The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-08
FOREIGN NEWS.
NIIlILIsTlC ACTIVITY OVER IN ST
PETERSBURG
GERHANY'S CLANS AT THH
SAMOAN CONFERENCE.
'yIyE BOuLANGER" Sor ALLOWED
IN PARIS
Gonzales, the spanish fsecntioner Not Al.
lowed to Land In New fork-BurniDg
of Brig at Sea Destructive storm
at Buffalo.

LONDON. MAY Scarcely da,
passes nowadays that does not bring
press dispatches or private communica
tions fro m ST. Petersburg, telling of IN
creased nihiliSt activity, and a CORE
spending increase of lhe fear,
of the Gar for his safety. The
Russian police have redoubled their ef.
forts of late 10 thwart nihilst plots and
break up nihilist haunis with extremely
gratifying results, bat despite the
vigilance OF the Cars minions the
conspirators continue their work un-
daunted, and the terror of his Imperial
Majesty grows apace This state Of az
fairs, IL is said upon good authority, TO
have so affected the Cars health that his
condition gives much cause for anxiety.
Reports as to his physical and mental
health. exaggerated perhaps, but still
based upon a visible change in his ap
pearance and demeanor, are current in
London, and represent him as having
lost both flesh and spirits to an alarming
degree within the last few months.
tLkMAN1 4 = NAMOAN CLAIMS
New YORK, Nav IA Herad special
from Berlin says Germany claims salts
faction for the killing of the German
officers and sailors in the action with
Mataafas men a. Samoa on December
IL last, and compensation for losses sus-
tained by German investors and owners
OF plantations. If. therefore, the United
States will purchase the plantations
owned hy the German Company. or IL
the Samoans themselves will purchase
these plantations. pa, ment being guaran-
teed by the United States, Germany will
not make the slightest opposition 20 the
installation of MalioOta, or some one of
the minor chiefs The other condition,
equally acceptable To each of three
powers, is that the three collectively
guarantee the neutrality OF Samoa.
RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT cARNor.
PARIS, May 7.-President Carnot re.
ceiycd to-day NJ Eihel, the protector Of
the Eifel tower at the Exposition
grounds The wOrkmen who construct
ed the tower also were present.
so "vfvE noULANGER.'
PARIS, May Several persons were
arrested Yesterday for shouting Niye
B0ulanger' over 10000 people visited
the grounds yesterday
THE SAMOAN CONFERENCE.
BERLIN. May Prince Bismarck re-
ceiycd the delegates 10 the Samoan con-
ference this afternoon and conyersed
with them for three quarters of an hour.
Count Herbert Bismarck was present at
the interview,
Members Of the Samoan conference
say that no differences on the question
of principle now exist among the dele
gates, but the details Of change to be
made in the administrative and other
departments OF samoa will be
debated at length All the delegates de-
sire the neutrality of the islands. The
American delegates have achieved
marked success. and have impressed
Prince Bismarck by their iirmness and
diplomacy.
A DINNER TO EX-sECRETARY ENDICOrT
LoNDoN May Mr. Joseph Cham
berlain will give grand dinner party 10
his father-in-law, eX-Secretary EndicOtt,
who is now his guest. on Saturday Sew
notable Englishmen and Americans have
been invited
MUCH COMMENT EXCITED.
L0NDoN, May Much comment has
been excited by the ridiculous precau-
tons taken by the government to prevent
the escape of William o Brien and Ed
ward Harrington while crossing the
Irish Channel from Kingston TO Holy
head. -Four policemen slept outside the
cabin door in such positions as to pre-
vent the exit OF any one from the cabin
without them being aroused, and frequent
examinations OF the interior of the cabin
were made, 10 assure the burly consta-
bes that their weak and emacisted pris
Oners were still there. Upon arriving at
Holyhead Mr.. Harrington, who had in
sisted upon wearing MS prison garb TO
London, yielded 10 the advice of his
counsel and resumed his ordinary attire
CABLE FLASHES.
BERLIN, May Both the Emperor
and Prince Bismarck telegraphed their
to President CarnOt on
the opening Of the French exhibition.
PARIS, May Perrin, the man who
fired pistol at President Carnot on
has engaged NJ. Laguerre TO de-
fend him when be is arraigned for trial.
The supporters of the government pro-
fess 10 infer from this selection that
Perrin was hired by ,he Boulangists 10
assassinate Carn0t
LONDON, Nav Lord Randolph
Churchill abstained from voting in The
division on the second reading Of the
Naval Defense bill Lord Charles Beres
ford and all OF the Unionist members
voted for the bill.
PARIS, May IL. f. Riya Gslbau,
Spaniard, died at Bordeaux to-day at tie
advanced age Of lls years.