The Portland daily press., 1881-04-18
FOREIGN.
How the CONDEMNED Nihilists Spent
their Last Day.
TERRIBLE RAvAGES OF THE PLAGUE
IN ASIA.
Further Details of the Chic Earth
quake.

LONDON, April 16.-The Standards cores
pondent at st. Petersburg gives the following
details of the manner in which the NihiIist
prisoners, who were executed yesterday, passed
their last day: Russakoff prayed necessarily,
and offered his services to the Government as
spy, but the offer was declined. Jeliaboff
spent the time in writing page after page about
the trial, committing to paper what he was for
Dldden to speak. The woman Sophie Peoff-
sky wrote to her mother to waste no time in
assuaging the wrath of her father
Klbaltscich drew up memoir on the subject
OF his specific discoveries, which he addressed
to the High Court of Justice, avowing de-
sire that his name be immortalized. and max
ing gift of his inventions to the State on
condition that all profit from them should 90
to the amelioration of the lot of the children
of political criminals.
The Monetary Conference.
LONDON, April 16.-The Times statement
yesterday, that it is practically decided that
Conference, is certainly premature. The Gov
eminent is unwilling to take any step having
the appearance of compromising it on the sub
lect of bi-metalism. No alteration in the terms
Of the invitation has yet been signified to it,
Should it send a delegate he will be merely
spectator, but even that much is as yet unde-
cided. Mr.. Evarts and party arrived in Lon
don on Thursday night. They have not seen
any member of the Government and are not
likely to, as the Ministers are all out of town.
".
He will probably watch the proceedings of the
Conference on behalf of Canada. Mr. Eyarts
and party 60 to Paris to morrow
A correspondent Of the Liverpool Post says
gate to the Conference on behalf of India, who
will not, however, participate in the decisions
of the Conference.
Increase of French Revenues.
LONDON, April 16.-A dispatch from Paris
states that the revenue returns for the first
quarter OF the present year show under the in
direct taxes an increase upon the corresponding
months OF last year of Al, 200, 900 francs
More Irishmen Arrested.
Ma THEW Harris, one of the traversers at the
State trial, Patrick Creamsie, farmer in Coun-
ty Donegal, and John Holahan of County
Kerry, have been arrested under the Coercion
act.
Delivering Up Candahar.
BOMBAY, April 17.-Hashim Khan, the new
Governor of Candahar, entered the city, Sat-
nrday, and Afghan cavalry has relieved tho
British cavalry outside of Candahar. The
Ameer's infantry will enter on the 21st inst,
and Hashim will then take over the city from
the British.
The Bey of Tunis Sill Stubborn.
TUNIs, April lin Rousban. the French
Consul General, continues 10 put great pres
sure on the Bey to induce him to consent to the
entering of French troops into Tunisan terri
tory but the Bey declares he cannot accept the
responsibility IOr SCep which would be certain
to provoke fatal consequences.
Terrible Ravages of the Plague.
BAGDAD, April 1.-THE ravages of the
plague are terrible. 1t IS thought not to be ex-
tending beyond the sanitary Gordon. Four
thousand inhabitants have quilted Nejedon
and encamped in salubrious localities Neied
and Ojuhara were burned on the 9Th inst. The
disease has become most violent, the afflicted
dying in ten hours after being attacked.
Bismarck Favors an Increase of Silver
Coinage.
BERLIN. April 16.-Bismarck has submitted
motion to the federal council, that whereas
the population has increased nearly q millions
the coinage of silver be increased 1900 600
marks. 339, 900 pounds of silver bars are in the
treasury to be devoted to that purpose.
The Earthquake at Chic
LONDON, April 16.-A correspondent of the
Times at Chic says that throughout the island
the total number of dead is scarcely less than
1000 although some allowance may be due to
the fact that Immediately after the disaster
many crossed to the main land, and some of
those reported dead may be there. The villa
ges on the southern side of the island are COM
pletely wrecked. Hardly single house is left
standing. The center of volcanic action seems
to have been near Nenta overlooking Megalo
bay on the west coast where 300 perished out
of a population of 1900. At Amabatos IL were
killed. This is the most northerly town on the
west side which suffered severely. Other towns
were severely shaken, but are not in ruins.
The district of Chios and the towns southeast
suffered most of all. Mallimassia is simply
mass of ruins. 1t is difficult to distinguish one
house from another. I cannot conceive how