The Portland daily press., 1885-09-22
FOREIGN.
Israel Washburn Talks About the
RoumeIian Rebellion.
Disastrous Floods in the South
eastern Portion of Spain.
Police Suppress Socialist Demon
stration In London.
China Massing Troops on the Ton
quin Frontier.
The RoumeIian Rebellion.

The RoumeIian Rebellion.
LONDON, Sept. 21-Israel Washburn of
Robert College, ConstantinOple, says in an
interview that he wonders that foreign
representatives in Philippopolis did not
notify their governments of the constant
mutterings of the recent rising. The queS-
ton of a union was constantly forced upon
Roumelians by their increasing material in
tereSts aud the burden of supporting two
governments, which considerably oppressed
the people. Besides this, their industries
were injured in Roumelia, and sometimes
totally destroyed by customs houses arti-
hclally dividing the frontier between Rou-
melia and Bulgaria and by the Porte pre-
venting free trade between the two States.
If the present state of things continues, it
will inevitably make trouble in Europe
Russia is losing her influence in the Balkan
States, and although the .Bulgarians are
grateful to Russia for gaining their indie
pendence they have since bitterly resented
several attempts made by Russian agents to
control the administration. They would
willingly ally themselves with Russia, but
would ally themselves with Austria against
Russia rather than lose their independence
The BulgarianS are building roads and
railways and making other public improve
mentS.
The Standard, commenting on the rising in
Eastern ROumelia, says:
We cannot believe that the powers interested
were ignorant of what was coming If they were,
the gravest trouble may arise. England has only
the fainteSt interest, while Austria and Germany
are bound to cooperate in keeping the treaty in
tact and il i remains rem to be seen how it viii affect
cert, the Sultan is helpless.
The Bulgarians have occupied the Balkan
passes. There is public rejoicing in Odessa
over the uprising in R0umela. The combin-
ed forces of Roumelia and Bulgaria amounts
to $4,000 men. Tho Turkish forces have not
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are greatly excited and active preparations
areIbeing made. The Conservative papers ac-
cuse Gladstone of knowledg and compiled
ty in the conspiracy to cause the rising and
assert that he is in communication with the
Russian and Bulgarian leaders of the revolt
They comment on the significance of the re-
volt occurring on the same day as the Glad
stone manifesto claiming that its confluence
would support the infant liberties of the
small eastern States The Liberals hail the
events in Roumelia as likely to embarrass
the Marquis of SALISBURY and contribute to
their success in the coming election.
PHILIPPoPoLIs, Sept. 81.
Agents of all the great powers sigma
tory to the treaty of Berlin have sent
dispatches TO their respective governments,
approving of the movement of Friday last
1t is rumored at various consulates in this
city that the ambassadors at ConstantinOple
have succeeded in dissuading the Porte from
sending Turkish troops to Eastern Roumelia
POocNooAOA1
The Cholera.
ROME, Sept. 21.-Thirty thousand persons
have fled from Palermo, all the shops are
closed and the streets deserted. The cholera
is increasing with frightful rapidity.
PALERMO, Sept. 21.-During the past "a
hours 1872 new cases of cholera and 1913
deaths from the disease were reported here.
Disastrous Floods in Spain.
I,o.
prevailed during the past "a hours in the
southeastern portion of Spain. The rain
came down in torrents and soon the rivers
overfowed their banks, causing immense
destruction of property and loss of many
lives. The Segura river and Lorca canal,
which runs by Cartagena, rose rapidly
until the water was seven feet deep around
the walls of the city. Houses, trees and
dead animals are being carried out to sea by
the raging flood, which stretches for miles
around the city.
To Settle the Carolines Trouble.
MADRID, Sept 21.-A better feeling pre-
walls in this city, owing to report having
been received from Count Benomar, the
Spanish ambassador at Berlin, to the effect
that he expects Germany will accept the
offer of naval coaling station with the
liberty to trade and right of navigation
among the Caroline Islands as the basis of
settlement of the Carolines dispute. The
settlement will be made without referring
the matter to arbitration.
Riotous Socialists.
LONDON, Sept. 21.-An enormous Socialist
meeting was held yesterday at the Lime
house. The crowd frustrated numerous at
tempts of the police to arrest the speakers,
but the officers finally succeeded in arresting
Mr.. Mahon, secretary of the Socialist
League, Steward of the German club and six
spectators. The police encountered the
greatest difficulty in preventing the mob
from rescuing their prisoners. As they were
being marched to the police station, the
crowd followed the police, hooting at them
and at times making rushes to liberate their
companions but the police kept their ground
well and beat them back with their clubs.
The prisoners were today brought before
magistrate, and fined and imprisoned for
short periods for obstructing the police in
the performance of their duty. During the
hearing the police arrested VIM. MorriSs, an
aesthetic poet, for assaulting them. Morriss
declared that the police had hustled and
assaulted several lady witnesses. Bennett
Burleigh, journalist, corroborated the
| statement of Morriss and said the police
| kicked his leg. Further hearing of the case
was adjourned.
Alarming Reports from Tonquin.
PARIS, Sept. 21.-Alarming reports have
been received here today to the effect that
China is massing a large force of troops on
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