The Portland daily press., 1884-03-29
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Cable From Different
Countries.
Death Of Prince Leopold, Youngest Son
Of Queen Victoria.
English Regiments at Suakin EN-
barked for Home.
I'm THE sOUDAy.

SUAKN, March 2S-Ths 10th Hussars, the
YORK. and Lancaster regiment, aud the Irish
Fusileers have embarked for home. The
sbeikhs of the SAwarar, the Dauillet and the
HoorAh tribes, who represent 1900 people liv-
ing in the district between Suakn aud Kassa-
la, have come in and promised to assist ia the
capture of Osman Digna, whose prestige has
been Destroyed.
Death of Queen VictOrIa's Youngest Som
LONDON March 28.-Prince Leopold Duke
OF Albany, fourth and youngest son of Queen
Victoria, died suddenly at Cannes, In the
sonth OF France, today.
The Prince died in a fit as he was on the
point OF starting from Cannes for Darmstadt,
to attend the wedding of his niece the Princess
Victoria OF Hesse. The Prince of Wales was
visiting the Earl Of Seton, and received the
news on the race course. He returned at once
to London. The Duchess Of Albany is at
Clarmont. The Duke Of Albany was looking
in fine health. He attended a bachelors ball
at Nice, Tuesday night, and stayed very late
despatch from Cannes states that the
Duke OF Albany's death was due to the effects
OF fall last evening.
Gen. CoWell, Master of the Queens House.
hold, will proceed at once to Cannes to bring
the Duke of Albany's remains to England
The curfew bell at Windsor Castle was tolled
at half-past seven this evening.
Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert, r.
G., Duke OF Albany, Earl of Clarence and
Baron Arklow, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha, was born in Buckingham Palace. LON
don, April Z, 1863, being the eighth and the
youngest but one the Princess Beatrice being
the youngest,-of Queen Victoria's children.
He was matriculated at the University of OK
ford in 1872, and was created D. g. L. in
1876. Parliament granted him an annuity of
$4,000 on his attaining his majority, with an
addition OF 100000 year on his marriage. In
1881 ne was created peer of the realm, with
the title of the Duke of Albany, and on April
81 1882, be was married in Windsor Castle to
the Princess Frederick Augusta, daughter of
the Prince of Waldeck and Psrmont. One
child, Alice Mary Victoria, was born of this
union on Feb. 25, 1888. Prince Leopold was
man of scholarly tastes and fine character .aud
it has been said Of him that he en- ertained q
strong desire to enter the ranks of the clergy.
His name has been frequently associated with
religious, educational and philsnthropic move
ments, and he was highly esteemed both at
home and abroad. His health has never been
excellent. The Prince, like all his brothers,
was member OF the Masonic order, in which
ne held prominent position.
En the Commons.
LONDON, March 2S -Iu the House OF Com
mons tonight Pell, Conserg gstive, moved re-
solution in favor of the relief OF local taxation
The government opposed the resolution which,
however, was carried by vote of 208 to 1877.
The result was greeted with loud Conserva-
tive cheers and cries of "ResigD! resign"
German Anarchists in Switzerland.
BERNE, March 2S.> The authorizes have
suspended the order directing the expulsion
from Switzerland of the German anarchists,
Kennel, Schulze, Lissa and Falk, who have
been in communication with the Vienna as
sasslns, Schumacher and Kammerer, and Aus
trla Will be allowed to demand their extrsdi.
| ton on the ground that Kammerer has been
recognized as an accomplice in the murder Of
Herr Eisert, the Vienna banker.
Gable Notes.
| The 80
Ties on sated meats has elected NJ. kodat repo ter
and Instructed him to insist upon microscopic sx
| fresi.
A London despatch says that the government
shipped by the Allan steamer Grecian, Glasgow for
Boston, March ~ 27O emigrants taken from the
w0Tkh9use of Swinef 'rd, County Mayo, ireland.
70 6avre, went ashore at Mill bay. Lands EAd, yes
teru>y, and is now tull of wafer. ALI her people
were saved by meaus OF the rocket apparatus.
several Berlin newspapers assert that Minister
sargent has declined to accept the appointment Of
Minister at St Petersburg. They say he intends to
the United States with the Of reenter-
| ing the Senate.
The Bell telephone people began Thursday a
series of exper ments in long distance telepuonng
Two special copper wires used between New
ork aud Boston, the sGruments used being the
Blake and Edison. The result was entirely salts
factory conversation being perfectly dietinct be-
tween The points. The company will continue the
expei iimvDts for Sc erai days. and If the results
continue a. satisfactory il will not be long before
| cities
ln Roanoke county, Va, some days tince Leslie