The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-01
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Gable from Different
Countries.
Matters in Egypt.

MATTERS m ESypi.
LONDON, July 31.-The Times has received
from Alexandria the following translation of
an Arabic telegram, dated Dongola, July %:
The Mudir with two battalions of Bashi Bazouks
a detachment of mounted infantry, some guns and
1000 armed volunteers attacked and defeated
rebel Sheikh named Arnet Ell Hoda, who was en-
trenched in Abukol district among the ruins in
the mountains. The rebels were driven completely
out of the province and Dongola is now safe and
tranquil.
The messenger from General Gordon has arrived
with letter for the Mudir and is awaiting reply
Suit Decided Against the DnbIin UuIted
Ireland.
BELFAST, July 31.--In the suit for libel
brought by Bolton, prosecutor for the Crown,
against O'Brien, editor of the Dublin United
ireland, verdict was rendered in favor of
the plaintiff for g. $50.
The Trial of tho Dymnmiters.
LONDON, July 31.-The trial of the suspected
dynamiters John DAILY and James Egan, was
continued to-day at Warwick. The same pre-
cautions were taken to guard the court as yes
terday. Col. MajeBdie, chief inspector of
ex plosives, testified that DAILY had in his DOS
session when arrested six bottles of sulphuric
acid and four dynamite bombs. The bombs
only required the insertion of sulphuric acid to
produce an explosion. He knew of no pur-
pose, scientific or practical for such bombs
except to take life.
German Killed by n ErenchmHn.
STUTTGART, July 31.-A fatal incident &C.
Cured last night in the public garden at
Cannstadt, in Wurtemburg. Several French
men we're rejoicing over the recent insult to
the German flag, when an elderly German ap-
preached them and demonstrated with them.
This gave rise to quarrel, in the course of
which one of the Frenchmen raised his walk
ing stick and dealt the German fatal blow.
The Egyptian Conference.
LONDON, July 31.-The German, Austrian
and Italian delegates to the Egyptian confer
enoe will support compromise on the Egyp-
tiaD question. The terms of the compromise
are that reduction of one-half per cent in
the interest on the Egyptian debt shall be
made if the revenue derived from the land
tax does not reach the estimate. M. Wad-
dington, the French ambassador, made final
reference to the convention Of the French
terms.
There was no hitch in the progress of the
discussion today, and it is thought probable
that an arrangement will soon be agreed upon
The conference adjourned to reasonable on
Saturday.
Gable Notes.
A serious uprising is reported at Yemen.
The insurgents have declared for the Mahdi,
and have captured several villages, including
Mana. Ten thousand troops have been ordered
from Yedda to suppress the revolt.
Six thousand persons are now detained in
various lazarettos on the Italian frontier and
along the coast.
a poASOA VIM u4uCo HIS udkl0 mas presented
the Wesleyan conference in England with a
theological library of 10000 volumes.
The British man-of-war Canada, with Prince
George of Wales on board, has arrived off the
Scilly Islands.
The death of Rev. Mark Pattison, dis
tinguished essayist and preacher, is announced
in London.
The Vatican will recall its delegate from
Buenos Ayres in case the Argentine govern
ment insists upon the dismissal of Father
Glare fer his letter against employing Ameri-
can school mistresses
1t was reported at Shanghai Thursday that
France and China have made a treaty of
peace, China to pay France an indemnity of
$7,280,000.
The Times published a letter Thursday
morning advocating a match between the
Philadelphia and Australian cricket teams.
Paris despatch says it is understood that
Lord Lyons, British ambassador, has urged
Prime Minister Ferry to withdraw the bill re-
lating to transportation of confined criminals
to penal colonies. This action was based upon
the determined hostility Of Australia, which is
decidedly opposed to its being continued as a
resort of escaped French conviets.