The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-21
FOREIGN.
The French Encounter with Ihe Black
Flags.

The French Encounter with Ihe Black
Flags.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-The Times Hong Kong
dispatch says A correspondent who has arrived
here from Hal Phong says the French are IN
difficulties through want OF troops Many
Chinese are deserting to the Black Flags Ian,
their chief, is very powerful. France may
have to negotiate with him. Foreigners have
been seen fighting on the side Of the Black
Flags. Gen. Bouet admits that he was unable
to hold his position after the fight The French
are still buying steamers and horses.
American Stocks in Berlin.
The Posts Berlin correspondent says that
spectators are introducing American railway
stocks on the Bourse, but that their admission
meets with strong opposition.
The Antecedenfs of O'Donnell.
The Time in tracing the antecedents Of
O'Donnell finds that he is As years OF age and a
native of Meracladdy, comfy Donegal, Ireland.
He has been to America several times; served
in the American war, lived for some time In
Philadelphia and kept public house on the
Canadian border. He invested his funds in
silver mines and Fenian bonds and lost his
money. He returned to Ireland last May and
frequented the company of Irish-Americans in
Londonderry. He carried a revolver and was
considered strong Nationalist, but was op-
posed to the Invincibles.
He denounced Carey when the latter turned
informer, and declared that he would not
shoot, but would burn him by inches. He
went to the Cape to seek work because he con-
sidered America "played OUT He had never
seen Carey before taking passage, and had no
idea that the informer was on board the steam
or, when he embarked upon her. The defence
will probably be that Carey tried to shoot the
prisoner who wrenched the revolver away and
used it to protect his own life.
1t is stated that O'Donnell's brother, who is
living in Ireland will endeavor to obtain the
services of Mr.. A. NJ: Sullivan, M. p, to con-
l..o4 At laE, l.sA 1a Af all
ridcue the idea that he went to the Cape for
the special purpose of killing Carey.
The Franco-C Chinese Dimculty.
PARIS, Sept. 20.-A meeting OF twenty mem-
bers of the extreme Left was held here to-day.
M. Bardot, presiding. The meeting passed
resolutions insisting upon sthe necessity OF
convoklng the chambers in order to ascertain
with the Tonquin question, and committee
of two was appointed to wait upon prime min
lister Ferry and request him to call the cham
bers into session forthwith.
Aid 10 Java Sufferers.
THE HAGUE. Sept 20.-The Netherlands
Trading Company has remitted 137 600 fiorins
to Batavia to aid the sufferers by the catastro-
phe in Java The British minister here has
informed the Dutch Minister Of Foreign At
fairs that the government of the Straits Settle
nents had by authority of England advanced
$25, 600 for the same object.
Foreign Notes.
The steamship City of Chicago leaves
Queenstown today for New York on her first
trip.
A Cairo despatch says that one OF the first
acts of Mr.. Clifford Lloyd, the newly appoint
ed adviser to the Minister of the Interior, will
be to inspect the prisons throughout the coun-
try, which are in a disgraceful state.
The London Standards Berlin correspondent
states that he is in a position to deny that the
Emperor William and the Czar will hold
conference this year. The rela atoms between
Russia and Germany are excellent, and there
is no necessity for such meeting. In regard
to Mr. Gladstone's visit to Copenhagen, the
Standards correspondent says that no political
arrangements were effected there.
A Dublin despatch states that Parnell has
selected Edward MacMahone as q candidate of
the Home Rulers to contest the election for
member of Parliament for Limerick.