The Portland daily press., 1888-04-04
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Premier FIoquet Finds TWO New Men
for the French Cabinet.
italian SympathIzers Killed In Their
Homes by AbyssInlans.
The Sultan Made the Target OF
Holy War.

PARIS, April At is announced that Sen
ator Ferrouilat and NJ. Delurus Montaud,
member Of the Chamber Of Deputies, viii
become minister Of justice and minister Of
public works respectively. The cabinet
met at the palace Of the Elysee today to dis
cuss the address to be presented to the
Chamberiby Premier Floquet. President
Carnot presided
The Journal des Debats and Republique
Francaise violently attack the new cabinet.
M. Clemenceau thinks the programme Of
the new, cabinet perfect The Senate re-
ceiVed the new cabinet very cOldly. The
news OF the accession Of NJ. Floquet has
alarmed the Vatican.
War and Pestilence.
LONDON, April 4.-The Exchange Tele-
graph Company says that another small pox
epidemic in Shoa, state Of Abyssinia, has
begun. Rasmueche. heir TO the throne, and
other members Of the royal family Of Shoa
have already died Of the disease.
The deryishes Of Taflet Morocco, have
proclaimed holy war against the Sultan.
A Royal sportsman's Escape.
The Royalists Of France have narrowly es-
capped the loss Of one Of the leaders under
circumstances somewhat less heroic but
equally as romantic as those which deprived
the Bonapartists Of that hopeful scion Of the
Napoleonic tribe, the Prince Imperial The
narrow and yet somewhat ludicrous escape
from horrible death Of the Due d'Orleans.
son Of the Count de Paris, is thus described.
Instead Of naked Zulus, with deadly as
segais, the danger on this occasion came
from the royal tiger Of Bengal, the noble
beast having been driven from cover by the
Due dOrleans and party Of hunting friends
on recent excursion. They were mounted
upon elephants, and from the comparative
safety Of their howdahs could pour volley
after volley upon their prey. Sixteen royal
tigers had already fallen to their guns. But
No. II objected TO yield without q struggle.
He played artful, and wound from one bull
let made him desperate. He b0lted, then
hid and finally doubled upon his pursuers.
Following the elephant on which rode the
duke, the big tiger leaped for the howdah
and reached 1t Just as the duke succeeded In
getting out and sliding rapidly down the ele-
phant,s trunk to the ground. Then the
Frenchman ran to one Of the elephants and,
catching his tail. made an ascent almost as
rapidly as he had left the howdah now occu-
pied by the tiger. Finally, volley Of rifle
balls ended the life OF the dukes pursuer
An Engagement Considered ImmI-
nent.
ROME. April 3.-The minister Of war con-
siders that negotiation for peace between
the Italian commander and King John Of
Abyssinia, have collapsed and an engage
ment between the two armies Is imminent.
Advices from MassOwah state that the
Abyssinians have captured the village Of
Mariental the inhabitants Of which were
friendly 10 the Italians, and have massacred
all men. women and children.
Foreign Notes.
Jules Emile Planchone, the French bota-
mist, Is dead, aged 65.
Minister Phelps sails from Southampton.
April 8, ON the steamer Aller, for New York.
Queen Victoria before returning TO Eng
land will visit the Emperor and Empress OF
Germany at Potsdam.
King Humbert has donated $1,000 for suf-
ferers by floods in Germany.