The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-21
THE OLD WORLD.
Rumors That the Anglo Russian
Negotiations Have Collapsed.
English Troops from Suakim
Ordered to Stop at Alexandria.
War Preparations Still Going On
in India.
A Reconciliation Taken Place Be-
tween the Parnellites and
Gladstone.
THE OLD WORLD.

reconciliation has taken place between the Par.
nellites and Mr.. Gladstone. The breach between
the government and the leader is said to have been
healed by a promise on the part of the ministry to
introduce at an early day bill to amend the pnr-
chase clauses of the land act The Parnellites in
turn will refrain from the execution of their threats
to vote with the Tories at the coming general cleo
tions.
LONDON May 20.-The News this morning says
that the statement that Russia demands to have an
agent at Cabul, and the complete neutrality of At
ghanistan is not true.
The Marquis Of salisbury speaking this evening at
a dinner Of the Middlesex Tories, said it now
quite evident that diplomacy was useless to stop
the advance of Russia toward India. The right
policy now was to mass all the available troops in
North In liza and to fortify the Indian frontier He
upbraided the Liberal administration for its waste
OF lives and money in the Soudan campaign which
had resulted only in humiiating failures.
Parnell will contest the south of Tyrone against
Dickson and Brien will contest another division.
Hn she Commons.
LONDON, May 2O.-Gladstone in the House of
Commons this afternoon stated that the govern
ment would SO amend the purchase clauses of the
Irish land act as to make them more acceptable to
the Irish people.
In the House of Commons tonight Sir Arthur
Davitt announced that the guards who had been
dered home from Suakim had been detained OFF
Alexandria bnt had not been ordered to disembark.
This announcement has occasioned much gossip ,and
in the lobby of the House it is believed the deten-
tion of the Guards can only be explained by con-
Meeting it with the delay in the settlement of the
Afghan question.
Valuable Pictures Defaced.
The valuable pictures by Sir Frederick Leighton,
Tadema, Millars, the Toeds, John and Thomas, and
other celebrated artists now on exhibition at the
Royal Academy, have been cut, scratched and
otherwise mutilated. These outrages are supposed
to have been prompted by malice, but no clue to
the perpetrators has been found.
vicior HugO's Condition.
PARIS, May 2o-Victor Hugo is worse this
evening.
PARIS, May 2o.-victor Hugo's right lung is con-
gested and his condition is hopeless.
Emperor William Indisposed.
BERLIN, May 20.-It is announced to-day that
Emperor William is again indisposed, and that
owing to his illness King Leopold of Belgium has
postponed the visit he intended make on the 2lst
inst.
Che soudan Campaign.
LONDON, May 20.-Sir Charles Wilson, who sue
ceeded Gen. Sir Robert Stewart in the command of
the advance corps of the Khartoum relief expedi
ton, after the latter wounded at the Zereba
battle, has sent in his official report In response
to the charge that Gen. Gordon might have been
rescued alive if the troops under command of Sir
Charles had not been unnecessarily halted at Gubat
for three days, the report explains that this three
days delay in starting up the Nile to Gordon
was caused by the necessity of securing the small
force of Gubat against an attack then threatened
from Berber on the north, and from Omdurman on
the south The report further states that after the
arrival of the troops at Gubat it required great
deal of time to select crews and prepare steamers
for the advance to Kbartoum.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 20.-Rumors are current
u0re 10 61IeCI GDab Ln0 AQglO-huSS1al neQOt1a-
tiOns have collapsed. 1t is believed, however, that
the rumors originated with the war party.
CAIRO. May 20--An troops from Suakim have
been ordered to remain in Egypt. The Guards will
Abassieh, near Cairo.
Treaty Negotiations Between England
and spnin.
The Madrid correspondent of the Times, COM
menting on the rupture in the commercial treaty
negotiations between Spain and England charges
eap<nV nat Tor,
clause. The Spanish newspapers Iberia and the
Imparcial, on the other hand, accuse England Of
having changed her views during the negotiations
and of having failed to keep her agreement.
Killed at His Post.
The sentry at the Upner Castle powder magazine
at Chatham, who went on duty at O'Clock this
morning, was found dead at his post two hours
passed through his lungs. The authorities are dis
posed to regard the case as of assassination,
committed to make 1t possible to blow up the maga-
zine.
The authorities at Chatham, after an investiga-
ton, have come to the conclusion that the
one of suiciie, notwithstanding the fact that the
idea.
The Irish Land Purchase Bill.
LONDON, May Colt is reported that the Irish
land purchase bill provides that the government
shall advance threefourths of the purchase money!
the landlord retaining lien for the other fourth,
and that before he is paid off large portion of the
| governments claim must be satisfied.
Refuse TO Hmpeach Ghe Ministry.
PARIS, May 20.-The committee of initiative of
| the Chamber of Deputies has refused IL to 0, to
consider the proposal to impeach the Ferry
ministry
War Preparations Still Continued in
India.
CALCUTTA, May 20.-Owing to the delay in the
settlement of the Afghan question officers fur
loughs have again been stopped. Work on the
Bolan railway is making good progress. War
preparations are being made steadily and continu-
ously.
The Cznr 10 Review His Fleet.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 20.-The Gar will review
| the entire Russian feet between Cronstadt and
Sveaborg in June, when there will also be yarions
man@uvres and coast attacks.
Fire in Historic Building.
BERLIN, May 2U.--A fire was discovered last
night in the Mon Biiou Palace once occupied nd a
residence by Frederick the Great and now used as
museum. Before the flames could be extingusbed
the roof and attic of the building were DESTROYED
| The works of art and relics were saved many Of
| them, however, in damaged condition.
French Negotiations with China.
SHANGHAI, May 2o.-France has presented list
| of ten conditions as basis Of peace. China has
accepted seven of the conditions and rejected the
others.
| EOmarOff DissOurteOus in His DItimatun
TO the Afghans.
LONDON, May Collectors received here from
Tirpul, in describing the battle of Penjdeh saw
that before the battle, while Colonel Alikh anoff
was riding about the Afghan outposts he was pur-
| sued by Ghansidua, who was second in command of
| the Afghan forces. A stormy quarrel ensued be-
| tween the two men, and nearly ended in a fight.
| Colonel Alikhanof had previously been irving to
| induce the Atghans to retire. Komarof's ulti-
matum to the Afghans, the letter saws was ex-
tremey taunting and discourteous. The only object
which the Russians had in the attack seems to have
| been to display the power of their troops
The Paris Telegraph asserts that the Cabinets o.
Russia and England negotiating for secret
treaty of alliance for the mutual protection Of their
possessions in central Asia.