The Portland daily press., 1881-04-09
FOREIGN.
The Duke of Argyle Leaves the
Britt n Cabinet.
5000 LIVES LOST BY THE CHIC
EARTHQUAKES. Ia
Trial of the Cars Assassins Begun

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EARTHQUAKE. Ia
Trial of the Cars Assassins Begun.
LONDON. april S.-A bulletin this morning
says that Beaconsfeld passed a good night and
had a refreshing sleep. He has taken his
nourishment WE'LL The symptoms caused by
the late serious relapse are passing away and
| his condition is more hopeful than yesterday.
| LONDON, April Sat 10 o'clock last night
Beaconsfield's condition was unchanged. At 1
TINS morning he was sleeping comfortably.
The Chic Earthquake.
LONDON, April 8.-A dispatch from Chic Of
Thursday evening says that the slight shocks
| continue: Large quantities of blankets, goods
| and medicines are shipped for Syria by each
steamer Two hundred sappers have left the
Piraeus IN gunboat to bury the dead. The
| killed. ss
April S.-Goschen, British
ambassador, has sent Mayer Trotter to Scio to
| distribute relief to 60 villages The number
| of victims is now estimated at 5000.
ATHENS, April s.-Sixty sappers with
material for huts have gone to Scio. The
mayor of the Island appeals for every sort of
relief Four thousand persons are without
bread. Prominent Athenians are aiding the
| government IN affording relief.
Failures in the LIVERPOOL Cotton Trade.
j. D. Phillips & Co., cotton brokers, and R.
oode There cotton IT. oh ase
suspensions in the cotton trade.
The Socialist Most.
| The Post states that A. M. Sullivan, M. P,
will hold the leading brief for the defence of
Herr Most, and he is instructed to apply to
| the Court of Queens Bench for q mandamus
| to compel Sir James Ingham, Chief Magis,
| trQta 0f tho ROW Sfroat Polipa GOurt IN od.
init Most to bail. &aR]
The Italian Ministry. BRl
ROME, April SIT is reported the King will
| summon the party of the Right to form a
cabinet. The senate adopted the bill for
| abolition OF the forced currency.
Resignation OF the Duke of Argyll.
LONDON, April SIN the Lords to-day the
Duke of Argyll, Lord Privy Seal, expressed
his deep sorrow at leaving the cabinet. He
said he did SO because of the land bill alone.
Although not opposed to the extension of
ownership Of land by peasants he was opposed
to bill which would destroy ownership of
land by other classes
The Duke of Argyll's Successor.
The Standard says: Lord Carlingford,
| formerly Mr. Chichester Fortescue, has ac-
| cepted the Office of lord privy seal vice the
Duke Of Argyll, and will take charge of the
land bill in its passage through the House of
Lords.
A Distinguished Forger.
Count Hamilton, chancellor Of the ex-
chequer of the university at Upsal, Sweden,
has been arrested on charge OF forgery to the
amount of $4,000. The names counterfeited
include those Of the King and Queen.
The Gear to Visit Germany.
BERLIN, April S.-The Gar has expressed
the intention Of visiting Emperor William in
The Land Bill Criticised.
LONDON, April S.-The Post makes a sweep
ing attack On the landlord and tenant clauses
of the land bill 1t sees no objection to clauses
providing for the advances of money for pur-
chase, reclamation and emigration provided
proper security is taken and concludes as
follows:
sit is a measure which will require most
careful and jealous consideration. It goes far
in the direction of the principles of the land
league. 1t proposes change in principles of
Irish land tenure which Gladstone ten years
ago would have condemned as revolutionary
and which had It been suggested to him he
would have rejected as impracticable.'
The Standard strongly condemns the clauses
for appropriating money and says the first
part of the bill with due revision and amend
ment might be passed in the present session,
but the bill as supplemented yesterday even
ing contains material which would require at
least two sessions before they could be moulded
into serviceable act Of parliament
The DAILY News while deploring the resigua-
ton of the Duke of Argyll says the bill meets
The Times says several meetings Of Irish
members were held last night. The general
opinion was favorable to the Land bill, but ex-
ception was taken in a number of instances to
the fact that no provision was made for the
laboring classes. At meeting of the Ulster
members it was decided to recommend the bill
to the Ulster tenantry. A correspondent
states that the Home Rnlers are determined
to oppose the emigration clauses.
The Greek Question.
LONDON, April 8. The Times correspondent
at Athens, referring to the note of the Powers
on the frontier question delivered to the Greek
Government yesterday, adds: Premier Cou-
moundouros has promised to reply to the note.
1t is easy to foresee that unless some form of
coercion is used, the Government must refuse
the proposals. The nation considers itself
engaged to the Epirotes in Mariner which
will not permit it to withdraw, except under
necessity. believe the Ministry would accept
the terms of the Powers if popular opinion
and war. The addition of Prevesa would
probably have enabled Greece to accept the
terms. A battalion of infantry has started for
the frontier
The Telegraph in England.
The Times says the Anglo-American tele-
graph shares are one half of one per cent. high
or. There was sharp advance in West In
dia and Panama telegraph shares upon the re-
ports that Jay Gould has arranged great
combination which will include the absorption
of the latter line and that arrangements for
pooling receipts of all Atlantic cable compan-
les including the new cable of Mr.. Gould are
nearly completed.
Proceedings in the Commons.
In the Commons to-day Lord Elcho liberal
Conservative gave notice that he would op-
pose the land bill by an amendment that
while the house was willing to consider any
measure based upon sound principles, the
present bill is economically unsound. unjust
and impolitic.
Mr. Gladstone said he could not at present
give government right for discussion. He
also said in reply to Sir Stafford Northcote that
he confirmed with the deepest concern the
resignation of the Duke of Argyle, lord privy
seal, and gave as reason thereof namely his
objection to portion of the land bill. He
said further in reply to question that he
could not defer the debate on the second read
ing of the land bill beyond April 25th.
Sir Stafford Northcote Conservative stated
that the leaders of the OPP osition were not re-
sponsible for Lord Elcho's motion in opposi-
ton to the land bill. He said it involved such
important financial and political questions
that they did not yet know how they will at
tack it.
The House of Commons adjourned until
the 25th inst, and the House of Lords until
the 9th of May.
The Russian Nihilists.
The dispatch from Berlin to the Times says
telegram from St. Petersburg mentions re-
port that the car has received from the Nihilist
committee printed proclamation, dated
March %, Offering to lay down their arms in
return among other things for a constitution
and amnesty for all revolutionists On the other
hand, the engineers continue their search for
mines in the purlieus of the Annitchkoff Pal
ace, and another is spoken of as having been
discovered leading from the Admiralty to the
Soltykoff entrance of the Winter palace.
Parnell Endorses the Land Bill,
Parnell in a speech at Birmingham to-day
declaI ed he considered the land bill honest
and sincere.
CoNsrANT1NoPLE, April s. France proposes
an International commission to transfer to
Greece the coded territory. Russia has inform
ed Austria that Greece cannot count upon mil
tary assistance from Russia.
Trial Of the Cars Assassins.
ST.. PETERSBURG, April 8. The trial of the |
late Emperor's assassins began yesterday, but
adjourned till to-day. JeliaboH conducts his
own defence
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