The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-09
THE OLD WORLD.
A Babel of Confusion in the Eng
lish House of Commons.
Second Reading of the Budget
Voted Down 264 to 252.
Terrific Explosion on an English
Ironclad.
Spaniards Fleeing in Terror from
the Cholera-Infected District. %

Whole Villages Destroyed by the CASH
mere Earthquakes.
CALCUTTA, June 8.-Despatches continue to
be received about the earthquake in the vale
/ OF Cashmere. Whole villages have been de-
stroyed and Dubgood, Jamalapar and Oran,
have disappeared entirely, having teen COM
pletely engulfed in the awful convulsior. The
/ fort at Guarisa and the gransries in many
of the wales have been swallowed up. A large
supply OF rice and a considerable amount of
money have been distributed throughout the
! vale OF Cashmere to relieve the distrerl Of the
/ people. 1t is estimated that two hundred per-
/ sons we're killed.
/ An Explosion on an English Guuboat.
PORTSMOUTH, June 8.--A terrible explosion
/ occurred this morning on board her maiesty's
ironCiad monitor fnfexible, lying in this har-
Dor. Gas had generated in one of the coal
/ bunkers, and, becoming gnted, exploded with
4 terrific force, badly damaging the vessel and
| lnJErlng twelve persons, some OF them, it is
feared, fatally.
Fleeing from the ChoIesa.
MADRID, June 8.-The death rate from
| cholera in Valencia has doubled. The people
are alarmed and are fleeing from the infected
districts.
NotWltnstanulng reports TO the contrary, it
is now absolutely asserted that there is no gen.
uine cholera in Madrid. The Mayor of Madrid
has issued C proclamation ordering sanitary
measures ID stables, houses, enjoining cleanll-
ness in streets and houses, and Offering gra-
tuitious analyses of suspicious food.
The French GunbOnt Renard.
PARIS, June 8.-No explanation of the re-
ported loss of the French gunboat Renard has
been received at the admiralty Office The
vesE3l was used as a despatch boat, and had
crew of 100 men all told. Definite news is
anxiously awaited.
Revolution iu Crete Imminent.
CoNsTANIINoPLE, June 8--A revolution is
reported imminent in Crete. A great majority
of the inhabitants of the island are Greek
Church Christians who are bitterly opposed to
the appointment of Savas Pasha as governor
{ of Vilayet, and all the Christian members of
the Cretan government have already resigned
because of the appointment and the Cretan
assembly have resolved to hold no relations
with the governor.
j Parliament Proceedings.
LONDON, Sin the Commons today Childers
/ had no sooner done explaining the govern
ment reason for not at present refundng abe
tax on beer and spirits than Sir Michael Ed.
ward Hicks Beach Conservative asked why
it was that liberal government which ought
to be economical mad to resort to extreme forms
of taxation in order to meet the extraordinary
expenditure of 100000 600? (Cheers from
creased duty on spirits, and he concluded by
moving that the proposed increase in the duty
on spirits and beer WAS jniquitable in absence
! of corresponding addition 10 the duties on
wine.
Mr.. Cross under secretary for India spoke
in answer to number of questions concerning
the attacks reported TO have been made on the
1 government by Sir Peter Lnmsden. He said
that Sir Peter since his arrival in London had
1 disavowed any intention of an attack on the
! government and did not consider himself an.
swerable for the incorrectly reported utterances
attributed to him by journalists inclined to
misrepre5eDt him. Mr.. Childers moved the Sec
/ oDd readin of the budget.
Sir Stafford Nothcote and others having
/ spoken, Mr.. Gladstone arose to reply. He
/ thought tbs opposition were creating prece-
dent which they would regret when they came
INTO power again. The hegovernment we're COM
I PEELED to raise money in view of an impending
/ danger to the empire, y danger which even
row he was unable to say had passed away.
/ Tho opposition cavilled at the mode of raising
/ money without suggesting an alternative, and
4 the government has to choose between alcohol
| ic liquors and sugar, and they would accept
! the issue of the vote as one OF life or death,
| and did not envy those who. if they gained
/ victory, would have tn bear the consequences.
| Mr.. Gladstone's remarks were received with
| prolonged cheers.
The government was defeated on the second
| reading of the budget, which was rejected by q
/ vote of 264 to 252.
! When the result was announced, Lord Ran
| dolph Churchill and Parnel Jumped upon
! their seats and enthusiastically waved their
| hats, and the cheering was renewed. Thirty
| nine Parnellites and all the Conservatives vot-
! ed with the majority. The minority included
! Sir Michael Bass, the brewer. and several
Irish Liberals. Although strong whips had
| been issued many government supporters were
| absent.
| Tremendous excitement was caused by the
| announcement Of the result Of the division,
! Eln1c
House. 1t is confidently rumored that Glad.
| stone will visit the Queen tomorrow and ten
| der his resignation.
Following is another account of the scenes
| in the House after the division
| When the result of the division was an
nounced Gladstone, who had been leaning
! forward in his seat and cynically smiling,
| started, turned pale and clutched his hands
! nervonsly together. The House Immediately
| became Babel of confusion, members yell
| ing, stamping and waving hats and handker-
| chiefs. A tumultuouS cheer came from the
| galleries, and the Speaker called for order,
| when the Parnellites pointed at Gladstone and
| yelled: THAT s the price Of coerconi"
"Down with Buckshct Fosteri" Remember
| Myles Joycel" Gladstone arc 70 to move ad-
iournment, but stooi in his place fully
minute before he could be heard.
I'VE are unable to give the details OF the
vote on account of the (as usuaD incomplete
ness of the Associated Press report
Train Wreckers' Terrible Crime.
ST. PETERSBURG, June "a terrible &C.
cident has occurred on the railway from Kas-
toff to Rcltoff on the river Don. A car OF
iron was placed across the track by robbers
and the train which came along was thrown
from the rails and demolished. The number
of killed and wounded is seventy. The rob-
bers who were waiting for the smashup
plundered the train and the wounded and
| other survivors were completely tsrrorized
| and could make no resistance.
Gable Notes.
| The Yarmouth cutter which was recently
| seized by German vessel while fishing in pro-
| hibited waters, has been liberated but the mac
| ter is retained in custody on charge Of yiolat-
| ing the international fishery convention.
The Mahdi has Issued q proclamation stat
| ing that it ia his intention to invade both
| Egypt ana Arabia. The rear guard of the
| British army on the Nile has reached Dongola
| in its retreat.
| The Paris Gaulois says that Russia declines
| all offers OF Americans and Irishmen, sent
| through the Russian minister at Washington,
to equip a privataer feet against England.
| The newspapers at Rangcon are discussing
| the separation of Burmah from India with
| view OF making it a crown colony. They COM
| plain Of the neglect of the Indian government.
| The Rangcon chamber of commerce support
| the proposal.
| the mutual con sent OF the parties interested,
| that delivery of Judgment In the sander case
| of Adams against Coleridge has been indef-
| nitely postponed.