The Portland daily press., 1885-01-20
The Pope Ill and Confiaed to His Bed.
The Pope Hi.

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LONDON, Jan. 1S.-A despatch from Rome
states that the Pope ia confined to his bed with
fever and rheumatism.
Destitution in the Devastated Spanish
Towns.
MADRID. Jan. 19.-King Alfonso continues
his visits to the towns devastated by the earth
auakes. Yesterday he visited Periana, and af-
ter yards returned to Tore del Mar. The
town council at Barcelona has offered to re-
buil@ one OF the demolished towns.
There has been heavy fall of snow in Sc
vile. Two soldiers have been found frozsn to
death at Valladolid. The privatlons of the
Survivors in Andalusia are increasing. The.
distribution OF relief is defective. The towns
least in need of aid are assisted first, to the
detriment OF the outlying districts. Sickness
Is increasing in consequence of the severity of
the weather, and the absence of clothing, pro-
visions and shelter. The King found the dam
age and distress in Malaga greatly in excess of
what the earlier reports stated. The building
OF wooden sheds and the erection of tents con-
tinue. Over 1000 have been put up in the
town of Malaga. 1t is estimated that property
worth $S00,0O0 has been destroyed in the city
of Malaga.
A Protest A gainst the Increase of Duties.
PARIS, Jan. ia meeting of league or
ganized to prevent the rise in prices OF food
was held yesterday. Leon Say, formerly min
lister OF finance, presided Delegates were
present from all the principal towns of France.
The meeting was addressed by several senators
and members of the chsmber of deputies A
resolution was adopted protesting against the
proposed increase of duties on corn and cattle.
Egyptian Matters.
LONDON, Jan. 60. There was a special meet
ing yesterday afternoon OF the officials of the
war office in the rooms of Rear Admiral Sir
Francis M Sullivan, director of the depart
ment OF transport, in the Pail Mall. The
meeting was in session several hours. The un-
usual occurrence of council at the war office
m AWrVaA aAurv
circumstance with the startling information
received to the effect that Turkey was about to
take an active part in the Egyptian war The
officials were ominously serious as they emerg-
ed from the council room, but they were very
reticent, and would neither admit nor deny that
their meeting was in reference to the action of
Turkey. This excitement was greatly ncreas-
ed today by report that the government de-
cided to resist any attempt on the part of Tur-
key to occupy any portion of Egypt or to land
troops in that country. There was consider
able excitement at the war offices today and
orders were sent to Chatham, Portsmouth and
Woolwich, which have caused much activity
at those great naval stations. Another bsttal-
ion of troops at Malta has been ordered to en-
bark at once for Alexandra, and other troops
are under orders TO be in readiness to move at
q moments notice. The indications all point
TO stirring events In Egypt, and there is no
doubt that the ministry determined not to
allow Turkey to interfere in Egyptian, affairs
by placing an armed force in any portion of
Egypt.
The council in the war Office was caused by
a report from Constantinople that the Sultan
had sent 8 600 troops to occupy Suakim, to
chsstise Osman Digna aud to malntain the
Sultsn's authority in the Red Sea.
Russian Nihiiists Engaged in Fresh Con
spiracies in Murder.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Jan. 19.-The police of
Russia have received information that the
Nihilists are now engaged in conspiracy to
murder certain officials who have incurred
the hatred of the order. In the effort to
thwart this conspiracy circular has been
sent to all the principal officials in the empire,
warning them against the employment of new
servants who are not strongly vouched for,
and cautioning them against the acceptance
OF food or drink from any one not known to be
trusty 1t has also transpred that ever since
last September there has been systematic
series of dofalcations and embez1lements of
minor officials connected with the treasures of
the Russian cities. The thieves have invara-
bly, proved to have been connected with the
Nlhilist organization, and little or none of the
stolen money has been recovered. 1t is feared
that the Nihilsts have now obtained sufficient
j lands to organize well-planned attempt upon
/ the life of the Gar Alexander III, There ia
| no longer any doubt that the attempt to wreck
| the special train on the Gatschina Railway,
which was conveying the Czsr to st. Peters
/ burg on the 7th ult., was a deliberate attempt
upon the life of the sovereign, and the corpse
VI INC sSnIInei Aounu oy inc siue OF Lne rail-
! way, just whore the train was expected to
| leave the track, furnished ample proof of the
malignity of the assassns, That narrow es-
cape has considerable shaken the Cars
nerves. He is now virtually hermit in his
| winter palace on the Neva Perspective, and he
looks forward with saperstitious dread to the
first of March. which will be the fourth anni-
versary of the murder of his father.
Gable Notes.
A London despatch states that eleven per-
sons who were in the missing boat of the ILL
fated packet Admiral Moorsom have been res
cued in an exhausted condition. They had
been in the boat since Thursday night