The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-24
THE OLD WORLD.
Alarming Reports of Cholera in Toulon,
France.
The Cuban Question Discussed in
the Cortes.



LONDON. June 23.-Steamer Faraday sailed YES
terday to lay the Eastern shore end of the Bennett
Mackay cable.
Cholera in FouIon.
PARIS June 23.-Alarmiug reports OF cholera at
Toulon have reached here, and 20 deaths are re-
ported. The city is in state Of panic The govern
ment mas ordered the barracks to be evacuated and
sanitary precautions are being organized.
PARIS, June 23.-Reports of cholera at Touon
are officially confirmed. Troops and dock laborers
chilly have been attacked. 1t is pronounced dis
tinctly the Asiatic cholera. Quarantine has been
established everywhere and the news has caused A
profound sensation in Paris.
The Ministry of Commerce has issued notice to
the erect that the cholera at Toulon is sporadic
and not Asac that 1t is due to local Infection and
therefore confined to the place of its origin.
The Cuban Question i'm the Cortes.
MADRID, June 23.-In the Cortes Saturday the
West Iudian members advocated the Suppression of
export duties and reduction of import duties the
reduction of expenses from $34, 900 900 to $24,-
100000, and an early conclusion of the treaty Of
commerce with America as the only means of ex-
Treating Cuba from the economical depression now
existing. The government declared that it YVES i'm
possible for Spain to assume the Cuban debt and the
annual deficit and that it was impossible to satisfy
cuban aspirations for better commercial relations
with America, which would damage pennsular
trade with the colonies. A slight reform was prom
ised to facilitate trade between Spain and Cuba.
ed by the too rapid abolition of slavery The reply
OF the government caused much discomfort among
bne Cupan members.
Bishop Butler Advocates the Election of
ParnelIites.
LIMERICK, June 23.-The Most Rev Dr. Butler
bishop of Limerick, yesterday addressed a deputa-
tion from the Land League in this CITY, He ap.
proved OF the convention to select candidates for
Parliament and advocated the election of Parnell
adherents only in the city and county of Limerick.
Mr.. Syanan will probably be nominated for member
Tor the county, and Mr.. Abraham, an ex-suspect,
for the city.
Disastrous Floods.
LONDON, June 23.-Despatches from Eastern
Europe continue to bring intelligence of disastrous
floods. The river Vistula has risen 16 feet and the
streets of Warsaw and of hundreds of villages in
that region are flooded.
WARSAW, June 23.-Floods DESTROYED the bridge
across the Vistula here which cost e2, 900 900.
crowds were standing on the bridge watching the
drowned.
Catholics. Opposed TO the Nominee for
Mayor of Dublin.
DUBLIN, June 23.-Archbishop McCabe has
written letter with reference to the approaching
election of Lord Mayor He says he is unable to
understand how the Catholics could In honor and
conscience cast their votes for Mr. Conislaney who
is both Home Ruler and Free Mason. Asa Free
Mason he is member of a society which aims TO
overthrow religion To Free Masonry the revolu-
lions OF the last century were traceabIe. No one
can plead non participation long as he remains
Mason.
Gable Notes.
A despatch to London from Aden Arabia, states
that the Italian man-ofwar Castel Fidaro recently
visited Zeyla an African seaport on the straits Of
Babelmand subject to Egypt threatened to bonn
bard the place and exacted large sum of money
! from the Governor. Great excitement was caused.
but confidence was restored by the arrival of the
British gunboat Arab.
A despatch from st. Petersburg says thst NJ.
PashkoH and Baron Kortf, chiefs of the Evangeli-
cal brotherhood, have been expelled from Russia
and their books, tracts and pamphlets destroyed.
Ihirty.tWo Nihtlists have bcen arrested in Kishi-
neh and loom Ksitf, including 10 officers. and 200
arrests have been made at Chariot, where secret
printing press was seized.
Patrick Joyce, who was arrested at Queenstown
| on suspicion OF being a dynamiter has been dis
| charged The suspicious tube found on his person
simply contained OIL - F
In the Chamber of Deputies in Paris. Monday,
Minister Ferrys motion setting forth urgency for
revision OF the constitution was adopted