The Portland daily press., 1885-10-30
FOREIGN.
Great Excitement Created in Paris
Yesterday
BY a Bold Attempt to Assasslnate
NJ. de Freyclnet.
Bold and Bloody Work Done by
English Burglars.
English War Vessels on the Way
to Burmah.

PARIS, Oct. 29-Considerable excitement
was created today by an attempt to aSSassi-
nate NJ. de Freycinet, French minister OF
foreign affairs. After attending cabinet
meeting NJ. de Freycinet took a drive al
noon and while returning to the building oc-
cupied by the ministry of foreign affairs, q
man stepped out into the roadway and fired
pistol directly at the carriage in which was
seated NJ. de Freycinet. Fortunately the
shot was harmless, and before the culprit
could fire again he was arrested. When the
would-be assassin was examined at the po-
lice station he confessed that he did not
know Nj. de Freycinet personally, and re-
fused to give his name or occupation. The
prisoner looks like a mechanic OF superior in
telllgence, and appears to be OF Italian orr
gin.
There is very little doubt that NJ. de Frey
cinets aSSailant is an Italian, as he speaks
with strong Italian accent He glories in
the attempt on the life of the foreign minis
ter and regrets that he failed to kill him.
After being prevented from firing the second
shot, he threw the revolver into tile Seine.
He is apparently of sound mind.
EngIand's Campaign.
LONDON, Oct. % Charles Dixie, speaking
at Kensington last evening, said that the
only point of difference among the Liberals
was as to whether the allotment of land
should be acquired by compulsory means or
not. He himself favored compulsory means.
He predicted that a liberal local measure
would be brought forward in February,
which would contain such provision. Mr..
Goschen, he said, was not boycotted by the
Liberals, but had Isolated himself.
Daring Robbery.
One of the most daring robberies on record
occurred last night in the vicinity OF Car
Isle. Netherly Hall, the residence Of Sir
Frederick Ulrich Graham, was robbed of the
most OF its valuables by gang OF burglars.
One of the servants being awakened by the
burglars, hastened to the nearest police sta
the police, the gang of burglars were met
fastening away with their plunder. The
robbers drew revolvers and opened fire on
the police, wounding three of them, two fat
ally. In the confusion that ensued the bur
glars made their escape.
The Sovereignty Of Yap-
MADRID, Oct. 29.-El Madrid (newspaper)
today states that Prince Bismarck having
refused to admit the claim of German prior
ity of possession of the island of zap, Spain
has prepared another note containing a Sc
we're argument against the logical deductions
of the German chancellor, and insisting on
the acceptance of the claim of Spanish pri-
ority.
England and Burmah.
LONDON, Oct. 29.-A steamer and two
steam launches have left RangoOn for the
burmese IIOuLl6T. Ii lS ItpOlbcQ
steamer with fugitive Europeans on board
has been fired upon by the Minhla forts. The
troops for the proposed expedition to Bur-
nah have arrived at Calcutta from Madras.
Elections In Germany.
BERLIN, Oct. 29.-The election today for
delegates to choose members of the Prussian
Diet went strongly in favor of the New Ger
man Liberal party. Of 1000 delegates chosen,
960 are Conservatives, 40 National Liberals,
and the remainder New German Liberals.
Foreign Notes.
Advices from Malta state that the Ameri--
can yacht Brunhilde, with John j. Phelps of
Englewood N. j., her owner, and party on
board arrived there on the Goth inst.
The government of Holland has declared
French ports between st. MalO and the
mouth of the Loire to be infected.
There has been no cholera at Gibraltar for
a fortnight.