The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-01-16
FOREIGN.
Further Details of the Fire in Rus
sian Poland.
OVER FOUR HUNDRED PERSONS
BURNED TO DEATH.
Attempt to Assassinate the Sultan.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Comments.

OuCOmplln6nbarV comments.
PARIS Jan. 15.-The Rappel referring 10
the Prince of Wales unveiling statue of the
Prince Imperial Saturday at Woolwick stig-
matizes the English nation as herd of cattle
and the English army as an army Of woman.
Other newspapers make spiteful comments on
the affair.
Escape of Russian Convicts.
ST. PETERSBURG, JAN IA number of
political prisoners at Tonsh, West Siberia at
tempted to escape recently by the subterranean
tunnel. Several prisoners on the way to Odes-
sa from Bessarabia escaped while the guards
we're asleep.
Police Force of Alexandria.
CAIRO, Jan. 15.-Baker Pasha reports the
police organization of Alexandria utterly bad
and suggests theintroduction of a.small body of
highly trained constables from England, the
remainder to be natives.
The Montenegrin Frontier.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Jan. 15.-The Porte will
probably submit to the poweIs the points of
difference regarding the Montenegrin frontier
question.
The Irish Troubles.
D0BLIN, Jan. 15.-About dozen rifles, one
revolver and quantity of ammunition were
discovered under heap of rubbish in a low
quarter OF the city Sunday.
Mr.. Carey has long been suspected Of being
concerned in some OF the worst proceedings Of
the revolutionists.
An Irish Execution.
GALWAY, Jan. Patrick Higgins, one of
the murderers of the Huddys, was hanged
within the Jail at 5 O'Clock this morning.
Attempt to Assassinate the Sultan.
CAIRO, Jan. 15.-Telegrams from official
sources in Constantinople report that some
Circassians attempted Sunday to asassinate the
Sultan. Some women divulged the plot and
the Albanian body guard met and defeated the
Circassians in the vicinity of the Sultan's
apartments. Several men were killed in the
encounter.
Extensive Strike of Railroad Employees
in England.
LONDON, Jan. 15.-An extensive strike of
employees Of the Caledonian Railway has taken
place. Only ten Of the forty engines in the
Hamilton depot can be used. Five hundred
men paraded in Hamilton to-day prior to quit
ting the town for Glasgow.
The European Floods.
BERLIN, Jan.-The total number of lives
lost by the floods in the vicinity of Ludwig
shafen is estimated at Al. Stringent military
measures have stopped bands of men in boats
plundering the inundated houses. Two mis-
creants were captured near Frankenthal
while trying to cut the dams, with the object
OF creating fresh opportunities for plunder
The soldiers repaired the mischief, thus avert
ing a great disaster. Six spectators of the
floods have been drowned near Oppenheim.
PEsTH, Jan. 15.-The Danube has subsided
everywhere above Mohaes on the west arm of
buab IlV6F, DuI JH6 IuglblV6S CANNOT return TO
their homes as their houses are destroyed or
filled with ice. The situation at Raab is nm
changed. An epidemic is imminent, owing to
the oVercrowding of dwellings and privation.
| The Fire in the Circus at Berditscheff.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 15.-The loss of life
| by the burning of tho circus in Berditscheff
Saturday last is not so great as first reported,
but it is believed over $50 persons perished in
| the flames. The fire broke out towards the
| end of the performance, and was caused by
careless handling of fire works on the stage.
| The curtain became ignited and the flames
| quickly spread to the walls and roof. Members
! of the orchestra were the first victims.
The audience numbering 500 persons rushed
/ to the front door, but it opened inwards and as
| the crowd pressed forward it was rendered use
| less. rush was then made to the two side
| doors, both of which were nailed up, thus
/ compelling the people to take to the windows,
! from which many sprang into the street with
| clothes sheet of flame. The fire brigade ar
| rived within half an hour but it was impossible
| to extingnish the flames as the water in the
| tanks was frozen. The fire lasted two hours.
| Eye witnesses state that when the doors were
! finally opened mass Of burning persons was
| visible within. The horses and properties of
the circus were all deftroyed. q
VIENNA, Jan. Is.
| 1t is stated that AGO persons were suffoeated,
crushed or burned to death in the circus at
/ Berdi.scheff.
It is estimated 80 men, 100 women and 60
| children lest their lives. The audience consis-
| ted mostly jews
The Dublin Conspirators.
DUBLIN, Jan. 15.-The four informers will
| be examined Saturday Evidence will be Civ
| en- of the existence of Fenian armory, also Of
| the formation of plot to murder Lord Freder-
| ic Cavendish, Earl Spencer and other govern
ment officers. Proof will be submitted to the
| companionship of some of the prisoners with
! persons found guilty of murderous outrages.
| There is perfect panic among the conspira-
| tors.
Six Hundred Houses Flooded.
PEsTH, Jan. 15.-Six hundred houses in Mo-
haes have been flooded and half of them fallen
| in.