The Portland daily press., 1885-03-17
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Cable from Different
Countries.
ParnelPs Manifesto Declared Treason
able Document.
Gladstone's Statement Concerning
the Russian Difficulty.
A Collision Reported Between Russians
and Afghans.
Massacre of Europeans in Cochin
China.
The Russo-EngIi.h Trouble.


tion OF the difficulty and had no fear Of coli-
sion between the Russians and Afghans, even
should the advance forces of the Russians
make an attack. Such a misunderstanding as
the present one should not, M. Lassar thought,
form a cdSuS beli, and would not, unless one
country greatly desired war. He thought il
probable that the Russian troops were concen-
trating IN Caucasus, and that when the pre-
liminsry negotiations we're completed. General
komarom would be ready to join Sir Peter
Lumsden in fixing the frontier. NJ Lassar
came to London to assist Baron De Staal, but
is likely to be recalled at any time. The gov
eminent has suspended for one year the dis
charge OF soldiers eligible to the reserve force,
and has also suspended all transfers from the
army In India to the reserves.
The Calcutta government is about to send
battery OF heavy artillery, and 5000 Snider
rifles with 25O rounds OF ammunition for each,
as gift to the Ameer of AfghanistaR,
There are reports in Calcutta that an actual
collision has occurred between the Russians
and Afghans. The government is very reti-
cent concerning the frontier news
The Times expresses the belief that General
homaroH has gone from Arkabad to the dis
puted territory, and says; "It the Russians
are allowed to gain the territory sby trickery,
we shall have war little later, only with the
Ameer of Afghanistan disgusted with our
FOLLY and Russia strengthened BY the valuable
positions gained"
Doctor Armenius Vamberg, Professor OF
Oriental Languages in the University Of Perth,
asserts that Pendjeh and the whole country
between the Herri road and Herat is now, and
has been for the last three centuries, an in
tegral part of Afghanistan Professor Vam-
berg is the greatest living author of standard
literature upon the countries and people direct
y affected by the present Russian advance.
DE spent the time between 1860 and 1864
travelling among them as dervish.
Affairs in Egypt.
LONDON, March 16.-Ambassadors of all the
powers concerned signed in this city to-day the
Egyptian financial agreement.
ALEXANDRIA, March 16.-Four more persons
have been arrested as accomplices OF Zebehr
Paoha IN his treason against the Khedive.
The British despatch boat Iris has sailed for
Malta, having Zebehr Pasha and two OF his
sons on board. The compromising documents
which led to the arrest of Zsbehr and his sons
consisted OF letters, and were found by Gen.
Brackenbury among the rebel effects which
fell into his hands. Lord Wolseley recon-
mended the arrest.
Edmund Mates Wins this Time.
LONDON, March 16. In the case of George
Grant against Edmund Yates for libel, in
which the plaintiff sued for &c, 900 damages
because the defendants paper, the World,
alleged that Grant absconded after having
exhausted his partners bank balance in specu-
lstions carried on without his knowledge, a
verdict was to-day rendered in favor of Mr..
Yates.
Another action for libel was brought against
L
Legge editor of the Whitehall Review, who Is
the aggrieved party. He bases the action upon
squib in the World, which said Legge was
very appropriate mama for the editor OF the
whitehall Review, characterized this publica-
tlon as "hshmonger's organ" and intimated
that Legge had become its editor "because he
was acquainted with things fshy."
En the Commons.
LONDON, March 16.-In the House OF Com
mons this afternoon Mr.. Gladstone, in answer
to questions regarding the settlement Of the
Russo-Afghan frontier difficulty said the onlv
foundation he had for the announcement that
an amlcable agreement had been arrived at,
was promise wired by NJ. De Giers, Russian
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, from st. Peters
burg, March 9Th.
