The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-12
FOREIGN.
Reiligerent Course of the Spanish
Governor of the Caroline Islands.
Encounters with the German and
Spanish Naval Commanders.
A Steamer Founders Near Narona
and Sixteen Lives Lost.

MADRID, Sept. lit is stated that the Span
ish commander at Manila teegraphs that when it
was found that the German flag.had been hoisted
at Yap the Governor of the CarOlines visited the
commander of the German gunboat and accused
him Of piracy and breach of International law.
The German commander replied that he had SIM
ply oheyed orders A hot argument ensued, end
in a scuffie, when the German commander retired
to his ship. The Governor then boarded the Span
ish man-ot-War San Quentin and requested the
captain to fire on the German gunboat The cap
tain refused, the Governor of the PHILIPPINES hay
ing ordered LEI him to avoid aeonflct Babrielles or
drew revolver and threated to shoot the first
man who obeyed or repeated the order. Babriel-
les again ordered the men to fire. when the cap
tain shot.Babrelles through the shoulder. Babri-
eles was afterwards taken as prisoner to Ma
MIA, where his trial is proceeding The Govern
on shore, but are silent in regard to what occur
red on the ship, They admit that Babrelles or
PARIS Sent emf Ie Ma0 tdSsS Se ataGkea
special telegram from Madrid, via the frontier,
stating that military rising has taken place in
v. The Cholera.
LONDON; Sept: 1.-THE Lord Mayor Of London
of the cholera infected districts of Spain.
ToULoN. Sept. 11.-There were three deaths
from cholera here last night
Seven deaths from cholera were reported in this
city today Two patients were admitted to the
hospitals, five discharged cured and 81 remain un-
der treatment.
The Scotch Church.
LONDON, Sept. 11.-Mr Gladstone and Lord
Roseberry, have each written letter for publica-
ton, stating that the question of the dSeStablsh-
ment of the Sc otch Church is purely matter for
Scotchmen to deal with and ought not to be made
test question at the coming Parliamentary cleo
were 1881 petitions with 69O,O22 signatures
against the Church of Scotland Disestab1ishment
bill and only 108 petitions with 2779 signatures
in favor of the bill.
Attempt Upon an English Powder
Magazine.
Two men last night approached the sentry on
Quty at the powder magazine at WoolWch, and
Defore he could give an alarm seized and beat him
IN brutal manner, leaving him lying half dead on
ms post They then attempted to enter the mag
dZlne Dut becoming alarmed at noise in the vicin
lty decamped
Sunk With Sixteen Persons.
information comes this morning from Genoa tC
tne effect that the steamer Villa de Malaga, with
foundered near savona. Won When the vessel % ia whicf
was supposed to have struck upon rock, was
found to be sinking a terrible panic ensued among
the passengers and crew, it is said, avaied them
selves OF the confusion thus created to lowel
lhree boats with which the vessel was provided
sae good sher escape from the SINGING nsd ship
themselves, the remaining sixteen being drowned
dnis coWardly action on the part OF the crew ha
aroused much indignation here.
The French in AMMAN.
| PARIS, Sept. 11-Gen. De Courey, French Com
mander in AMMAN having asked that he be gvel
authority to depose the youthful King of Amman
| If he thinks necessary to do so has been grant
| ed the fullest liberty of action.
Foreign Notes.
| The report that Russia and England had signei
| a protocol delmiting the Russo-Afghan frontier il
| confirmed.
The United States man-of-war Quinnebaug vii
SAL from Copenhagen for Smyrna on the 14th inst
| Inc vessel was detained at the arsenal at Pera
make make necessary repairs. The Sultan declined t
allow payment for the repairs and Mr.. Cox, y.
Minister thanked his majesty fors the courtesy
Grand Vizier Friday, concerning tariff laws whic
AFFECT the trade of the United States.
lt is reported that the boiler OF the SPANS
cruiser Castillo lying at Cadiz has exploded. TIL
Costello is the largest cruiser in the Spanish navy