The Portland daily press., 1886-10-27
FOREIGN.
Wholesale Massacre of Christians In
Uganda, Africa.
Thirty two OF Them Burned Together
at the Stake.
The Faithful People Not Frightened
by These Terrible Murders.
A Sensation at the Trial Of Editor
Herr WickeIA
Randolph Churchill Reminded OF
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naHuoiPn IUurCnilI k0mtnded OF
Duty.
LONDON, October 26.-The Standard asks
Lord randolph Churchill, in few terse
and pointed sentences. to deter France from
trying to embarrass England in the Egyptian
question. The country will be disappointed,
IT says, unless this subject be given prom
inent place in his Bradford speech.
Big Loss by a Dock Fire.
A great fire has occurred in the Hornby
dock warehouse in Liverpool 1t was stocked
with cotton and grain. The damage is esti-
mated at 100000
Prince WaIdemar Designed for Bull
garla.
The Standard says that Prince Waldemar
OF Denmark will be proposed for, and prob
aDiy elected to the vacant Bulgarian throne.
Won't Yield to Spain.
MADRID, Oct. 26.-The United States gov
ernment has informed Spain it will not with
draw the proclamation re-establishing the
yen percent duty on Spanish imports from
October %.
Princess Helene Confirmed.
LONDON, Oct 26.-Princess Helene Of Or
leans was confirmed In the chapel of ST.
Louis today. Cardinal Manning ofiiciated.
The Count and Countess of Paris, Duke of
Orleans and host Of aristoerats were
present.
AIexander's Successor.
Il is reported that the Bulgarian regency
VIII advise the S0branje TO elect as Prince Of
Bulgaria the candidate proposed by the Car
Gladstone and Politics.
Mr.. Gladstone, in response to a request to
contribute to book defining the Liberal
programme, says: my friends forget INV
years; l hold on to politics in the hope Of
possibly helping to settle the Irish question,
put the general operations Of the party and
particular subjects am obliged and intend
to leave to the hands Of Others"
Sir Charles piIke's Notes.
At the conclusion Of Sir Charles Dilke's
notes on the Crawford case he suggests that
Mrs. Crawford's animus was revenge be-
cause Mrs. Ashton Dixie threw on him the
detection Of her intimacy with Foster Mrs
Ashton Dixie was also inimical to Lady
Duke, who had ordered her out of the house
at chelsea on account Of her language con-
cerning her sister. The object of bikes
notes is to prepare the way for his return to
public life. A large section Of the Chelsea
electors continue to believe in his innocence
Officially Denied.
BERLIN, Oct. i26.-It is officially denied
that there Is any intention to proclaim Prince
Luitpold King of Bavaria.
Herr WIckeIPs Trial.
At the trial of Herr Wickell. editor Of
the Froenkische VOlksblatt, at the tribunal
OF Wurzburg, for charging the Bavarian
ministry with ill-treating the late King Lud-
wig and forcing him to commit suicide, one
witness (the retired lackey of the late King
declared he had never remarked anything
abnormal about Ludwig that the latter had
been lmpelled to commit suicide through the
procedure of the commission examining him;
that he heard Ludwig say: II will not suf-
fer them to declare me a mailman. like nv
brother Otto, whose keepers beat him with
their fists; l will rather suffer death. My
blood be upon those conspiring to betray
me-" The evidence caused a sensation in
court. The revelation is disturbing the inn
pressions of the public. Wickell was SEN
fenced to two months imprisonment.
Converted to Home Rule.
DUBLIN, Oct. 26.-Rev. DR.. Gregg, Protes-
tant Bishop of Cork, in an address to the
clergymen of his diocese said: Every in
terest languishes, every business Is depres-
sed, carelessness, neglect and despair seem
to be settling upon the people / exhort YOU
not to allow prejudice to prevent the accept
ance ofany just change likely to benefit Ire
land. The Bishops language has caused
sensation. The Nationalists claim that he
has been converted TO the Home Rule faith.
The cortes to Meet.
MADRID, Oct. 26.-The Cortes has been.
summoned to meet Nov. 18th.
Massacre of Christians.
LONDON, Oct. 26.-Details have been re-
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