Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-04
THE NEGOTIATIONS BLOCKED.
A Hitch I'm the Settlement Of the Irish L~sd-
er~hip Dispute.

erntp Dtspute.
LONDON, Feb. 4.-The Tunes saws: s'Mr. Par
nell went to Boulogne on Monday night con-
ferred with Messrs. Dillon and o Brien yester-
day and returned 10 London last night Upon
his arrival he drove 10 the parliament building.
where he had a conference with his supporters.
Mr.. Parnell has decided 10 address no more
meetings IN Ireland for the present: he also de-
clines 10 go 10 America. Rumors OF a hitch in
the negotiations looking TO a settlement OF diff
ferencos hare emanated from both factions OF
the Irish party. The Parnellites declare that
the Healyites insisted upon Mr.. Parnelrs re-
t,rement, while the Hoalyites assert that Mr..
Parnell declined TO accept any GladstoniAn as
sarances unless they were pat in writing a
condition to which the Giadstonians would not
consent"
GERMAN INTERESTS IN AFRICA.
BERLIN, Feb. An the reichstag TODAY
Chancellor Won Caprivi stated that the coming
year for the German colony in southwest
Africa would be year of trial, and that il
was desirable TO wait until the end of the wear
before deciding to abandon the colony, which
certainly would cause the government a good
deal of worry. Herr Windthorst said that he
favored the retention of the colony and Herr
bacheter ana Bamberger opposed its retention.
THE KAISER WILL BIZ HIS OWN CHIEF.
The cabinet order sent by the emperor 10
Count Won Waldersee is a most complimentary
document. Among other things the emperor
assures the count that i'm the event of war it IL
has purpose TO place him i'm command of an
army corps, and that Count Won Maldersee
has been SO long withdrawn from service with
The troops, he assigns him 20 the command Of
the ninth corps. Ii is said that the emperor
proposes to be his own chief of staff, thus re-
ducing the importance which the position at
talned under Count Won Moltke TO the level Of
corps communicating.
sIaSoR cRIsPI ASKED TO RETURN
PARIS, Feb. A dispatch to the Figaro from
Rome says: Signor Zanardeli. signor Crispi
minister Of justice, who was summoned yester-
day by King Humbert to form a cabinet has
advised the king 20 again ontrust Signor c ispi
with the formation of a ministry Sirnor
Lanardelh the paper says. stated that he sOuld
not consent TO form a cabinet unless Sigaor
Crispi absolutely refused to undertake the tn TX.
Later on, II Is understood, King Humbert asked
Sighor Crispi to withdraw his resignation. The
latter Is undecided ne TO what course to pursue.
DIsAsrRous DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
MARsEuLEs, Feb A dispatch from Mont
pelier brings news of a disastrous dynamite
explosion. through which nine soldiers are er-
pected TO lose their lives. From the news re-
ceived it appears that q number of artillery
men belonging 20 the garrison of Montpelier
were engaged in charging a mine at the rife
butts with dynamite when the charge exploded,
1nluflng nine OF The artlllerNmen seriously
that they are not expected TO live.
BRATIAso NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER
BUCHAREST, Feb. an Jean Brstisno. e.
president Of the council and minister Of the
interior, is 50 dangerously i'll that his death is
expected.
TWELVE PERSONS KILLED IN AN EARTHQUAKE
SAS Francisco, Feb. 4.-Tbe steamer
Gaelic. which arrived last evening from Hong
Kong, brings news of n serious earthquake
which took place in Java December u. IL
town OF Joana suffered the most The Chinese
quarter Was entirely wrecked and the Euro
pean quarters rendered almost uninhabitable.
Twelve persons were killed and many injured.
The districts Of west and middle Java suffered
more or Less, some severely.
FUNDS FOR THE PORTUGUESE REBELs
LISBON. Feb. 4-The assertion is made here
that the funds used by the insurgents Of
Oporto were furnished by Senior Gorilla, the
Spanish agitator, and the republicans Il
Spain.