The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-23
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
NEWS OVER THE CABLE FROM
OTHER LANDS.

Canada Excited over Tngiand's Refusal
to Protect Her In Behring >ea-Mr..
Maybrick. Sentence Commnsd-A >o-
BILE VIII, >quander- Fortune.
CHICAGO. August 22.-A Nelcs'
special from Ottawa, Ont. says: I'm
pOrtant dispatches from the British
Government arrived here Monday re-
garGing the Behring Sea difficulty. and
Sir John Macdonald, who has been
spending holiday az the seaside. has
hurriedy started for Ottawa. Tho
Cabinet met yesterday TO consider the
dispatches. which il is learned. say
explicitly that the British Government
declines to allow its Pacific squadron to
afford protection to the Canadian seal
ers found in Behring Sea.
A PRINCE 5 FORTUNE sQUANDERED.
VIENNA. August PA sensation has
been caused here by the disclosure that
Prince SulkOwski, who was until re.
Gently confined IN the aristocratic lu-
matte asy lum at Dobling. on being pro-
nonnced sane by the professors, sought
to secure again the control OF his
estate, but found that there was abso-
lutely n0thing-his wife during his con-
iinement in the asylum having squan-
dered the Princes fortune.
CANDIDATE OF NOTORIErY.
LONDON. August 22.-Thomas Booth.
of Bolton. until to-day was unknown
in fame; but this is the case no longer.
At a bound he jumped into public
favor this morning, by proclaiming in
the newspapers that he was willing
and ready to hang in place of Mrs.
Mayorlck. Now that the death sen
tence has been commuted. the public
are anNi0usly awaiting another offer
from Mr.. Booth in the morning.
HIGHER TARIFFS WANTED IL FRANCE.
LONDON. August %. There is consid.
able agitation for higher tariffs through.
out France. more especially in the rural
districts, where the small peasant pro-
prietors complain bitterly of the com
petition food products from America
and other countries.
ROME, August 92.-The English.
Scotch and American colleges here have
united I'M sending TO the Catholic Uni
veislty at Washington, marble bust Of
81. Thomas Aquinas.
MRS. MAVERICKS SENTENCE COMMITTED.
LONDON. August 22.-lt is officially
announced that Mrs. Maybrick hal been
commuled 10 penal seryitude for life.
In the House Of Commons this after
noon Mr. Henry Matthews. Home See.
retary, replying To questions by Messrs.
PuestOn and Macdonald. declined 10
make statement regarding the advice
which had been rendered to the Queen
IN regard 10 the case Of Mrs. MAVERICK
The Home Secretary's decision is
based ON the conflict Of the medical
testimony given at the trial upon the
point whether the quantity OF the poi
son administered by the prisoner to her
husband was sufficient to Kill. The
lawyers and the judge whom Mr.
Matthews consulted were unanimously
Of the opinion that il was MIS-. May
brick 8 intention 10 commit murder.
All the morning papers express satis-
faction at the cOmmutation Of Mrs.
Maybrick 5 sentence. and commend
Mr.. Matthews for the able manner in
which he has discharged his duty.
THE BFHRING SEA DIFFICULTY.
LONDON, August 22.-ln the House Of
Commons tonight Mr.. Edward 4. l..
GOurley. member for Sunderland. adj
dressed an inquiry to the Government
As to what action bad been taken il any.
20 SECURE redress for the unwarranted
seizures of British sealing vessels on the
nigh seas by American cruisers. Sir
James Ferguson. Under Foreign Sec
retary' replied that negotiations were
now m progress between Her Ma jesty ;
Government and that at Washington
on the subject Of the seizure referred
to. lie had no doubt whatever that "A
satisfactory settlement would be reach.
ell between the two governments.