Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-02
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Herr Most and the London


n, LnNpoS, April "A public meeting convened
~ ~ tne ffetht6 defence committee WAS held az
~ ~. SoclaIlst Club room iR London last night
81 Piv,eSt sSanst The seizure OF the plant o,
sne nns.I,.tt and the arrest OF Herr Most An
EE:ususnman presided over tue meeting An
L. c 1tsn @ euIuon OF the Frrahsit WAS distributed
lists OF all nstionalities rasontIoS wa.
passed declaring that the arrest OF Herr Hosi
anu sna ons me seizure OF the plant OF the Prelheit
were aroitrary and unjust snd an act worthy
OF Russian and German despotism
Inc Il1llfs says: IL Is stated that Herr Most's
writings In the F-efleit have long been CON
demned and repudiated by the responsible
chiefs or the socialists ia London and IN Ger
many, and that recently he and his followers
I In London have been formally excluded from
lne party He was regarded as hinirance
Tatner than an aid TO the propag anda A COM
plete fle OF the Freibeit was am ong the spoils
seized by the police on "Wednesday last The
rr,s.tti. VIII oe published as usual during Herr
me DGlip Telegraph states that on the liberal
SIDE OF the house or commons strong feeling
Is expressed against the mode In which the
pIoseSutlon OF the Ffetheit Is being carried on,
ano thls feelinS Will probably soon find ex-
preston.
Mnnister White TO Resign shortly.
TN Ine Berlin correspondent OF the xorHta2
Posi- says Mr.. Andrew ID. White L y minister
TO Germany, Will shortly resigI
Political Refugees.
a uispatch from Vienna 10 the dilddrd SAWS:
III Is proposed TO hold an International confer
chOt vi JdliSlS W htulllAle tle Question OF the
right OF asylum OF political refu Sees
French Gold for New York.
HAVkE. April 1.-The steamer Westphalia
from Hamburg, for New York which sailed
hence today, took out cS4 400 IA specie.
England and the Monetary Confer
enCe.
LONDON. April 2-Mr. Glsdstone's reply IN
answer 10 question from Mr. John Henr,
Puleston, In the house OF COMMONS YESTERDAY
as 10 whether England would be represented
monetary
peculiarly Worded. He said: II am hardly abe
TO give positive reply. When 1 last heard
OF the subject lt had not been decided. The
honorable member knows that the invitation
which reached us Virtually pledged Us 10 adopt
otmetalism" lt is % be n)Jed that not With
standing the foregoing there Is the best reason
for believing the question f. practically closed
adversely 10 British representation.
BradIaugh's ChnnceA.
ReV. Henry Narley Will conteSg Northampton
against Mr.. Bradlaugh. He says In his address
10 tne electors: The man who denies the ex-
1steEce OF the Divine law glver is unrlt TO lexis
late. The conservatives VIII also put no a
candidate, and consequently the re- election OF
MI. Braoiaugh becomes matter OF consider
able uncertainty.
TOrpedOes i'm the DardanciIe.,
CoNsTANTISoPLE, April 2.-Nlnety three tor
pedoes have been placed Ia the Dardanelles-
A Coming Royal Marriage.
JENNA, April 1t is offidsly announced
that the marriage OF the crown Prince Ru-
dolph and the Princess StephaLie, OF Belgium,
is liked for the 10th OF may.
Police Precautions in St. Petersburg
LONDON, April "A dispatch from ST. Peters
Durg 10 the Standard says: The representa-
tlves elected 10 the temporary council TO assist
the commandant CT 81. Petersburg include many
well known persons the editor OF the Coos.
several peasants ard host OF merchants.
Major General Bar6noff, the prefect, address
ing them, proposed that the police be empow-
cred 10 examine passengers on leaving railway
slauons. ana that caomen give the police
ticket, and be forbidden TO drive fares else where
than TO the address given them On their en-
gasement Those measures Were approved
ana a council or twenty five was then elected.
A dispatch 10 the Times from st. Petersburg
says. Alfthe householders were requested TO
be al home TO receive the police inspectors I'm
the 22S districts OF the city, and write down
their votes, but some persons 10 the lower
quarters OF the city feared the police visit
meant the dreaded search, and accordingly did
not stay at heme. and a very large humber
were profoundly iDdifer Mt, as usual, TO the
wnole proceeding. Instead OF the streets oeing
deserted, as they should have been they were
more thropged than ever.