The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-11
FOREIGN.
The Tonquin Credit Bill Adopted
by the French Chamber of
Deputies.
MEME CONsPHRATORs EN IRELAND
PLEAD GUILTY,
The National League Denounces Emisra-
tion from Ireland.
seizure Of Anarchis. PamphIe,s.

Seizure of Anarchist Pamphlets.
SToCKERAN, Austria Dec. 10.-A number of
seditious placards have been found posted
about this town, and quantity of pamphlets,
have been seized.
The Egyptian Defeat.
|. CAIRO, Dec. 10.-A sergeant of the Black
forces who were in the late battle near Sua-
kin, states that the Egyptians would
have defeated the rebels but for the conduct
Of the Bashi Bazouks.
Conspirators Plead entity.
SLIGO, Dec. 10.-Nine persons have pleaded
guilty to the charge of conspiracy to murder
Martin Lyden of Connemara, county Galway.
Patrick McKeown testified that before the
murder of Mrs. Smythe the prisoners met in a
barn and formed an assassination society, the
avowed object of which being the removal of
tyrants and bad landlords
Explosives Discovered in Limerick.
LIMERICK, Dec. 10.-A policeman last night
discovered in lane vessel con tanning over
twenty pounds of gunpowder with fuze lying
near. man named Jarvey has been arrested
on suspicion.
Sundays Meeting of the National League.
DUBLIN, Dec. notwithstanding the fact
that the government had forbidden the hold
ing OF national league meeting at Loughrea
yesterday, meeting was held close to that
town. The authorities despatched a force of
police to disperse it, but it had adjourned be-
fore the police reached the spot. A motion
was passed by the meeting denouncing emigra-
tion from Ireland, and letter from Bishop
Clonfert was read saying that there is room 10
Ireland for double its present population.
Am Appeal for O'DonneII.
LONDON, Dec. 10.-Mr. Guy, O'Donnell's
solicitor, in a letter to the newspapers, begs
that the members of the jury which tried
0'Donnell will confidentially communicate
with him, as he desires to address them upon
m2ttar 0f AYfram0 a that oil
other means OF communicating with them
have failed. AS he was refused copy of the
panel of the jury before the trial, he has been
unable to ascertain their identity since.
Precautions Taken in London. xEs
Owing to the growing excitement in Irish
circles relative to the sentence of O'Donnell,
extra guards have been stationed at all the
prisons and government offices as precautien
against any effort which may be made by
O'Donnell's friends by way of reprisals.
France and Tonquin.
PARIS, Dec. 10.-In the Chamber of Dep
uties today, during debate upon the Tonquin
credits, M. Ferry, replying to a criticism of M.
Pellitan uDon the governments colonial policy,
said that France in going to Tunis had sole
ly in view the lsecurity of Algeria, and went
to Tonquin for security.
1t was impossible, Mr.. Ferry said, to order
the French troops to suspend their march on
Sontay and Bacnimh in the absence of serious
cases upon which an arrangement of the diff
Guilty might be effected. ''If the Chamber"
he said, ''believes there is another course to
pursue to maintain the honor of France and
safety of Cochin China, let it say SO distinct
~ Mr.. Ferry asked the house to give vote
of confidence in the interest of the army and
negotiations being carried on by the govern
ment.
M.Andrieu declared discrimination existed
in regard to the facts of the affairs and action
of the government
M. Ribal denied that voting credits would
imply an approval of the entire conduct of the
government 1t was new impossible to advise
the abandonment of Tonquin, and new cab
met would disastrously affect many. No other
cabinet is ready to take the reins of the gov
ernment
M. Clemenceau declared that nobody dream
ed of abandoning the soldiers of France in the
presence of an enemy, but operations and me-
gotiations could no longer be confded to the
present cabinet, and vote Of confidence
wonld mean declaration of war with China
The credits bill was then adopted by vote
of 38 to LAG.
NJ Ferry accepted the order of the day pro-
posed by M. Bent, that "the Chamber, con-
vinced that the government should display
necessary energy in defending the influence
and honor of France in Tonquin, passes to the
order OF the day." Carried by vote 315 to
206.
Foreign Notes.
DeLesseps has telegraphed to the Egyptian
government tSat the alleged arrangement
with ship owners relative to the second Suez
canal amounts at present simply to informal
negotiations.
The Queen has made Tennyson baron.
M. FRANCHISE Lenomont, the French archoe-
ologist, is dead, aged 49,