The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-11
FOREIGN.
Further Details Of the Earthquake
at Chic.
Trouble Brewing Between France ard
TuniS.
THE LAND BILL FAVORABLY RE-
CEIVED IN IRELAND.
The Cars Assassins Sentenced to
Death,

after the reaulIlS Ol the Indictment was con-
cluded the president Of the court asked the
prisoners in turn whether they wished to say
anything. Russakoff who threw one of the
bombs, spoke for half an hour. He said he
primarily desired to agitate peacefully, but
entered into the late conspiracy, seeing no
who was arrested as he entered Russakoff's
house, said he belonged to the Terrorist faction
of the party, but denied Russakoff's state
ment that he participated in the arrangements
acknowledged that she kept the conspirators'
lodging house, which was a depot for their
Implements but denied having actively par,i-
cipated in the Cars assassination. Kibalt-
schitlsch, bombmaker, avowed his connection
with the will of the peoples party, their wish.
he said, being to gain their objects by peaceful
propaganda, but they were reluctantly obliged
to adopt terrorist measures He admitted pre-
pairing five bombs. Sophie Pieoffosky avowed
her participation in the preparation of the
Jeliaboff, who is the most intelligent of the
prisoners, fuently related with diabolical
satisfaction the history of the two Alexandrof-
sky mines. He said he was the head of one
group of the party and was charged by the
Executive Committee with the work of organ
izing the attack by bombs and was connected
with the Sadowa street mine as simple
worker. After these declarations the Procura-
tor stated it would perhaps be possible to
shorten the trial
tenuate The cases Of Russakoff and Michailoff
by asserting that the former was only propa-
gandist among the workmen and knew
nothing of the arrangement for the murder of
the Gar until the day of its accomplishment,
and that the latter was entirely unconEected
with the crime. The whole of the second days
proceedings were occupied with the examina-
ton of witnesses, majority OF whom were
officials, soldiers and policemen. Jeliabof
showed great skill in cross-examing witnesses,
nd do1 In, utf c0ufucipu of
them.
Saturdays (to-day's) sitting was occupied
in hearing speeches for the prosecution. In
the centre of the court room are various
articles of tangible evidence against the
prisoners, such as boxes of dynamite, papers OF
chemicals, apparatus, etc., placed ON table
and guarded by gendarme with drawn
sword. The prisoners are all attired in black.
Jeliaboff and Sophie Pieoffsky refused to an
swer several questions. All kilograms describ-
the telegraph office. About midnight of
Thursday correspondents were informed of
the detention and that no kilograms would be
forwarded unless countersigned by the AS
Sstant Prosecutor Mouravietf.
Several officials are pronounced guilty OF
neglect of duty in connection with the search
for dynamite mines in Little Garden street
aud will be put on trial. Gen. Mavrinsky,
who failed to see any thing suspicious at the
cheesemongers shop, nearly tainted while be-
ing Intercepted by the prosecutor during the
trial of the Nihilists on Friday.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 1o--At the trial
of tie Nihilsts Saturday Assistant Prosecutor
Mouravieff strongly denounced the revolu-
tionary doctrines and deeds av0wed by the
| aceu sed and demanded the severest penalty
for all alike and concluded by declaring that
the fidelity of people to the imperial throne
was mistaken and that the efforts of the ter
rorist party in this direction had proved alb
solutely abor,ive. The prisoners listened un-
n,nu Il o1,oF nd hal cobit; cah fn.,lx
notes. At $50 in the afternoon a recess was
taken until o'clock when counsel for de-
Tense spoke about two hours. About o'clock
| Jeliaboff rose to speak i'll his own behalf. He
was several times interrupted by the pre-
siding judge. When Jeiabotf finished the
court asked the accused if they had any
further defence 10 urge. They replied in the
negative The court retired for consultation
and returned at 1880 this morning. Twenty
four questionss formulated for determination
concerning the prisoners guilt were then
read and the court again retired to consider
the verdict. After three hours deiiberation it
returned at 6.21 a. IN. with verdict OF guilty
against all; and sentence OF death by hanging
was pronounced. Sophie Pieoifsky's sentence
will be submitted to the Gar for confirmation
because she is of noble birth.
LONDON, April "a dispatch from St.
