The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-08-09
FOREIGN


ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 8.-A small tin box,
containing explosive material, wss, on Tues
day, thrown in Vernesinsky park from car
rage, which was being driven along the thor
oughfare. The box exploded Immediately. No
arrests have yet been made of persons suppos-
ed TO have been connected with the deed.
The Luther Festival nt Erfurt.
BERLIN, Aug. S.-Thousands OF persons are
arriving at Erfurt to participate in the festiS al
in celebration Of Martin Luther's entry into
that town.
Resignation of tho French Minister of
Marine.
PARIS, Aug. SIT is reported that M.
Charles Brun, minister of marine, has rendered
his resignation of that office in consequence Of
i'll health.
The Anti-Jewish Riots in Russia.
LONDON, Aug. S.-Advices from Ekaterinos-
lave, Russia, where demonstrations against the
Jews were made on the ID and Sd insts., state
three companies of Cossacks had arrived for
the preservation Of order. Eighteen out of a
hundred persons have been arrested for partici-
patton In the demonstrations.
The spanish Troubles.
LONDON, Aug. 8.-The Paris correspondent
of the Daily News says Senior Gorilla has re-
turned TO Spain. but he has not gone to Bada-
joZ. His friends here profess to expect scat
tered outbreaks in Spain, and hope that the
people OF Madrid will rise when the city is di-
vested of troops.
The Standards dispatch from Madrid says
the Badajoz rebels will be severely punished.
They committed pillage to excess. before flee
ing from the country.
The Jewish Persecution i'm Hungary.
1t is announced that six persons, including
four officials, will be prosecuted for the part
they played in the Jewish trial at Nyireghyha-
"a, Hungary. Louis Kossuth has written q
letter congratulating the counsel who defended
ths Jews.
The Debt of Great Britain.
LONDON, Aug. Sin the House OF Commons
last night the national debt bill passed its sec
ond reading by vote of l49 TO 90. The bill
proposes to replace terminable anBuities expir-
ing in 1885. The effect will be in 20 weeks to
cancel Gl73, ,000,C00 of the national debt.Among
the opponents Of the bill are the Irish mem
bers. Some OF the conservatives urge that the
gain by the expiration OF the annuities be ap-
piled to a reduction of taxation. The support
ers OF the measure urge, among sother things
that America and the colonies will hereafter
become formidable rivals for commercial su-
premacy, and that it is desirable to reduce the
debt while the operation may be easy. During
the debate on the bill, Mr.. Childers, Chancel
lor of the Exchequer, pointed to the example
of America. Sir Stafford Northcote, in reply,
said Mr.. Childers had omitted to mention how
the reduction of the American debt was helped
by protection.
Growing Rich by Wrecsing Vessels.
LONDON, Aug. S.-AdvlceS from Odessa
bring the details of formidable system of
fraud which has just been brought to light in
connection with the shipping trade. The
Straits of Kerbeh, or YeDikale are one of the
most dangerous passages OF the Black Sea, and
of late years the number OF vessels wrecked on
the adjoining coasts had reached an extraordi-
nary aggregate. English insurance companies
have paid indemnities amounting to many
millions Of roubles. Attention has been drawn
to the fact that great many disasters occur
red in calm weather, and other suspicious Cir
cumstances were noticed, such as fortunes rap
idly made by some of the pilots. Information
was sent to London that a former pilot, Of ltal
ian origin, was the head af band of pirates of
various nations-English, Italians, Greeks and
Russians-who made their living by disasters
on the coast. They were in collusion with the
pirates and charged huge sums for assisting
the vessels which the pilots scffered to go
ashore In less than two years fifty vessels
ance of these pirates. Au English marine in
surance company on learning of the facts, sent
agent to Odessa TO lay the matter before the
authorities. A preliminary inquiry has fully
confirmed The suspicious of The public, and 1t is
said government officials are compromised in
the matter.
The Suez Canal Company.
PARIS, Aug. 8-A meeting of the board of
directors of the Suez Canal Company, at which
the British members were present, was held
to-day. The board unanimously approved of
the letter of De Lesseps, of the Esd ult., to
Gladstone, i'd which De Lesseps informed the
English Prime Minister that hh need not con-
slider himself bound by the terms of the agree
ment in regard TO the second Snez canal, which
he had signed.