The Portland daily press., 1881-04-26
FOREIGN.
Debate on the Land Bill Begun in
the Commons.
THE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA SICK FROM
FRIGHT.

| LONDON, April 25.-The Commons reassem-
bled today. Lord Richard Grosvenor (Libera)
announced that Gladstone would fortnight
| hence move a vote for funds to erect a monu-
| ment in honor of Beaconsfeld in the vicinity
| OF Westminster. The announcement was re-
ceived with cheers
Debate on the second reading of the Land
Edward Gibson CONSERVATIVE pronounced
| the bill confused, obscure, involved and often
unintelligible.
During the debate Mr.. Forster said the
government was ready to give favorable con-
of the condition of the laborers. The land
bill had three objects-Reform of land tenure /;
increase OF the number of yeomen proprietors
and relief of overcrowded districts. The
latter would be effected by the state and in
the direction of emigration or public works
Increase of peasant propretors would be ex-
pected by advancing money to enable tenants
to purchase holdings. The reform of the land
tenure was composed of three principles
tribunal to fix fair rent security of tenure
at fair rent and power to the tenant to sell
interest in his farm.
Beaconsfield's Successor.
LONDON, April Pit is believed the Con-
sentative leadership lies between Stafford
Northcote and the Duke of Richmond.
Bradlaugh to Attempt to Take the Oath
Tonight
LONDON, April 26.-Bradlaugh will attempt
to take the oath in the House of Commons to-
night. The whole opposition will vote against
The Greek Question.
The Manchester Guardians Athens dispatch
say that either the government is playing a
deep game with its own people, or Greece is on
the brink OF war. The main point in the Greek
note, which will be presented this week, will
be its calling the attention of the powers to the
fact that they have not replied to the reserva-
lions contained in the Greek note of the 7th
inst.
The resignation of Marc Michaels, the
Greek Minister of War, is construed generally
in an opposite sense from that of the Athens
correspondent of the Standard, that the Minis
ter disagreed with his colleagues concerning
the answer TO be returned to the last note of
the powers and his views being regarded as
too pacific
PARIS, April ga Geneva dispatch to the
Intransigeant asserts that the Russian police,
hoping to wiring confession from Hessy Helf-
mann, left her without food for 48 hours. She
obstinately refused to give any information
against the Nihilists. When food was at last
brought to her she was unable to speak from
exhaustion.
The Empress Of Russia Sick from Fright
LONDON, April 25.-Despatches from St. Pc
terSburg say that there are grave rumorS re.
lating to the health of the Empress Ever
since the assassination she has been seriously
i'll, suffering from severe hysterical attacks,
which cause the greatest apprehension. She
received letters from the revolutionary COM
mittee threatening her with death of the most
horrible description should Sophie Pieoffsky
and Hessy Helfmann. the two women impli-
Gated in the assassination be executed She
made most strenuous efforts to obtain their
pardon and received promise to that effect.
She did not discover the deceptive character
OF this promise until after the execution of
Pieoffsky, and the discovery threw her into
violent paroxysm.
The Tunisian Troubles.
A telegram from Tunis received via Sicily
and Rome, published intIntransigeant, an
nounces that Tabaraca was quietly occupied
by the French troops on Saturday morning.
The news seems to be confirmed by brief dis
patch direct from Tunis which appears in the
same paper. Nothing official is yet known,
however, as all private kilograms are submit
ted to rigorous examination by the military au-
thorities, and very few are allowed to 60 off at
ALL
1t is rumored the French will attack the
Kroumirs Tuesday.
TUNIs, April pm. Roustan, French Con-
sui General here, has sent a circular to the
other foreign consuls stating that he has offer
ed the Bey to place at his disposal company
OF marines and two cannon from the French
man-ofwar Jeannesd'Arc for the purpose of
maintaing order in the European quarter of
the city, and the Bey has declined the offer.
LONDON, April pa dispatch from Tunis
to the Times says: Said Pasha, President of
the Council of Ministers, has wired the Bey
that the Sultan has approved all the measures
the Bey lately adopted, and negotiations have
been opened with the Powers to protect the
rights of the Sultan and the Bey.
SPANS Protectorate Over the Sooloo
Islands.
MADRID, April 25.-An official dispatch dat
ed Manila says the late Sultan of the Sooloo
Islands has been succeeded by his son who has
accepted the protectorate of Spain over the
archipelago and has undertaken to punish any
rebellion against Spanish predominance.