The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
Editors in Rome Under Arrest.

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ROME, Aug. 16-Signor Decide, editor of
the Mahtieur de Rome and an assistant have
been arrested for selling to foreign power
plans Of Italian maritime defences, notably
those of Spezzia and Sardinia.
The ZuIfikar Pass Dispute.
LONDON, Aug. 16-The Marquis of Sails
burys departure for the Continent has been
postponed. owing to the Zulfkar Pass dis
pute. The latest dispatches from st. Peters
burg to the government include the tele-
graphic report of Russian engineers on the
Zulfikar district, and a note from M. De
GierS proposing new frontier line through
the district. The nature of this proposal
promises an early settlement of the dispute.
cermany's New Ambassador to Eng
land.
Count Won Hatzfeldt is to succeed Count
Won Munster as German ambassador to Eng
land. Prince Bismarck, since the London
conference, has been dissatisfied with Count
Won MINISTER'S management.
Lord Vane-Tempest Dead.
LONDON, Aug, 15.-Lord Earnest McDon-
nell Vane-Tempest, brother OF the late,and
an uncle of the present Marquis of London
derry, is dead, aged 40. Born in 1886, he en-
tered the English army at the age OF Is, as
cornet in the I'd Life Guards. He afterWard
exchanged into the 4th Light Dragons,
sub-lieutenant. In 1856 he retired from the
service. He came to America at the out
break of the rebellion and served IN the
United States army under the name OF Capt
Stewart which he assumed from one OF the
family titles, for the Marquis of London
derry is also Baron Stewart of Stewards
court. After his return to England he join
ed the artillery brigade as volunteer.
Crime in England.
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the more fragrant forms of London vice, as
revealed by the Pail Mall Gazette, is weary
ing and disgusting people and beginning to
meet with general condemnation. The con-
Servative press is commencing to deery the
business, and number of established
church organs are following suit. The Arch
bishops of York and Canterbury, and other
leaders of religious thought, are waning in
their support of the agitation On the other
hand, however, the Wesleyans, Radicals and
other associated religious bodies, are push
ing the agitation with all their might and
endeavoring to enlist popular sympathy by
means of great public demonstrations. All
the influence possessed by dissenting re-
ligious organizations seems to be at present
in use to make the Hyde Park meeting a
monster success. The list for this meeting
includes Professor Newman, Right Hon.
Jas. Stansfeld, Radical Member of Parlia-
ment for Halifax, President Robert OF the
Wesleyan Conference, ex-PreSldent Griffith
VI GIlc wesleyan MI. MlCudtl
Davitt, Canons Wilberforce and Trench, and
many other clerical dissenting notables. In
Liverpool, Manchester and other large cities
of England, vigilances are being
formed for the purpose Of obtaining local
legislation for the suppression OF open vice,
The "Purity Society" has encountered
much opposition in its work of putting
shadows" on public men. Its numerous
agents who have been engaged in the work
OF acting as detectives against public men
have been warned by authorities to refrain
from making nulSanceS OF themselves, and
regular police have been ordered to prevent
these spies from annoying members of Par
lament, many of whom have complained of
this pestering.
Afghan Affairs.
The Indian government has decided to per-
manently increase the number of British and
Indian troops ON the Afghan frontier to 10,
coo men, and to construct a telegraph line to
Cabul, the capital of the Ameer'S dOminions.
The work on the telegraph line is already in
progress. Abdurrahman, the Ameer, has
expressed a wish to have the line end at
Candahar, and has refused to guarantee to
maintain it in safety beyond that point. Gen.
MacGregor and Maj. Nicholson have left
the Pisheen valley and construct military
road to the banks of the Helmund.
Report of Pains Death Not Credited.
PARIS, Aug. ia letter in the lntranSl-
geant containing what purports to be an ac-
count of the manner of Oliver Pains death
says Pain was shot near Abredom by Bashi
BazoukS by direction and under the very
eyes Of Major Kitchene. The Temps doubts
the truth of the story.
Protest Against the Expulsion of
Americans from Jerusalem.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 15.-Mr. Heap, U.
S. consul, has sent to the Porte another pro-
test couched in stronger terms than those of
his first protest against the expulsion of
Americans from Jerusalem ON the ground of
their being Jews. Mr. Heap points out that
the eXpulsions are in violation of the treaty
stipulation and are liable to lead to serious
difficulty. He has also referred the matter
to the government at Washington.
Foreign Notes.
Jean Jaques Asmussen Worsaae, the dis
tinguished Danish arch@ologist is dead.
In France the electoral contest bids fair
exciting. The deputies who are seeking re-
election are all on the stump already.
A Teheran despatch says the Turcoman
tribes are agitated by Russia'E steps to de
stroy the influence of their chiefs and reduce
their authority. A further outbreak is i'm
minent and will be the signal for Russia to
advance.
The death of Mr.. John Ruskin, the Lon
don art critic, is now expected momentarily.
The Rev. DR.. Talmage of Brooklyn
preached last night in the City Road Wes-
leyan chapel, London. The house before the
opening of the service was besieged by a
crowd and more than thousand persons
were turned away, owing to lack of even
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