The Portland daily press., 1884-12-23
THE OLD WORLD.
Emperor Williams AssaiIants Sentenced
to Death.
Russia Urged to Take Possession
of Corea.

ST.. PETERSBURG, Dee GA severe famine
Is in progress in Archangel owing to the
failure OF the grain and potato crops.
Anarchists Sentenced.
LEIPsIC, Dec. 22.-Sentences were pro-
nouneed to-day in the cases of the anarchists
who have been tried during the last week for
an attempt to assassinate the Emperor Will
liam. Reinsdorf, Rupsch and Kueohler were
sentenced to DEATH Holzhaner and Bach
mann we're condemned to ten years penal
servitude. Sobengen, Rheinbach and Tollmer
were acquitted.
The CongO Country.
LONDON, Dec. 22.-England, Germany, Hol-
land aud Italy are now in accord upon the
proposition to neutralize the territory of the
African International Association. The en-
tenlte c0rdtdte between Germany and France Is
tending to a rupture, as France persists in her
opposition to the naturalization of the terri
tory.
The Gross Gazette in a semi-official article
expresses astonishment that France, which
until recently has shared in the goodwill
toward the Intern ational Association, now
wishes to despoil the association of its terri
tory, The Gazette says that Germany will de-
fend the interests of the International Associa-
tion which are those of all Germans, knowing,
as she does, that German traders will find in
the territory Of the association better vel
come than they would in the French territory
An Attempt 10 Blow Up Windsor Rail
way Station with Horse Medicine.
The alleged dynamite plot to blow up the
Windsor railway station turns out to be lu-
dicrous mistake on the part of the police The
fragments of the so-called internal machine
with American elock-work attachments have
been examined by Colonel Majendie chief in
spector OF explosives, aud he reports that they
are parts OF patent fishing tscke The tin
cans said to have contained dynamite have
been found to be harmless. being filled with
ordinary oilmau's paint. The bottle which
the police asserted was filled with nitro-glycer-
inc contained patent horse medicine.
Russia Urged 20 Raise Her Flag Over
COrea.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec, 22.-The Novoe
Vremy, in an article discussing Rossia's inter-
ests In Corea. urges the government to seize
the opportunity now offered by the rebellion in
that land to raise the Russian flag and SO sup
plant England or auy other power competing
for influence in that quarter, and at the same
time obtain the much desired port on the
Pacific coast which is not frozen over in Win
ter sooner or later. The paper adds: Russia
will have to settle accounts with China. 1t is
OF the utmost importance to determine def
nitely whether Russia or China shall predomi-
nate in Cores. 1t was a nephew of the Queen
and not the Kings son who was recently mur-
dered in Corea.
Egypfs Affairs.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 22.-The st. Petersburg cor
respondent of the Nord, in a despatch referring
TO the demand of Russia and Germany for ad-
mittanee to Caisse de la Dstte Publiqua of
Egypt, says iJ is impossible to permit a con-
tinuanoa of the state of things in Egypt that Ia
SO harmful to the common interests. The
solution OF the Egyptian problem has become
urgent, because the political movement of
Europe now tends in the direction OF colonial
acquisition. Egypt is destined to become the
key Of the new policy. This may result in
the settlement of the Egyptian question ia a
manner favorable to the Continental powers
by the formation Of mixed commission
charged with the task OF studying ON the spot
whether the British proposals are we'll or ill
founded
PARIS, Dec. 22-The St. Petersburg des-
patch to the Brussels Nord with reference TO
the settlement of the Egyptian question
creates profound sensation here. 1t is be-
lieved that the despatch embodies the opinions
OF the powers in regard to the creation of a
mixed commission, aud that such action is
tantamount to a rejection Of tho English pro-