The Portland daily press., 1889-12-25
Justlfies Portugal.

LISBON, December 24.-The Dia, the OFF,
cial organ, In an article on the relations be-
tween Portugal and Great Britain in regard
to African territory, declares that Portugal
is justified, under article 81 Of the Congo
treaty, in appealing to the powers that
signed that treaty against the British claims
to the territory Of the Makolalos.
LONDON, December 24.-The News CORES
pondent In Lisbon reports an important In
terview he had with Senior Barros de Com
which Comes said:
"If England is willing to meet us upon
the question Of a delineation of the frontier,
we are ready to adopt for all southeast Afri-
might negotiate upon the basis Of giving
commercial gurantees in return for q p0liti-
cal guarantee. Our help to the English
would upon such an understanding be given
to extend their commerce TO the Interior and
to facilitate their trade with our long coast
tain It."
Senior Comes denied that the English
merchants complain of the Portuguese admin
PortugaPs loss of the Lower Congo.
The semi official press Is confident Of an
early agreement between England and
Portugal. Senior Comes has made no
proposition to submit the question to arbi-
tration.
Great Sale of Fishing Preserves.
QUEBEC, December 24.-The largest and
most important sale Of fishing rights ever
held in Canada takes place at the Parliament
House here on Thursday and Friday, the 9Th
and 10th Of January next. under the instruc-
ti0ns of the Hon. George Duhamel, Com
missioner Of Crown Lands Of the Province
OF Quebec. The importance and magnitude
Of the sale may be judged from the fact that
with very few exceptions there will be put
up at auction the leases Of all rights possess
ed by the provincial government to the fish
| ing Of the far-famed Canadian salmon rivers
and trout lakes, not excepting those that
have been hitherto under lease to American
a1d Canadian anglers and fishing clubs,
whose leases were all made to terminate
with the recent close fishing season OF 1889.
Brazilian Elections.
LONDON, December 24-The Brazilian
| minister here has published despatch from
| Rio Janiero regarding the date OF the elec
| tions. The despatch explains that the eec-
| tions could not be fixed at an earlier date,
| owing to the necessity OF organizing the new
| regime and registering the great body OF
| new voters 1t reminds the public here that
after the reform law OF January, 1881, the
| next elections were fixed for December 81,
and that Brazil will give earlier expression
to the will of the newly enfranchised people.
The Modus vivendi.
Il
| from London denies, on che authority Of SlI
i Charles Upper, the statement that the mo-
| dus vivendi with the United States In the
matter Of fisheries would not be renewed by
Canada owing to President HaTrison's fall
ure to act.
A Very Different story.
BUENos AYREs, December 23.-Private
kilograms from Montevideo, received by per
| sons here, confirm the news Of recent disor
der and riots in Brazil. They state the stu
alton OF the present government Is critical
The Example of Brazil.
BERNE, December 24-Italian anarchist
have posted placards in Lugano, calling up
| on Italians to follow the example of BraZi
and overthrow the monarchy.
Foreign Notes.
The Ogilvie Milling Company, the largest
milling organization of Canada, has secured
a corner on all the wheat in the province of
| Manitoba and Northwest territories, amount
ing to about 1900, 900 bushels.
A despatch from Mentone says the throat
ailment Of Mr.. Spurgeon, the well known
London divine, has assumed grave aspect
The doctors In attendance diagnose the cast
as one of gout. Mr.. Spurgeon also suffers
severely with pain in his Knees.
An attempt was made on Saturday Il
wreck the Marseilles and Bordeaux expires:
trains. Robbery Is supposed TO have beer
the motive. The police are sanguine thai
they will capture the miscreants.