The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-06
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Cable from Different
Countries.
Signs of DiscOatent Against British
Rule in Egypt Increasing.
Anxiety Regarding the Aspect of
Affairs in Afghanistan.
Affnirs In EgYnf.


ALEXANDRIA, March 5.-Signs OF discomfort
among the native population against British
rule aEe increasing, and threats against the life
OF Gen. Stephenson, the English commander,
are now frequently heard, even on the strests.
The same feeling prevails at Cairo.
CAIRO, March 5.-The Egyptians continue
to manifest insubordination against British
authority. The fogging OF natives for assaults
upon English soldiers is of almost daily occur
renee.
SUAKDI, March 5.-Maj. Gen. Grsaves, next
in command to Gen. Graham, in the Suakim
expedition, has arrived here. Steps are being
taken to more thoroughly protect the garrison
from attacks of hostile Arabs, who nearly
every night succeed in wrecking the advance
redoubts erected during the day by the garri-
son troops.
KoRTI, March 5.-The removal Of General
Wolseey's headquarters from Korti to Don
COLA will bring his troops below the third cat
aract and within reaching distance of Wady
Halfa and Korasko. Delachments of troops
will be maintained at various points along the
river to communicate intelligence and to assist
General Brackenbury's force to reach the new
base of operations. General Brackenbury's
retreat has hitherto been unmolested, and it is
hoped that he will reach Meraweh in time to
make junction with the rear guard of Gen.
Wolseley's army which is falling back to Don
COLA. The last convoy of wounded from Gak-
dul has arrived here. The route is still infested
ters will shortly be removed to Dongola.
PARIS, March 5.-M. Henri Rochefort, editor
or L'1ntransigeant. announces that he has
been informed that M. Olivier Pain is taking
no part in the Soudan campaign NJ. Roche
fort adds that Ell Mahdi intrusts no command
in his armies to any European. NJ PAINS
presence 10 Egypt, as explained by M. Roche
fort, is for the purpose of ransoming the
French prisoners in possession Of the Prophet,
and to assist him in this undertaking it is said
hate NI0 .DI.- ~ 4.
scribed 100000.
The Crisis ia Afghnnistan.
LONDON, March 5.-The Daily News says ad-
vices from Balamurghab state that the Eng
lish officers in Afghanistan feel considerable
anxiety regarding the aspect OF affairs there
The Irans-Caspian railway, which, it is be-
lieved, Russia is extending, is now probably as
near Herat as the nearest British railway IS to
Qaetta. This would enable the Russian forces
to occupy Herat before the British forces conld
arrive from IRdia to defend it,
I'm the Commons.
LONDON, Mar. 5.-In the House OF Commons
this afternoon, Gladstone said the public poll
cy forbade his answering the question of mem-
bers respecting the Russo-Afghan frontier diff
Guilty.
The Marquis of Harrington, Secretary of
State for war, announced the government in
tended to increase the strength of the army.
He also said that if Gen. Gordon's diaries,
form of sort of substitute for dispatches to
the government, the government would treat
them as such II they were found to be of a
private character his relatives would be con-
suited about them.
Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice, Under Foreign
Secretary, declined to say whether Sir Peter
Lumden, British Com missioner in the Afghan
frontier question, had rendered his resignation.
Marquis Harrington said the government
thaught any advance by Gen. Graham from
Suakim for the relief OF the garrison at Kassa-
la, was impossible. He said the government
was unprepared to state the number of addi-
tional men they intended to enrol in the army.
Report fhat Gladstone Was Asked TO Re
sign.
LONDON, Mar. 5.-It is reported that after
the division in the vote of censure, the Queen
advised Gladstone to resign and reconstruct
ministry which should be based upon thor
ough and consistent foreign policy, but Glad
stone declined to resign, maintaining that he
held power under commission from the peo-
people.
Damage by Dynnnaife-s.
The repairs of the damages to the House of
Commons and Westminster Hall, caused by
The recent dynamite explosions, cost SAB 600;
the ezra police detailed on special dynamite
dGty during the past year, have cost the sum
OF Sl90O0O which is $4,000 more than was
paid on the Same account tbs preceding year.
Gable Notes.
Iusargent native chiefs OF India have raised
ths fiery cross and proclaimed in favor Of
Russia.
The expenses of the Soudsn campaign to the
end OF March will be about 23, 800, ,O00
Puach this week cartoons Gladstone as
addressing the Premier with "D-a your
gentiments.v