The Portland daily press., 1888-06-11
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Missionary Work in America Under
Discussion In London.

LONDON, June 9.-The Earl of Aberdeen
presided at the opening conference ON the
occasion Of the centenary of Protestant mis-
sions. One hundred and fifty American del
egates and representatives Of fifty-one socie-
ties and twenty. seven Canadian delegates
were present. Rev. Mr.. Underhill, secretary,
sketched the progress Of mission work. in
America DR.. Thomson, of Boston, suggest
ed methods of overcoming existing evils and
extending the influence of missions in Amer.
lea.
MIR. BIaIne's Home Coming.
LONDON, June 9.-Mr. Blaine has engaged
passage for himself and family to return to
the United States on the steamer Trave of
the German Lloyd line, to sail from South
ampton July 10.
Died in Ireland.
LONDON, June 10.-Right Hon. Edward
Robert King Harmon, Parliamentary Under
Secretary for Ireland and member of Parlia-
ment for the Isle of Thanet, division of Kent,
died in Ireland this morning.
Quiet In Hayti.
HAVANA, Cuba, June 9.-Information was
received today from Santiago de Cuba to the
effect that Commander Oscar A. Heyerman.
commanding the U. S. S. Yantic, had re-
turned from Port au Prince, Hayt, where he
had been despatched some days ago, in order
to look after American interests, owing to
the report of the United States consul general
at that port, sent to the state department at
Washington, that revolution was imminent
on the island, and American lives and prop-
erty should be looked after. Capt. Heyerman
reports everything quiet at Hayti.
R1If1xsr oHL ~
LONDON, June 9.-In an interview last
night Mr.. Balfour said that the government
is now maturing a great policy of public
works in Ireland. l t will introduce three
bills involving very large outlay of public
money for the arterial drainage, and hope to
follow it up nextyear by schemes of similar
character.
In an interview with the same correspond
ent Mr.. Parnell said: "The government ma
jority when the session begun was 120 To-
night 1t Is only 46. AT no time since the gen.
eral election have the prospects of Home Rule
appeared SO bright as today. The results of
every election, with the exception of Doncas-
ter, prove that the absentionists of the Lib
eral voters of former period have all re-
turned TO their allegiance, and If an appeal
to the country should be made tomorrow
Gladstone would be returned with majority
Cqudi w ehdt VI luc pIeStut government.
An Armed Peace.
PEsTH, June 9.-The budget was submitted
to the delegations today. After the receipts
are deducted from the expenditures, there re-
mains 113,035,634 forins to be provided. OF
this amount, 97,717,655 horins is on account
of the army and 9,1so,S47 horins on account
of the navy. The total extra expenditures
amount to 23,0C0 900 florins, of which q ,OOO.-
600 is for the army and 1000, 900 for the navy.
A preamble to the budget states that though
all the European cabinets are united in de-
string peace, circumstances, nevertheless, i'm
peratiyely indicate that an increase in Aus
tria's defences is the surest safeguard of
peace.
Foreign Notes.
Lord Stanley, the new governor general of
Canada, has arrived in Ottawa.
Constable Simpson, who killed Sergeant
McGown at Walkerstown, Ire., Friday, was
actuated by spite. He committed suicide to
avoid arrest.
A despatch from London says the compen-
sation clauses of the county government bill
will be dropped.
The Emperor and Bismarck talked over the
Prussian ministerial crisis, which is still un-
settled, yesterday.
Pierre Denou's chestnut colt Stuart won
the Paris stakes Of 100000 I. yesterday.