The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-06-13
FOREIGN.
German Built and Manned Iron
clads for China.
The Trial OF the Dynamite Con
spirators.
dying from Starvation in Asia
Minor.

BERLIN, June 12--After witnessing tho trial
trip yesterday Of the Chen Yuen, new
Chinese iron clad built at Htettin, Marquis
Tseng ON the part Of China had an audience
with Count Won Hatzfeldt, the minister OF
foreign affairs. The latter had Just previously
received the Baron Won Brandt German minis
ter 10 China, on HIS return from Pekin He
stated that Baron Won Brandt has proceeded TO
Paris. The whole affair is the subject OF much
comment In Berlin. Prince Won Hohenlohe,
the German ambassador at Paris, Is expected
70 arrive shortly. The Paris Temps maintains
that II a contest occurs between France and
China before the Chen Yuen is ready for sea,
the vessel must be detained by her German
builders until hostilities have ceased. II Is
the intention TO take the Chen Yuen to China
under the German flag and manned by Ger
man crew.
Charged with Swindling EmiGrants
PARIS, June 12.-The trial began to-day Of
the Marquis de Kays and seventeen other per
sons charged with mansaughter in that they
despatched old sailing vessels to the island of
Port Breton, Oceanica, with emigrants, most
OF wnom died on the passage or after arrival
from hunger and disease. They are also
charged with fraud in the sale Of imaginary
land in Port Breton.
Trial OF the Dynamite Conspirators.
The trial of the men concerned in the dyna-
mite conspiracy, who are charged with treason,
felony, was resumed this morning. The stew
ard OF the steamship Parthia, on which DR..
Gallagher, Bernard Gallagher, and Ansburgh
sailed from New York in March last, was
placed on the stand and cross examined by
Ansburgh, who ELECTED from the witness that
no more connection apparently existed be-
tween him (Ansburgh) and either OF the Gal
laghers than existed between him and the
other passengers Precautionary measures on
an elaborate scale are being taken to prevent
rescue OF the prisoners while they are being
conveyed TO and from the court. Twelve
mounted policemen with drawn swords sur
round the van containing the prisoners, and
policemen armed with revolvers ride inside
the wagon. The streets through which the
van passes are also cleared to allow the rapid
passage of the vehicle.
The boy employed in Whitehead's shop at
Birmingham, ON being called TO the witness
table, refused to swear that Wilson was one OF
the men who visited his employer. Some SER
wants at hotel in Birmingham, and other
witnesses from there, however, swore that they
saw Wilson leaving the town with trunk,
which was noticeably heavy.
Heavy Failure in Annoy.
The Times, in its financial article this morn
ing, says Elles & Co., the largest merchants in
Annoy, have gone into liquidation. Unfavor-
able results are expected. II is understood that
the firm has been unfortunate in operations in
tea and sugar.
Famine In Asia Minor.
Intelligence has beea received of the ex-
istence of a famine in the Kurdish district of
Asia Minor. Many persons have died from
starvation. Grain is selling at six times its
usual price.
The German Church Bill.
BERLIN, June 1.-The governments church
bill has been referred by the lower house OF
the Landstag TO a committee composed of q
members, and the House has adjourned until
the 2lst inst.
Proceedings in the House of Commons.
LONDON, June lin the House of Com,
mons this afternoon Mr.. Treyeyan, Chiei
Secretary for Ireland, stated that the body Of
Jury, the Dublin hotel keeper, whose death it
was reported was caused by poison administer
ed by Inyincibles, had been exhumed and that
noitrace Of poison bad been discovered
Trevelyan also stated that Peter lyman (No.
- had boasted after the death OF Jury that he
had poisoned him, and no donbt this was
generally believed among the Inyincibles