Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-28
Range iH the United States this
Morning.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The Irish Ssctc'ErsaIS Annnod


DUBLIN, Dec. 28.-The state trials were for
mally opened to-day in the Court OF Queens
Bench, before Lord Chtef Justice May and
Justices Fitzgerald and Barry. The court room
is denSely crowded with spectators. Chief
Justice May read an address, stating that after
the miSconcepton which had arisen as 10 what
he had said on a former occasion, he should not
take part in the present trials
DUBLIN, Dec. 2o-2.30 2. ma great crowd OF
people around the approaches to the Four
Courts loudly cheered the traVersers upon their
arrival. The judges took their seats shortly
pied by counsel engaged IN the trials and other
members OF the bar. The principal gallery Is
illed with Irish members of parliament fey
ladies and a sprinkling OF the general public.
Chief Justice May read with considerable com
posure the document declaring that he should
not take part In the present trial. It contained
vindication OF his former speech. The an
nouncement that he would not preside at the
trial caused no manifestation. After Chief JUS
tice May had finished reading Justice Flzger-
aid took the Chief seat, and the trials were pro-
ceeded with before him and Justice Barry. only
is out Of "a jurors called answered to their
names.
Program of the Home Rule VI. Ps.
LONDON, Dec. 2S.-At the meeting of home
rule members Of Parliament, held In Dublin
yesterday, resolutions were passed as follows.
In addition to those already announced:-That
union among the Irish members of Parliament
is so absolutely essential that large discretion
must be conferred on the Parliamentary COM
mttee, to which the members present pledge
lament to pass coercion bill should be resisted
to the utmost by every means in their power.
II was stated during the meeting that 10 Eng
lish or Scotch bill would be allowed to be- pro-
ceeded with until the arrears OF Irish legislation
are wiped off:
LONDON. Dec. 2s:-A deputation of the corpora
tion OF Dublin has interviewed Mr.. Forster
chief secretary for Ireland, and urged that the
government Introduce bill In Parliament to
assimilate the franchises Of Ireland to those OF
intended that the borough franchise should
e maze taa aAe it would fa' be two as ~e
not to neddle s,o with the county franchise at
great change In the English and Scottish
count franchise and perhaps the Irish
franchise would be dealt with at the same
time.
President GOyen Writes to the Lon
don Times.
LONDON, Dec. 2S.-Mr. T. B. Gowen, presi-
writes to tlle Times as follows: Even II the
very large vote commanded by the McCalmonts
were cast against the present Reading manage
ment, it could accomplish no change. The
unanimously recommended the reelection OF
the present management. and It's reelection Is
certain. The election will be postponed until
AFTER the 10th of January. to enable me to vote
on the proxies hold. Deferred income bonds
will be issued In few days"
British Troops for Africa.
iONBUN. btC Eo.-oult otu vi tuc OH uFd
goons, with 300 horses. can be shipped aboard
the national line steamer The Qleen, which
has been chartered to carry troops to South
Africa. The rest OF the regiment, numbering
200, with battery Of artillery VIII be sent il
two other transports.
Turkeys Military Expenses.
CONSTAHTIE0PLB, Dec. 2S.-The governors OF
the provinces have been Instructed to forward
half the gross receipts or revenue to the capita
to defray the cost Of the present military pre-
parationS Of Turkey.
lhe Suicide Of the Swiss President.
LONDON, Dec 2S.-The Geneva correSp ondenI
OF the Times says: ''1'he suicide of NJ. Auder-
vert, president OF the swiss confederation, Is
attributed to temporary insanity. He believed
his life endangered by secret enemies, and the
relatively small ajorfty by which he was
recently elected president Is stated to have
greatly disappointed him."
Return of q Russian Explorer.
LONDON, Dec 2S.-A dispatch from Berlin &c
the Daily Ne'rs says: The Russian travelle.
and explorer. Colonel PlejevalSky. has returned
to Omsk safely after two years of dang eroua
exploration In Chinese Mongolia. His attempt
to enter Th1bet was unsuccessful.
Put to Death.
dispatch from Candahar to the Times says:
Khan Agha, the JamShadi chief who had aban-
doned the collusi0n against his sOn-tn la "
Ayoob- Khan and had gone In and surrendered
TO him, was put TO death On his arrival al