The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-10-16
FOREIGN.


LONDON, Oct. 15.--A Hong Kong despatch
to the Standard says: Civil Commissioner
Harmand is much depressed on account of the
present position of affairs He has expressed
the opinion tnat France failed to act with due
energy when she had an opportunity, and he
believes that the immensity of the present task
Is the natural result of her inaction The
Franco-Chinese merchants assert that France
has only two courSes-to fall back on the
Bouree treaty or prepare to march on Pekin.
riot has occurred at Foo Chow owing to
the French Consnl's having objected to the
burial in ground adjoining the foreign con-
cession of Chinaman who had died from
cholera. The temper of the Chinese at all OF
the treaty ports is dangerous.
PARIS, Oct ia report has been received
at Tonquin that Black Flags are massing at
Bacninb and a fight is expected to occur when
French reinforcements arrive.
Panic i'm synagogue-Forty Women
Killed and Thirty Injured.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct 10 During the SER
vices in JEWISH synagogue in Ziwouka, in
the government of Padolia, on Saturday,
false alarm of fire was raised in the women's
gallery, which caused q panic The people
rushed for the door, where there was terrible
crush, during which forty women were killed
and thirty others injured.
The Policy of the New Spanish Ministry.
LONDON, Oct. 15.-The Standards CORE
sDondent at Madrid has had an interview with
Senior Moret the Minister of the Interior, on
the new Spanish Cabinet, who said in the
course of the interview: "On economic trade
questions the past attests our desire to ap-
proach England and America with friendly
feelings, If we inset with disposition to grant
fair concessions to cover our wines an colonial
produce. OF France we expect the same cor
dial teolings that will dictate our attitude now
that the difference between the two nations
has been loyalty settled"
Punishment of Newspaper Canards.
A 1A-w - n
st9tes that, owing to the impression that has
been produced by statements made BY CORE
spondents OF foreign newspapers of alleged
discoveries OF conspiracies in the Russian
army, which are officially denied, the govern
ment has resolved that in the future it viii
prosecute the authors of similar sta tements If
they are domiciled in Russia.
Carey's Murderer.
LONDON, Oct. 15.-The recorder of the CEN
trail criminal court today ia charging the
grand jury in regard to the case of O'Donnell,
said the prosecution claimed that the prisoner
committed deliberate murder of the worst
kind and it would be- the sworn duty OF the
jury to return true bill for murder against
ODonnell. The grand jury will not return an
indictment against O'Donnell until Wednes-
day.
General Pryor, O'Donnelps American coun-
sci, accompanied the other counsel today
when it was arranged that notion to postpone
the trial should be heard Immediately after
eho iuuiO1nout Vi tuo prlSOuer Snail nave
been presented.
New YORK, Oct. 15.-Patrick Ford, editor
and proprietor of ths Irish World, has received
the following cabegram from Gen. Pryor, now
representing the American counsel for the de-
fence of O'Donnell the slayer of Carey, the
informer: "The rumor that 1 advised against
further subscriptions for O'DonnelPs defence
| is utterly untrue. Friends of the prisoner
must be on their guard against malicious re-
ports. Money is much needed to defray the
expenses of witnesses from distant parts and
other necessary outlay. We are fighting to
postpone the trial till the middle of No9em-
Der. (Sgned) Roger A. Pryor"
Foreign Notes.
Prince Bismarck has submitted to the Bun
desrath bill extending to Italy the reduction
o. duties accorded to Spain by the new COM
mercial treaty, which was adopted on Septem-
Der 4th.
| The Northern Telegraph Company has taken
a contract to lay cable between Japan and
| Corea.
Mrs. Coates, on trial at Sherbrooke, P. O.,
| for poisoning her husband, has been acquitted.
Mr.. John Brady of Manchester Eng, has
been appointed general secretary of the Irish
National League of Great Britain.
A Vienna despatch says DIR. Schreishofski,
| formerly leader of the Zeeh party, is dead
A St. Petersburg despatch says that General
| Loris Melikoff will soon be appointed to a
| high position in the Office of the Minister of
| War.
A brother of the Nihilist leader, Zatpolski,
| has been arrested.
The report that the Nihilists had sentenced
| the Gar to death is untrue.