Petersburg last night says: CAT the trial to-
day Russakoff and Micha;loff appeared de-
jected. Jeliaboff maintained the animation
u0 HAS SIlOWu IurOuSuOut DtSIUoS tu0 OK
animation of witnesses tho court was largely
occupied in the scrutiny of the material used
by the assasSinS. Great excitement was caused
by the production of two bombs similar to
those which killed the Emperor.
The Earthquake at Chic.
LONDON, April "a dispatch from Chic ito
the Times says medical commission is now
sitting to consider the expediency of covering
the rubbish in the fortress with earth, as there
is no hope of saving any lives, and the dis
interment Of the dead might pro-
duce an epidemic. 1t is believed that
10000 inhabitants, 60O0 or 1000 have been kill
ed and % per cent. of the survivors are wound
ed French, British, United States and Aus
trian gun vessels are in the harbor doing all in
their power to assist the authorities in the
work of relief. Only ten inhabitants of
Chesme were killed, but many houses are in
ruins and $4,000 people without shelter
The Times correspondent at Chic telegraphs
under date of the 7th inst, as follows: have
just arrived here from Constantinople, and
find picture of desolation such as is rarely
beheld. The town looks as if ii had been ter
riOly bomdarded. Hundreds of houses are
transformed into shapeless mass, under which
lie buried an unknown number of victims. A
majority of the remaining houses are already
cracked and roofess and may fall at any mo-
ment. Nearly every building in the town has
suffered more or less. The inhabitants wan
der about, anxious to search for missing rela-
tives or lost property, but are afraid to risk
their lives in the perilous work of clearing
away the rubbish. Many who are willing to
expose themselves to the danger are prevented
by friends or the police. Fear, grief and de-
spair are depicted on nearly every face. All
have some sad or tragic tale to tell.
The first shock was felt on Sunday afternoon
about 1.30 o'clock. Immediately houses began
to fall. Villa shrieks were herd on every side
Then followed an awful silence of some
minutes. The terrified survivors gradually
ventured into the narrow lanes and reached
the open spaces. Shortly afterward another
terrible shock completed tho devastation.
Then it remained quiet until sunset, when it
again began to shake the island throughout as
severely as before. All night the shocks sue
ceeded each other at short intervals and each
was preceded by dull sounds like subterranean
explosions. Since that frequent shocks have
been felt. A few minutes ago, while writing
the present dispatch, distintly heard an ex-
plosion-like sound and felt the earth tremble
but, as L am under canvas, have nothing to
fear. The old Genoese fortress, containingl .bou
400 houses, inhabited by Mussulmans and Jews
suffered more than the rest of the town. The
ground there sank about half a metre, and
nearly all the houses were Immediately de-
stroyed and several hundred persons must
have persisted. 1t is known that about 30
MusSulman women were assembled in one OF
| the houses. not one of whom escaped. The
Southern part of the island is said to have suf-
| fered more than this town.
Her m9iesty's gun vessel Bitfern arrived
| here this morning. The captain at once came
| ashore, and, after consulting with the govern-
or of the island, organized relief parties fl
| tending the wounded and extraating dead from
| the ruins. He then vent over to Chesms and
made careful Inquire: reg ,rding the state of
the town and the Inhabitants. Tomorrow he
intends visiting the southern part of the island,
| where less has been done for the relief of the
sufferers. / visited Chesme this afternoon.
| Only about 10 inhabitants were killed, but
many houses are in ruins and very many more
are dIaritated. The mayor assured me that
three-fourths of the houses are in dangerous
condition. The inhabitants are afraid to 1--we
even in those which are unnjured, for every
night since Sunday frequent shocks have been
felt. Nearly all prefer to camp out. AS the
weather is fine, the hardship in this respect is
not great 1t is said throughout the district
not less than 1000 people are without shelter.
In Kastro the work of extricating bodies and
attending the wounded is progressing satisfac-
torily, but the sitting odor in the vicinity Of
many of the ruins proves that the former oper-
alton is far from complete. On the other hand
some wonderful escapes have occurred. One
woman was buried under the ruins for 81
hours, and at last was rescued, having given
| birth in the mean time to a child. The child
is dead, but the mother is doing well.
LONDON, April 1.-THE Times correspond.
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