The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-06-26
FOREIGN.
The Count of Paris Arrives at
Dover.
Many Men Killed by the Explosion of
a Mine.
The Queen DissoIves the Session of
Parliament.
John Bright Issues Manifesto to
ELECTORS.
John Bright issues a Manifest

John Bright Issues Manifesto.
LONDON, June 25.-Mr. John Bright has
issued manifesto to the electors of Central
Birmingham He says that he is a friend of
Ireland, but cannot suffer home rule.
The Count of Paris Arrives at Dover.
DOVER. June 25.-The Count and Count
ess of Paris, their son. the Duke of Orleans,
Duke Charles and fifty companions arrived
at Dover last evening. They were met at the
wharf by a'large crowd Of people and loudly
cheered. The mayor Of Dover and the mag
mates of the city boarded the steamer and
welcomed the exiles to England.
Much excitement has been caused by the
manifesto of the Count of Paris on the occa-
sion of his departure from France. Paris
newspapers containing the manifesto are
selling on the streets in large numbers The
document has made great impression.
Many Men Killed by an Explosion.
PARIS, June 25.-Twenty-f men were
killed and sixteen entombed alive today by
an explosion in a colliery at Rochamp in the
department of Saone.
Parliament Dissolved.
LONDON, June 25.-Parliament was pro-
rogued today The following is the Queens
speech:
My Lords and Gentlemen:-I have deter
mined to release you from your high duties
before the full accomplishment of the regu-
lar work of the session, in order to ascertain
the sense of my people on the important
proposal to establish legislative body IN
Ireland for the management of Irish as dis
tinguished from imperial affairs. With this
object it is my intention to Immediately dis
solve Parliament.
continue to happily maintain the most
friendly relations with foreign powers.
have the satisfaction to acquaint you with
the fact that the warlike operations of Ser
via against Bulgaria have been brought to
close through the wise counsels OF the Pow
ers and the forbearance of the Sultan, and
also, after period OF anxiety, OF the abop-
ton of pacific counsels by Greece. The dis
arming of the Greek forces, now in progress,
has removed serious danger to the peace of
the East of Europe. The state of affairs in
Egypt has improved, have been enabled
to materially reduce my forces in that c0un-
try and to bring it within the southern limits
of Egypt proper. | have concluded an ar
rangement with Spain which, if adopted by
the Cortes, will, l trust increase our COM
mercial intercourse with Spain and also en-
courage the importation of colonial wines.
L have felt a lively pleasure in promoting the
exhibition of products, manufacturers and
art of my colonial and Indian dominlons
which is now being held in the Metropolis.
Foreign Notes.
Queen Victoria arrived Friday morning at
Windsor Castle from Balmoral.
William O'Brien telegraph to the London
Howard Vincent's denial that he made off
cial oyertures to the Parnellites on behalf of
Conservatives.
Mr.. Joseph chamberlain, while passing
through Preston ON his way to Glasgow,
Thursday, was jeered and hooted at unmer-
cifully. by large crowd which had assem-
bled at the railway station. A concertee cry
of, you're in the wrong boat this time,
Joe," created great deal of merriment, and
Mr.. Chamberlain was unable to conceal his
chargin.
Lord Harrington, in speech at Rosen-
dale, Thursday night said he was sure
that the split in the Liberal party
would not endure long. He regretted
that the Liberals, instead of assist
ing the last Conservative government to show
Parnell that he could not be an arbiter in
English politics, seized the first chance to
eject the Conservatives.
A cablegram from Paris Thursday morn
ing says that fully 10000 persons Witnessed
the departure of the Count of Paris from
Treport Thursday afternoon. 1t was an i'm
pressive scene.
Timothy Harrington has cabled from Lon
don that Mr.. Parnell has authorized the
statement that an important delegation OF
Home Rulers will attend the Chicago con-
vention. Patrick Eagan, to whom the des-
patch was sent, requests the State and city
leagues of New York to arrange for the re-
ceDtiOn of the delegates upOn their arrival.