Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-23
FoREIGN NEWS.
An Earthquake at Tokio-Editors
Puntshed-FIOOds.

JaDgreSe edNlces 10 Mhy -i' ih' "-f
Mail lnewspapeD states that an earthquake
Of most unusual character was recorded AZ
2:O7 T.. NJ, April 18th, in the Seismologica,
Observatory 81 the Imperial University al
Toxic. The peculiarly OF the phenomenon
av not In it, violence but IN the extreme
.Iowness Of lie oscillations, II taking from
four 10 seven seconds 10 complete the torth-
opd.b,ck motion, chiefly IN a HORIZONTAL
plane living south ana north. There were
few vertical motions, however, Of equally
slow periods. The pncnomenon fasted ten
minutes and thlrty.six seconds. No damage
Wa done.
The Yokohama pipers give an account ol
the severe punishment OF two japanese
journalists who published win shttch
new liberd constitution picture OF
skeleton on the Emperol's throne. one was
sentenced 10 three yegrs' imprisonment ana
was fined, while the other received one year
In prison and wa fined.
count Herbcrl Bismarck l. 10 receive the
japanese decoration Of the First Order oil
Merit and The Ggsud order OF the Rising
sun for his services in the treaty revision ana
engagement Ol the imperial advisers.
Tleayy floods have done great damage IN
several provinces snd in the city OF kioto'
"uLFGNTY Is BRED ~ U.s.
rBv hngio-Ameriran cable 10 the Di'patch.l
LoNUos. Nav 22.-Mr. William O'Bren
continued hl, testimony before the Parneh
Commission to-day. He dcuied that be bad
ever published in the. Emitted Ireland srtl-
Gle. melting to Outrage. The league, he
said, was founded chiefly 10 oppose The Sc
cIci landlord combination. The landlords
hldi formed q combination, having nominal
capital O. El.OD0,OUO, for tie purpose OF
carving Out eyictions hY the wholesale ana
rcplacin. me evicted tenant, with the c0lo-
nics 0f trnaut. from other countries. he ma
b,cn member OF a committee oi the league
since its organization. Witness Dad never
heard suggestion 10 encourage tutrage'
several hrlurh-. ~ the league had been sup
prls.rd in consequence Of the strong Ian
gllort used % the meeting and the excessive
b0ycottiug ~ which they res0rtcd. Witness
attended the convention IN America m 1886.
he had no connection with The dynamiiards
while there. TIE vast bulk OF those who at
tended the convention were men OF the
highest Standing. Witness saw Patrick
Ford az the convention. Ilc sppesred to De
sorry for the attitude he had previously
taken.
The cross-erammltion OF O'Brien was
conducted hy Acknowledgement Webster.
Witness said he could not produce any re.
cord Of the league suppressing The branches
or protesting against bOycottng. lie did
not consider boyc0tiuc unconstitutional. II
vas simply the lrisn for bickbal.ing. lie
drew adi~tiucfian between crimuallty and
iilegalty. The lri,n,' he SAID, have an
earnest. healthy reputation for criminaiity.
A. 10 uleC1nt7, meaning lrreyerence for the
law ss law, Illegally is bred ia rs"
This remark occa,ioned laughter.
In answer 10 further questions by the At
t0ruey.Gencral. O'nricu said II was impossl-
lle 90 say what is legal sHd what b illegal IN
Ireland. Anything That TWO resident magl,-
trates say {, law. The league certainly
tended 10 lessen outrage. hut no league or
human power could prevent crime ia such q
crisis - that Of 1879. lie bad never advised
the people o. assist the Government In the
detection Of crime because that would be
accepting q rcsnonibihly that the league
wholly rcpudiltcd. Tie United Ireland bad
never denounced the secret societies. The
league had woancd nineteen-tweuteths OF
the people IN Ireland from sucn societies.
LONDON RACES.
IovD0N. May - The event 81 the second
day Of the Newmarket second .prlng meet
Ing was q race FOR the Newmarket stakes OF
1900 soyereigns boy subscription OF 80 Soye-
reirn- each for three-ycar.Olds-the second
10 receive ], O0O sOyereigns and the third 800
,oycrcIgn< out % the stakes. any surplus TO
be equally divided smong the other duly
qualified starters. one mile and two fur
longs GOA ,ub.cribers). Tho race was won
hy the Duke Of Portland's bay colt Donovan
by Galopn out Of MowcrlnA with the same
owners bay colt rurcophone by Galopin out
Lady Mar second. and j. liammOnd's chest
nut colt Laureate by Petriarch out Of Mecaria
Third. There were seventeen starters.
THE SAMOAN CONFERENCE.
BfGIIN. MAY 92.-Tuc conference on the
samoan question met again to-day. The
session lasted rom until 1870 O'Clock.
Tie spcci1l correspondent 81 the AssO-
ciatcd Press learns TIM, evening that contrary
90 the expectation there was no difficulty en-
couutercd during the deliberations OF the
conference 90 II, session to-day. The ques-
lion ~ indemnity to be paid by the samoans
for the killing Of the Germans at Apia by
the natives was brought up, but was LETT 10
the Working Committee. This actlOn Is
taken rs an indication that The question can
bc solved here. The next session Of the con-
ference will be held next week. The final
adjournment may occur then.
EMPEROR AND KING.
BERLIN, May 23.-There was a parade Of
The Berlin ana Snudau garr.ons to-day IN
honor OF King llumbert. The TROOPS We're
reviewed by Emperor william and the hing
KrgIIN. Nav 22-Ihis evening King
Uumbert and thc Prince II Naples visited
Prince Bismarck snd were entertained at
luncheon in the palace. The Emperor pro-
po.ed a toast 20 the King. lie thanked the
kiue for the mart OF friendship shown by
hi. visit To- Berlin. and said the troops he had
inst reviewed were also grateful aud proud