The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-01-15
THE OLD WORLD.
AhG Ol4O w O1tADs
News by Gable from Different
Countries.
Great Distress Caused by Floods in
Rome.
Socialists at Frankfort. ont the
Main Assasslnate a Police
Commissioners.
More Outrages Committed by Irish
Tenants.
Floods in Ro.ae.


slowly. Ghetto, the Jews quarter, is flooded
and the inhabitants have spent the night in
removing their furniture into the streets.
Corso to the bridge of ST. Angelo is impass-
able. The Apple Theatre was obliged to close
on account OF high water, and the entire works
above the Tiber embankment are submerged.
Bridges are crowded with spectators watching
the foaming flood carrying trunks of trees and
various debris down the river. The water has
entered the Pantheon and hoated the timbeIs
with which it was intended to build requiem
altar
The waters Of the river Tiber and its trib-
utaries are receding. King Humbert and the
Pope will aid to alleviate the distress caused
by the floods.
Dynamite scares Continue.
LONDON, Jan. 14-Owing to information re-
Gently diYulged to the police, the customs
authorities at Liverpool and Irish constables
quietly examine all vessels, passengers and
luggage on arrival.
Socialist Assassins at Work.
BERLIN, Jan. 14.-A shocking crime oc-
Cured at Frankfort-on-the- Main last night.
A police commissioner named Rumpff, who
had been active in the prosecution, of the
Socialists, was found dead in front Of his own
house, stabbed in two pieces. His assassin is
unknown.
FRANKFoRT-oN.THE-MAI Jan. 14.-A re-
ward of $3.50 has been offered for the discovery
of the murderer of Police Commissioner
Rumptf. The dagger with which the deed was
committed twice penetrated the heart of its
victim. No robbery was committed. and it is
presumed that vengeance was the motive for
the crime.
Affairs in Egypt.
PARIS, Jan. 14.-The Cairo correspondent Of
the Temps says that the Mahdi has accepted
the conditions proposed by General Lord
Wolseley.
Outrages in ireland.
Ton n.b
who was occupying farm at Kilbygan, in
West Meath, from which tenants had been
evicted, was shot dead last night. A constable
who was prominent in connection with the
Castle Weldon riots, and who had resigned
and was about to depart for America, has been
arrested under the crimes act.
LONDON, Jan. IA 1t is reported that the
Cabinet will not consider the question of re-
newal Of the repression of crimes act for Ire
land for several months.
LONDONDERRY. Jan.14.-An American
named Logan has been committed here on a
charge of shooting at and wounding an Eng-
lish commercial traveller named Plaskot
accomplice.
The Congo Country.
PARIS, Jan. 14.-Tbe Figaro and Gaulois
state that France and Germany have come to
complete agreement in regard to the Egyp-
tian, Chinese and Congo questions. France
engages to protect German commerce 10 the
French colonies, aud Germany promises in
consideration thereof to support France in her
colonial schemes.
Reports from the Earthquakes.
MADRID, Jan. 1.-THE earthquake trem-
blings wore felt yesterday in the stricken dis
tricts and the storm in the Southern provinces
still continues and rivers are greatly swollen.
The sufferlnss OF the people who have been
rendered houseless by the earthquake are in
tense. The official record of the number Of
persons killed in Grenada is 695. and injured
1,480.
Grent Popular Excitement in Australia
LONDON, Jan. 14.--Advices from Melbourne
state that popular opinion in Australia con-
tinues to be greatly agitatsd in view Of the re-
cent German annexations in New Guinea and
adjacent islands. Mass meetings to protest
against foreign annexations in the Pacific are
an every day occurrence. Shire and borough
councils likewise are taking occasion to record
their protest and the press of the countrg,
without q dissentient voice, is engaged day
tion OF all foreign attempts to gain foothold
in Australasia. 1t is certain that the Aus
tralians are thoroughly aroused against the
present policy Of the British Colonial Office.
King AIfonso's Visit 30 the Earthauake
District.
MADRID, Jan. 14-In spite of the terrible
snow storm in Granada, King Alfonso yester-
the earthquake. At one village, where three
persons had died of hunger, the King sternly
rebuked the authorities because they prepared
him sumptuous breakfast against his orders.
He refused to receive banquets or entertain
ments during his visit to the scenes of the
earthquakes, and ordered the money to be
given to the sufferers instead. At Albania
the King gave each injured child or married
person and each poor widow $25.
Cereal HmPortaiions Into Germany.
BERLIN, Jan. 14.-During a discussion in
the Reichstag to-day on the proposed incr ease
in duties upon imports of cereals, Prin % Bis
marck stated that the government would re-
quire in order to meet the demands of farm
ers, that the duty upon wheat be incre ased to
double the present rate, and upon rye to double
the amount now paid upon the imports of
these classes of grain from all countries ex-
ceptiDg Russia, which could not be included in
the advance on account of the duty existing
between Germany aud Russia, regulating Gus
toms duties upon importations from that ooun-
try.
France and Tonquin.
PARIS, Jan. IA In the Chamber of Depu-
ties to-day M. Ferry said that acting in accord
ance with vote Of the Chambers of Nov 27,
the government had decided on the Immediate
aud complete occups tion Of Tonquin as the
only means to settle the difficulty with China.
Gable Notes.
The offices in London occupied By the
American legation narrowly escaped destruc-
ton by tire yesterday. The buildings were set
on fire through some as yet unascertsined
cause.