The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-07-13
Not to Annex AMMAN.

LONDON, July 1.-THE Exchange Tele-
graph Company publishes a despatch from
for the present rejected the idea of annexing
AMMAN to France, through fear of becoming
involved in complications with China.
PARIS, July 1.-THE Ministry of War has
received a despatch from General De Cour-
cey, the commander of the French forces in
Tonquin, dated at Hue. In this despatch the
General states that reinforcements for the
French forces in Tonquin are rapidly arriy
ing, and adds: 81 understand that the King
of AMMAN is held a prisoner by Thuyet, the
prime minister and instigat0r of the rebel
lion, and restrained from accepting my in
yitation to him and his mother to return to
the palace
IreIand's Affairs.
The Earl of Carnarvon, the new Viceroy
of Ireland, held a special conference yester-
day with the resident magistrates of Dublin
for the purpose of furnishing to the present
government material for reply to the ques
tiOn which Mr.. Sexton will ask in the House
of Commons as to whether the ministry in
tend to remove from Ireland the extra police
force on the lapse of the Irish Crimes act. 1t
is reported that Mr., Parnel has promised
the new government to do all in his power to
discourage the commission of crime in Ire
land, but that he refuses to issue any mani
feStO to the Irish people on the subject. The
Irish leaders friends declared that to issue
manifesto would commit the National League
W d oOlb VI duOpUlUll VI ICSpOuSluilIy IOI
the agrarian outrages which were recently
prevalent in Ireland The Parnellite policy
Is to give support as far as possible to the
Conservatives in order to even up the
chances of the regular Tory and Liberal
parliamentary candidates. so that the so
Home Rule members which Mr.. Parnell ex-
poets his party to have in the next Parlia-
ment may have certainty of possessing the
balance of power. With that possession the
Home Rule vote could be thrown either way
with 1aciciap tbo ipto actu Of Ma
League might require.
Concerning Gen. Gordon.
PARIS, July 12.-The Intransigeant prints
a letter from NJ. Billing, a former diplomat
ist, saying the Mahdi before the capture of
Khartoum, offered to release Gen Gordon
for ransom of e5,000 payable as soon as
the official news news of his release reached
Paris. M. Billing forwarded the proposal to
Lord Lyons, british ambassador at Paris
and England rejected the offer.
The Battle of the Boyne.
LONDON, July 12.-The Orange societies
to-day celebrated the anniversary of the bat
tie of the. Boyne. Some rioting occurred
during which man was shot, and another
while trying to destroy an Orange arch fell
from the roof of house and was killed
There were slight riots elsewhere. but the
day was generally quiet.
Fifty Houses Burned.
in the commercial quarter of the city of Kusk
have been destroyed by fire.
Foreign Notes.
John Z. Gorst, solicitor general, was re-
elected to Parliament for Chatham without
opposition.
Anarchists of all countries will convene in
a universal congress at Barcelona, July 26 to
20 Delegates are invited from all workmen
associations.
The Russian government has assigned 49,
100000 roubles to improve 13 ports; Also 50,-
100000 roubles for Batoum specially.
Emperor William will leave Ems ON Tues
day. In August he will visit Coblenz, and
thence proceed as previously announced.
Herr Wodianer, the late banker, bequeathed
$4,000 to the poor of Vienna. He left
orders for the dissolution of the banking
firm. His son had taken no interest in the
business.
The Paris municipal authorities have de-
cided to remove the cross from the front of
the Pantheon, and to put in its place sym-
Dol of glory or Immortality to be competed
for by French sculptors.