The Portland daily press., 1888-03-29
JOSEPH ON THE COMMISSION.
Well Pleased With the Negotiators,
America and the Americans.
Londoners Anxious About the
Safety of the Intrepid Stanley.
Life and Property Lost by the Floods
In Germany.

LONDON, March 2S.-Joseph Chamberlain
was given the freedom Of the city Of Biz
mingham today. He said the first object OF
the Fisheries Commission was to cultivate
friendly and neighborly feeling between the
United States and Canada, and endeavor 10
remove all possible causes OF fmlsunderstano-
ing Even if the final settlement oil the
fisheries question be delayed, the Commits
sion might, with confidence, assert that they
had paved the way for an amicable arrange
ment of all the difficulties between Great
Britain and the United States. The speech
was received with cheers.
The Mayor of Birmingham presided at the
BANQUET to Mr.. Chamberlain in the evening.
Mr.. Chamberlain, responding to toast TO
his health, said he accepted the mission TO
America as a public duty, without great
hopes Of success, but confident oI tne SYM
pathy Of his countrymen and lenlency on
their part Judging of the results, ne was
happy TO say that all antieipatlons OF evil
had been without foundation. lie had been
received with a warmth, nosptallty anu
kindness for which he was totally unpre-
pared. He had now almost as many friends
across the Atlantic as at home, and ne mad
contracted obligations in America wnlcn ne
was only too glad to acknowledge, and could
never adequately repay. He had found tne
American plenlpotentiaIies men, men 81 ~ qiIsah tsa1r
rights, but Of fair and judicial minds, Jeal-
Gus of the honor and good faltn OF the
American people, and anxious 70 promote ra an
honorable and amicable settlement. Inc
Canadians were equally desir0us 10 ueai
with the matter in spirit OF equity, and
were willing to surrender strict interpreter
tion of their rights, in the nope OF prOmot-
ing neighborly intercourse. :, NOW tne task
was finished, prophets OF evil were again az
work, but he hoped tney were again nii9'aA-
en-.
Referring to Secretary Bayard's opinion
that the treaty conceded all that, IN reason
and Justice the American fishermen could
ask, he said II that were so, the reJection Oh
such an olive branch would throw a neayy
responsibility upon the. shoulders Of those
who would prolong state OF irritation ana
dangerous antag0nsm on questions between
America and Great Britain. lie n0Ped noun
ing of the kind would occur, but should the
final result be delayed, they had at least ar
ranged basis that must influence the event
ual settlement. He never could discover
that Americans cared straw for the Judg-
ment or criticism Of foreign nations, but,
with sentiments which did them honor, and
which must be pleasurable to the English,
they looked to the mother country with an
earnest desire and craving for justice ana
| friendly appreciation. He ventured to tell
his American friends that there was ieei-
ali classes in Great Britain at the great ex-
| tension, extraordinary prosperity, increas-
| ing intelligence and cultivation OF the Amer
| lean people. To be an American was, IN IL
self, passport OF good VIII 70 every En-
John Bright. in proposing the toast Our
Kinsmen." 4" said he had never addressed
| meeting in this hall when he was IN such en-
| tire sympathy with its objects. Ihey couId
honestly congratulate Mr.. Chamberlain and
hope he might, on many other occasions,
render services to the country. He liked the
wording of the toast, for he thought Eng
lishmen had a right to call all people on tne
other side of the Atlantic "Our Kinsmen,
and Englishmen were entitled to look upon
a man as anlenemy to mankind, not merely 70
their own English speaking race, who would
do anything to excite anger, disorder or ais
pute between America and Great britain.
The speaker prophesied free trade be-
tween Canada and the United States, and
future political union between those two
countries. He said that Imperial federation
was dream impossible OF fullhlment.
Victory for the Tories.
The result of the Cover election is de-
elared by the Pail Mall Gazette to be the
most significant electoral victory the Tories
| have won, not excepting the Doncaster con-
test. The reduction of the Liberal majority
| from S,457 to COG. is due to Liberal split.
Horace Davey, selected by the Liberal eau
| Gus, had to retire, because the miners, whose
vote is very large, refused to support him.
| The miners candidate, who has been elected
failed to obtain the vote OF the Liberal mid
die class. The result has caused commo-
tion in the National Liberal Club, and Will
be the subject of special meeting. Inc
Gladstonians will try to arrange for better
supervision of elections.
The Liberal Union Club will give ban
quet to Mr.. Collins, as protest against the
action of the Gladstonians in deposing MIN
from the presidency of the Allotments Asso-
citation.
The mass Of cartilage just removed from
| the larynx of Emperor Frederick was, il is
| now learned, found wholly disconnected
| from the part Of the throat upon which it
grew, and required no surgical operation to
enable the doctors to secure it. Its separa-
| tion, as well as its appearance, is believed TO
| indicate that nature is making a curative Ell
| fort entirely independent OF the physicians.
| which belief is strengthened by the fact that
| similar voluntary expulsion is unknown to
/ the physicians in their experience in the
| treatment Of cancerous diseases. The cir
i cumstances are also held to furnish incon-
i trOyertible evidence of the corr rectness Of
1 DIR. Mackenzie's persistent contention that
i the disease is not cancer.
| The report recently put lin circulation that
the Emperor is able to take only liquid food,
| is untrue. BE oats solid food with compara-
| tive ease, and experiences no difficulty what
| ever in drinking. He is much thinner than
he was when he went to San Reno, but
looks much better than he is commonly rep
resented as appearing.
Anxiety for Stanley.
News received from the Congo country to-
day bearing the date of January 27, while
full of detail regarding the state Of the coun-
Il Of
| sumed fate or whereabouts The opinion Is
expressed, however, that the first news OF
him will reach Europe by the way Of Zanzi-
bar. The continued absence OF even rum0rS
concerning the explorer increases the ankle
ty felt both in England and on the Conti
nent, and the belief is growing stronger
daily that he has succumbed TO the almost
unbearabe climate of the interior OF the
Dark Continent, or the attacks OF the savage
tribes that must have swarmed about hi;
path.
The death of the Sultan of Zanzibar /:
another cause of anxiety in British otiicla
| circles English influence has for years
dominated in Zanzibar, but as there IS nc
definite law of succession in that country, Il
| is feared that the next occupant OF tht
| throne may overthrow all of the monuments
| of progress reared by Bargasch Ben Said
and plunge the country into the HOOD OF
semi-sayagery from which II was rescued Dy
| Sir Bartle FreIe and the British representa-
tives who followed him,
As Told by a Russian.
In a recent conversation with Count Schou-
valoff, the Russian Ambassador to Germany
regarding the situation in Europe, he SAID
that no power now threatens Russia. Only
a Russian attack upon Austria would force
Germany to take the field. Russia, he said
must pursue an independent and passive
policy. Germany's future was secured by
her excellent military organization, which
would not be altered by any change ofrulers
Moonlighters Sentenced to Die.
DUBLIN, March 2S.-At Wicklow Assize
today, the moonlighters, Daniel Hayes anC
Daniel Moriarty, were found guilty Of tn,
murder Of farmer Fitzmaurice In Count,
Kerry, in January last, and sentenced to b
hanged. Moriarty subsequently made
confession of his guilt, and then tried to Gu
his throat He is now closely guarded.
Lost In the Floods.
BERLIN, March 2s.-Forty thousand peo
pie have been rendered homeless by tn
floods in Germany. Hundreds of village
have been submerged, and forty to WINS AM
: hamlets have completely disappeared Tn
| Elhe. NOuat Vistula and Oder rivers cover