The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-15
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Members Of the Commons still Dis
cussIng the Queens speech.
Prince BIsmarck's Latest AlIusIon 70
the Desire for Peace.
The Majesty Of the Law as Revealed
In Ireland.

LONDON, Feb. 15.--The debate on the adj
dress in reply 10 the Queens speech was re-
sumed in the House of Commons to-day by
John Ellis. Liberal member for Nottingham
shire, who supported Mr.. ParnelPs amend
ment to the address. He denied that the de-
crease Of crime In Ireland was owing TO the
crimes act, and asserted that the returns sub
mitted by the government to support that
claim we're valueless, inasmuch as they fall
ed TO give details which would enable the
Identification Of any Of the cases they cited
He condemned the action Of the Irish magls-
trates, many Of whom, he said, were unquali-
fed for the positions they occupied, while
others had been guilty Of arbitrary conduct.
He mentioned the case OF one magistrate
who had declared that he was acting under
government orders and refused TO give any
other reason for decision he had rendered.
Herbert Gladstone, Liberal, taunted the
government with its utter failure In the at:
campaign or to suppress the National
League. The 1900 branches OF the League
continued to flourish, and the government
did not dare TO try to hew down the main
trunk in Dublin. Every landlord, with one
. exception, to whom the plan OF campaign
had been applied, had surrendered.
On motion Of William O'Brien the debate
was adjourned
General Desire for Peace.
BERLIN, Feb. 15.-Prince Bismarck, at
a dinner given by him yesterday to members
of the Reicbstag. alluded TO the recent pacific
utterances Of some Russian newspapers as
symptom Of the general desire for peace.
Wants Man-of-War.
TASGIER, Feb. 15.-It is reported that w.
Reed Lewis, the American consul. has asked
his government to Immediately send man
of-war to enforce his demand for the release
Of a Moor, imprisoned at Robat. The au-
thorities declare the Moor has no right TO
claim the protection Of Lewis on the ground
that civil suit was pending against the
Moor when the consul issued a protection
patent.
Enlightened Policy.
DUBLIN, Feb. 15.-At Falcaragh, Father
Stephens has been sentenced TO three months
Imprisonment without hard labor for melting
tenants not to pay rents. He appealed. The
court was surrounded By excited crowds.
Fourteen persons, including O'Sullivan
and Ashe, members of the municipal govern
ment. were sentenced at Galway, to-day. to
Imprisonment for terms varying from two
weeks to a month for taking part In de-
monstration on the occasion OF Blunts ar
rival at Galway. O'Sullivan was sentenced
to an extra week for saying he would do the
same again.
Pyne, NJ. p, was to-day sentenced to
three months in jail for melting resistance to
bailiffs. he was released on bail, but on
leaving the couftwas re-arrested on SINH
lar charge,
Foreign Notes.
1t Is rumored that the operation Of laryn-
gotomy is about to be performed on the Ger
man Crown Prince.
Fearful snow storms are reported from the
continent. Many lives have been lost by
avalanches In Switzerland.
Fire In the Central market In Paris, yes
terday, did damage TO the amount Of 2,00O,-
600 francs. Seven persons were injured.