The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-05-30
FOREIGN.
Nihilists Preparing a Reply to the
Gear.
France Not to Annex Tonquin.
Members Of the Black Hand Soci
ETY. Sentenced to Death.

LONDON, May 29.--The correspondent Of the
Manchester Guardian says the Pope has con-
nrmed the appointment cf Very Rev. Thomas
D. Carr rector of Maynath College, 10 the
bshopric OF Galway, aft = sing assured that
he was not connecte / with the agitation In Ire
land. Another encyclc / lett3r will shortly
be Issued by the POI 70 the faithful in all
parts OF the world, denouncing secret fscieties
II will also enioin prie5's TO refuss the sacra-
ment 70 all II ons connc u ID with s.ditious
movements.
France Not to Annex Tonquln.
It Is reported that the French government
have arlured Great Britain that they do not
intend , annex Tonquin but that they will up
hold their treaty rights and exact full satisfac-
tlon from the Emperor OF Anam.
Atlantic Cables Enough.
John Pender speaking at meeting said the
Atlantic cables wefe probably able to srform
three times the amount OF work they are doing
at present and that their capacity would be 10
excess Of the requirements for Gome years. He
said there was little fer OF competition % the
business
England and the Madagascar Invasion.
Lord Edmund Fitzmaurics stated in tho
House OF Commons this afternoon that no
protest had been addressed by the government
70 France In regard to thereoent attack by the
French on Madagascar forces.
Surplus of the Alabama Award.
Mr.. Kennard, member OF Parliament, hes
been strongly urged not - withdraw his me
tion In relation to the disposition OF the sur
plus OF the Alabama award. IL WILL there
fore, probably remain upon the paper.
Mrs. Pagan Protests that her Son was
Innocent.
DUBLIN, May 29.-rhe letter cent u the
Queen by the mother OF Michael Pagan, who
was hanged here ySlterday for the murder OF
Mr.. Burke in which Mrs. Pagan protested the
inne ,ence OF her son, was referred ID Earl
Spencer, the J. ,rd Lieutenant, who. however,
refused % interfere in the csee of the con-
demned man.
French Troops for Tonquin.
ToULoS. May 29.-About 2c9 troops have
embarked here for Tonquin.
Members of the Black Hand Society
Sentenced to Death.
AEREs, May 29-Four members of the
Black Hand Society charged with murder of
publican have been tentenced TO death.
The Nihilist Preparing Reply to the
Cars Manifesto.
LONDON, May 29,--It is rer ortsd that the
Nihilists are preparing manifesto in reply TO
that OF the Gar.
An Allan Line Steamship Agent Threaten
ed with Assassination.
Count Zacharoff agent of the Allan Stoam-
ship Line at Galway, has received letter
threat sning him with death nnless he quits the
city: lie has bean engaging factory girls to 60
to Massachusetts,.
Foreign Notes.
Friends and adminirers in the dominion Of
Sir Hester Langevin, minister of public works,
have presented him with purse Of S17, coo.
Il is understc I'd that the Marquis OF LorDe
Will remain Ia Canada until the end OF October
and th-t his successor will arrive before the
end OF November. On the arrival of the
marquis in England he will be raised to the
peerage.
The Freuch government has informed the
son Of Abd-si-Kader, that II will pay the ex-
pen. IS OF his fathers funeral
At the funeral Of the late NJ. LaboulaYe
wreaihs we're laid on the cciiin with the in
seription "Franec-Americaa Union" The
members Of the French Commission TO the
forthcoming Boston exhibition end Mr.. Mof-
ton, the Y. S. Minister, were present.
Az meeting OF the Liberal party yesterday
Gladstone announced that il would be neees-
sagy to drop for the present se-lion the govern
ment's bin for reinodelling the corp oration OF
the city Of LONDON