ alton fer protecting
themselves from injustice. The 1dres says
fer all local power and patronage from privi-
legged strangers to the hands OF the people, and
SO fortify the people for the work of self-gov
ernment.
BERLIN, Oct. 19.-The Progressists and Sc
cessionists have chosen a majority of electors
ia Breslau, Konigsberg, Dantzic, Crefeld,
Halle, Elberfeld, Bremen, Gorlitz, Frank
furt, and WiesbadeD. The Clericals have tri-
umphed in Treves, and ths Conservatives in
Potsdam. The National Liberals have large
majority in Hanover and Cassel. In Magde-
burg 4l0 Liberals and 9 Conservatives are
elected, and in Posen 116 Progressists, 40 Con-
servatives, and " Poles. In Berlin, 3,09S Pro-
gressists, 973 Conservatives and 81 unknown
Egyptian Affairs.
LONDON, Oct. ia despatch from Cairo
says the crisis is ended. The Egyptian minis
try have intimate3 their intention to permit
Mr. Broodley and Hon. Mark Francis Napier
to defend Arab, on condition that tue witness
es in the case shall idergo g preliminary ex-
animation.
Home From the War.
Transport Lydian Monarch with household
cavalry on the return from Egypt entered
West India dock this evening Large crowds
assembled to welcome the troops and there was
much enthusiasm.
Foreign Notes.
1t is stated that Overdank, the man arrested
some time since while manufacturing bombs
at Trieste, has been sentenced to death.
The president of the court which is trying
the rioters of Montceau-less-Mines, France
has received an anonymous letter threatening
that the Palace of Justice will be blown up
with dynamite.
A Panama letter gives the particulars OF the
attempted assassination of Governor Aldana.
He was crossing Conception street in Bogota
when an unknown man fred four or five shots
from behind. The, General was wounded.
The assassin has been captured. An Adjutant
who was struck by b III subsequently, died.