The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-06-08
FOREIGN.
Marquis of Lansdowces Appoint
ment Criticised in the Commons.
Alexandria Incendlaries Sentenced TO
Death.

bouLoGNE, June 1.-TWO aeronauts started
N a balloon early this morning in an attempt
% crc 3 the English channel. The balloon rose
ABOUT 2bO0 feet and then appeared to shift It's
course, andwhen list seen was drifting In the
direction OF Brussels.
a later despatch says they landed safely.
Death. Sentence OF Alexandria's Incen-
diaries.
ALEXANDRIA, June 7.--Snleiman Daond and
Mahmond Sami, accused OF fetting fire TO
Alexandria at the time of the British lombard
DEATH
The Alleged Poisoning by Invincibles.
LONDON, June 1.-THE truth OF the story
Aoout the poisoning by IuyincibleJ in Dublin
" number OF persons obnoxious - them is
much contested, The Freeman's journal de-
mes That there Is any foundation for 1t, while
,he London Central News correspondent t
Dnpiin reasserts the correctness of the story.
Races in England.
The race for tho new stakes for two year olds
.o,day az Newmarket ives won by Lefevre's
niiy Wild Thyme" Lorillard's colt "Ponti-
- -. was second and Lady Viyian's colt "Off-
- rsataszsttszS~ llshss. La
sond and Keehe's bay colt "PoiosiH tfird. A's's
Proceedings In the Commons.
In the House OF Commons this afternoon
Mr.. O'Donnell, member for DuDgaryan, gave
notice that he would move that the appoint-
ernor General OF Canada Yves calculated to ex-
cite grave diEcontent among the oppre9led
Irish IN Ireland, who look upon the appoint
ment as in no sense conciliatory movement
on the part of the Government and among the
FREQ Canadians.
The London Dynamlters.
Further important evidence has been OBJ
tanned in the case OF the dynamites, showing
that seven OF the prisoners were In England az
the time of tho explosion at the local Govern
ment board offices in Westminster. Mr..
Brume, American vice consul at Birmingham,
deposes that on March 25th on tie steamer
Parthia, he met DIR. Gallagher, who told him
him that he (Gallagher) was going to England
to gain experience in hospitals.
Spanish Commercial Relations with the
United States.
MADRID, June 7.-Spaniards and Cubans are
alarmed and jealous over the treaty of COM
merce t3tween the United States and Mexico.
They are now disposed to make large conces-
slons, especially IN Cuban tariffs, with view
to obtaining lower duties on sugar. molasses
aud coffee. III the American Congress showed
the slightest dispe -ition to reduce the tariff on
Cuban imports Spain would yield treaty of
commerce In Difference to the public opinion OF
her colonies in favor of closer trade relations
with America.
Foreign Notes.
NJ. Phillippart, the Belgian fnancier, who
was arrested in Paris on charge of forgery
and brought back to Brussels, has been liber.
ated in 15,0C1 francs bail
The Mayer of Berlin has received $3050 from
Germans in Australia toward the fund for the
relief OF inundation sufferers.
1t is stated at Paris that China has suddenly
broken off negotiations with Japan relative to
the Loo Choo Islands, just as an agreement was
anticipated.
A force Of Albanians has captured near Sou
tai a Turkish CONVOY Nine battalions OF
Turkish troops have been sent to chastise the
Albanians
State OF Affairs ia China Improving.
PARIS, June 7.--At Cabinet council to-day
NJ. Brun, Minister of Marine, announced he
had received a telegram, dated Hong Kong,
June 9th, from the admiral commanding the
French fleet in ChinC-e waters, which stated
that the situation at Hanoi continued to i'm
proves aud that six companiS Of French ma
rines and mountain battery from Saigon had
pcssed through Haiphong on the way to Hanoi