The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-03
THE OLD WORLD.
A City in India Destroyed by an
Earthquake.
Nearly One Hundred People Reported
Killed.
Serious Anti-J Jewish Riots Again
Break Out in Vienna
Sir Peter Lumsden Says the Anglo Rus
sian Difficulty is Not Yet Settled.


Incidents During Victor Hugo's Funeral.
PAsIs, June 2.--Metz, Strasbourg, and all the
iostressed towns IN the annexed provinces of
Alsace and Lorraine were we'll represented at
victor Hugo's funeral. Prince Hohenlohe,
g9e German ambassador, was absent from the
diplomatic stand.
During the progress of the procession, a vast
scsHolding on the Place Cluny collapsed.
Many persons were injured, but none were
kliied. The fall caused great panic and con-
fusion, but the procession was soon reformed.
another disturbance occurred this morning in
the Champs Elysees.
On the Avenue des Champs Elysees at Rue
ae Baltic, stands the fine residence OF Baron
ESoger. Desiring to protect his grounds from
the intrusion OF the crowds who were gathered
even at midnight, to secure good places from
whence to view the funeral procession of Vic
tor Hugo, the Baron employed numbsr of
masons to imbed on the garden wall quantity
OF broken glass. The crowd objected to this
proceeding, saying that thoagh the Baron had
legal right to act SO, he was morally wrong,
because In the event of rush, the people
would be torn and cut by the glass; The ma
sons, however, gave no heed to the protests of
the people, and the latter compelled them to
deslst, demolished what work they had already
done, and took possession of the wall. The
baron Called upon the police, but, under the
circumstances they refused to interfere.
All the French business houses and sbops
IN LAMA, Peru, were closed yesterday, and the
national eolors were displayed draped and at
hali-mast, as mark of respect for the late
Victor Hugo.
Ihe Capital City of Cashmere Ruiaed by
AN Earthquake.
LONDON, June 2.-Serinagur, the capital
city OF Cashmere, in India, was visited nv =
frightful earthquake on Sunday last. The
greater part OF the city was destroyed, and the
cavalry barracks are a mass of ruins Fifty
persons are known to have been killed, and
nnDdreds OF the injured have already been
taken from the general wreck. The total loss
OF life, or the number of MANNED must remain
unknown for some days, as many OF the inhab-
ltaRts still lie buried in the ruins. When the
shocks were first felt, the people realized that
they were being subjected to the awful possi-
Dllltles OF an earthquake, and the widest nam
lc seized them. Everyone able to do SO rushed
from the dwelling houses and fled to boats on
the river, and on the lakes, or sought the open
country The terrified inhabitants are now
canpea 10 tne helds that surround the town.
Serlnagur is near the centre OF the Vale of
Cashmere, and that whole territory has expe-
rieneed terrible earthquake shocks. The dam
age throughout the Vale is enormous The
loss IN cattle is also very great. The alright
ed people seem to be utterly helpless, and sue
cor is being sent to them as rapidly as the In
dian authorities can organize relief MANY of
tne houses yet standing show large rents in
their walls, and must be RACED to the ground.
The she sks have not yet ceased, and this fact
greatly retards the work of rescuing the peo.
PIE pinned down IN the debris, and it is feared
that many Of these must perish before thew
can be reached by the relief parties.
SERINAGUR, June IA Mohammedan
mosque IN the little town of Sopur, 20 miles
north OF Serinaeur, was demolished by an
earthquake, and 20 persons were killed.
AntI-Jewish Riots iu Vienna.
/, VIENNA, june 2.-Serious anti-Jewish riots
nave again broken out, and they were renewed
yesterday with increased violence, The incit-
ing cause at the present time is the excitement
OF the people growing out OF the election agi-
tation. The Carmelito Platse was filed with
a howllng mob, and free fights were frequent.
The shops of Jews were raided and ruined,
and their owners violently assaulted, Not
less than 4O persons were severely wounded.
Ihe police made many arrests, bat still they
we're powerle1l to repress the rioters, and were
Obliged to call for the aid of the military Other
riots OF like violence and destructiveness have
taken place in WiedeD and Newban districts.
In these districtl the entirs police force is on
duty, patroling the streets and preventing the
gathering OF crowds. The German Liberal
party had three of its candidates defeated in
Vienna, which is loss Of three seats in that
CITY alone. In Locpolstadt, Herr Schneider,
the anti-Semitic candidate, was beaten "out Of
sight" and the majority against him is 6G0O
votes.
The Afghan boundary Question,
CoNsTANTINoPLE, June I'm an interview
as to the present condition of the AneIo-R Rms.
sian controversy Sir Peter Lumsdep. wbois
here, said yesterday that it might be weeks
6roiled, but that the difficulty was sure to
break out afresb, sooner or later and before
very long. The old frontier included all that
was best of some eighty miles of desert land
that is now to be given up TO Russia.
LONDON, june 2-The issue of the Blue
mi
CHAN correspondence, including the agreement
OF both governments to submit the Penideh af.
fair TO arbitration. is likely to cause angry dis
cussion OF tie whole question again. and for
while IT Will doubtless be made the ground for
another motion of censure. Every paper this
morning, except the News, comments in strong
language upon the attitude of the government
as shown IN the correspondence. What the
Blue Book really shows is that while the En-
glish minister consistently acted upon moral
grounds and gave credit for similar intentions
on the part of the Russian minister, the lat.
ter employed diplomatic phraCss simply to
gain time and accomplish his own aims on the
frontier.
The Times Constantinople correspondent
reports an interview which he had with Gen
Lumsden. The General said he believed chat
the dIthcHlty had been only temporarily
smoothed over, and the Russians were yislblv
bent upon reopening the question within a few
weeks or months at the best. Gen. Lumsden
demonstrations against the integrity of the ter
ritory of Afghanistan was to concentrate the
attention of Great Britain by directly menace
ing her Indian interests, in order that she
(hussla) might have free scope for her opera
tlons IN the direction OF the possessions of Tur.
key.
Nm the Soudan.
SUAKIM, June 2.-Today Nile boat carry
lag force\of tribal Iolice, surprised party of
Osman Dighs's men at Adiz. A fight ensued,
and ~ hostile Arabl were killed and number
taken prisoners. One hundred and fifty of
their camels and 1000 sheep were captured
The Sanitary Conference.
ROME, june 2.-The sanitary conference
Whlcn mas oeen In Eossion here for some time
IN aodltlon TO providing for i've days. quaran-
tine at Suez of infected ships from the East.
also adopted resolution declaring that shin
without doctor should undergo the eonsul's
inspection. subcommittee has been an
pointed to consider measures needful to
prevent an invasion of cholera from the Soutb
Caspian provinces.
LONDON, June 2.-The Times of this morn
ing in an editorial says: "Englshmsn will
read with alarm of the decision of the sanitary
conference at Rome placing the important
matter OF detention of vessels in the discretion
OF single medical oficer.' The article COM
tinnes: I'VE have no hesitation in saving
tnat England cannot possibly agent to such
regulation which would prove to be an en-
pargo against the whole Oriental Commerce. II
Is further evidence of the unfriendly spirit
OF European powers led by France.'
an AncendIary Roasted Over a Bonfire
VIENNA, June "A village in Northern
Hungary, containing AGO houses was recently
destroyed by an incendiary fire, and 1C0 per-
sons rendered deJtitnte. The enraged popu-
lace discovered the culprit, and roasted him to
death over bonfire.