The Portland daily press., 1884-01-03

was with Li-ut.-Col Sudeikin when he was
killed last Friday night, and who was osaly
wounded, has since died An lnvestlgation
shows that there was desperate srns e., I;,sS os-
1t has been ascertained that four Nlh'I,sts
committed the deed, the principsl leader being
an ex-artlllery officer named DegaieH, who Is
believed to be identical with Joblonski, the
Nihilist. The latter has been arrested.
Meeting of NaiionaIisfs Broken Up-Big-
gar Denounces Lord spencer.
DUBLIN, Jan 2-Despite the proclamation
of the Lord Lieutenant prohibiting the gather
ing Of Nationalists at Cooteaill, County Ca
win, Hon. j. @. Biggar and members OF the or.
ganizaton committee of the Irish National
League, arrived at the depot there, and were
enthusiastically received by a large crowd.
Magistrates and a force OF police were also
present at the depot The magistrates handed
Mr.. Bggar copy of the proclamation prohib-
iting the meeting, when Biggar mounted q car
and drove off, followed by his friends and the
police, the latter preventing any assembly OF
the crowd in mass meeting as was expected.
At dinner given in his honor this evening
by the Nationalist, Biggar made an sddrees,'n
which he said that he Was not aware bow Earl
Spencer, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, obtained
a title to his property but unless some success
full prostitute or church robber amassed 1t
yeara ago Earl Spencer would probably at
The present day have been drunken horse
broker.
Massacred by Black Flags.
PARIS, Jan. "a telegram from Saigon con-
firms report that the Black Flags massacred
prisoners captured before SontAy. Admiral
Courbet has decided to take active measures
for redress. M. Tricon has arrived at Hue,
and DIR. Harmand has arrived at Saigon The
latter will proceed on his way to France Dy the
next mail boat. 1t is rumored that M. Cham
peaux. the French resident at Hue, has re-
signed, owing to disagreement with DIR. Har-
mand.
A Fraudulent Colonization scheme.
The MARQUIS Deerays ami others were today
convicted of falsely inducing many people 10
subscribe to an alleged enterprise for the col
ohization of the Is and of Port Breton, In the
South Seas some two years ago, OF mlsappro-
priation of funds, and also OF having induced
several hundred persons to settle upon said ISL
and, most of whom perished through priva-
lions. The marquis was sentenced TO Iour
years imprisonment, and four OF his associates
to terms ranging from six months 20 Two
ysare, and all of them were fined 5000 francs
each. Two others were sentenced TO one ana
i've years Imprisonment respectively.
A Crisis i'm Egypt
LONDON, Jan. IA Carlo despatch states
tlrat the 81 uation in Egypt is approaching a
crisis Differences which have arisen between
English and Egyptian advisers OF the khsdlye
are daily increasing, and 1t is feared the Egyp-
tian ministry will resign.
A special cabinet council was held today un-
der the presidency OF the Khedive, which fact
gave rise to the report of an approaching crisis.
Eegland has not yet given definite reply con-
cerning the course to be adopted in regard to
Sondan If England insists upon the complete
abandonment of the Soudan the resignation OF
tne nsvptian ministry is positively expt cted
EiecsoxsI Referm in Portugal.
LISBON, Jan. - UsssosLu opened the Cor
tes today. In his speech Il ssseit- nnon the
excellence of Portugsl's relations WIZ ssrsign
nations, and invited the Chambers TO discuss
he quest on of revision of the constitution
and electoral reform.
The Emperor of Brazil Sick.
| BUENos AYREs, Jan. 2.-The newspapers o
this city say Don Pedro, Emperor of Brazil, !;
seriously i'll.
Eoreign Notes.
A Rome despatch states that the rector o.
the American college is seriously i'll and wa
| enable to attend the New Years reception by
the Pope
1t is rumored at St. Petersburg that minis
| ter Of commerce is about to be C Gated by th'
| tzar, and that General Ignatief will be made
| its chief.
is stated that negotiations between Eng
| land and Turkey, in relation to the despatch O
| Turkish expedition to Soudan to operat'
| against Ell Mahdi, have fallen through.