The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-08-31
FOREIGN.
An Enthusiastic Reception Extended.
to Prince Alexander.
He Issues Manifesto Which Is Well
Received by the People.
Forty Persons Killed and Wounded
by Railroad Accident In Austria,
Beach Defeats Lee In the Trial Heat
on the Thames.

Beach Defeats Lee In the Trial Hea,
on the Thames.
LONDON, Aug. 30.-A farmer named Bros
man was shot at Castle Island, County
Kerry, Ireland, by moonlighters last night
at 12 o'clock. The wound is in the leg and
is not considered dangerous. The moon
lighters after leaving Brosman visited the
house of farmer named Rooney. Entering
the dwelling they pulled Rooney out of bed,
fred several shots over his head and forced
him to swear he would not pay his rent
The police heard the shots but failed to
make any arrests.
General Butler will investigate these out
RACES ON his arrival at Kerry. A gunboat
able him to visit the place quickly.
General Redner Butler bft Dublin this
| morning for Tralee. In IN interview in
relation to his duties in county Kerry he
| said:
wish to distinctlystate that Ilave not accept
| ed dragooning mission nor shall | assist in
cvictions. MY task will be simply to repress
eT ee fhhis By az sed @
patrols, who shall be able to communicate speed
y with regqaT0gsfnbzed system s OF 3
| a success but mean to do my duty.
The KarayeIoff Ministry Dismissed.
| 1t is reported in London that the Kara
| veloff ministry in Bulgaria has been dis
| missed, a regency, consisting OF M M. STAN,
| bouloft, Slavejkoft the national poet and
Strausky taking its place.
Counts Zichy, Karelyi, BattEyani and
| Uechtrtz have gone to Sofia to meet Prince
| Alexander.
| Able Liszt's Will.
The estate of Able List realized more
than anybody supposed it would. A large
| sum is found deposited to his credit with
| Rothschilds, which is bequestd in equal
shares to the widow of Richard Wagner and
the eldest son of his own daughter, who, was
the wife of Emil Oliver, and is now dead.
| 10 the Princess Wittgenstern he left his per-
| sonal effects, manuscripts, letters, 1nstru-
ments, etc, including the pianos which
formerly belonged to Beethoven and Mozart.
| The last present sent to List, and which ar
| rived after his death, was marble bust OF
| Queen Victoria sent by the Queen herself.
The Land Question and Home Rule.
| In the House of Commons to-day Mr..
| Pieton QIiberaD intended to move an amend
| ment to the address declaring that the e,
| cent electoral decision, although it showed
| that the country objected to the land pur-
| chase scheme, was not decisive Of the ques-
| ton of a parliament in Dublin.
Railway Accident in Austria =
VIENNA, Aug. 3O.-A collision occurred
on the South Austria railwayat odllng
yesterday. 1t is reported that he KiHed ana
wounded number 40.
Free of cholfa.
BERNE. Aug. 3o.-The Itlian frontier dis.
trict has been officially deciareu iee u
cholera.
Beecher civera Breakfast.
GLASGOW. Aug so-The Congregational,
Rantist and Evangelical Union Association
gave breakfast toay 10 hey: IL diehiy wan
Beecher. DR.. Ferguson preslueu'
The international scuIling Match.
A portion of the Trial heats to decide VINO
shall be the contestants In the mternatlona1i
ScuIIip9 sNeensfakes Wednesday were roWed
fodav The Weather was scorchingly hot.
in tie frst heat Neil Matterson, OF Australia,
and Wallace Ross were the contestants. Inc
course was from Battersea to HammerSmltn.
Matterson got the advantage of a few feet In
the first half minute, but before the first fur
long had been covered Ross drew up on
level with him. AT the end of the next tur-
long Ross led by a length. and when mile
and half had been roWed ne was Two
lengths in advance. Directly after reaching
this point Ross almost stopped. and Matter
Yent ahsad and at Pntney orldge 1ea 1y
Matterson winning leisurely in IS min. Al
sec.
