The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-07-27
A Serious Riot Reported at'Amster'
dam.
A ui4oh in Eornnine the Cabinet.

A Hitch in Forming the Cabinet.
LONDON, July 26-There are rumors OF
hitch in forming the Cabinet on account OF
the conflicting claims of two of the leading
ministers of the last Conservative govern
ment.
The Marquis of SaIisbury's Return.
LONDON. July 26-The Marquis of Sails
bury arrived here this noon from Osbourne,
where he went to receive the queens conf
mands to form a, government; GreaI efowus
assembled at the railway stations between
Portsmouth and London, and rendered the
new Premier ovations. He declined to make
an address. At London Staton an enor-
NOUS crowd assembled to welcome the Mar
quis, and they .cheered MN loualy WISH lie
alighted from the train.
The Times SAYS that it believes that the
MARQUIS of Salisbury offered to serve unQer
Lord Harrington as Premier, II the latter
would assume the work of forming coall-
tion government
Attack on the Panama Canal.
PARIS, July ga violent anonymous at,
tack has been made on the Panama Canal
enterprise The attack is made in pam
phlet, strongly written, and containing sev-
snty The title bears IS 6e mp4nt Of
sarcophagus, and the work is dedicated to
s'the victims of the Panama Canal" The
pamphlet describes the mortality among the
workmen employed in making the canal, and
gives an account, in anecdotal form, OF the
State of things on the Isthmus: 1t tells OF
the needless squandering of the French pub
lie money, and says that OF twenty-one sec sec
tions of canal only five present anything IKE
an advanced state of construction.
u Salisbury Made Prime Minister.
LONDON, July 26.-Salisbury, while at
Osborne performed the ceremony OF Kissing
the hands of the Queen, and was appointed
by her Prime Minister.
cuesses on the New Tory Cabinet.
Lord Salisbury has convened meeting of
Conservative members of the House OF Com
mons at the Carlton Club for tomorrow.
Lord Cadogan will probably be selected as
Secretary for the Colonies in the new
Cabinet.
BERLIN. July 26-Germany has decided tt
establish new bank at Berlin on the mode
of the Paris Compton des Compte, in order
| to avoid the making and receiving OF pay
ments in England, from which the German
government thinks England derives some
| commercial advantage. 1t is proposed tha
| the capital of the new bank be 6ooOo,GO'
| marks, to be issued in shares OF 10000 marks
| each.
LONDON, July 26.-John RuSkin's illness
| has changed for the worse.
Davitt Coming to America.
Michael Davitt sails for New York on
| THURSDAY next, to make a lecturing tour OF
| the United States.
The Defeated Party Hopeful.
| The Tories are Fastening to London to b,
| in readiness for the new Conservative regl
| me. The Liberals, who have just gone ou
| of offioa with Mr. Gladstone. are preDarlny
to depart from the city, and the official guar
ters are now vacated by them. They VIII re
| main in repose until political activity begin
| with the reOpening OF Parliament IN OcIo
ber The Liberal party. however, IS Ia
from despondent in view OF the latest QeVSl 81
onments in the attitude of the UnionlSt-LlD
erals. The Gladstonites are more hopeful
a speedy return to power since the dlssldent
have shown such a decided .unwilllngness T.
ioin Lord Salisbury. They are now becom
ing confident of their ability to fnd som
just policy which Will reunlte tne Whole ae pal
and it is likely that the next two month
will be partly spent in arranging such
measure, and in efforts to establish unite
Liberal opposition.
Serious Conflict at Amsterdam.
AMSTERDAM, July 26 : A serious confiC
took place yesterday between the populac
and the police and troops, arising from tn
| prohibition of popular games on Sunda.
| The disorder was renewed tonight, when I'll
troops fired into the crowd. The rioters al
erecting barricades. 1t is reported that te
persons have been killed and many wounde'
| The socialists are fomentlng the disorders.
Lord churchiiI's New Position.
LONDON, July 26-It is reported that Lol
Churchill has accepted the position of Cha
cellor of Exchequer and leader in the Hou