The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-11
FOREIGN.
Baker Pasha Superseded in His
Comm md.
A Republican Meeting in Madrid Dis
lersed
EngIand's Effective Army TO be In-
crease..
New YORK, Feb. s.-The Graphic prints the
foll, win,, fro-o Co;uo.

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following from Cairo:
The government feeling dissatisfied with the
report of Baker Pasha in regard to his recent
| fight with the rebels. in which his forces we're
badly routed and his hsSty action in fleeing
from Trlnkitit, has ordered him and Colonel
Sartorious, with the gendarmerie which form
ed portion of mis- command, to report at once
to Cairo. Colonel HAllam has been ordered TO
succeed TO Baker Pasha, and will proceed at
once to Suakim, accompanied by Maj rs Pig
gott and Haggard of the hgyptian army On
their arrival at Suakim they will raorganize
the remnant of Bakers command, aud with
the assistance of the marines recently landed
there they expect TO be able to prevent the city
from falling into the hands Of the rebels.
The Rospbore Egyptien, French paper, pub
lithed st Port Said, says that in 1877 Lord Bea-
coDsfelu gave his personal pledge tnat England
would interfere to preserve peace and maintain
Egyptian control 10 the Svudan whenever it
should become necessary.
CAIRO, Feb. 10 The report of Gen. Cor
don's arrival at Berber is premature 1t is ex-
pected that he will arrive there Tuesday.
The Khedive has appointed the British Al
mral Hewitt commander at Suakjm at the
request of the British government
A less gloomy view is now taken concern
ing the situation at Tokar and Sinkat. 1t is
reported that a convoy of provisions has enter
ed Sinkat. '-+
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. 10-Musurus, Turk
ish smoassdor to London, has been instructed
to inform Earl Granville that the Porte de-
clinss to indicate basis for an exchange of
views in regard to Egyptian affairs, preferring
to leave the initiative with Earl Granville.
A Revolt in Crete.
CoNsTANTINoPLE Feb. l0-A revolt has
broken out in Crete in consequence of Turk
ish attack on the privileges OF Greek patri-
arch. Leading Cretans declare that they can
not obtain redress and they have therefore
taken to their arms. The Porte has sent or-
4 n C,lo.
to dispatch to Crete all available soldiers to
the humber at least 5000.
Republican Meeting u dispersed im M adrfd
MADRID Feb. TO- Tbe Republican meeting
announced TO be held at the Alhambra Thea
tire today was prevented by the authorities and
the crowd which had assembled dispersed quiz
elly. The government having prohibited the
proposed grand Republican banquet on Mon
day separate baDqueis have been organized,
to be attended by nineteen persons each in
order to evade the law regarding public meet
ings. tine demonstrations were projected 10
commemorate the proclamation of the repub-
lie Feb, IL, 1883
Minister Hunt Hi.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 10 United States
Minister Hunt is quite ILL., and his condition
causes some anxiety. Mrs. Hunt has receiv-
ed telegram of sympathy from President
Arthur
Creating "A sea in sahara.
PARIS, Feb. 10-At banquet given here to
leaoing members of the scientific press, NJ. De
Lesseps stated that the scheme for creating
sea in the desert of Sahara would shortly be
r. aized. M. Roudair, the French by lro-
grapher who conceived the project of cutt ng
through the dunes which separate the M edi-
terranean sea from the desert in order to trans
form the aid sands into a fertile c)un,ry, is
about 10 start Tor fonis. armed with the me-
cessary firmaD from the Sultan TO begin opsra-
tions
BradIaugh Again squeIched.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-Mr. Brad augh's appeal
aga nst The sergeant-st-arms for removing him
from the House of Commons for not permit-
ting him 70 enter, has beeD disallowed by the
Court OF @ ieep's Bench.
Business Depression in England.
LONDON, Feb. 1l-Osing to the expression
of trace in the North of Eng aud, the iron
masters are reducing the wages of workmen,
and placing men under twenty-four hours no.
tice.
The Belfast shipbuilders who recently struck
have resumed work.
Berlins Royal Scandal.
BERLIN Feb. l0.-Emperer William is re-
newiug his efforts to effect reconciliation be-
tween Prince Frederick Charles and his wife
He has amounted Couut r utntz, on behalf
of the Prince, to meet Gen. Blumentha, on
behalf of the Princess, TO arrange basis for
reconciliation.
Increasing the English Effective Army.
LONDON. F~b. i0-Margus Harrington, sec
retAry OF state for war. has obtained the sane
tion of the cabinet for scheme TO increase the
effective army. In his scheme the recruiting
system is modified, and the standard height for
men acceptable for service Is made lower than
the present one.
Foreign Notes.
Joseph Felconer. juse merchant at Dundee,
has been arrested for forging the signature of
another firm.
Miss Furtascue, the actress, has brought ac-
tion for 5000 against Lord Garmoyle for
breach of promise.
In its leading article the Pail Mall Gazette
says that Enga land, although opposed to the an
nexaton of Egypt, will be under the necessity
of exercising absolute authority over that
country for the hext We or ten years. The ex-
igencies of the present crisis demand imme-
diate action, and further dslay on the part OF
England to assume control would be nothing
less than criminal.
The Pope has despatched corner stone
and marble altar slab for the chapel to be
recled at CahirciveeR, county Kerry. Ireland
in memory of Daniel O'Connell, the IRISH agi-
lator.
The paper Studensno has appeared at St.
Petersburg. II declares that the time has ar
rived for general revolt.
A letter has at last been received from
O'Kells, the Egyptian correspondent of the
Dal lY News, about whose fate much anxiety
has been felt of late, dated Assioot, January
9th. 1t is filed with gloomy forbodings OF dam
ger.
Ten Invincibles from the Irish prisons who
were landed 81 Portsmouth, Eug. by the frg-
ate Valorous, have been taken along with many
others to Chatham Cor confinement in the largo
prison there.
Cardinal Monaco Lovalletta, of Rome, has
been appointed grand plenipotentiary by the
Pope.
The Khedive appears to be in deplo, able
con liIjon. He abors under a delusion that
there is plot on foot t. poison him. and he
sends bis wife to the kitchen daily to inspect
the food.
Marquis Tseng denies that he is goiug to
Paris to resume negotiations with the French
government on the 1onquin question. The
last advices from Pekin instructed him to re-
msin in England until further orders.
Admiral Galiber, commander of the French
forces in Madagascar, has been recalled.