The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-16

SIR CHARLES TUPPER AMUSED AT
TIE IDEA.

IlL IDEA.
AOVENENT TO RESTORE TIL
POPE'S TEMPORAL POWER.
PRINCE BISMARCK ~ THE SAMOAN
TROUBLES.
Action 81 the rarnell Comml.siou-Terrl.
bic suffering In BraziI-Toreign
New, aud Gable
Flashes.
LONDON, February lJ.-Sir Charles
upper, Canadian High Commissioner,
speaking at q banquet at Onsl0w 20.
night, said he was amused at tlo reports
that Sir John A. Mcdonald was about
20 retire from the premiership of the
Dominion. and that aDads WAS right
for union with the United States. lie
expressed the hope that the day VS.
fax distant when Sir Soln Macdonald
would De- retired. and said that while dc-
string always friendly mmuniOn with
the United States. 20 was extremely un-
likely that i'm Canada tho question of
annexation would even Dc seriously con.
sidered. The dominion. he declared
would Away remain British
THE PoPE's TEMPORAL POWER.
LoNDoV. February ID, is stated on
reliable authority that negotiations are
pending between the Pope and King
liumber for the restoration OF The Pope
temporal power The relaIning of ibis
sovereignty fol the head of tine Roman
Church, which the Italian Government
has long denied Leo and hispledecossor
is the dearest wish of tHe Pope who
never missed an opportunity to make his
desires on This subject known io The OUT
side world. The Poncs ambition is Co
emerge from what Le regards o., % COM
lition Oi impri-0nmont and WELD tlc
power that once pcr8ined tO flc Church
of Rome The force brought 10 bear
upon King Humbei through tAe dipl0-
matte cudeay0rs OF The Pope with other
nations has doubtless been great, blt DO
las been sufficient t0 cOclce Imheu
into making The concession demanded
However, tAe crave condition of laI5 s.
finances has. 10 /. stated, proven mOie
potent than considerations, AND DC i- Tins
that has induced the King 20 contemplate
The proposition 10 the Pope, what the
latter considers rightly his own.
THL PARNELL COMMISSION
LoNDoN, February lJ.-Mr. Parnell
was present at the sitting of the Pimell
Commission to-day. Mr. Soames. couu-
s.. tOr the Times. submitted schedule of
ail tle signatures OF the Irish leaders In
his possession. He said that Mr. Par
uelis writing varied considerably. I'm
one of the letters submitted Mr. Parnells
name is written six different ways.
Richard PigOtt, the man who is charged
with forging the Pamell letters, next
took the stand aud made the statutory
declarations He then testified that So.
lcitor Lewis, of Mr. Paruels counsel
had offered him II 900 ii De would swear
bat be had forged TIE letters printed Ia
thc Iius5
BISMARCK Of SAMOAN Affairs
LoNDoS, February ia white hook
referring to Samoa was laid 0u the table
iu fhe R..oh-tag to-day, c0nyeyIlgtle iol-
lowing information. ln February, l,es
the German Consu. at Apia reported tha
Americans and Eu.lishmau were iriur
10 provoke conflicts. I'm September
last. le reported dc.crIb.ur the support
given to Maiaaf by Capt Lcary of lhe
American navy On January Isl. Count
Herbert Bismarck complained 10 oecre-
'ary Baylrl that an American named
Klein had taken prominent part iu
the fighting in Samoa ON january.
Count Bismarck teiegmphed 90 tho
Consul no Ap.a that owing % the agree
ment with America and Great Britain
German annexation VI Samoa was im-
possible.
Later Count Bismarck informed secre-
.ary Bayard that the object of the Ger
man government was 20 punish the mur.
ierer- of Germans and safely guard Ger
man property On February Jth De
wrote % the chief of the admiralty set
ting forth that any oHe who should pro-
mote a conflict between the rebel Nataaia
and the Germans must take the cOuse-
luences. In December the consul al
Apia reported that Mataata had offered
10 surrender Ia the presence OF the Brit
sh and American cOnsuls, but that the
Jiler had been declined
On November 25th last, Prince Bis.
narck telsgraphed ID Samoa inslructlng I.
he German representatives that II the T
siudicatiOn OF Mataafa should be found .
impossible they should make the utmost /
advances toward reconciliatlng that .
10 Iamasese
On December 81 Doctor knappe, Ger .
nan Nice-COnsul at Apia, reported that /
he commander at Apia was stirring up /
he natives against the Germans On I
December 18th the merican Consul
3lacklOck-complained that drunken I
ailOrs from tie German man-ot-
var Alga, had committed outrage
n Apia, entering houses and .
y0unding men and women Nice-COn-
val Knappe reported later that foreign
rs, especially Germans. had been for
Jidden 20 interfere, and that IN conse'
iuence of this order The natives had be-
'Ome encouraged To stone German sailors
md had destroyed u great deal oi German
properly. Prince Bismarck thereupOn
l0tihed Consul knappe tina, repusa.s
would Dee necessary. but only in consO
lance with The treaties with England and
America. because Mataaia has made
be assault. he said, we interfere only
,y succoring Tamasese." Prince Bis
aarck charged Consul Kuappe to en-
reat the foreign consuls 10 combine 10
est0re peace.
kOCHLFORr DECLINES TO TI}Hr.
PARIS, February l5.-M Henr. Roche.
ort has refused 10 night duel with 81.
'ir0te.l. q French artist. residing iu LOn-
.0n ~ PirOtell claims that R0cheiorl
nsuited him in an article in bis paper
on PiIoiells car.cature OF
joulauger
Piles, fistuia,Nc.
Il has been clearly demonstrated be-
.ond the shadow OF a doubt that these
i,eases are durable pitDut the Use Of
uife. lIra,ure OF cau-tic, which RENEE
ies 40 ibis date may be classed as relics
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