The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-15
THE OLD WORLD.
Suppressing a French Paper in
Cairo Causes Great Excitement.
FAVORABLE REPORTS RECEIVED
FROM GEN. GRAHAM.
No Hostile Arabs Seen in the
Vicinity of Suakim.
Frnnce mud China.

LONDON, April 14.-Despatches received
from Shanghai this afternoon state that there
ia hitch IN the final arrangements for the ex-
ecution Of dehnitive treaty of peace between
France and China, owing to some concessions
which China asks and which the French am
bAssador refuses to grant.
PARIS, sApril 14.-The following telegram
was received today from M. Patenotre, French
minister 10 China; The Official Gazette of
Pekin today publishes the imperial decree Or
dering the execution of the preliminary treaty
of peace between China and France.
Egypt's War.
SUAKIM, April 14.-The British cavalry,
this morning, visited 0toa, eight miles beyond
Handouk, bat no hostile Arabs were encoun~
tered and water was found to be plentiful. The
country appeared to De entirely open aud the
Arab population freely sell supplies to the
English.
LONDON, April 14-Gen. Graham, In his re-
port today to the home government, says the
road between Snakim and point eight miles
west of Handouk is now in condition to make
work on the Suakim-Berber Railway easy.
The percentage of the sick In the entire British
force ia bnt four.
It is officially denied here taAs the British
camel corps in the Soudan has been ordered TO
return home.
suppressing Newspaper.
CAIRO, April IA. The feeling of indignation
here over the foroible suppression by Egypt OF
the French newspaper has reach such a dan
gerous phase as to threaten serious disorders
Guards have been doubled in the city and
the troops are now confined to the barracks.
Nubar Pasha, the Egyprian prime minister,
has refused the demand of the French ambae-
sador for reparation for the seizure and sup
preston OF the Bosphoroas Egyptian last
Wednesday.
Lord Mayor of London.
LONDON, April 14.-Alderman Fowler has
been elected Lord Mayor of London.
The Prince of Wales in IRELAND.
DUBLIN, April 14.--The Prince and Princess
OF Wales, on their way to Cork, today, re-
ties of Cork and Waterford. At KilmaG-
thomas, when the royal party went by, black
dag was hoisted over Temperance Hall. In
Cork mOss of the etreets were spanned by
triunnphal arches and majority of the houses
are adorned with flags.
A procession comprising over 1000 men
marched through the principal streets tonight
With loyal banners flying and bands playing
national airs. Counter demonstrations we're
organized at various points by parties of Ma
tionaiists and some serions disturbances took
place, hundreds of windows were smashed,
stones ana clubs were hurlsd at loyalists and in
some cases the line of the procession was brok-
en- through alter exciting fights with fsts and
sticks. rhe police Wers at drst powerlsss to re-
strain the rioters, but the reserves were ordered
on duty and the routs of the procession was al
terward kept clear.
Eenrs for tise Safety of n steamer.
LONDON, April 14.--It is feared that the
steamer Magnets, belonging to the Eastern ex-
tension Telegraph Company has been lost il
the Bay of Biscay. She had a large staff Of
telegraph officials on board.
Cable Notes.
Queen Victoria will return to Windsor
May ID.