The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-22
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Gable From Different
Countries.
The Egvptinn Conference.


PARIS, July 21.-The Journal des Debats
says that the Egyptian Conference is discuss
ing not merely reduction of the interest on
EgyPt's debt but the priuciDla of reputation
Once this principle is admitted, says the writ
er, any country can invoke precedent and
point to the burden of taxation as reason for
reducing creditors interest.
French Aggression i'm Madagascar.
LONDON July 21.-Advces from Tamatave
state that the Freuch claim a proIectorate over
that portion of Madagascar living north OF the
sixteenth parallel of south latitude. They al
so claim an indemnity of 5000, O00f, aud an in
demnity to compensate foreigners for their
losses during the war. France also proposes
that the Queen shall be styled Queen of the
Hovas Gully.
COrnwaIEs Case.
DUBLIN, July 21.-Cornwall ex-post office
secretary, who is under arrest on a charge of
felonious practice, was again brought before
magistrate for hearing today, but was fur
Their remanded DO evidence has as yet been
offered in his case.
Americans Drowned in Lake Lucerne.
geneva, July 2l.-A squsll struck four
pleasure boats on Lake Lncerne yesterday,
capsizing them and drowning ten persons,
some of whom were Americans.
Peaceful Report from China.
LONDON, July 2l.-A despatch says the situa-
ton at Shanghai is improved, and that there
will be no fighting.
Affairs In Egypt
LONDON, July 21.-The Egyptian conference
is expected after single sitting TO adjourn
until October. The conference will confirm
the portion of the technical commissions re-
port in order to enable the government to make
ad arrangement for a loan of 5000 900
through the Rothschilds.
AssoUAN, July ola merchant who has
arrived here reports that he left Kordofan tive
mouths ago, and Dongola II days ago. While
a. Kofd0fan he was frequently in the presence
of the Mahdi. The merchant ultimately
escaped from there, together with an Egyptian
lieutenant of Hicks Pasha's army. Many Of
Hicks men were in the hills. Catholics who
were in the Mshdi's power were safe. Rebels
had surrounded Khartoum, but General Cor
don dispersed them and killed their leader
Mahdi's Influence was declining almost daily
Letters were exchanged between General Cor
don aud the Mahdi. The merchant adds that
the Mudires. inhabitants of Dongola, are loyal
to the Khedive and hostile to the Mahdi. He
says the artist Vizittelly, who was captured at
Kordofan by the Mahdi, is safe.
Collision of War Vessels.
DUBLIN, July 2l.-The British ironclads
Defence and Valiant collided tonight 10 Ban
try Bay. The Valiant lost several boats, had
her bQlWarkS smashed and many armor plates
started. The Defence had hole IL feet long
and one-half foot wide stove in her ram. No
lives were lost.
The Congo Country.
Advices from the Congo region state that
Stanley before leaving that country installed
Colonel Winslow as temporary director of all
the African International Associations sta
tions. Stanley having failed to come TO an
agreement with the Brussels directorate, has
resigned his position.
AnIi-semitic OutFaGes.
VIENNA, July 21.-Petroleum miners at
Drspoiez, today, attacked the houses Of the
Jewish inhabitants, smashed windows, forcib ly
entered the synagogue and destroyed sacred
books. During the melee several persons were
killed and wounded. Police restored order al
ter having shot two of the violators.
Gable Notes.
A Paris despatch states that rUmors ere
current in the Deputies Monday, to the effect
that Admiral Courbet had Captured Foo Chow.
The damage by fire on Crane wharf at Wap-
penon, England, Saturday, amounts to el00,-
000
The governor of Sonora, Mexico, tslegraphs
that the yellow fever is of mild type and is
not spreading.
Philip Chatham, the Oldest Free Ma son in
England, died yesterday, aged 81
The prospects for the indigo crop in Bengal
and the tea crop in Assam are unfavorabe.
Rain is badly wanted.
1t is reported That Spain, England and Ger
many are about to sign protocol recognizing
SPANS sovereignty over the Sooloo Archipela
go.
Reinforcements are on their way to Sene-
gambia to chsstise the natives, who recently
am0uscaded and killed a deta rhment OF Portu-
guese troops.