The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-25

a summons was served upon Mr.. Harrison
N: Z. for the middle division of Tipperary.
Michael OBrien, Dalton and number OF
other persons, on charge Of assaulting the
police at the time of the opening of the con-
spiracy trial. The trial on this charge will
take place before the next assizes. The pre-
ilimlnary hearing will be held before the or
uinary court OF petty sessions. The action
OF the crown in transferring the case from
the magistrates court from which the sum.
monses was originally issued to the assizes
mas caused renewed excitement.
Allan Men Refuse To Agree.
LONDON, October 24.-In accordance with
an agreement recently made between the AL
ian steamship company and the grain men In
tnelr employ, in London. All questions in
dispute between them were referred TO arbi-
tration for settlement. The arbtrators have
given their decision, but the men refused to
De bound by 1t, and have again gone on
strlke. Ihe company notified the union to
which the men belong that it will be held
answerable for any damages the company
TO accept the award of the arbitrators. A
general crisis between! ship owners and en-
ployers is belieAed to be approaching.
Fishermen Disturbed.
HALIFAX, N. S., October 24.-Noya Scotia
fishermen are considerably exercised over
Hon. Robert Bonds mission to.the United
States, and his allegation that he is author
ized by the imperial government to give
Americans special batting privileges from
whlch their fellow fishermen, British SUBJ
Jects, are to be excluded.
To See How II Is Himself.
DUBLIN. October 24.-Rt. Hon. j. A. Bal
four. Chief Secretary for Ireland, has start
ed on tour through the western counties,
In which the alleged distress prevails, in
consequence of the failure of the potato
crop. Balfour will make personal investi-
CATION as TO the truth of the statements re-
gardlng the condition of the crop. This is
the first time Mr.. Balfour has visited the
western part of Ireland.
Gigantic Conspiracy Unearthed.
LONDON, October 24-George johnson. an
artist. and John Phillips, an art dealer, were
arraigned In court today on a charge of be-
ing implicated in conspiracy to forge let
terS OF credit upon the banking firm of
Drexel, Morgan 81 Co. The accused men
were remanded. The conspiracy is gigantic.
Accompllces of the fOrgeIs have been arrest
ed at Liege, Madrid. and Marseilles. The
tools used in making the letters of credit
were found in Johnson's possession.
MarsnaIiing His Hosts.
ZANZIBAR, October 24-The Sultan of
With has refused to surrender to British au-
thority or afford redress for the recent mas
Sacre, but on the contrary is actively prepar-
ing for hostilities. Hundreds of natives
from the surrounding tribes are flockiDg to
hts standard. Fighting is inevitable.
Represents Only Himself.
DUBLIN, October 24.-Sir Charles Gayan
Duffey has written letter advocating the
acceptance OF Balfour's land purchase bill
on Its merits, although it emanates from the
detested government. The Freeman's Jour
nal says that Dutfey has written in ignorance
OF the opinions of his countrymen.
All Russia In a Eerment.
LONDON, October 24-The Telegraph's st.
Petersburg correspondent says the minister
of the interior has received alarming reports
on the state of the country The prisons
are crowded with suspects, chiefly young
men of the educated classes. Disaffection
Is spreading everywhere. Incendiarism is
rife, and there have been conflicts in many
places between peasantry and soldiers.
Foreign Notes.
The workshops of the wood paving com
pany at Paris were burned yesterday. Loss
$500,000.
The steamship City of Pekin, at San Fran
cisco, brings adyices. to the effect that the
cholera is gradually disappearing in Japan.
There have been $4,000 cases, with %, 900
deaths, up to October 7th.
Dlllon and O'Brien, accompanied by Mrs.
O'Brien,- will embark this morning on the
steamer La Champaign for New York.
1uo ullHtIS dL the Lltng0W c0ll6rl6S are
to resume work Monday. Their action Is re-
garded as death blow to extensive strikes
throughout Australia.
Heavy rain storms have prevailed in Coll
ma, Mexico. ever since the 10th inst. Many
small towns are flooded, and all travel and
telegraphic communication has been inter-
rupted in that region since Tuesday.
A serious fall in Portuguese funds in the
London stock market causes CONSERVATION
in Lisbon. Business is practically at a
standstill, and it is difficult to get bills dis
affairs will result in large failures.
The ff1cer of vessel which arrived at
New York from Mexican ports yesterday,
says the grip is prevalent in the City OF
Mexico. Every other person there is sneez-
Ing. The officer says the only consolation
the people have is that the distemper is of a
much milder form tnan 1t was a year ago