Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-04
FOREIGN TOPICS OF INTEREST.
Leaders I'm the Recent Portuguese Revolt MAJ
He Shot

| sons were killed and 10 injured In the night
following the revolt Of the garrison ut Oporto
against the government on Saturday last By
decree issued in Lisbon yesterday il was au-
nounced that all crimes connected with the ris-
| ing in Oporto come under the jurisdiction Of
| the military tribunals. This il interpreted to
| mean that all the civilians, as well as the
soldiers connected with the revolt will be tried
\ by martial law and that the ringlsaders viii
probably be shot.
One Of the results Of the thorough inquiry
! being made by the military and civil authori-
| ties into the cause Of the revolt of troops on
saturday last il the discovery that an effort
| was made to involve the Portuguese navy in the
so-called rev olutlon. Two sergeants of marines
belonging to the Sagres. government cor
vette, lying in the roads outside Of Oporto. en-
| nr:iny and seize the ship. The two sergeants
| were arrested while trying to make arrange
| ments for the proposed plot.
One of the nOn-commissiOned officers Of ma
rines arrested en- board the Sagres. a sergeant
named Cardosa, when questioned az to his mo-
tive in trying to get the crew to mutiny de-
clared that he was q supporter of the project to
establish a federal republic having its seat Of
| government at Oporto and independent of Lis
bon. He added that it was expected that the
movement in Oporto would have the adhesion
and support Of the Spanish revolutionary
party.
THE REPUBLICAN VOTE IN SPAIN.
feature of Sundays elections in Spain is
the great strength of the republican vote in
towns. Five large towns returned republicans
by large majorities. although Madrid, BARGE
| Iona. Saragossa, Seville and Cadiz returned
conservatives. The votes obtained by the two
rival republican sections would have suficed.
II combined, to defeat the monarchis.s in Sara
gossa and Barcelona. In Valencia the repub-
licans received more votes than tho liberals, in
spite OF the abstention of the socialists. The
conservatives elected are chiefly prOtectionists
Inc total protectlonist vote in the house is esti
mated at 500 and the free trade vote OF hardly
70.
zANARDELLI OWEN RUDINI's TASK.
King Humbert of Italy has summoned Signor
Zanardeli, Signor Crispis minister of justice. to
form cabinet. The Marquis di Rudini has
abandoned the task The Rome correspondent
OF the Paris Journal DIES DEFEATS says that Signor
Zanardelli is trying to construct cabinet
After having an audience with King Humbe-t
| Signor Zanardelli had conferences with Signor
GiOdetti and the Marquis di Iudini
The Paris Temps correspondent at Rome says
that Signor Zanardelli, although he will MAIN
tain Italy & position AZ a member of the triple
alliance, will show friendlier attitude toward
| France.
CRITICISM IN THE COMMONS.
In the British house of commons yesterday
Mr.. Majoribanks moved the appointment Of a
| commission to examine the new magazine rifle
| and the reasons for its adoption. Mr.. Hamburg
condemned the system by which the new rifle
was introduced. He said that out of thir-
teen patents connected with the rife one Off
| ciaI held ten in his own name. The basic neces-
| sity was not an isolated inquiry to how the
| rifle was adopted, but reform in the war Office.
\ He therefore moved an amendment that q com
| mission to inquire into the mere details of the
L m ADM yia traffn trahl
| weakening the full responsibility of the officials
I who recommended the rifle. After sharp debate,
| in which the war Office was severely criticised.
the amendment was carried by vote of l08
to u.
| TRADE WITH THE COLONIES.
Mr.. Lowther gave notice of a motion request
| ing the government to take immediate meas
ures to promote the formation of preferential
| fiscal relations between Great Britain and he-
colonies. Baron Henry de Worms. under
/ colonial secretary, said that the question was
| receiving careful consideration and tina. the
government recognized the urgency Of the
matter.
| HOURS OF RAILWAY woRKMEH.
motion by Mr.. Michael Hicks-Beach, presi-
dent Of the board Of trade. to appoint select
committee to inquire into the question of legis-
lative restriction of the working hours of rail-
way servants. was agreed to. Mr.. Nolan ina
| tionalist) moved that the operation of the re-
lief works be extended to Galway and Mayo.
promised that Mr.. Balfour, the chief secretary
for Ireland, would make a statement on the
| subject before Easter.
COMMENT ON JUSTIN M'cARrHYs SPEECH.
The Freeadn's Journal Of Dublin says that
! II is curious to note that Mr.. Mccarthy is fol-
lowing M. Parnell's lead. In his Liverpool
| speech he echoes Mr.. Parnells Ennis speech
All just men will read Mr.. McCarthy's speech
| with pleasure and with reinsurance that this
| week will see settled many momentOus mat
| tiers. At banquet given in his honor last
evening at the Liberal Union Club tho Marquis
| Of Harrington said that the Englishmen would
| neve- consent to an Irish parliament en-
powered to deal with the land question. The
| attitude they adopted might be summed up in
come to their own again" The sections of the
Irish party will probably meet on Thursday.
| when the result of the Boulogne conference will
be announced and modus vivendi will be
proposed. Mr.. Justin Mccarthy said yester-
| day that he had heard nothing about Mr.. Par
nell and Mr.. OBr;en going to America. He
added that if 1t were true that they intended to
| visit the United States their proposed journed
formed no part of the negotiations between the
two sections of the Irish party.
HoBoKEY POLICE AND THE ELBE.
| In the German reichstag yesterday Baron
Marschall Won Bieberstein. secretary of state
for foreign affairs, in reply to a question as to
the action Of the police of Hoboken, N. j..
toward the officers and crew Of the North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Elbe, said that he had COM
municated the subject with the United
States government. The secretary added that
| the United States government had promised to
| make searching inquiry into the affair, and,
| considering the friendly relations between the
United States government and the imperial
l government, a satisfactory settlement Of the
matter was expected.
| MAI. wIssMANN RKsroNs
The B1liner Tdgebldh says that Maj. wiss-
mann has sent to Emperor William his resigna-
ton az commissioner in east Africa. A report
from Maj. Wissmann was ordered laid on the
table in the reichstag yesterday. The report
| states that Emin Pasha q expedition has been on
several occasions in critical situations A bat
| tie was fought ut Idabura ITS hostiles were
killed or severely wounded. The expedition
lost six killed or wounded.
| Why cRrspI FAILED.
The Noroe Vremya attributes Signor Crispi 8
fall to his having involved Italy with Germany
and Austria in the triple alliance; to his having
disturbed the finances OF Italy; to his having
adopted q policy which resulted in estrauginc
France, and to his compelling the italian gov
| eminent to thwart the national aspirations of
Italy in order to propitiate Austria
| VARIOUS FOREIGN NOTES
The building Of the dry dock at vladivostock,
| IN the caa of Janan will he conv,aroa,l -,