The Portland daily press., 1885-03-07
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Gable from Different
Countries.
Au Explosion in a Mine in Austrian
Silesia.
No News from the 147 Imprisoned
Miners.
Desperate Attempt Of a Criminal to
Assassinate Police Judge.
Concerning the Afghan Oues,iou


LONDON, March 6.-Persian advicess say that the
Ameer of Afghanistan has sent General Daukan
and several officers to Herat to inspect and repair
the forts, and 800 soldiers re-enforce the Herat
garrison, which now numbers $500 men.
Sir Peter Lumsden will probably remain at Gull
ran for fortnight. The surveying officers are busy
in all directions. Colonel Ridgeway and some of his
officers still remain at Penjdeh. Another report
says that Sir Peter Lumsden has withdrawn to Ro-
bat pass. owing to the advance of the Russians to
Akrobol.
The Novoe Yrnemja of St. Petersburg. warns the
English government that the malicious designs of
Prince Bismarck will cause rupture between Eng
land and Russia.
The Daily News this morning. in an editorial art
icle, says: Our relations with Russia are perhaps
not exactly strained, but events of a single day
might put upon them strain difficult to bear
Another Mime Explosion.
LONDON, March Gan explosion occurred in a
coliery at Karwin, village of Austrian Siesa to-
day. At the time Of The explosion LAT men were in
the rline and it is as yet unknown whether any of
them we're saved.
The British Parliament.
LONDON Mar. 6.-In the House of Lords today,
Earl Gradville denied that he had published the
confidential matter communicated by Prince Bis
marck. The German Chancellor, he said, must
have misunderstood him. for England beyond any
other nation, was gratiied at Germanys greatness,
and would spare efforts to retain the friendship
now existing between the two governments.
This evening Earl Granville declared that Prince
Bismarck in his recent speech in the Reichstag had
misconstrued the utterances of his (tarl Gran
villes and the latter positively asserted that when
he said 81 presumed he did not expect us to aban-
don all liberty of action in our foreign and colonial
policy he referred to the Duke of Richmond, not
to Prince Bismarck. Earl Granville disclaimed
having made any reference to private communicar
tions from Prince Bismarck, and earnestly ex-
pressed regret that any misunderstanding had oc-
CURED.
The Duke of Edinburgh PrOneunces the
English Navy FearfuIIy Deficient.
LONDON, March 6.--The Duke of Edinburgh,
commander of the channel fleet, made speech last
night in which he said that the vessels under his
command were fearfully deficient in the equip
ment required by modern methods of warfare. he
was not inclined TO be an alarmist, but he knew
that England's best ships would be powerless
against some of the vessels of the despised South
American republics. The fault was not in the con-
struction or the handling of England's men-of war
but in the absence of repairs rendered necessary by
wear and tear and stress of weather. He not
opposed to the building of new and swift cruisers
but he believed that the existing vessels should be
kept in serviceable condition, and he impored the
people to vote in favor of appropriating the neces
sary funds for this purpose.
Attempt to Assassinafe Police Judge.
BERNE, Mar. Can attempt to kill NJ. Dumur,
presiding judge of the police tribunal of Lausanne
the capital of the canton of Vaud Switzerland, was
made today. M. Dumur was presiding over a civil
trial in the police tribunal The defendant in the
action, M. Chavan, while the case was in progress
drew revolver and pointing it at the chief Judge
fired. He had no sooner done so than Ceardon. the
clerk of the tribunal, and Blanchard an usher
sprang upon him and attempted to disarm him. He
succeeded in emptying his revolver before he was
overpowered and disarmed. President Dumur
not struck, but the clerk and usher were badg
wounded. Chavan declared he had gone into ne
tribunal with the intention of killing the president
and all the other judges.
Severe Measures gainst Anarchists IBau-
gurated in Switzerland.
GENEVA, March 6.-The Swiss police have been
ordered to take severe measures with real 3r sus-
pected anarchists and many arrests are mad every
day. 1t is stated that the federal authorizes are
exchanging notes with Berlin, Vienna and st.
Petersburg, with a view to making the iientitca-
tion of suspected persons more certsin. Many
startling anarchist documents have been seized,
but they are guarded zealously that i is impos-
sible to reproduce their text. Even the little Swiss
papers, which are generally outspoken II they are
not always enterprising, have been put under the
seal of secrecy and state at the heads OF their ed
torial columns that thsy have been requested not to
publish items of news regarding the arrest OF sus-
pected persons on the ground that such publication
would impede public justice.
Formal Opening of tho Colonial Legisla-
Iure at NnssHu-A Dynamite Scare.
NASSAU, N. p, March 6.-The Colonial Legisla-
ture was formally opened on the Oath of February,
Governor Blake delivering the annual message and
speech in person. About 100 American gentlemen
and ladies now visiting in Nassau were present by
special invitation.
BY the last mail advices were received from Lon
OOn 10 the eJIccb ludb government naQ
information of dynamite plot against public
buildings in the Bahamas, and warning officials here
to be on their guard. Precautionary measures have
been taken and the government property has since
then been well guarded by police and military,
whilst sentries are duty nightly at the govern
ment house and all suspicious strangers are under
surveillance by the local authorizes.
Gable Notes.
The number of enrolled volunteers in Great Brit
ian at present is 2l6,000. This is the greatest
number recorded.
There is much suffering among the garrison at
Suakim because of the scarcity of fresh water.
The Chinese are threatening all foreigners in
Ningpo in consequence of Admiral Courbet's action
bockading the Ningpo river and bombarding the
city of Ching Hal at its mouth.
London society is exercised over the suicide of a
young Englishman whose name is concealed from
the press. He recently married and lately lost
$250,000 gambling at Monaco.
The Novoe Vremya warns the English govern
nent that the malicious designs of Prince Bis
marck will cause rupture between England and
Russia.
The German Reichstag Friday rejected the mo-
tion in favor of the establishment of bimetallic
standard of currency,