The Portland daily press., 1885-10-03
FOREIGN.
Servians Demand the Annexation of
Macedonia.
The Greek Government Raises
100000 Pounds for Defensive
Operations.
Mr.. Chamberlain Idea of Abolish
ing the House of Lords.

LONDON Oct 2-The meeting of the Skupts-
china the national parliament of Servia, at Nissa,
has resulted in Seryia's demanding an extension
Of her territory. The populaee are clamoring for
the annexation of Macedonia. 1t is probable,
owing to the large army which Servia has in the
field that she will speedily seize contiguous terri
tory.
Prince Bismarck respecting the Roumelian ques-
ti0n.
The King Of Roumania has declared that he has
not formed an alliance with either Greece or
Servia, and that ROumania only seeks neutral
position.
ATHENS, Oct 2.-The Greek government has
obtained an advance of 100000 from the
National Bank. The loan was effected In order to
meet the necessary expenses for defensive opera
tions in view Of the possibility OF the Roumeliah
difficulty spreading.
CoNsTANTINoPLE Oct. 2.-Great activity pre-
walls today in all the various bureaus of the War
Office. Troops are rapidly arriving here and are
being as quickly despatched to Tripoli, SalOnica
and Dedagatch. Marshal Fouad Pasha has
started for AdrianOple.
More About the Fall of Khartoum.
LONDON, Oct 2.--The War Office today issued
the report of Colonel Kitchener on the fall of
Khartoum. He attributes the disaster to the
starved condition of the troops and desertion of
their posts by the native contingent The Arabs,
the Colonel says, entered the city by the Boori
gate, which was not defended. He acquits Farag
of the charge of treachery, which has frequently
been made against him. 1t will be remembered
Farag was charged with having allowed the Nah
dis troops to enter the city and with having with
drawn the force under his control from the point
of attack.
The Cholera.
ROME, Oct 2-There were 1913 new cases of
cholera and 80 deaths reported yesterday through
out Italy. The disease has spread to Genoa,
where two cases and one death have been
reported
How to Get Rid of the House of
Lords.
LONDON, Oct. 2.-Mr. Chamberlain addressed a
Liberal meeting at Bradford last evening. In the
course of his speech he dwelt at considerable
length upon the attitude of the House of Lords in
obstructing legislation and refusing 10 give their
assent to measures passed in the House of Com
mons. Upon the general principles of the neces-
Sity of doing away with this obstruction, Mr..
Chamberlain declared that the Liberals of all
shades of opinion were united. When, however,
it was proposed to name definite time for effect
ing this reform, or when the question of the ex-
pediency Of permitting the popular chamber Of
Parliament to take the Peers in hand was mooted,
then the Liberals were at once split up into
numerous and conflicting camps Some were in
favor of the most radical measures, others were
content to await for the slow progress of events
to furnish a solution to the problem. Further re-
sistance on the part of the Peers to the will of the
people as expressed by the House of Commons
could not be tolerated. Such a course Mr. Cham
berlain believed, would result in the Speaker OF
the House of Commons being made virtual die
tator, clothed with powers ample enough to
enable him to deal effectively with all cases OF
obstruction.
Foreign Notes.
Lord Randolph Churchill Secretary of State fol
India, was at Dublin Castle yesterday for the pur
pose of inquirng into the condition of Ireland and
the wants of the people. He will lay the results
of his investigation before the Cabinet and pro
pose some measures of relief.
The Munster Bank will reopen on the 18th.
Cairo despatch says 1000 dervishes have ad-
vanced to Haflr which is within 80 miles of the
farthest British station on the Nile.
At midnight last night in Madrid, the Cabinet
was discussing the question of expelling foreign
newspaper reporters in consequence of kilograms
from the Caroline Islands, received during the
past twenty-four hours.