The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-05-07
FOREIGN.
The Eastern Affairs Said to be Far
from Settled,
The Foreign Ministers VIII Leave
Athens This Morning.
A Big Meeting in Dublin Endorses
Mr.. Gladstone.
The Fight for Home Rule Goes
Rravely On.

Bravely On.
! LONDON, May 6-Mr. Gladstone in the
| House of Commons this afternoon stated
| that Greece's assurances in respect to keep
| ing peace were not sufficient to justify Tur-
keys abandoning her warlike preparations
for defence. He added that unless Greece
complied with the terms of the collective
note presented to her by the powers yester-
day, the powers would forthwith take steps
requisite to compel compliance
ATHENS, May 6.-The Greek Cabinet met
this afternoon to discuss the collective note
of the powers demanding more precise assur-
ances that the Greeks will disarm. 1t is be-
lieved the Cabinet will refuse to yield to the
demand The ministers of the powers are
preparing to depart from Greece.
ATHENS, May GO p. m.)-The reply OF
Premier Delyannis to the ultlmatum OF tne
powers has Just been delivered and is con-
sidered by them inadequate. The foreign
ministers will leave Athens tomorrow morn
ing. Great excitement prevails here. Sol
diers of the garrison have been summoned to
the barracks, and they will go to the front
TOMORROW. several Ql6IDD6IS VI ble Oudul-
Der of Deputies who are officers in the army
have been ordered to the front. The Cen
eral commanding the Greek troops ON the
frontier telegraphs that the Turks are mass
ing, and that he has ordered similar move
ment by his troops.
A Turkish gunboat has arrived at Pir@us.
English Editors on Our Riots.
LONDON, May 6.-The Daily News, in an
editorial, says: 'The territorial democracy
of America will make very short work of
Anarchist plots, when once it has been
aroused, as it is now likely te be, to take
action against them.
The Daily Telegraph says that there is no
need to fear that the law breakers in Chi
cago will overpower the police sit becomes
us, however, on this side of the Atlantic"
says the Telegraph, "to consider how far we
are responsible for the savage emeute in
Chicago The saddest charge that can be
brought against Mr.. Gladstone is that all his
administrations have abdicated in Ireland
the first function OF a government which Is
to govern. The result is seen in the suIren-
der he fain would make to the Irish lrrecon-
ciliables in America. The Chicago. riot has
shown us anew what manner of men the
supporters of these Irish bills beyond the
Atlantic are
The London Times says: "The riot in
d
has now to contecd with all the difficulties
which capitalists of Europe haye had TO deal
with. One source OF safety, however, hes
in the fact that Americans are not blind to
these dangers, and nurse no visionary hopes
as to the best mode of avertlng them"
The Fight for Home Rule.
LONDON, May 6.-The British Cabinet
will meet on Friday to continue the dis
cussion of the Irish question The Daily
News states that Mr.. Chamberlain has
caused it to be intimated in Cabinet circles
that he is willing to support the home rule
bill on the second reading provided pledge
be given that the Irish members shall be re-
tanned in the Imperial Parliament. The
fund of the Liberal anti-disunion committee ~ &c
nnxu-al.a1A...4 s~00,0ov, anu promises 10
reach ten times that sum. Herbert Spencer,
Prof. Huxley and Prof. Tyndall have joined
the committee
Lord Harrington has consented to intro
duce in the House of Commons motion to
reject Gladstone's home rule on its second
reading.
In the House of Commons tonight Mr.
Chamberlain gave notice that he would move
the rejection of the land purchase bill.
Endorsing Gladstone.
DUBLIN, May 6.--Four' hundred Catholic
priests attended a meeting at Duncannon,
County Tyrone, today, called to give ex-
preston to their views on Gladstone's home
rule policy, in compliance with the Premler's
invitation to all bodies in all Ireland to take
action In the matter Most Rev. Daniel
McGettigan, D. D., Archbishop of the
diocese of Armagh, presided over the con-
vention. Resolutions were unanimously
adopted endorsing Gladstone and his home
rule policy.
ROME, May Git is officially announced
that the Archbishops of Rennes, RHEIMS
Sens, Baltimore and Quebec are to be ere
ated Cardinals
Twelve new cases of cholera and five
deaths from the disease were reported IN
Vicenza yesterday.
Massacred by Natives.
LONDON, May 6.-The officials OF the
French New Hebrides Company on Espiriter
Santo Island have been massacred by party
of natives from Port Stanley. The Governor
of New Caledonia has despatched trans
port with troops to the island to render any
assistance that may be required
A New Cable.
PARIS, May en- Granet, Minister Of
Posts and Telegraphs, has granted charter
| to a French company to lay new cable be-
tween Brest and New York, via Guadaloupe
| The State guarantees portion of the capital
| on condition that the cable be manufactured
| in France and be laid by French vessels.
| The charter requires the sanction OF the
| French Parliament.
Foreign Notes.
| 1t is officially announced that the cholera
| has appeared in Venice and Vicenza. Sey-
| eral cases and some deaths are reported IN
! those places.
| Beck, the pretender to the throne OF Den
| mark has been expelled from that country.
The Knights of Labor delegates continue
| active in the Midland iron district. AT
meeting Wednesday a resolution was adopt
| ed that the time had come for trades unions
| to federate. Delegate Bird supported the
| resolution.
| The industrial conference at Rome has
| adopted England's proposal that all pro
ducts bearing false indication OF their
place of origin may be seized if imported
| from any of the countries represented In the
| conference.