The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-22
THE OLD WORLD.
Gladstone to Retire With the
Dissolution of Parliament.
Outbreak of Cholera Creates Great
Alarm at MarSeilles.
War Preparations Still Going On
in Russia and Afghanistan.
MIR. GIadsrone,s retirement.


LONDON, May 21.-With regard to Mr.. Glad.
stones words recently about his retiring, it is
stated that Mr.. Gladstone will, without doubt,
tire with the dissolution of Parliament but this
will not prevent HIM from taking opportunities
me 10 recess Oh sPeakdng ~ a or LINES
tion. Having thus helped the Liberals back to
power he will quit public life forever; but if war
breaks out, it is believed he will resign at once
leaving LORD Harrington, now Minister of War,
again Premier, to carry it on.
The Daily News says Mr.. Gladstone cannot resign
until the Russian and Egyptian questions are
settled that the general elections TO be held in
November will turn on his foreign and home policy
The Liberals the News says, cannot fight the issues
without him.
Outbreak of Cholera at MarseiIIes.
LONDON. May 21.-The outbreak of cholera at
Marseilles creates much alarm. All the newspapers
are taking up the question vigorously. The report
OF cholera at Durham is quite unfounded.
Two deaths occurred at Marseilles yesterday.
The Anglo Russian Difficulty.
HELsINGFoRs, May 2l.-Russia is constructing
batteries at all strategic points along the Gulf of
Finland and large orders have been given out for
gun carriages.
TEHERAN, May 21.-The Persian Sarakhs has
granted the request of the Russian commander at
Merv to allow two battalons of Russian troops to
march through Persian territory the left bank of
the Hjend river, the roads on the right side being
flooded
LONDON, May 21.-This afternoon the Marquis of
Harrington, in reply to question by Sir Stafford
Northcote, stated that it was not thought by the
government desirable to give their reasons for de-
tention of the Guards at Alexandria. 1t was stated
by the government some time ago, added Harting-
ton that it desirable to concentrate the British
troops then in the Soudan for possible service else
where, and that operation is not yet suspended.
Sir Charles Dixie stated that rumors of the out
break OF cholera in Great Britain is totally un-
founded.
In the House Of Commons to-day Mr.. Gladstone
said England had had communications with the
none With any other power. NOTHING Is vet
settled" said Gladstone "in regard to arbitration
between England and Russia nor has 1t been abso-
lutely settled who shall be the arbitrator"
The House of Lords has adjourned until June
9th.
The Admiralty has telegraphed an order to Ports
mouth TO prepare the man-of-war Cormorant for
as rapidly possible, and expedite work on the
ironclads Sultan, Rupert Devastation and Poly
phemus preparatory to their joining the feet.
A despatch from Cabul states that the Ameer of
Afgbanistan is raising new regiments and making
extensive preparations for war.
The Soudan Campaign.
SUAKnr, May 21.-Ten per cent. of the British
troops remaining here are i'll. An armored train
patrols the Suakim Berber railway every night as
far as Otao. Hostile Arabs are very active as
marauders.
The Barihoidi Statue.
RoUEN, May 21.-Steamship Isere with Bar
tholdi's statue of ''Liberty Enlightening the
World' on board, started to-day for New York.
was made the occasion for quite demonstration
all the civil and military authorities of the city
assembling at the pier to witness the event.
Gable Notes.
Mrjor Sternberg of the United States army ad-
dressed the international sanitary conference at
Rome yesterday.
The injury to pi lures in the London Royal Acad-
emy is believed to have been accidentally caused by
visitors, owing to the absence of protective rangs
The royal assent will be given to-day TO the vote
by the British Parliament of credit and the regis
tration bills which complete the legislation for the
extension of the franchise.
1t is reported that Canton will be fortified, and
that three first clas forlres will be erected
the frontiers OF Tonquin by German engineers,
which will probably be oticered by GerTans.
The German admiralty have chartered three
merchant steamers, which have been sent to sea
under sealed orders. 1t is believed their destination
is the African coast.
The German authorities have forbidden the pro-
posed performances of Nine. Bernhardt in Metz and
Strasburg IN June.
despatch from Rome to the Angemeine Zeitung
asserts that another Itahan expedition to the Red
Sea is being prepared.
1t is believed that Russia claims Maruchak as
being in the Penjdeh district.
The Bosphore Egyptien has adopted the same
style and tone as before it was suppressed.
Emperor William has recovered.