Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-12
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
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LONDON. April 12.-Mr Suter, the English
man recently captured oy brgands near Salon
lea, Rounelta. was for some time during the
Russo-Turklsh war the correspondent OF the
Daily gtIegrdph In Dobrudscha. Since the con.
cIusion OF the war he has Visited Texas.
A Prominent Nihiiist Arrested in
Es0unauia.
A dispatch from st Pet tlraburg to the Times
says: Nicholas Sudz1iOfSky, an important III
hiIst was recently arrested at Jassy by the
Roumanian authorities. He was implicated N
peasant disorders at Ichigrin, but escaped
punishment by decamping first TO England and
then to America. He afterwards returned 10
Roumanfa lie was formerly In the kien Uni
Verslty. and was a companion OF the nihiltStS
peutsch and Stepanovttch. TIE Russian gov
ernment has taken steps for his extradition oy
Roumania.
\ Socialist Meeting Forbidden.
\ ois} atch from Berlin TO the Times says
The police have forbidden under the socialist
law The holding OF meeting winch Herr Bebel
was to address at Munich.
Parliamentary Election.
A recount OF the votes polled at st. Ives yes
teTday for Inemper OF Parliament to fiji the
seat made vacant by the death or Sir Charles
Reid, shows that Ross, conservative, received
462, ard Pendaryes, liberal, go.
Prince NapOleOn's Funeral.
VERSAILLES. April 12.-FOur hundred persons
attended tu;2 funeral of Prince Pierre Nap oleon
Bopaparte, ,nci21iDg the Duke OF Padua, NJ.
Paul de Cas4agnac, and few Bonapartist
senators and men, s,ers OF the chamber OF dep
uties Prince Roland oaSp,.Ise' .le &c
ceased's son, was Chief mourl.-.: a csi5sr .Izsrv
honors. There were no speeches over tho
grave. The funeral was very unpretendiDg.
A BOer Apology.
LONDON, April IA dispatch TO the p1hg
Ne}cS from Fort Amfel says: the Boer leaders
admitted to Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood that Crouia,
who commanded the siege OF Potcdef5tr0on.
obtained Its surrender by suppresStng the news
OF the arnlistice, which they had promised
10 uSrriSOnS
leaders expressed sincere regret and proposed
that the capitulation pe considered as can
celled and acqu1esced In the reoccupation of
POtchefst room. Sir Evelyn Wood accepted the
apology and The proposals.
Floods Tn Western Europe.
A dispatch from Vienna TO the TINS says:
In const quence OF the continuance OF rains for
several weeks the floods are steadily increasing,
especially In the district between the lower
ThIss and the koras and the Maros rivers.
ne waters have everywhere soaked and under
thousand acres OF land are already flooded, and
number of large and prosperous places
clustered together in the above district have
for weeks been In danger OF being swept away.
dyke is In danger and 1900 men are at work
strengthening 1t. II the outer dyke fails the
Whole country to the dyke which Immediately
wind would probably drive the waves over the
dykes and cause great catastrophe.
Going to Abdicate.
A dispatch from Berlin to the Pail Mall
Gazette says 1t is rumored In court circles
that an arrangement has been effected at the
suggestion OF the Crown Princess, by which
the Duke OF Brunswick WILL on the occasion of
tie approaching jubilee OF his accession, re-
ceive the title OF Grand Duke and abdicate In
favor OF the Duke OF Cumberland.
The Greek Question:.
LONDON, April 12.-The Athens correspondent
OF the Times telegraphs as f0llows:-The Greek
ministry is seeking some method OF meeting
the views OF the powers substantially, which
shan a, the same time conc1liate pubic feeling,
which strongly favors negative reply. / h ave
reason to believe that Premier Coumonnd0u-
rOs favors the union OF TheSSaly aud Epfrus
in an autonomous province under Christian
Greece thus sacrificing her idea Of aggrandiZe1
ment to the emancipation of the Eprotes.
The court influence is In favor of peace. Tne
departure OF troops for the frontier conttnues
Information from Constanunople. which is
entitled to full credit states that Ger
many secretly encouraged the Sultan TO
The Greek Official world is firmly conVinced
that Germany desires war and that II GREECE
accepts peace war Will come 100 late for her to
profit by IT. This probably influences the
decision OF Greece as does also the total want
Torpedo Boats for Greece.
Five torpedo boats, built In England for the
Greek government, are now anchored In Port
land roads, where they put In under stress OF
weather.
BeacOMsfield Better.
LONDON, April IA bulletin issued at 6
o'clock this morning announces that Lord
Beaconsfield passed good night and Is slightly
A bulletin issued at noon to-day, says that
Lord Beaconsneld'S condition Ia slightly I'm
proved.