The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-18
News by Gable from Different
Countries.
Spain Elated Over the Treaty of Conn
merce with the United States.
Serious Riot Between Catholic
Golfers and Protestants in
Ireland.
REPORTED CAPTURE OF TAMsUH
BY THE FRENCH UNTRUE.
Speeches at the Opening of the Congo
Conference In Berlin.

LONDON. Nov. 17.-After the successor to the
late Mr.. Fawcett, Postmaster General, is ap-
pointed, Mr.. Baxter will Call attention in the
House OF Commons to the increasing discon-
tent owing to the continued transmission OF
mails to America by slow steamers, and will
urge the adoption of the American system of
sending the mails by the fastest boats without
reference to any company or being hampered
by unnecessary contracts.
West Hndin Trade with the United States,
MADRID, Nov. IA majority of the Span
lsh newspapers hail the prospect of a conclu-
sion OF treaty of commerce between tue
United States and SpaiD and the matter will
be among the first measures submitted to the
Cortes, which meets about the middle of De-
cember. The highest hopes are expressed of a
prompt revival of commerce. The plantations
in Cuoa and Porto Rico, it is thought. are
quite able to drive other West Indian sugars
from the American market The newspapers
say the next problem will be, how to find free
iaborers to replace the slaves 60 be manumitted
in 1888.
John Bright on Free Trade.
LONDON, Nov. 17.-John Bright, in a letter
favoriDg free trade, argues that since its adop-
tion by England the prices of food and hours
OF labor have diminished, while wages have
been doubled. He says: Although trade in
England is momentarily depressed, depression
Is far greater in protectionists' countries like
Russia, France and America" He concludes
by saying that the recent overthrow of the
party of protection and monopoly in America
may prove to be q great blessing, and when
England and America have embraced the
policy of free industry the whole fabric of
monopoly throughout the world will totter to
its downfall.
Italy's Generous Sovereign.
ROME, Nov. Hiking Humbert hiss ak
pressed the desire that the municipal authori-
ties should devote to the relief of the cholera
sufferers In the provinces the money which
they had intended to appropriate in preparing
grand fete of welcome to the King on his re-
turn to the capital.
The Dutch Succession.
The HAGUE, Nov. 1.-THE King opened
the States General to-day He announced
Houses regulating the succession Of the
Princess Wilhelmina to the throne.
Welcome Frost in Paris.
PARIS, Nov. N.-There was heavy frost
again last night and the reports concerning the
cholera epidemic are growing more favorable.
PARIS, Nov. 17.-From midnight of Sunday
to O'Clock this evening there have been seven
deaths from cholera in the city and 13 in the
hospitals.
The franchise Bill.
LONDON, Nov, H.-ID the House of Lords
this evening Earl Granville, in reply to a
question by the Marquis of Salisbury, said the
government intended that the passage of the
franchise bill should precede the passage of
the redistribution bill.
Results of the German Elections.
BERLIN, Nov. T.-Members of the various
parties alluded to the Reichstag in the recent
election are as follows: Conservatives 72. a
gain Of 20; free conservatives 20, gain of s;
ullramontanes 100, a gain Of 2; national liber-
ais 81, gain OF 9; German liberals 68, a loss of
81; South German democrats 7, loss of 2; SC
cial democrats "a, gain of IL; Poles 16, a loss
0f q. Danes l. a loss 0f he Q Irl
Alsatisns 10, unclyd. The clerical centre
therefore will again be able to decide either
way with 139 votes when reinforced by Guel-
phs, Poles and Alsatisns. Both conservative
parties with the centre muster 243 out OF a
total of 301, while the centre with the oppos-
tion liberale and democrats commands o ma
Jority of 238 Apart from these combinations
the new Reichstag contains q strong protec-
zionist majority.
Anti-Proicstant Demonstration.
DUBLIN, Nov. 17-These was serious riot
yesterday at the mining village of Coal Island,
in the saburbs OF Dungannon, County Tyrone,
Ireland. The colliers, although far from being
good Catholics, are bitter haters of the Protest.
ants. They attacked the Protestant church and
drove the worshipers out, assaulted with clubs
and stones every Protestant they could find
and held possession of the village for two
hours. The local constables absanted them
selves and the rioters had things their own
way until the arrival of q police force from
Dungannon, when they dispersed.
France and China.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE most recent Chinese
advices state that the reported capture of Tam
sui by the French is uutrae. Admiral Courhst
ia awaiting the arrival of reinforcements. The
Shanghai correspondent of the Times saws the
Chinese government mas arranged for English
and American vessels to run the French
blockade of the island of Formosa. Thirteen
Germans, who have been engaged as officers
for the Ohisese army, have arrived at Ten
Tsin. Thirty thousand Chinese soldiers crossed
the Yangtse river, going Southward, near
Poyang. during the month of October. All
the boats in that neghborhood are now i'm
pressed into the service of the authorities for
use in conveying troops across the stream. The
Chinese have left channel only $50 feet wide
over the Woosung bar. The greatest care is
required by vessels wishing to enter the river
and come up to Shanghai.
Attacked by RrIgands.
ALEXANDRIA,, Nov. H.-Brisaudage is in
creasing. A band of 40 brigands recently at
tackled q farm near Natal, killing the propri-
etors and wounding four servants. They after
wards attacked the village of Tambidi, killing
two people and wounaing several others.