The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
FOREIGN.
The New English Cabinet Officially
Announced.
Its Composition Causes Great Sur
prise in London.
Serious Riot in Progressin a Depart
nent of France.
Sexton Tells Gladstone How to Avoid
Trouble in Ireland.
The Pope Reported Suffering from
an Attack of Syncope.
Eneland,s New Ministry.

LONDON, Feb. 3.-Joseph Chamberlain,
Radical, has declined the office of first lord
of the admiralty, offered him by Gladstone
in the new cabinet. The reason given by
officially connected with the military depart
ment of the government. 1t is reported that
Chamberlain aspires to be made chancellor
of the eXchequer, but that Gladstone has alb
solutely reserved that post for himself, and
it is more than probable that the Radical
leader will eventually go into the cabinet as
a minor officer of the crown. The Right
Hon. Anthony j. DIundell, president of the
Nottingham Chamber of Commerce has ac-
cepted the office of chairman Of the board of
trade with a seat in the cabinet.
[LATER.l
The new cabinet is officially announced as
follows:
Gladstone Prime Minister and First Lord OF
the Treasury.
Sir Farrer Herschell. Lord High Chancellor.
Earl Spencer, Lord President of the Council.
Fl. G. II. Childers, Home Secretary.
Earl ROseberry, Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Earl Granville, Secretaryfor the Colonies.
Earl Kimberly, Secretary for India.
Mr. H. Campbell Bannerman, Secretary for War.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt Chancellor of the
Exehequer.
j. Chamberlain President of the Local Govern
ment Board.
A. j. Mundell, President of the Board of Trade.
John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland.
The composition of the new cabinet has
caused great surprise, and it is thought to
show marks of a compromise.
1t is rumored to-day that unless the Liberal
cabinet now being formed by Gladstone shall
be satisfactory to the Queen it will be recon-
stituted to accord with Her Majesty's wish.
The Queen has approved of the selection OF
Hon. John Morley to be chief secretary for
Ireland.
Illness of the Pope.
ol,
says: While the Pope was transacting some
business with Cardinal Terrieri yesterday
he suddenly fell from his chair in dead
faint An examination showed that he was
suffering from syncope. His attendants
rushed in and tenderly lifted the ailing pom
tiff, but while they were carrying him to his
his chamber he recovered.
Riotous Strikers in France.
PARIS, Feb. "a serious strike is in pro-
gress at st. Quentin, Departmental Aisna
The Weavers in four of the cotton mills
there have quit work, and today they engag.
ed in rioeous demonstration. A. force. OF
gendarmes finally succeeded in dispensing
the mob. An extension of the strike is
feared.
Sexton on the Situation.
DUBLIN, Feb. 3.-AIr. Sexton presided at a
meeting of the League yesterday, and in his
remarks predicted that at the next election
the NatiOnalists would combine with the
Liberals and return eighty men to Parlia-
ment. Ireland, he said, was satisfied with
the result of the temporary power OF the
Conservatives, who had abolished coercion,
and introduced a land-purchase measure es-
tablishing the principle that the State should
provide money for the extinction of the land
lords He advised Mr.. Gladstone to avoid
violence and disorder in Ireland by assisting
distressed peasants with government funds
and protecting them from eviction until a bill
has been passed to buy out the landlords.
He urged Irishmen to remain peaceful while
there was chance of Mr.. Gladstone making
efforts in behalf of Irish nationalism.
RE owes 800, 900 Marks,
LONDON, Feb. Skiing Ludwig of Bavaria
recently ordered his steward and the minis
ter of finance to examine into the state OF his
accounts. They found that the total amount
of his debts was 100000 marks, which can
easily be paid by the sale of property and Sc
curities which are still available. The King,
although undoubtedly eccentric, is said to
discharge the duties of his position with
ability, and his subjects do not desire to
have him dethrOned.
Foreign Notes.
A man and two children were burned to
death during fire in diapers establish
ments at Maestricht, a town of the Neither
land, yesterday.
Al huge building in Manchester, Eng, oc-
cupied by Hamilton & Co., Patten 4 Co, and
Peake & Co., has been gutted by fire. The
loss will exceed $4,000.
Prince Leopold, hereditary prince of
Anhalt, died at Cannes yesterday.
The Most Rev. Geo. Butler, ID. d., Roman
Catholic Bishop of Limerick, is dead.
Information has been received in London
that NM. Girod and Leo Senoud, the ad-
venturers who ascended in balloon in the
latter part of January from BreSt and who
were supposed to have perished at sea, were
rescued.
A majority of the English vessels belong
ing to the European squadron designated to