The Portland daily press., 1883-07-31
FOREIGN.
Informer Carey Shot Dead on Ship
board.
N0rthcOte's Suez Canal Motion Defeated
In the Commons.
Carey. the Informer, Shot Dead.

LONDON, July 30-Intelligence has Just been
received that James Carey, the informer, was
shot dead yesterday on the steamship Melrose
while she was between Cape Town and Port
Elizabeth. The deed was committed by
fellow passenger named O'Donnell.
O'Donnell took passage here by Donald Cur
rie Il Co.'S mail steamship Kmifferms Castle,
which left Diatroth on the 9th inst for Cape
Town, where she transferred her pa3se ngers
who were destined to Port Elizabeth, Natal
and other coast ports to steamer Melrose. The
report Of the shooting Of Carey caused intense
excitement in the west end Of London and in
the Commons.
Later advices about the killing of James
Carey show hewas shot while landing from the
Melrose az Port Elizabeth. O'Donnell, his
slayer iR in custody.
II appears that O'Donnell dogged Carey
from London and both sailed in the steamer
Kmifim's Castle
The Daily Telegraph says the government
have little doubt that Carey was followed
from Dublin, They believe the Fenians had
taken most elaborate measures to prevent his
escape According to the latest accounts the
murder occurred at sea. Carey was not killed
outright but died shortly after he was shot.
O'DonBell surrendered himself quietly. He
was placed in irons and handed over to the
police when the Melrose arrived at Port Eliza
beth.
DUBLIN, Jaly 30.-The news OF James Ca
rey's death caused many expressions OF de-
light in streets here.
The French Sortie in Tonquin.
The Standards correspondent at Hong
Kong says the success of the recent sortie Of
the French in Tonquin was due to the fact
that half the garrison was secretly conveyed in
junks and took the enemy in the
rear by surprise. The Chinese still persist in
maintaining the prohibition of the expectation
Of cattle for the French forces The French
squadron will shortly make demonstration
on the Chinese coast.
A Russian Town Burned.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 30.-One hundred
and eighty houses have been destroyed by ire
in the town of Zeminor in the government of
Nishni Novgorod.
The Porte Declines to Prolong the Treaty
of Commerce with the United States.
CoNsTANTlNoPLE, July 3O.-Mr. Wyndham
British charge d'affaires, and Gen. Wallace,
American Minister maintain their opposition
to the proposed patent law. The Turkish gov
ernment has offered Gen. Wallace to appoint
an Ottoman delegate TO revise the tariff, but
has declined to prolong the treaty OF commerce
with the United States.
Proceedings in Parliament.
In the Commons this afternoon Mr.. Glad
stone said that before any sction was taken in
regard to the second Suez Canal the House
should have an opportunity of expressing its
opinion on the subject. The government, he
said, desired merchants and shippers to have
ample Time 10 consider the maLt6f.s Inc gov
ernment do not intend an early renewal of ne
gotiations as it is hopeless to consider the
question fairly as long as it is entangled in
politics.
Mr.. Dodson said the government iwould con-
slider the subject of appointing CO mmittee on
the cattle disease at the next session. 1t was
receiving, he said, defni to reports in regard to
it.
In the Commons tonight Northcote moved
an address to the Queen praying that in any
negotiations relative to the Suez Canal she
will decline to recognize any claim OF the
Suez Canal Company to such monopoly as
would exclude other undertakings designed
for the purpose OF opening way between
the Mediterranean and Red seas. The motion
was received by the Tory members with loud
cheers Nosthcote begged for calm discus
sion OF the motion, which he said was not OF a
party character He wished to do nothing to
discredit the government, be only asked the
House to express such an opinion as would re-
lieve them from embarrassment arising from
the practical recognition OF the monopoly of
the Suez Company by some member of the
government.
Norwood (Liberal) offered an amendment
declaring that it was undesirable to prejudice
the action of the government and that the
House declined to pass resolutions concerning
further negotiations or proceedings in connec-
ton with the canal.
Gladstone, amid great applause, cordially
supported Norwood's amendment.
Northcote's motion was rejec ted and Mr..
Norwood's motion in the nature of an amend
ment to the former, was adopted, 2S2 to 1888.
The Parnell members abstained from voting