The course for the second heat was from
Hammersmith to Kew. The contestants
England. Teemer was the favorite, 8 to
being offered on.hIm. Teemer, at the start,
rowed rather a poor stroke. enabling Perkins
who had the best water, to gam slgnt iead
in the,frst few hundred yards. Teemer then
settled down to longer and steadler stroke,
and soon got on a level with Perkins. He
drew steadily ahead, and when Barnes
bridge was reached led the Englishman by
four lengths. Teemer won without an ef-
fort, finishing three lengths ahead Time,
Ism. 40s.
The third heat was between William Beach
of Australia, champion of the world, and
G. w. Lee of the United States. The course
was from Kew to Hammersmlta. Lee led
by couple of lengths the first quarter Of
mile, but after that was beaten. At Barnes
Bridge he drew away, and won the heat easl-
ly by three lengths. The betting was 10 to
in favor of Beach. Twice during the heat
Lee got over into Beach's water, and the
second time he fouled him. Beach claimed
a foul, and it was allowed
The Eclipse Photographs.
Interest is felt at the Naval Observatory
here in the result of the photographs of
the total eclipse of the sun which were to
have been taken yesterday by Mr.. ". Il.
Pickering of Boston, the only American who
Joined the scientific expedition sent out to
observe the eclipse in its t0tality from the
PO0S
first to ascertain the true constitution OF
the suns atmosphere; second, to furnish
evidence in support of the HYPOTHESIS Oh
Lake that there is a fiat ring around the
suns eqnator; third. to confirm important
observations by Tachini in 1888, in WHICH he
believed he discovered the existence OF car,
bon in the suns constitution. The first and
| last objects af course can only be attained
by the spectroscope, but photography is ex-
| pected to solve the second problem.
Interview with Prince AIexander's
Father.
LONDON, Aug. 3o.-It is reported that the
| Karaveloff Ministry has been dismissed. A
regency consisting of MN. Stambuloff, Slay-
| ejkoff, the national poet, and Strausky tax
| graphs correspondent at Darmstadt had an
| interview yesterday with the father OF Prince
| Alexander. The father said that Alexander,
| having accepted the Bulgarian mission, was
| bound to carry it out to the end. His honor
| as soldier and his German name Suff1ced TO
| guarantee this. Moreover, it was imperative
| that he should reach Sofia before the arrival
| of Prince Dolgourouki, who left st. Peters
| burg on Sunday morning He believed Lord
| Salisbury would prove Alexander's friend.
Gen. Butler Interviewed.
| DUBLIN. Aug. 3O.-Gen. Sir Reders Butler
| left here Monday morning for Tralee. In an
interview in relation to his duties in county
|
that have not accepted dragooning mis-
sion, nor shall | assist in evictions. My
task will be simply to repress m0Onlighters
and insure safety of life and property. l
propose to effect this by means of flying pa
trolls, who shall be able to communicate
speedily with regularly organized system of
supports | do not know whether my plan
will prove a.success, but will do my duty.
Prince A(exander's Father Speaks.
LONDON, Aug. 3O.--The Daily Telegraph S
correspondent at Darmstadt had an inter-
viey Yesterday with the father of Prince AL
exander. The father said that Alexander
having accepted the Bulgarian mission is
bound to carry it out to the end. His honor
as a soldier and his GeIman name sufficed to
guarantee this Moreover, it is imperative
that he should reach Sofia before the arrival
of Prince Dolgoruki, who left ST. Petersburg
on Sunday morning. He believed that Lord
Salisbury would prove Alexander's friend.
Mr.. Picton's Proposed Amendment.
LONDON, Aug. 30-In the House of Com
mons today, Mr.. Picton Liberal, intends to
move an amendment to the address, declar.
ing that the recent electoral decision, al
though it showed that the country objected
to the land purchase scheme, was not decis
i've of the question of parliamentin Dublin
Prince AIexander's Return.