The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Cable from Different
Countries.
An Hungarian Family Destroyed in An
Hour.
A Lively Discussion in the French
Chambers.

CAIRO, Nov. 21.- The latest messenger who has
arrived here says that Khartoum was illuminated
upon the tidings reaching there that the British
expedition under Gen. Wolseley was en- route .or
their relief Everybody in Khartoum reveres Gen.
Gordon, and his orders are implicitly obeyed. The
Mahdi has announced that he will not make any at
tack upon Khartoum during the present m1nth
because 1t would be contrary to the law of the
Prophet.
The man who arrived here yesterday evening
from Khartoum says that the Mahdi's position is
lS hours march from Khartoum. Disease is max
ing great ravages among the Mahdis followers,
fully 100 of whom are dying daily.
Inc Sheikh Morganay with a large force of fol-
lowers, have arrived at point midway between
Kassala and Berbsr: His purpose is TO lend as
sistance to Gen. Gordon.
Advises from Wady Halfa states that British
troops are arriving there and departing for the
front with noteworthy rapidity.
The Afghan Commission.
LONDON, Nov. 21.-The latest adyices from the
British Afghan Frontier Commission state that the
Commission had arrived at Herat The population
and Governor of that place received them in the
most friendly manner.
The Congo Conference.
BERLIN, Nov. 21.-The Committee of the Congo
Conference have settled the mode Of procedure to
be observed in the deliberations, and have dis
cussed the method of dealing with the material be-
fore them.
China Becoming Actively Hostile.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 21,--The Chinese ironclad
ChoLung and Yung-Wei have arrived here. They
intend to force the French blockade of the Island
of Formosa.
A Musician Receives am Immense Legacy.
VIENNA, Nov. 21.---M. stieglitz, the Russian.
millionaire, recently deceased. bequeathed 5000
600 roubles to Madame Meuter, the pianist.
A Pathetic and Startling Tragedy.
tragic incident is reported from Eastern Hun.
gary. clergyman with his wife and child were
driving in sledge from Krasnsora to the neigh
boring village of Kis Louka. A pack of ravenous
wolves pursued them The mother was terror
stricken and let the child fall from her arms. At
that the father leaped from the sedge to save the
child. Father and child were at once fisrcely az
tackled by the wolves. Ike father fought desper-
atey and killed two of the wolves, but he was at
voured Meanwhile the horses had rushed onward
with the sledge still bearing the agenized mother.
ne terrible @ bn shock proved too raaCS mCs fqF the
she, too was dead. So the whole family perished
inside of an hour.
The Cholera.
PARIS, Nov. 21.--6 p. m.-From midnight Of
Thursday to this hour, eight deaths have occurred
Fourteen deaths occurred today at Ovari, and one
at Nantes. and is deaths occurred at Compregue
yesterday.
PARIS, Nov. 21.-In the Chamber of Deputies to
day it was agreed to pass to immediate discussion
of Clemenceau's resolution demanding publication
of the minutes of the Tonquin credit committee In
the course of the discussion Clemenceau reproaehed
Prime Minister Ferry for coucealng the truth from
the country. Mr.. Ferry denied that France had
asked for England's mediation in the Franco
Chinese difficulty. Clemenceau charged Ferry with
having altered the minutes of the committee go as
to change their meaning to which Ferry asserted in
reply that the alterations which had been made
were without slgnincance, and said this charge
showed the meanness of spirit to which the opposi-
tion could descend. Ferry declared that the publi-
cation of the minutes asked for at this junction
woud be pref udcisl to the best interests of France
and would place France in position of inferiority
towards crafty enemy. If the resolutions were
adopted he declared his purpose to resign. The
resolution was thereupon rejected by vcte of
2S3 to 212.
1t is reported that the Chinese government offers
France 76,000,0O0 francs in settlement of the
latter's claims and that France demands /, ,25O-
600 900 francs.
Gable Notes.
Rev. Abraham Hume. DC. L.. LII. D., died in
London yesterday, aged SO years.