The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-23
spanish Infantry Gone to Cuba.

Spanish Infantry Gone to Cuba.
Madrid, November 22.-Two battalions
of infantry started from this city yester-
day for Cuba. Their departure was wit
messed by several generals and members
of the cabinet, the bishop of Sion and
band of students with banners There
were also present a delegation represent
ing the Queen regent and an enormous
crowd of the population. The greatest
enthusiasm prevailed.
100000 Worth of Ivory.
Berlin, November ga dispatch to
the Tagelbatt from Zanzibar says the
caravan which was under the direction of
the British trader Stoekes who was
hanged In the Congo country by the
Belgian Captain Lotharie for selling
arms and ammunition to natives has
arrived at the coast of German East
Africa with $500, 900 worth of ivory
Plain Talk.
London, November 49, IT he ST. James
Gazette commenting on the remarks of
Lord Dunraven at the banquet given in
his honor in Cardiff last night says: 1t
would be Lord Dunravens 8 proper course
not to repeat his accusations but to pro-
duce more plausible evidence to support
them.
From the Inner Circle.
London, November 22.-The Chronicle
publishes a despatch from it's Constan-
| tinople correspondent saying: have con-
yersed with number of the inner circle
at the Yildiz palace, who compare the
palace officials to rats ready to desert
sinking ship.
My Informant says that for years past
the Sultan has compelled the finance
minister to pay the bulk of the palace
expenses, with the result that His Majes-
| ty has 415, 600, 600 saved from his civil
list deposited in Russia and America.
The orders that pensions be paid to
the wldows.and orphans of recent victims,
are only intended to throw dust into the
eyes. Of Europe. It is well known that
the imperial Golfers are empty.
| English Com ments.
London, November 22-The Times
comments on the speech made by Score
tary Carlisle at the banquet of the New
York Chamber of Commerce. The
| speech, it says, was forcible and saga
cious. It quotes Mr.. Carlise's words
"We must have as good money and credit
as our rivals" and says: 'These condit-
Ions will not be fulfilled while the Ameri-
can party leaders tenn pori ze with curren.
cy quaoks and dabble in their Wasteful
ana mischievous experiments. In the
interests of International trade we well
/
state Of things in which President Cleve-
land and his ministers to are invite
congress to cooperate.
Withdrawal of judicial Measures.
| London, November 22 The st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Times tele-
graphs that M. Pobiendonestseff, president
offthe holy Synod, has written to the
minister of the interior, virtually advo-
eating the withdrawal of the extra judic-
ial measures against the Lutherans of the
Baltic provinces
| The Sultan Not Sick.
| Berlin, November 22.-The Turkish
embassy here has written to the news
papers denying the rumors that the Sui.
tan is sick.
Egan Coming to America.
London, November 29-James f. Egan,
the dynamiter, who was recently re.
leased from prison, sailed Wednesday fo1
New York on the White Star line steam
or Teutonic. He will visit the principal
towns in the United States soliciting
ald for the families Of the Irish political