The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-27
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Gable From Different
Countries
Two More Men with suspicious Lug.
gage.
Serious Floods Reported in the
Spanish Provinces.
A Moscow Express Train Thrown Down
an EmbankmeRt.
Rm.ian socialists Arrested.

Russian Socialists Arrested.
LONDON, May 26.-The Russian Socialists FEEDERS
and LeveIsohn, have been arrested at Freiburg,
Baden.
DeHsy, the DynamifeT, Buried.
DUBLIN. May 26.-The remains of Dennis Deasy
the dynamiter, who died week ago in Chatham
prison, we're buried yesterday at Bandon. There
was a large attendance at the funeral.
Tvs Mere Suspects.
LONDON, May 26.--Two men from Calais were ar
rested this mornipaat Chn.i-s cross railway sta
,Ion THAR l,.<sag6 contained q quantity Of ex-
nInsives Together with what were supposed to be
infernal inachines, Colonel Majendie, the chief
insbeStor of explosives, is making an examination
! Of inc suspicious articles. The men arrested de-
clare that the objects intended for perfectly
leg itimate purposes.
Serious Railroad Accident Near BoIOgne.
ST. PETERSBURG, May ga serious railway
accident has occurred near Bologne. The rails had
been wilfully loosened by unknown persons and
the Moscow, express train was thrown down an en-
bankment. One person was killed and seven in
jured. Among the latter was the Vice Governor of
Orel.
serieus Floods i'm the Spanish Provinces
MADRID May 26.--The foods in the Southeastern
Provinces about Mercia and Alicante, are beeom-
ing alarming. Whole towns have been cut off, and
crops over a lares extent of country have been
completely destroyed. Many families have been
rendered homeless.
Seeking Vengeance Against Osman Digna.
Z SUAKIm, May 26.-Frindly tribes are clamoring
for arms and stores in order to wreak vengeance
against Osman Digna AdYices from Berber and
Khartoum represent that both towns are in salts
factory condition.
The Proposed Conference of the Powers.
LONDON, May 26.-Accordng to the Pail Mali
Gazette, France has asked that before the meeting
of the proposed conference Enssnd should consent
to place Egypt under international control. Earl
Granville, Foreign Secretary OF State objected SO
long as British military occupation Of Egypt should
continue Al that France asked, that the duration
of the English occu patton be limited and renewed
its demand for immediate international control,
Earl Granville in answer named five years as a
minimum for English occupation and insisted on
until after the English had Withdrawn from the
country. But France steadfastly adhered to its
previous demand, until at last Earl Granville
offered consent 10 the principle of multiple control
provided it should be disguised. France accepted,
caring little for the shadow, but anxious for the
substance France is now trying to limit English
occupation to three years.
The Pail Mall Gazette denounces the scheme of
multiple control, however it may be disguised.
"Such project" it says, sis an anachronism and
certain to result in disaster SO long as British sol
The same paper says that the Cabinet has decide d
to accept the French proposal. Ii will evacuate
Egypt within the desired period and allow the
international board supreme authority over the
The Sultan has refused to send 10000 troops to
the Soudan to cooperate with the English.
Berber Not Surrendered.
CAIRO, May 26.-Korosko advices say that re-
ports had reached there that Berber had not sur
rendered, but that hostities had been suspended
the Governor Of Berber agrees to surrender the
town when Khartoum surrenders.
"sarah Barnum."
+ PARIS, May 26.-Mlle. Columbier has been sem
fenced to three months' Imprisonment and to pay a
-fue for her scandalous brochure about Rernhar(t.
entitled Sarah Barnum.'' .f