The Portland daily press., 1893-02-02
MORE EARTHQUAKES.
The Hyacinthine Isle Still Suffering
From REPEATED Shocks.
KING HUMBERT PUTS HIS HAND
IN HIS POCKET TO HELP
FRIENDS.

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The Roman Scandal Deepening and
| Spreading Act of the italian
| King-Proposa1 to Take American
| Negroes Into the Mother Church.
ROME, February LIN the Chamber of
Deputies today President Biancheri an
nounced that the pnblic prosecutor had
applied for authority to prosecute De-
| pnty Zerbion on charges of criminality
based on developments regarding the
bank of Rome. The statement was re-
ceived in deep silence. Deputy Zerbion
| is a member o4 the Right. In 1901 he
was secretary Of the committee which
examined the bill that year relating to
banks. The. charges against him are
said to imply corrupt conduct in relation
to that measure. The Turin Gazette
says There is reason to believe King
Humbert spent 100000 francs from his
private fortune to redeem notes conspicu
Gus politicians had given the bank of
Rome and national bank.
| The Naples Courier says that it has
| proof Signor Giolitti, premier, Signor
| Lacava, minister of industry and
commerce, and Signor Grimaldi,
minister of finance, drew checks after
the last elections for the benefit Of sew
eral new senators. These checks were
paid by the Bank of Rome. Giolitti' S
checks were for 10000 francs, Lacavas' s
| for $4,000, and Grimaldi's for SIS, 900.
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FORCED TO cANNIBALlsM.
| Terrible Saffering of the Sailors of the
| Ship ThekIa.
| HAMBURG, February 1.-The three sea-
men from the Norwegian ship Thekla,
who were rescued and landed here Mon
| day by the Danish bark Herman, were
crazed by their sufferings in the rigging
Of the foundering vessel. Two OF them
| recovered sufficiently to tell the story of
the Thekla voyage.
| The Thekla was in hesvy weather,
they say, from December I'd when she
| left Philadelphia. Her decks were
| flooded almost constantly, the deck
house and rails were swept away. and
steering apparatus was broken. When
| it was found that there was no hope of
| bringing the ship into port, the master,
mate and eight seamen' got away in a
boat. The other boats had been smash
ed by the waves before they could be
| lowered. Nine men were obliged to re-
main in the rigging. They were unable
| to get food from below, and five of them,
made insane by exposure and privation.
| jumped overheard. The other four re-
NAMED aboard until January 7th, the
\ day of the rescue.
| = a Hou 1of xUo RI vuu 70 a.
| termine which of the four should be
killed and eaten. The lot fell twice in
| succession to Dutch sailor, and he was
strangled and devoured by the other
| three.
The Earthquake at Zante.,
ATHENS, February IN. Tricoupig
| announced to the Chamber of Deputies
today that the earthquake yesterday on
| the island of Zante was the worst that
! had occurred there within the memory
| of the oldest inhabitant Details of the
disturbance, he said, were anxiously
awaited, as it was believed that the vii
lagos had suffered to as great an extent
as had Zante, the capital of the island.
| The Islaad of Zante was shaken by an
other earthquake at 2 o'clock this morn
| ing and hundred houses are reported
wrecked in the city of Zante. Thousands
are leaving the city to sleep in the fields.
Many are killed and injured. On other
parts of the island, several villages are
entirely destroyed, many inhabitants are
killed, and the rest sleeping in the
fields. An enormous tidal wave swept
up from the harbor this morning, smash
| ing small craft against the sea wall, and
| sending water two feet deep along the
street on the harbor front. The shock
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shocks have been felt since.
The American Negroes.
ROME, February 1.-At the lunch given
Yesterday at the American College in
| honor of The new English-speaking
speech, expressed the hope that Ameri-
can Catholics would work zealously for
the conversion of the negroes, who could
| be utilized for missionary work in Africa.
| Cardinal Logue congratulated Americans
upon the rapprochement with the Vati-
can, evidenced by the mission of Arch
| bishop Satolli.
Tho Queens Speech Debated.
LONDON, February 1.-The House of
Commons assembled at noon today and
| the debate on the Queens speech was re-
sumed. Mr.. Mark j. Stewart, M. P. for
Observation-Disclosures, Scotland, who has
large stock raising and agricultural inter
ests, expressed dissatisfaction at the
scant reference to agriculture. He
complained that the United States and
the colonies were able to send produce
| to London cheaper than it could be sent
from Scotland, owing to the excessive
railway rates. Mr.. Stewart disavowed
any purpose to advocate protection for
| agricultural interests, but he did not ap-
prove that the home produce should be
| injured to the advantage of his foreign
competitors. [Cries of hear, hear.]
Mr.. Gladstonc's Policy.
VIENNA Fahr,1rv THE Meme Freie