The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-25
FOREIGN.
Ferryboat Upset and 80 Lives
Lost.
THE LATE SULTAN OF TURKEY MUIR.
DERED,
More Arrests Of Nihilists at St. Peters.
burg.

LEMBERG, April pa ferry boat crossing
the Dniester river has upset, and, according to
one version. 90 persons were drowned An
other account says 30 were drowned
Russia's Call for an Anti-Anarchist Con-
vention.
VIENNA, April 23.-The Political Cores
pondence says: The Russian circular received
here concerning anrchists is dated April 18th.
and says: Numerous manifestations of. opin-
ion forthcoming since the assassination of the
Gar have convincingly established the neces-
sity for combating the social danger by which
not alone Russia is threatened. In proposing
a congress Russia tdesires to find, conformity
with other powers, some way of meeting the
evil without infringing on the sovereign nde-
pendence of legislation belonging to each
state" No time or place for the holding of
the proposed congress is mentioned.
Arrests for Assassinating Sultan Abdul
Aziz.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 23.-Four persons,
formerly servants in the Imperial Palace, have
been arraigned charged with the assassination
of the late Sultan Abdul Aziz. They confess
ed that they had suffocated him, after which
they opened veins in his arms to make it ap-
pear that he committed suicide. Two ex-pal-
ace officials and an ex-war minister are also
stated to be implicated.
The Albanian League Dissolved.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 24.-Derviseh
Pasha has entered Prezrend. The Albanian
league has been dissolved and now has entirely
ceased to exist.
The Plague at Bagdad.
Turkish newspapers are forbidden to publish
reports of the plague at Bagdat as accounts
continue unfavorable.
Trouble in the Greek Ministry.
LONDON, April pa dispatch from Athens
says NJ Movromichgelts, Minister of War has
resigned. M. Valtinos will succeed him. The
Standards correspondent at Athens says the
Minister of War disagreed with his colleagues
concerning the answer to be returned to the
last note of the Powers, his views being re-
garded as too pacific. His resignation there
fore seems to portend an unfavorable reply
The reply, however, will probably be delayed
some days. In the meantime the Cabinet may
alter its views.
ATHENS, April 24-The ministry has entire
ly lost the confidence of the public. The peo-
Pile, disguised and exasperated, are looking for
the first opportunity for wreaking vengeance
on the government.
Arrest of Nihilists in Russia.
LONDON, April 23.-The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the News vouches
for the authenticity of the following: ga
printing press was discovered in St. Petersburg
on the 10th and from 10 to % persons were ar
rested at the same time. A sew days ago
press, believed to belong to Nihllist news
paper, The Will of the People, was discovered
and dozen persons arrested On the
nection with the Cars assassination three
persons engaged in printing notices referring
to the execution, were arrested. The proprie-
tor of house containinga press and laboratory
and three occupants and two porters have also
been arrested. Executioner Frohloff received
a hundred lashes for mismanagement in the
hanging of the Nihilist Michaioff, whose rope
broke twice."
Carlyle's Damaging "reminiscences
The News understands that since the pubi-
cation of Carlyle's damaging "reminiscences
very little advance has been made in the col
mortal contributions, which,, before the
"reminiscences were published were largely and
freely made. They have almost entirely stop
ped since their publication.
The Tunisian Troubles.
The Times Tunis dispatch says the Krou-
mfrs have offered complete submission and will
surrender Internationally to the commander
of the Bey's troops. The Maltese residents OF
Tunii are sending kilograms to Malta asking
for the presence Of the British men-of-war in
view of the possibility of fanatical outbreaks.
Previous reports of the desire of the Kroumirs
to surrender Internationally proved unbound
ed.
TUNIs, April N.-Apprehensions of foreign
residents are exaggerated in consequence of
the bey's statement that he will be unable to
guarantee safety to Europeans in the event of
the French troops crossing the Tunisan from.
tier.
M.Roustain, French Consul General. has
declared he would himself answer for their Sc
curity and would offer an asylum ON board of
French gunboats to all fearing for their safety.
French column under Gen. Tozero has en-
tered Tunisian territory without opposition
and is now encamped half way between the
frontier and Kef.
Parnen Attacks the Land Bill.
DUBLIN, April 24.--Parnell, speaking at
maefinU at NaWrV TODAY dac1arad IL imnncei-
BILE for an honest man to learn what were his
rights under the land bill.
The Monetary Conference.
PARIS, April 23.-The real business of the
monetary conference began today. Moth with
standing the present excitement about Tunis,
great interest is felt in the coming discussions.
The committee of IA, one commissioner APP
pointed by each of the IA states, sat today for
the first time under the presidency of J. c.
Kern, Swiss delegate, as senior. The latter
proposed that M. Cernuschi, French delegate,
be appointed president of the committee M.
Cernuschi declined and Mynheer Prolik, dele
gate from Holland, was elected. 1t was decid-
ed to make no report of the sittings of the COM
mittee. M. Cernuschi and e. Thorman were
intrusted with the duty of drafting a list of
questions to be Submitted to the congress. The
next meeting of the committee will be held
when this task is completed
Beaconsfelds Remains Removed to wy.
combe.
LONDON, April PA special train bearing
Beaconsfields body left Paddington station for
Wycombe at 2.3O Sunday morning and on ar
were transferred to Hughenden manor and
placed in large drawing room. Owing to
the secrecy of the proceedings only about thir-
ty persons witnessed the departure of the
hearse from Curgan street and nobody wit
messed its arrival at Wycombe.