The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-13
FOREIGN NEWS.
SIR CHARLES RlVSELL CONCLUDES
HIS ADDRESS.
ANADJOURNNENT or THE PAR
NEIL COMMISSION
ST. PETERs SILENCE CAUSES
TNEASTSE~S.
Tho senate Assemblies 10 Try Boulanger
and Others-A Decision In New York
Aurctin. the Western tuiou-A
Reduction IA wagss.

LoyDoS. April i2-Sir Charles Rus
sell concluded bis address on behalf OF
che parnellife5 before the Parneli com
mission to-day. lie said he would un
dcriakc t0 show that the money Parnel
gave 20 Byfne was meant for the ordi
nary purposes of the Land League, and
not. as was alleged, to enable Byrne "a
escape lie declared that Parnell was
not aware that Byrne was in peril.
AZ the opening of the commission,
said Sir Charles, said that we repre-
.entcd the accused The positions are
now reversed. There sit the accuse,
.pOiniing with scOrn 40 Messrs. Walter
ana Macdonald, the proprietor and pub
Usher of the Times, who sat together ai
one sidel The inquiry will hasten the
true union of the kingdom, and will dispel
fhe ClOud that darkcns the history of a
noble race
I'm concluding his address Sir
Charles Russell. said The court
na. trying the history of the
Irish revolution, and he asked for Il a
fair and generous consideration II
prosperity Nas returning 90 Ireland, he
said. 81 would thank God but aiiair-
are unhealthy when people consider that
tO imnrIs0n "a member of the House OF
Common made of that member hero
and martyr
"ue did noe speak, he said, merely
a- an associate of the members of Oh,
House of Commons, but be spoke for OBJ,
land of DIS h.rth, and ,,as Doe believed, IN
lle best interests OF England. The in
ouirv. which Was intended io De a curse
had been % BLESSING. and that whichi wa'
designed t0 ruin one man had been his
Sinl.oaii1n
The commission Adjourned until the
1Uth instant
TRYING BoCLANoEH
PANS April l2-rhe Senate assem-
blei to-day for the trial OF General Bou
anrcr and others The president OF tht
senate read the decree constituting the
senate "a tribunal for the trial. Procurer.
General Quesuay then read the charge,
against MN Bouhngcr and Rocheiorl
land C0un, Dillon, the grounds Tor thl
trial The session then became secret
one aud the public Withdrew
SUGAR. NAREET
LoyDoy. April 12.-The sugar market
IS booming to-day and dealings are a..
tended with considerable excitement. \
report is current to the effect that II is
mostly I'm the hands OF "A few continental
capitalists.
INTENSELY DRAMATIC.
LogDoN. April l2 Sir Charles Rus
ser- uol0miion before the Pafnell COM
mission to-day was intensely dramatic
During the delivery of bis last sentences
DE was chokod with emotion. and many
of Dis passages were inaudible even io
the court Presiding Justice iiannen
face was flushed with excitement as he
handed down DIS c0ngratulatory 10 the
sneaker and hi- whole expression and
demean0r betrayed his admiration Of the
orator il NOT his sympathy with the
sentiments of the orarion.
Sir Richard T. Webster, attorney
elai. 0n reading fhe Justices note con-
ymtumrng Sir Charles upon his speech
exclaimed. on course, so we all think.
The general belief is that the Imas
case is completely demolished and that
il 0nl. remains ior tire Parnellites o.
bring ihe proceedings 10 speedy close
Sir Charles iussclls speech is 90 bee
printed in pamphlet form for circulation
throughout Great Britain, America, and
the col0uic7
THE PRESIDENT ,OvI-ED no RECONSIDER
TuE SONINArloN or MIR BATES.
BeRIIN April l2.-The Cologne
Gn,ft advises President Harrison to re-
consider the nomination OF Mr. Bates
as United States Commissioner to the
Samoan conference. and iu the course
of % long editorial ON the subject says
In Furone it is not the custom that a
political agent. previous 10 his departure
0n mission. should announce 20 the
world m new paper AS Mr.. Bates did
DIS views 0n the disputed questions with
which Doe is about fo deal In a diplomatic
capacity Americans however, have q
way of their OWN 10 diplomatic matters
and ihe old world will have 10 get ac
cu.fOmed 20 lhe ways OF the new world
LoNDoN. April l2.-The officers Of The
Chester say that they remained near The
disabled steamer for some time, and hail
ed it frequently To- make sure that nc
one was ON board There were no sign.
of life. however There were no wreck
aye aboul the vessel, and it is thought
that ali hands were saved
GERMANY S COCRr DRESS CHANGED.
BrnLN. April le-The oit-repeatec
statement that tAe style OF the German
court dres. would shortly be changed to
costume similar 10 that worn during
the reign of Frederick and tor some
time thereafter, is confirmed. The