The Portland daily press., 1885-02-28
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Cable from Different
Countries.
Successful Retreat Of Gen. Butler
from Abu KIea.
The Rebels Destroying the De
fenses of Suakim.
Twenty.One Lives Lost by the Sinking
Of Steamer.
Two CoIoneIs Killed by the WOoIwie
Explosion.

Two COl0neIs Killed by the WO0lwieh
Explosion.
LONDON, Feb. 27.-Col. Fox Strangways. COM
mandant of the Royal School Of Gunnery, at Shoe
buryness, and Col Lyon, head official Of the Gov
ernment Labor atory at Woolwich. who were SO
noon at the Royal School of Gunnery, died this
morning from the effects of their injuries. They
each had both legs blown OF, and were otherwise
severely injured.
LONDON Feb. 27.-Three more of the men in
jured by the explosion at Shoeburyness have died
from their wounds.
Minister AstoF's Successor.
ROME, Feb Pill is reported here President
erly editor of the New York World, to succeed
Hon. VIM. w. Astor as Minister to Rome.
Arrest of Anarchists i'm Swifxeriand.
BERNE, Feb. 27.-In consequence of the adoption
In the Federal Assembly of the resolution to expel
anarchists from Switzerland, the police made de-
scent early this morning the abodes of suspected
persons. Wholesale arrests were made many per-
sons being taken from bed. In this city ten well
known anarchists were taken into custody. .
Later developments indicate that the general
police raid upon anarchists throughout Switzerland
diabolical plot to blow up the Federal Palace with
dynamite,
Germany Increasing Her African Posses
sions.
BERLIN. Feb. 27.-Germany has extended her
possessions in Western Africa by annexing the re-
mainder of the coast of the Gulf of Guinea lying
between Cameroons and Old Calabar, at the mouth
of the Congo river, including the Cameroons noun
tains.
Eleven irish Farmers Eyicted.
DUBLIN, Feb. 27.-At Abbeyfeale, a village in
Limerick county, eleven farmers, with their fami-
lies, were evicted yesterday for non-payment OF
rent. Many policemen were present, SO that all
attempts at disorder were prevented.
Reprisal for RebelIious Natives.
LONDON, Feb. 27.-Advices from Quitta, on the
West Coast of Africa report that in reprisa for the
0f ha rdh n
number of marines landed from the British ship
Fr0hc and burned Woongah. The Governor, who
WAS wounded in the recent fight, is recovering.
Imprisoned Americans.
LONDON, Feb. 27.-A despatch from Tanger says
that the admiral commanding the United States
steamer Lancaster, which arrived at that por a
lew days ago to support the demand OF me United
ly imprisoned gave notice to the government of
Morocco on the 21st that twenty days would be
granted within which the prisoners should be lib
Grated and reparation given, and that if within
that time the demands were not acceeded to. the
admiral would denounce the Madrid convention OF
1880, and refer the matter to the government at
Washington for further action.
Swedish Steamer Sunk.
CoxHAvEN, Feb. 27.-The Swedish steamer Nor
den has been run into and sunk by the English
steamer Cumberland. Twenty-one people on boa rd
the Norden were drowned.
The War in Egypt.
LONDON, Feb. PA dispatch from Korti of yes
terdays date states that Gen. Sir Redvers Bul er,
with his whole command, has reached within
days march of GalIdul Wells. The retreat from
Abu Klea, where he had been intrenched, was eff
fected without the loss of single man.. The sick
and wounded OF his column are doing well.
SUAKIN, Feb. 27.-The activity of the rebels the
last two night has been great and effective. They
have succeeded in wrecking three advanced re-
doubts, and they managed to do this without ex-
ploding the mines which the naval brigade and the
engineers had prepared in, each one of them. The
rebels removed 5000 sand bags and caused much
other damage.
Cable Notees.
Advices from Cape Coast Castle state that the
British have hanged ten of the leading partici-
pants in the murders and riots at Winnebah.
A Catholic missionary organ at Paris states that
several hundred Catholics, resident in Yum Nan,
have been massacred in obedience to secret orders
from the Chinese viceroy.