The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-20


OF seamen and marines and the Indian contin-
gent, about 80 str ng, evoked a most enthusias-
TIC welcome. At the close of the review the
Queen conversed for a few minutes with Gen.
Wolsely, and congratulated him upon the ap.
pearaDce of the troops. She then drove from
the ground amid tremendous cheering. Gen.
Wolsely headed the troops during the subse-
quent march through the streets. The scene
along the line was one of unbounded enthusi-
asm. The streets were gayly decorated with
nags bearing the notices: "Kass 4ssin." "Tel-
el-Kebir," Welcome Home,n and others ap-
proDrtate to the occasion.
Al the review the Queen presented war me-
dais 10 two representative of each regiment
Ihe general presentations of medals will take
place at Windsor on Tuesday.
No War Probable.
Inc recent reports expressing fears of an
Austro-Russian war have not been confirmed
by.anything which has transpired since their
publication and both Herr Plener and the
report OF the committee on the foreign Office
budget who, at the sitting of the Austrian del
egation in Pesth on Tuesday intimated the
possibility of war with Russia are unofficial
personages and their utterances are not re-
garded as authoritative.
The New Minister to Italy.
ROME, Nov. 19.-William W. Astor, the
new American minister to Italy, will present
MS credentials Tuesday.
The French Deputies.
PARIS, Nov. 1S.-In the Chamber Of Depu-
Ties, today, M. Duclerc, president of the coun-
cii,read bill ratifying M. de B-asesa's treaty
The bill was received with applause, and ur-
gency was declared for it. A committee to
consider the bill will be appointed on Monday
M. Maret, Radical, introduced and demand
cd urgency for proposal to temporarily liber-
ato the imprisoned rioters of Montceau-les-
Mines The government opposed the de emand
i dor urgency, and it was rejected by vote of
M. Roche brought forward the interpella-
ton, his notice of which had caused a consid-
cradle sensation, accusing M. de Freycinet,
late president of the council of having,
while in office, illegally allotted + 5O,-
600 to the Archbishop of Algers, after mo-
ton to grant the amount had been re iected by
the Chamber. Minister Fallierces explained
that the allotment was in repay ment of ad-
vances made by the archbishop, who had pa
triotcally promoted French influence in Tunis
at great personal sacrifice.
The order of the day. pure and simple, was
moved by the ministry, and the motion was
adopted by vote of 344 to 1876.
Up the Congo.
The Liberte announces that in consequence
OF the treaty concluded by M. de Brasesa the
French gunboat Sagittaive will shortly be dis
patched with orders to proceed up the Congo
river.
SPANS Princess Baptized.
MADRID, Nov; 9-The infant princess was
bapuzed yesterday in the presence of the mem
bers OF the court and other notables.
Myles Joyce Convicted.
DUBLIN, Nov. lS.-Msles Joyce, who was
arranged far trial yesterday for the murder of
the elder Mrs Joyce. was convicted to-day and
teuced to death. Myles Joyce was first cous-
IN OF the Mrs. joyce who was murdered.
A SECURE at Vienna.
vienna, Nov. IS The police at Lemberg
have made domicliary visit and arrested six
mechanics. They also seized large number
of Socialist pamphlets and explosive bullets.
Help Tor Serrano.
MADRID. Nov. 18.-The union of Senior Mar
tos and his followers with Marshal Serrano's
party is the principal theme discussed by the
press, The Ministerial papers affect to doubt
the sincerity of the conversation.
A Good Colt.
LONDON, Nov. 18.-A dispatch to the Sport
ing Life from Paris says Count f. de La
grange has sold his 2 year old bay colt Fairfadot
by Nougat, out of La Farandole for e8OOO
Falrfadot Is to be taken to America.
Station Attacked.
Advices ty mail from the Congo river to the
18th ult. state that messenger from the upper
Congo reports that the Stanley station there
has been attacked by hostile natives. Mr..
Leehnel, who is in charge OF the station, was
wounded.
Ion Like tn6 lQea.
The News states that there is very slight
probility that Mr.. Yorke's motion for COM
mittee to inquire into the circumstances under
which Messrs. Parnell, Dillon and O'Kelly
were released from Kiln ainham Jail will pre-
vail There is very strong feeling on the
Liberal benches against it., although Mr.. Glad.
stone has expressed a desire that it should not
be opposed.
What Spain Says.
GIBRALTAR, Nov. 18.-The Spanish authori-
ties insist thai there has been no infraction OF
international law with regard to the Cuban af-
fair. becalse the refugees were captured on
Spanish territory. The Spaniards do not ad-
nit the existence of a neutral zone where the
Cubans were really taken, but claim it as Span
ish territory.
The London Standards correspondent at
Gibraltar says he understands that the Gu ban
refugees, when arrested had $4,000, with
which they had arranged to escape from .Cadiz
in felucca.