The Portland daily press., 1893-04-07
MAKE NO Accusations,
But the American Counsel Think the
British Blund red.

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PARIS, April Elm the Behring Sea
court of arbitrrtion today, Sir Charles
Russell contended that the objections of
the United States to the British COM
missioners' report applied equally to
large mass of evidence in the United
States countercase which did not pro-
voAe the slightest protest from Great
Britain.
Mr.. Carter pointed out that when the
United States delegates rived in Paris,
the cases so far as argument We're con-
cerned were finished and both cases and
counter cases had long been closed. The
United States government, therefore,
never imagined further evidence would
be adduced.
'sWe do not impute bad faith to the
British sc lment,'' said Mr.. Carter;
'sbut we rat our opponents pro
ceeded Oh. roneous Interpretation OF
the trent. itration."
,sey Know it All.
LONDON. sii 6.-The Daily Chroni-
Gle says this morning that the proceed
ings in the Bebring Sea, court of arbitra-
ton do not promise well for an amicable
solution of the question at issue. 1t is
not, the Cronicle says, the power of the
American counsel to render the arbitra-
ton aborrive, but it seems only too clear
that Mr.. Phelps is disposed to give
narrow partisan twist to the conduct OF
his case and that he would not stop short
of renderings the whole proceeding nuga-
tory if he could not be sure OF issuing
from them on the winning side.
Dee, I.,,rt IF tho nail u
News says: In view Of the great issues
involved. Mr.. Phelps seemed to attach
undue Importance to the question OF
mere procedure and to ignore the hig b
international bearings of the CASE"
This Settles 1t.
LONDON, April 6.-The special COM
missioners sent by the London Lancet to
test the water supply of Chicago, state
in their report that i'll informed rumors
have magnified the faults of the supply,
although some points, especially the I'M
scientific use Office in cooling water, need
serious attention. They report every rea-
son to hope that the exhibition may be
carried out without an outbreak OF cpl
demic,
Carnot Criticized.
PARIS, April O.-Ile dis udllicc al
almost unanimous this morning in de.
seribing the new cabinet as weak ano
mediocre. President Carnot is generally
blamed as the person bearing the sole
responsibility for the unsatisfactory is
sue of the crisis.
Gladstone Speaks.
LONDON, April 6.-The galleries of the
House of Commons were full, but the
house itself was not crowded when Mr.
Gladstone arose at 3.45 p. M, to move
| the second reading of the bill to estab
fish Home Rule in Ireland. Mr.. Glad
stone said that the government had ne
intention of amending the bill as present
ed except in some miner particulars. Hs
then proceeded with the history of the
development, thel rise and the causes
Of the demand for Irish home rule.
Russia's Scourge.
ST.. PETERSBURG, April Cit now ap
| pears likely that Russia is again to suffel
| from the ravages of cholera. Official re.
| turns show that from March 10 to Marcel
| 26. there were 65 cases of cholera and i
/ deaths in the town Of OrieI; 81 cases ant
90 deaths from March IL to March ~, il
1 the government of Oofa; 10 cases and
deaths from March % to March 20, il
the government Of Yelisavetpol.
It Is well known that the number o
\ cholera cases and deaths are far more
numerous in the governments not inclu
ed in the returns.