The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-08-14
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
BouIanger Found Guilty of ConspIra-
cy Against the Government.

PARIS, August 13.-In the Senate Court to-
day, the members of the Right declined to
take further part in the proceedings Of the
case against Boulanger. The court discussed
at length, on the course of procedure, and its
competency to try Boulanger. and finally de-
cided by vote Of POI to Z, that the co urt
was competent to try the General on all the
counts Of the indictment. Two senators re-
Trained from voting The court then, by 2O6
votes, found Gen. Boulanger guilty of con-
spiracy. Six senators did not vote. The
court has also found Count Dillon and M.
Rochefort guilty of completely in the plot
1t also decided, by a vote Of 19S to 10, that
Boulanger was guilty of a reasonable at
tempt against the State in connection with
the Lyons depot incident.
To Pacify Crete.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, August 13. - Chakir
Pasha, the new governor of Crete, announces
that he will pursue liberal policy satisfac-
tory to the Christians.
Foreign Notes.
Fred Leslie, the leading comedian of the
London Gaiety Company, is dead from blood
poisoning.
Two men and several children were severe
ly injured by, q tug crashing into the bridge
=, Steamer Magic was wrecked on shoal at
the mouth of the east channel in the ST.
Lawrence, Monday. The passengers we've
rescued.
The state council has annulled the cleo
lions In the twelve cantons in which Bou-
LANCER was elected to the councils general,
on the ground that he was not legally eligi-
Bile for the position.
The whole army corps of guards paraded
IN Berlin yesterday, before the Emperor of
Austria, making a brilliant display. The
weather was splendid. Emperor William
commanded the troops.
Boulanger has written letter in which he
states he gave sums of money which he is
accused Of embezzling to chief clerks in the
war office to. be used for the relief of wild
0ws and orphans of soldiers.
Ex-King Milan of Servia, still refuses to
allow his son, the youthful King Alexander,
to meet his mother. ex-Queen Natalie. The
Queen has therefore determined to start for
Belgrade, August 22d. to visit her son. Her
determination to return to Servia has caused
some excitement in Belgrade, as it is believ-
ed that when Milan and Natalie are again in
tnat city the quarrel over their domestic
troubles will be renewed.
The Regina Leader, edited by Nicolas
Flood DAWN, Q. G. M. r., writing of the lin
science of Yankee cruisers" exclaims, "Oh,
Cromwell. 1t was timidity that destroyed
the Roman empire and invited the bar
barian. We ourselves could raise very
large and much more devoted army than the
United States, while few regiments could
be sent to us, and the English fleet could
sweep the American commere from the
SEAS"
There were exciting times at Kingston,
Ont, Sunday. Thousands Of Orangemen
were celebrating the 200th anniversary of the
relief of Derry and they were particularly
hot on the way Protestant principles had
been trampled on by the government in sus-
tanning the Jesuits' estates act. Fiery
speeches were made by many persons. To
add to the excitement three young Orange
men from Toronto showed evidence that
they had been mobbed. Their enemies had
thrown vitriol ON them at Beleville. One
had his neck badly burned. The others had
their garments destroyed.
Stevens, the long distance bicyclist, who
was sent into Africa by New York paper.
has been heard from. He left Zanzibar
some months ago for the interior. to discov-
| er the whereabouts OF Stanley, and Is now
| returning, having utterly failed in his mis-
| sion. He is accompanied by few bearers,
| He managed to hook on to large caravan
| of DIR. Abbott, who was sent into Africa by
| the Smithsonian Institution at Washington,
| to collect plants and insects, and has been
| following him about. These two lately
reached the borders of the Msai country,
| and Stevens is expected to reach the coast
within two weeks, If the walking is good
and his strength holds out. News has been
received that Stanley is making for kayiron
| do, on the east side of Nyanza Lake. lie
| had met white u an, probably Q missionary
| who wanted pQrterS, and bad given hin
some, He will make for Mombasa, but Il
not expected to reach the coast for somt
| months.