The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-29
FOREIGN.
Davitt States His Belief on Irish
Questions.
Spanish Officers on Furlough Order
ed to Their Regiments.

LONDON, Aug. 2S-Mr. Michael Davitt
has written letter to the Cable News in
which he says that there has been so much
Misrepresentation about his belief and his
proposed plan of action that he wants to
make definite statement of what he be-
lieves and intends, and wants to have his
statement correctly reported. The state
ment is somewhat proliX, but in substance it
amounts to a declaration that, while support
ing the Parnellites, Mr.. Davitt will maintain
his agitation of the question of proprietor
ship of land. Mr.. Davitt admits that the
Irish Parliamentary party have done, and
are DOING good work, but he looks upon
their efforts as subsidiary to the main ques-
ton, which is the redemption of Ireland s
soil. He believes that the question of the
ownership of land is the most vital question
now before the people, not only of ireland
but of England and the world. The people
are becoming more and more cognizant of
their rights and power, and it is necessary
that their impulses shall be intelligently di-
rected so as to be made potential. He says
that while he admires MI. Parnelps patient
plodding in his slower method he feels that
for himself life is speedily slipping away,
and if he is ever to raise his voice in adyoca-
cy of this greatest and most needed reform
it must be now.
The Cholera.
MADRID, Aug 2S.-Returns from all Spain
for yesterday show total of 1859 new cases
dIlu hoo u6dbuS.
GIBRALTAR, Aug. 2s.-Five new cases of
cholera and two deaths from that disease oc-
CURED yesterday just outside of Gibraltar,
and the cholera panic has been revived in
this vicinity
PARII, Aug 2S.-There were 33 deaths
from cholera at Toulon yesterday and nine
teen at Marseilles.
More WarIike.
PARIS, Aug. 28.-La France states that all
Spanish officers now on furlough have been
ordered to rejoin their regiments. The same
paper is authority for the statement that sew
eral large Spanish mercantile houses have
cancelled ali their outstanding orders for
German goods.
Foreign Notes.
A demonstration was held at Alexandria,
Thursday, in honor of the payment of the
Alexandria indemnities. Forty thousand
persons participated. A committee of Euro
peans waited upon the Khediye, and thank
ed him for the payment of the indemnities.
A procession two miles long with bands, &c,
marched through the principal streets. In
the evening there was display of fireworks.
The London Standard says that several
thousand unemployed workingmen assem-
bled at Hackney Thursday evening, and
adopted a resolution demanding that the gov
ernment assist them to emigrate.
The report is confirmed that Germany has
established protectorate over the whole ter
ritory between the Zuna and Juba rivers.
The remains of Admiral Courbet were in
tered Friday in the Hotel des Invalides at
Paris. A large assemblage attended the buri-
al ceremonies, notwithstanding the inclement
weather.
Premier Brisson has informed his col
leagues that he has authorized the prOSecu-
ton of the authors of obscene prints in
France.
At meeting Of rate payers in London,
Thursday evening, it was resolved to send a
memorial to Sir r. A. Cross, home secretary,
praying for the suppression Of the sale of OBJ
scene prints