The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-25
FOREIGN.
Nationalist Meetings Proclaimed
in Ireland.
Madagascans Will Surrender No Terri
tory to the French.
REPORT THAT THE FALSE
PROPHETS BROTHER HAS
BETRAYED Hlm.

Asked for an Extension.
LONDON, Jan. "a -Messrs Young and Lark,
Australian merchants have asked of tn cir
creditors an extension of time. Their debts
ave stated G2o0 900 with assets amounting to
942O,O0e. he latter, however cannot be speed
ny realized.
Valuable Horses Burned.
Lord Norrey's stud stables near Oxford
were burned last night, together with fourteen
valuable stations Three stations were saved
including 'Sir Bsrgs" winner of the Derby in
1879
Confessed Murderer.
ROME, JAN PA man servant of Monsig.
night OF Friday the 18th inst , who is named
Vaio has confessed he was the assassin and
declares that he had no accompices.
Meeting of Natlonalists Proclaimed.
LONDON. Jan. M.-The Nationalist and Or
ange meetings, announced to be held at Castle
wellean, County Down, on the 10th inst, have
been forbidden by proclamation.
Irish Members OF Parliament Bausuesed
Cork, Jan. PA banquet was given here
IN honor OF Messrs. Richard Power and Ed
mund Leamy, members of Parliament for Wat
arford City. Thomas Sexten, member OF Par
lament Tor Sligo county, replied to the toast,
ireland, Nation"
Threatening the Life OF a King.
LONDON, Jan. 24.-The Standards Berlin
correspondent says the King of Sweden and
Norway recently received letter from Dram.
men, Norway, threatening him with death IL
ne went to Norway to attend the conclusion oil
the trial OF the Norwegian minister, The
writer, VINO Is shoemaker who recently re-
turned from America, has been arrested.
Locking After Dynamiters.
LONDON, Jan. 2.-The police are watching
with view OF sscertaiDiug whether dynamite
Is being distributed in London in small qoan-
tities. Ihere are number of Irish detectives
In London watching the movements of Irish
Americans,
The False Prophet.
The Standards correspondent at Cairo saws:
Ell Mahdi's brother-in-law, who was recently
captured at Minich, has made statement
which has been handed to the Ministry of the
Interior. In the statement he gives an account
OF El Mahdi's plans and surroundings.
The New Queen of Msdagascar,
LONDON, Jan. 4.-Advices from Madagascar
state that the new queen, Ranavalona III.
was crow ned on the 22d of. November. The
Queen and Premier Taslavs made speecf es
after the coronation ceremonies. in which they
declared that they would not surrender in inch
OF the country to the French.
Gen. Gordon at Port Said.
CAIRO, Jan. A.-Gen. Gordon arrived at
Fort Said yesterday, where he was received by
Gen. Wood, commander of the British forces
in Egypt.
The Suakim Route to Khartoum
has been abandoned, the road by the way OF
Korosko, which is near Wadihalfa and the
second cataract of the Nie being the oply one
now feasible. Gen. Gordon will arrive AT
Cairo tonight.
A BiOodthirzty Fanatic,
MERU, Jan. 24.-Two Thousand Turcomans.
led by the Mussulman fanatic khafeeyd. AZ.
tackled Meschid, capital of Khorassan. reeent-
ly, but were repulsed and dispersed. The Pe,-
slams who fled before Khaieeya, with rein.
forcements from Teheran defended Meschid.
Course Of she English Ministry Censured.
LONDON, Jan. A.-Sir Samuel W. Baker.
who commanded the first expedition for the
suppression OF the slave trade in Central All i
9a, under tne auspices of Ismsil Pasha, formt r
hneoiVs OF Egypt, says, "Gef. Gordon and