The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-17
ACROSS THE SEA.
NEWS REPORTED Bl CABLE FROM
OTHER LANDS THAN OURS. !
ALARMING EARTHQUAKE IN
COSTA RIGA. CENTRAL
AMERICA.
Latest Reports from stanley. SC.

san JOSH. DE COSTA RIcA. January o
At 420 A. VI, December 3Oth. the sever
est earthquake experienced since 1882.
was felt throughout the Republic of
Costa Rica In San Jose both the capi-
t)l ami the magnificent cathedral. front.
ing the plblic square. which required
ten years labor 10 erect at AN eXpendi-
tdre OF Sl0OO,OU are I'm ruins The
presidential palace. city hall. National
post0ilice and dozen other public build
ings were almost wrecked. Adyices
from surrounding cities report the shock
even more severe and bring accounts of
the loss OF both life and property. The
latest estimate of the damage through
ont the country exceeds 5000.
900. The volcano so suddenly
becoming active is the Boas
located some twenty-eight miles north
west of this city al an altitude OF $50
feet from the sea. IL had been sleeping
for years, and only a couple of weeks
since a party of explorers after a visit
there reported the crater entirely filled
up. But now IL has broken out with all
its fury in another place half mile dis
tant from the original mouth An ave
rage of three slight shocks have been
felt daily since the first Business In this
city is suspended houses are deserted.
and the population are living and sleep
ing under tents in the streets I'm eXpec-
fancy of another shock even more severe
and destructive than Che first
LETTER FROM STANLEY.
BRussELs, January ia letter has
been received here from Henry VI Stan.
ley, written on August 18th. 90 Tippoo
Tib The letter is dated from Bona. of
Banalaya Muretia. II was brought by
messenger 10 Stanley Falls. and sent
from there 10 the coast. and arrived here
last night by post This letter is the
only one from Stanley that has reached
the coast IA vet The remainder of
Stanlcy's letters, which were brought
from him by messengers, remain at
Stanley Falls. and will not arrive i'm Eu-
rope for two or three months. In the
letter Stanley says that he and his eXpc-
dition are in good health.
FURTHER NEWS FROM ITALY EXPECTED.
LoNDoN, January 16.-Concerning
Stanley's letter TO Tippoo Tib, Sir Fran
els DeWintOn says il merely confirms the
explorers previous disappearance and
furnishes little additional information.
He expects that further reports from
Stanley viii shortly De fOrthcOm-
ing A great deal of speculation
is rife as To- why the letter TO TippoO Tib
was forwarded 20 Brussels and the other
from Stanley withheld, but as
yet no theory has been arrived at that
will serve TO explain the circumstances.
An AERoNAUr BELIEVED TO BE LOST.
ANTWERP January l6.-Henri Wolff,
the celebrated Dutch aerOnaut, ascended
in a balloon to-day, accompanied by
Lieutenant Daniel The balloon was
driven seaward, and il is feared that its
occupants are lost
MINISTER PHELPS HATES To LEAVE ENG
LAND.
LONDON, January l6.-United States
Phelps, at the Fishm0nger's
Company banquet tonight, responding
tO toast said THE only complaint
/ bring against this country is that my
experience here makes 10 more diff
cult 10 say goodbye than 10 perform
any other duty which has deyolyed upon
me since | came here In conclusion
he said that in saying farewell he would
adopt the poets sentiment, Say not
good night, bat in some happier day bid
me good morning
THE LATE EMPEROR FREDERICK DIARY
BERLIN. January l6-The Raclen-
.aqer publishes, by command OF Emperor
the Indictment brought against
Professor Geiicken, in order 10 enable
the public to judge as TO the administra-
ton of justice i'm his case The indictment
states that Professor Geiiickin was not
only not authorized TO diyulge the con-
tents of the diary of the late Emperor,
bat that Emperor Frederick himself ex-
pressed the Iopinion that it should be
made public only after the lapse OF a
long period following his death
CABLE FLASHES
PARIS, January l6.-A majority Of the
R0yalsts in the Department of the Seine
nave decided 10 vote for Boulanger
MADRID, January l6-The anarchists
attending the Peace Congress recently
led here, decided TO ferment a gen
.ral revolution in Europe in the event of
/ war involving amy OF the continental .
powers.