The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-19

The News says the hitch in the negotiations
between England and Russia caused govern
ment securities to fall II points after q steady
rise during the week. Tne Times, referring to
the Afghan papers, says much useless cores
pondence and mischievous irritation conld
have been avoided If the government had dis
covered earlier that the Ameer did not want
Penideh.
The House of Commons this evening in COM
mittee Of supply considered the vote Of credit.
Lord Randolph Churchill moved reduction
OF two millions for the purpose of calling at
tention to Saturdays blue book on the Peni-
deh incident. He said the indignation aroused
by perusal of the dispatches was not confined
country at large and even by the Liberal news
papers. He maintained that M. DeGiers had
said nothing to justify Gladstones statement
in Parliament that it had been agreed that no
further advance should be made on either
side. He declared that Gladstone's statement
of March 18th was fiction and a phantom
without the smallest justification. After some
further discussion Lord Randolph asked leave
to withdraw the motion.
Mr.. Biggar insisted upon decision on the
motion.
It is authoritatively stated tonight that
Russia demands Maruchak and Zalibakar
Pass the possession of which points the Ameer
considers vital to the integrity of the Afghan
frontier.
In the House of Lords this evening Baron
ment for their policy in the Soudan. The
only memorials England could leave in the
Soudan would be an abandoned railway and
bleaching skeletons.
Earl Granville replied that the policy of
withdrawal was justified.
Failure of English Negotiations with
Spain.
In the House of Commons this afternoon
Lord Edward Fitzmaurice, Under Foreign
Secretary. announced that the government re-
gretted to inform the House that the nego-
tiations which had been carried on with Spain
Tor commercial treaty had terminated un-
satisfactorily. The object of the negotiations
now broken off vas to obtain for England the
most favored nation treatment
Victor lingo Dying.
PARIS May IS.
Victor Hugo is i'll with heart disease and con-
gestion of the lungs. He is sinking rapidly.
Crowds Of sympathizing friends surround his
residence anxiously awaiting the result of his
affection.
Midnight-victor Hugo is dying His family
are present at the bedside, and an incessaDt
stream Of carriages is passing the house con-
tanning persons anxious to learn his condition.
Anti-CathoIic Demonstration i'm 81. j ohns,
NE.
ST.. JOHNS, N. F., May 18.-On Sunday an
other anti Roman Catholic demonstration oc-
Cured at Bay Roberts. The house of William
DAhJ, O ioauihg nOman OaInOllC trau6r was
almost demolished by stones and filth deposit
ted on the premises Some Of Capt. Henne-
bury property was flung over the wharf into
the sea and several Roman Catholic boys and
men were assaulted on their way to the chap
el. The judge of Harbor Grace inflicted
money penalty onsthe Orange ringleaders.
Gable NOfss.
Stormy and cold weather is general through
out Europe. Much damage to crops and prop
erty is reported from many places
Turkish lofficers are still busily engaged in
planting torpedoes in the Straits OF the Dar-
dsneles.
Ex-Gov. Thos. Waller of Connecticut, the
new consul general to London, assumed the
duties of his Office yesterday.
DIR. Frederick Henle, the celebrated German
physician and anatomist, is dead.