Gladstone, answering several interroRatories
concerning the exact nature OF the announced
agreement with Russia, said England and
Russia had agreed, as he stated on Friday last
that no further advances should be made in
Afghanistan The statement of this agree
ment, the Premier admitted, was based on an
interchange OF communication between Russia
and England, carried on through Sir Edward
Thornton, British ambassador at st. Peters
burg. TO obviate any possible misunderstand-
ing between Her Majesty's government and
the Czar, Earl Granville on Saturday last
wired Sir Edward Thornton, asking him to
ascertain whether or not M. De Giers endorsed
as correct the statement made by Gladstone of
the agreement reached with Russia. As yet
no reply has been received to Saturdays mes
sage.
Lord Harrington explained that the Russians
occupy Katau and Akrabat, and that the AT
ghsns still occupy Penjedeh. He refused on
the ground of public policy to make any fur
ther disclosures
This evening the government announced
that telegram had been received from ST.
Petersburg fully confirming Gadstone's view
OF the ADgle-Russian arrangement regarding
outposts on the Russo-Afghan frontier.
Gladstone's statement regarding the ar
rangement between England and Russia, was
rather indehnite and greatly disappointed the
members OF Parliament Marquis Salisbury
and Sir Stafford Northcote will tomorrow in
sist upon the government explaining the ma
tuye OF the arrangements.
Lord Edmund Fi,zmaurice, Under Foreign
Secretary, said England had protested against
the treatment of lead by France as contraband
OF war.
The House agreed to the navy estimates to
the amount to &l3. 900, ,440, against Ell, ,646,000
last year.
Revolt in China.
PARIS, March 16.-Telegrams from Saigon
report that the revolt in Cochin China is
spreading.
Annsmites have attacked and captured the
town of Ocamen, several miles from Saigon,
and massacred Europeans and burning alive
the native project and his wife. The northern
provinces are held by the insurgents, who
massacre native adherents of the French.
France and China.
HoNe KoNo, March 16.-A French man-of
war has stopped and searched the British
steamship Surat belonging to the Peninsular
and Oriental steamship company, and the
British naval squadron stationed In Chinese
waters has been ordered to rendezvous at
Hong Kong.
PARIS, March 16.-A despatch from Shang-
hal says that Admiral Courbet intends to aban-
don his position at the island of Formosa and
operate on the coast Of Northern China.
I~.soo
Tsin state that the French are again in nego-
tiation with LII Hung Chau, Viceroy Of Pee
Chi Ii, and leader of the peace party. The
Japanese legation is urging China to withdraw
from Corea.
Disastrous Fire in Hull.
HULL, Eng, March 16.-Fire this forenoon
destroyed Stead seed crushing mills, Belon's
corn warehouse, and a portion OF the Hull
Corn exchange. The flames were spread by
large quantity of oil, which, while burning,
flowed through the streets la a stream, two
feet deep in some places. Two men we're seri-
ously burned. The total loss reaches 100000.
The Prince of Wales Visit TO ireland.
DUBLIN, March Is The municipal councils
OF kingstown and Dalkey today voted to pre-
sent an address of welcome to the Prince and
Princess Of Wales upon their arrival.
Strike in Yorkshire.
LONDON March 16-Three thousand OPERA
tives in the alpaca and worsted mills at Soli-
a
per cent reduction in wages.
International Postal Congress.
LISBON, March 16.-The international postaI
congress has resolved to maintain the proyis-
ions OF the Paris convention and decidedsto adj
NIT reply post cards. England and the British
colonies will henceforth have Ave votes iu ;he
postal union. The next congress will be held
at Vienna In 1890.
Killed by Ais ParnmOur,
BRUSSELS, March 16-Yssterdav Mr.. It.
Sakurada, charge d'affaires from japan to
Holland and Belgium, went to Rotterdam
with Belgian lady and they lodged at Hotel
de Hollande. Suddenly shot was heard from
their apartment and the diplomat was found
dead from pistol shot fred by his female
companion, and herself slightly wounded by a
dagger thrust. Her wound is seli-inhicted.
Inc woman's name and reason remains iu-
volved in mystery.
Gable Notes.
Gladstone has recommended Earl Spencer,
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to the Queen as
deserving to have conferred upon him some
signal mark OF royal appreciation for the con-
spicuous ability he has displayed In the man
agement Of Her Msjesty's affairs in Ireland.
Advices from Calcutta report that the tea
and indigo districts in India are sufferiag
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