The Portland daily press., 1884-05-12
Zebhr sPasha Bound to Murder
Gen. Gordon.
Active Preparations for Relief Expe-
ditiOn to KhartOum.

BIRMINGHAM, May 1O.-In the Police Court to-
day, james F. Egan, John DAILY and William Nc
Donnell, the alleged dynamiters, were again brought
up on the charge of treason-felony. Mr.. Poland
from London, instructed by the solicitor to the
treasurer prosecuted. The first witness called was
Sergeant Orea who testified that he heard Egan ad-
dressing an Irish meeting recently during
which he affirmed that Egan said: Tonight the
hanging of O'Donnell shall be avenged.'s Continu-
ing the witness said the explosion at the Victoria
railway station occ urred on the same night that
Egan made the speech.
Letters found in Egan's garden were introduced
showing that Egan was an officer in the Irish Re-
publican Brotherhood. document found in
Egans bedroom containing an account Of arms got
from 1879 to 1881 was also offered as evidence as
follows Rifles, 2S44; reyolyers, 702. Previously
on hand Shot guns, 1856; revolvers, 1895.
Colonel Majendie chief inspector of explosives
deposed that the parcel found id Daleys possession
contained six bottles of nitro-glycerine of very
powerful character. At the conclusion of the test
mony all three of the prisoners were fully commit
ted ON the charge of treason-felony. Their trial
will come off at Warwick, 1t is said that DAILY was
Lunatic Asylum, Sussex, end went to live with
Egan in 1882.
Relief Expedition to Khartoum.
LONDON, May 11.-Preparations for relief ex-
petition to Khartoum are being accelerated with
new vgor. 1t is now decided that the expedition
will start in July. The strength Of the force has
not yet been determined but will probably number
5000 men including the Indian contingent. The
intelligence department of the war Office has in
structed the authorizes at Cairo to send survey Off
report upon the relative advantages of routes
by the way of Suakim and by the way Of Massowah
From this it is supposed that there will be two lines
of operations that the main expedition will proceed
up the Nile and the other by the Red Sea. A Camel
depot has been established at Assouan and camels
are being collected in considerable numbers Col.
Ardagh at the head Of the committee at Cairo to
which has been entrusted the storage of water for
the desert routes.
Work stopped i'm a Great Lead Mime.
LONDON, May 10-Great distress has been caus-
ed in South Shropshire by the stoppage of work at
the Tapkerville Lead Mine the largest in the King
dom. Many persons have been thrown out of en-
ployment.
Financial Matters I'm London.
Leitch. Patten CO., sugar brokers Of Greenock
The amount of bullion gone into the Bank of Eng
land on balance today is 948,000.
Fight Between English Troops and the
Natives.
CAIRO, May 11.-Outbreaks between soldiers and
natives are of daily occurrence. Friday fight oc-
CURED outside of Alexandria between a party Of
English soldiers and number of Bedouins from
Lake Mareots, in which several were killed. Arabs
around Assonan have received message srom Ell
Mahdi and threaten a revolt.
The Fetes of Pompeii.
ROME, May 1.-THE fetes at Pomepii were re-
sumed today with great splendor. The procession
in honor of the memory of Emperor VesDasian was
a brilliant success.
The Franco Chinese Trouble.
LONDON, May 11.-Advices from Tienhsin say
that Captain Founderer, acting on behalf of the
French government, and Lii H~ry Chang for China,
have signed treaty. under the provisions of which
China recognizes French protectorate over Ton
Quin and AMMAN, with existing frontiers; stipulate
the customs police the frontier provicces of
Guangtug, and Kuanghi and Yunnun will be opened
to general trade No indemnity is to be paid to
France.
To Capture Dongola.
Cairo advices have been received showing that Ell
Mahdi has sent ENJOYS to Osman Digna directing
him to capture Dongola and then march into Upper
Egypt.
General Gordon Threatened.
1t is stated that Zebehr Pasha has declared that
he will not rest until he has killed General Gordon
1t is rumored here that General Gordon had under
consideration the propIiety of abandoning Khar-
toum on the 18th of last month.
Plundered by Persian NOmads.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 10.-Scholsewan's band
of Persian nomads have plundered several villages
on the right bank OF the Kurd. Wandering tribes
steppe and forced them to suspend work. Nomads
have been bold enough to attack a Cossack picket.
The Russian commissary department seems power
less to prevent these occasional raids.
Death from a CarbuncIe.
CoNsTANTINoPLE May 11.-Midhat Pasha died
today from the effects of carbuncle.
The Harbor Grace Riots.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., May 1O.-The grand jury today
found five true bills against nine of the Catholics
who participated in the Harbor Grace affray last
December for the wilful murder of James French
Nicholas Bray and Callahan. Their trial begins
Monday.
Gable Notes.
Nabar Pash, Egyptian Prime Minister will arrive
in England next month to attend the Egyptian Con-
ference. His demand for admission to the confer
will be rejected, but he will be allowed to be
present for consultation.
nople will soon return to the United States on a
four months leave of absence, for the purpose of
giving attention to private business.