The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-10-31
FOREIGN.
ALiberaI yree,inu nj Dumfries.


DUMFRrEs, Oct 30.-Sir Henry James, At
torney General, addressed large Liberal
demonstration in this town last evening. lie
denied that there had been any extravagant
expenditure under the Liberal administration
of the government. He said that while the
last Conservative administration had spent an
average of G84,000,000 yearly, their successors
in Office, the Liberals, had only disbursed an
average OF e74 900 year.
The meeting passed vote of confidence in
the government. Resolutions were also passed
urging the ministers to deal early in the ses-
sion of Parliament with the franchise question.
Failures i'm Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, Oct 30.-The failure OF Morris
Ranger, to-day, caused much excitement ON
the Cotton Exchange. Liabilities extensive,
and are estimated at 100000 to parties in
Liverpool, and 900 due in Havre.
Later reports relative to the failure of Morris
Ranger state the liabilities amount to $3.50 900.
1t is also stated he had 100000 bales of cotton
open.
The suspension of N. Fl. Forman & Co.,
cotton brokers, has been bulletined at the
rooms of the Cotton Brokers' Association.
Messrs. Hollinshead, Fetley & Co., cotton
brokers, have suspended
LONDON, Oct. 30--A dispatch to the STAN
dard from Liverpool says Morris Rangers fail
ure will probably bring down dozen or more
Liverpool firms. This is probably exaggerat-
ed as the cotton business is entirely suspended
and American system secured by deposits on
margins.
The Case of O'Donnell.
LONDON, Oct. 3d. Mr.. Russell, after long
consultation yesterday with Sullivan, O'Don-
nell's counsel, formally took charge of the
arrangements for O'Donnell's defence.
Cardinal Mohenlohe and she Pope.
ROME, Oct. 30-Cardinal Hohenlohe has
written an apology to the Pope, regretting the
false statements that had been made about
himself and stating his willingness to return to
Roma iu1uaadiafalV If His HOIlnaaQ daqIrea
The Insult TO King Alfonso.
MADRID, Oct. 30.-The Cabinet has agreed
upon diplomatic note which will end the
controversy arising from the unfavorable re-
ception of King Alfonso in the streets of Paris.
Lord Lorne ON Canadian Politics.
TORONTO, Oct. 3O-A special cable despatch
from London to the Globe says: The Contem-
porary Review for November, issued to-day
Tuesday,, contains an article by the Marquis
of Lorne, late Governor General of the Do
minion, entitled canadian Home Rule." 1t
was written in compliance with request to
furnish notes suggestive of steps that might be
taken to meet the demand for home rule in
Ireland, or to provide information having
bearing upon the future OF Australia. The
Marquis discusses the chief features of the
federal government of Canada, indicates the
individual rights reserved to different prov
inces, and dwells specially upon the danger
which must arise should one member of the
confederation become strong enough to oppose
the will of the central government. Lord
Lorne declares that should a provincial feeling
be developed stronger than the feeling of
loyalty to the general government, the Ameri-
can civil war may be repeated in Canada. An
equality of strength among the various men,
bers of the confederation would be the best
guarantee against this. The conclusion drawn
is that the experience OF the American States
shows that while purely local matters may be
left to the control of local assemblies it is all
important that no province should be organized
of such strength as to be able to formulate
policy looking to conflict with the rest of the
country.
A despatch from Bombay says Muscat is
being besieged by a brother of the present
ruler, and the British gunboat Philomel is
shelling the camp of the besiegers. The siege
has already lasted four days. All British sub
jects have left the town and gone on board the
Philomel.
The Spanish government has decided to sup
press the practice in Cuba OF administering
corporal punishment to slaves, and orders to
that effect will be issued at once.
Emperor William is very much disturbed
by the collision between the Prussian and
native soldiers at Oldenburg, and has sum-
moned the officers connected with the barracks
at that place to Berlin. A rigid inquiry will
be made into the causes which led to the dis
turbance.
A new expedition, consisting of eight per-
sons and including three officers OF the Swedish
army, will leave Liverpool November 10Th for
the Upper Congo country in Africa.
The London and River Platte Bank has de-
cided to pay for securities deposited with them
for safe keeping and which were abstracted by
George Warden, the defaulting manager.
A quantity of dynamite was maliciously
exploded in the Office of the chief of police in
FTankfort-o -the-Main Monday evening. The
building was badly damaged, but although
many officials were in at that time none were
injured.
A deputation from Transvaal, headed by
President Kruger, has arrived at Plymouth.
Another case of "scab' having appeared
among lot of sheep in Montreal, for ship
ment, the Department of Agriculture has
ordered them for slaughter. This plan will be
followed in all such cases to prevent Canada
from being Scheduled by England.
Gen. Don Fernando Fernandez De Cordova,
formerly Captain-General Of Cuba, is dead,
aged 81 years.