The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-07-18
FOREIGN.
The suea Canal Agreement.


BERLIN. July 1.-THE National Zeitung APP
proves the protest of the English people against
the Suez canal agreement, and proposes that
all maritime powers buy the canal and place 1t
under the control of an international commits
sion.
LONDON, July 17.-In the House of Lords
this afternoon, Lord Granville foreign secre-
tary, stated that on grounds of expediency he
justified the agreement made by the govern
ment with Nj. de Le3 3p5, who-e absolute mo-
nopoly OF power to copstrucJ canal across the
Isthmus was not admitted in the negotiations.
Lord Salisbury wsl surprsed to hear that
the c once-si Of De L3- op1 gave him power
to bar tie pa sage tetween two seas. He ar
gued that neither the Sultan nor Khedive was
com petent to make such an agreement.
The Standard, this morning. says the opinion
of the liberals concerning the canal agreement
has modified, and the government is now more
hopeful
The French III Tonquin.
PARIS, July 17.-All reinforcemeDts sent to
Tonquin have arrived there, but owing to rains
and great heat operations will not be begun
before the end of September.
o'Connor Don Badly Defeated.
DUBLIN, July 17.-Polling for member of
Parliament in Wexford borough TO fill the va
cancy caucsd by Healey's resignation, took
place today. There was considerable animosi-
ty shown toward the Liberal candidate, OCon-
nor Dor, and he wes he oted at as he drove
through the streets. Sexton, NJ +. for Sligo,
who was present in the interest of Mr.. w. I.
Redmond, Parnelite candidate, implored the
people to preserve order but notwithstanding
his interference the windows OF the O'Connor
Don committee rooms we're smashed. Many
policemen arrived in town during the after
neon, to slst in maintaining order. The cleo
tlon resulted in victory Tor Mr.. Redmond,
with 307 votes against 26 for O'Connor Don.
After the result of the polling had been-de-
clared, 0'Connor Don drove along the main
street under ef cort The party were pslted by
the mob and the police charged the crowd
with bayonets. Several persons we're wounded
one being pierced through the lung. Thirty
policemen we're Injured, twelve seriously Some
OF the policemen were iG plated, knocked down
and trampled upon Me -srs. Healy and Sex
ton finally undertook 10 restore order, and the
police were withdrawn
In a speech this evening, Healy said the pc
lice had behaved savagely.
Shooting at Wimbledon.
LONDON, July 1.-THE American team tc-
day completed the contc t for the cup and E50
presented specially for their competition. They
fired to-day at 200, go and 800 yards The
highest scores were made by Joiner and Hing
man, who tied for the price,
In the contest for the Queens prize, Ser
geant Mckay, of the First Sutherland Regi-
ment, was the victor.
Three targets have been assigned to the
American team for the International match,
the twelve men who will compcqe the Ameri
can ts-m will be announced on Friday morn
ing.
The Panama Canal
PARIS, July ia meeting of the Panama
Canal Company was held here to-day. The
report of NJ. de LIE lepJ was read. He repeat
ed his former statement that the canal would
be finished at the end of 1888. The report al
- stated that the chief government engineer
would assume the direction of active work on
~. ich would shortly be undertaken.
Referring TO the Suez canal project, De Lei
leps said, 1--WE have negotiated loyalty, with.
out the REIMBURSEMENT Of any of our rightss'