The Portland daily press., 1882-10-30
FORElGN.
Death of the Bey Of
Tunis.
A VILLAGE DESTROYED BY
A HURRICANE.
Eagan and the Land League
Fund.
THE FRENCH DYNAMITE
FURRY INCREASING.
The Progress of Arab Bey's
Trial.
THE ADIGE AND PO LEAP THEIR
BANKS.
Great Distress and Suffering Through
THE ADIGE AND PO LEAP THEIR
BANKS.
Great Distress and Suffering Through
the TyroI.


TUNIs, Oct. 28-Sidi Mohammend ell Sadok,
Bey of Tunis, died last evening. Sidi Ali,
brother of the dead Bey, and the legitimate
successor to the throne, has assumed power.
[Sidi Mohammed-el-Sadok, Bey of Tanis, the
eldest son of Bey Sidi Ahsin, was born October
3, 1913, and succeeded his brother, Moham
med Bey, September %, 1852 In 1871 he sue
ceeded in obtaining an Imperial frman which
liberated him from paying tribute to the Sui
tan of Turkey. and destroyed the suzerainty to
which the reigniDg family of Tunis had SUBJ
mitted for three centuries. OF this independ-
ence he was deprived by the French who land
ed an army in the country in 1881, and, under
form of a treaty, signed May 18th. reduced
him to state of vassalage. The legitimate
successor of Sidi Mohammed is his brother,
Sidi Ali, who was born October 5, 1917.
The Land League Fund.
BUFFALO, Oct. 29.-President Mooney of the
Irish National Land League has received the
following cable from Paris France, replying to
charges against the parliamentary party of
having misappropriated large portions of the
funds. The total amount paid during the
three years of the expenses of members of par
lament is under e2000, including expenses of
Psrnell's and Dillon's mission to America,
O'Connor's seven months American tour and
Healey's four months; expenses OF mem bers
on service of the League in Ireland. The libel
Gus statement in the Dublin Irish Times ema-
mates from the notorious Richard Pigolt The
National league is making most satisfactory
progress. (Signed)
PATRICK EGAN.
Mooney has sent the following reply: "The
American League has undiminished confidence
in the integrity and wisdom of the Irish lead
ers. Continue your work and no British SLAM
ders shall destroy American sympathizers.
The Russian March Through Asia.
TEHEREN, Oct 28.-The Russians having no
further difficulty with the Merv-Turcomans are
preparing to subjagste the Ssryk Turcomans.
The first cavalry has already passed old Sara
khs, one hundred miles south of Merv.
A Decree Against Dynamite.
PARIS, Oct. 28.-A decree will be officially
published tomorrow regulating the use of dyna-
mite and instituting rules to enable the author
tiles to trace the sale Of explosives. The Gov
ernment h as decided to establish permanent
garrison at Montceaa les Mines and to give the
prefect discretionary powers in regard to en-
forcing the law respecting religious emblems in
schools.
Arab Pasha's Lawyer.
CAIRo, Oct. 2S.-Broadley has consented to
defend Sheikh Abdow, a learned doctor of e.
azahar university and editor of the Egyptian
official journal during the past eighteen
months His defense, it IS expected will de-
velope features of special interest owing to his
relation with the fanatical party at Constanti-
nope. Arab Pasha will divide his defense
into parts. Ihe first is to comprise the period
before the war in which he he says he acted
by orders of the Khedive; and the second time
after July 10 in which he claims he acted by
command of Sultan. The well known Arabic
scholar Signor Sintilana of Rome, late Secre-
tary to the Bey of Tunis, will come to Cairo to
act as chief interpreter on behalf Of the prison.
ers.
The Scotch Tenantry.
LONDON, Oct 29.-Davitt, IN speech at
Aberdeen last evening, nrged the Scotch farm
ers to demand reduction of rents. He said
they should claim right to have an indepen-
dent tribunal between them and the landlords.
He thought it possible to have conceded to
Ireland
Swiss Village Destroyed.
BERNE, Oct. 29.-The village of Grindelwald
So miles southeast of this city, has been almost
entirely destroyed by hurricane
The Tyral Floods.
VIENNA, Oct 29-The bridge on Wildball
Gastein road has been swept away. The ceme-
try at Bruneck has been flooded and graves
laid open and coffins carried away. Tie town
of Lieuz completely inundated. The rivers Po
Adige Tatiamento and Brente have everhowed
their banks and inundated the country. The
distress in the flooded districts of Tyral and
Corinthia is beyond description. The people
taking to flight destitute of everything. The
inhabitants of some of the smaller towns talk
of emigratiDg to America.
Bad news comes from various villages where
dikes are giving away. Fears are entertained
that a much more terrible flood than that
which lately visited the tyIal is impending. A
telegram from Klagenfort reports incessant
rains and disastrous floods in Corinthia. The
Drave is rising and there are various inunda-
tions in the valleys of its tributaries.
The Situation in Lyons.
LONDON, Oct. 29.-The News has the follow
lowing from Lyons: Troops occupy the railway
and all strategic points in the city. The sol
diers have been strictly forbidden to hold COM
munication with civilians. The forts Domin-
ating, Lyons are prepared at the word of COM
msnd to lay any portion of the city in ashes.
If farther explosions occur the city will be
placed under martial law. Threatening let
ters abandon. The archbishop and director of
the post office have received such mission. The
persons of both are carefully guarded. Late
Sunday evening the police discovered and seiz-
cd 40 Kilogrammes of dynamite.