The Portland daily press., 1882-11-03
FOREIGN.
AFFAIRS IN ORIENTAL
LANDS.
The Message of the Pope to
Queen Victoria.
PARNELL RALLYING HIS
PARTY TO GLADSTONE'S
AID.
4 HE FAILURE OF THE GLIB
SON AMENDMENT.
Arabi May Vet Save His Neck.
GLADSTONE ADMITS THAT 1T WAS
WAR WITH EGYPT.
General News From Foreign Lands.
4 HE FAILURE OF THE CIR
SON AMENDMENT.
GLADSTONE ADMITS THAT 1T WAS
A WAR WITH EGYPT.
General News From Foreign Lands.
Stepped Down and Out.

Stepped Down and Out.
LONDON, Nov. 2.-Rev. Mr., Green, Vicar of
Miles Plating, who was imprisoned for ritual
istic practices, has resigned his benefice and it
Is expected that he will be released from GUS
tody.
Talking 1t Over.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 2.-The British Am
bassador had an interview with the Sultan to-
day.
A Show for Arab Yet.
LONDON, Nov. 2.-The Times says it believes
that compromise has been offered, or is about
OF which is that Arab shall be allowed to ex-
patriate himself and liAe in exilo. The pros
peet, however, is unacceptable.
An Anti-Ohio Movement.
BERLIN, Nov. "A draft of an ordinance
Inns been submitted to the Bundesr ath prohib-
iting the importation of American swine, pork
and sausage meat.
a Tory Gain.
LONDON, Nov. 3.-The general result of the
municipal elections in England and Wales is a
Tory gain.
Parnell Supporting Gladstone.
LONDON, Nov. 2.-The Parnellite party have
decided, by a vote of II to 10, to support the
government in the Commons tonight on the
division of Gibson's amendment.
Secret Societies Unpopular.
PoLTAvA, Nov. 2.-The police have arrested
number of persons here belonging to secret
societies.
Gladstone Says 1t Was "war" With
Egypt.
LONDON, Nov. 2.-In the Commons to-day,
Gladstone said the government thought the
contribution should be demanded from Egypt
for the expense of the British occupation.
Sir Stafford Northcote asked whether the
government could continue the occupation of
Egypt without the authority of Parliament.
Gladstone declared that the occupation was
a result of the war. The use of the word
war" by Gladstone created general excite
ment in the House, as he has hitherto denied
that England was at war with Egypt.
After desultery discussion of the land act
the debate on the closure was resumed.
Turned Queens Evidence.
LONDON, Nov. 2.-It is understood that one
Of the men charged with the murder of the
Joyce family has turned Queens evidence.
A Denial by MIR. Pigott.
Richard Plgott writes to The Freeman's
Journal denying Mr.. Fagan's charge that Lady
Florence Dlxie's allegations of a discrepancy
5n the accounts of the Land League were insti-
gated by him.
The Gibson Amendment Lost.
LONDON, Nov. I'm the Commons tonight
the Gibson amendment to the closure in sub
1orlty, as proposed by the government was
rejected, 322 to 238. The Irish members voted
in body with the government.
The Latest from Corea.
HONG KONG, Oct. THE United States
legation at Peking has received q formal re-
quest from the Corean authorities to convey to
the government at Washington their desire
that an American envoy be sent to Zoui 1t is
understood in diplomatic circles that Lu Hung
Chan will ask the good offices Of the American
minister with view 10 the settlement of the
Loo Choo dispute.
Considerable bodies of Chinese troops have
gathered along the Russian boundary. The
building of arsenals has commenced near XII
in. 1t is supposed that Russian enchroach-
ment is apprehended.
The French sfficials in Tonquin are said to
be organizing force to drive away the Chi
nese troops sent down from Canton for the de-
fence OF the Annonite to rritory.
-Four Englismen belonging to the customs
service of China, with SO eral Chinese assocl-
ates, have been sent to Corea to establish GUS
toms stations there in Chinese interests.
Affairs In the Celestial Empire
SAN FRANcIco, Nov. 2.-Steamship Oceanic
brings Yokohama dates of October IT, The
Mikado is seriously i'll. The cattle plague is
alarmingly prevalent in the southwestern prov
inces. Heavy floods in the central provinces
have caused great loss of life and property.
Small villages have been swept entirely away.
Thousands of persons are reported drowned.
There is considerable dissatisfaction with
the manner in which the finances of the coun-
try are handled. by the officials. Currency is
at discount of 60 per cent, with no sysIe M
attic effort TO restore it. Several national
banks have failed under disgrsceful circum-
stances. The whole banking system is under
popular suspicion.
1t is reported that the navy department has
petitIoned for $10,000,000 to purchase new
ships of war. The Corean ambassador to ton
der apologies to the Mlkado, arrived at Toxic
october 10. Cholera is decreasing. The rice
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