The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-28
FOREIGN.
Discovery Of Another Plot to As
sassinate the Gear.
IRISH ORGANIZATIONS DENoUNCE
THE INTERNAL MACHINE PLOT.
The Internal Machines.

LONDON, July 27-The mayor of LIVERPOOL.
in an interview, referring to the previous reti-
cence of the police. said it was matter of re-
greet to have refrained from gratifying legiti-
mate public curiosity, but the circumstances of
the case rendered it impossible. The only
hope of detecting the miscreants connected the
plot lay in the maintenance of perfect Sc
crecy Mr.. Harcourt, the Home Secretary,
upon receiving 1nformatlon tnree weeks ago OF
this expected arrival, took the most stringent
measures to keep the matter secret. The pub
LEGATION of the news was premature, and it is
feared that some important investigations in
progress in regard to the matter will be rem
dered ineffective, while all chance of discov-
ering the senders or consignees is practically
destroyed. There is toerably conclusive evil
dence that there was no intention of the send
ers that the machines should explode in the
steamers while in transit from Boston to Liv-
erpool. They were so carefully packed as to
resist any amount of conclusion they were
likely to receive on the Voyages or in handling
on the quays The presumption is that the
machines were intended to be used for destruc-
ton or injury of puolic buildings throughout
the country in accordance with the avowed
Fenian programme Unfortunately the Gov.
eminent has reason to believe that the same
warning voice which conveyed an intimation
of the expected arrival of the machines also
gave hint to the senders and consigners
LIVERPOOL, July 27.-It is felt that the Gus
toms officials have made mistake in the in
the barrels were claimed the consignees might
have been captured, but they removed the bar.
rels before the shipping company were aware
anything was wrong with them, thus placing
barrier in the way of capture.
Stricter Customs Regulations.
CORK, July 27.-The customs officials at Cork
and Queenstown have been ordered to use ex-
treme caution in regard to the importation of
suspicious looking parcels. Those who have
been prominent among the Fenians at Cork,
and who are men of advanced political views,
utterly discard the notion that the Internal
machines which have arrived at Liverpool
were forwarded by any section of the Fenians,
and they strongly reprobate any resort to such
abomlnable strategems for the redress of Irish
Conservative Success in Germany.
BERLIN, July 27.-The elections for the Sax
on Landtag resulted in the return of At Con-
servatives and 80 Liberals. The former have
gained seven seats. The Conservative major
ity in the new Bavarian Chamber of Deputies
is much greater. The ministry press of Berlin
is sanguine of similar result of the elections
for the Reichstag
A Belligerent Catholic Archbishop.
MADRID, July 27.-The Cardinal Archbishop
of Talido, primate of Spain, in a pastoral let
ter read in every church of his diocese violent
ly attacked the italian people and Govern
ment, melting all Catholics, even princes,
statesmen, politicians and journalists, to COM
Dluo anu, IL necessary, use 1OrC0 ana arms to
restore the independence and temporal power
of the Pope in Rome. The italian minister at
Madrid Immediately protested and the Spanish
Cabinet declared that it severely blamed the
primate's language and will cause strong re-
monstrances to be made to him.
The Plot Against the Gear.
The Times Berlin despatch says that letters
from Russia state that many persons have
been arrested and several have been expelled
from ST. Petersburg in connection with the
discovery Of another plot against the Gar
An ex-Nihilist who betrayed his companions
has been assassinated in the outskirts of the
capital. There have been arrests in conse-
quence. An accomplice of Solovieff is also
captured, and there have been many other ar
rests.
The Irish Land Bill.
In the House of Commons last night, on the
consideration of clause seven of the land bill
empowering the Court to fix fair rents, Lord
Fitzmaurice (LiberaD moved an amendment,
combining the benefits of the clause to tenan-
cies valued under e100 In support of this
proposal, which, he said, would only exclude
1900 tenants, he urged the expediency of not
making this exceptional legislation broader
than is necessary, and quoted the authority of
Lord Caringford, who was twice Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland, and of Baron Dowse, Baron
OF the Court of the Exchequer in Ireland. for
the proposition that these large tenants are
quite able to take care of themselves Mr..
ment, and pointed out that no such recon-
mendation had been made by either of the
commissions, and declared that the Govern
ment would be no party to drawing a. distinc-
ton which was directly opposed to the lines
upon which the bill was drawn. The amend,
ment was negatived by vote CT 241 to 2O5.
The narrowness of the majority was greeted
with loud cheers. Several prominent Liberals
voted in the minority, including Right Hon.
G. j. Goschen. Col. Kingscote, Edward He
Thomas ON, Mr.
Right Hon. Henry Brand, Mr.. Davies and Mr..
Frederick Milbank. The majority was the
lowest with one exception, which the Govern
ment has secured throughout the discussion of
the bill. Many of the Irish Liberal members
were absent from the division.
The Times, in a leader upon the above vote,
says it will doubtless encourage the House of
Lords to insist upon fixing some limit to the
operation OF the provisions intended to protect
weak and defencelesS tenants only.
The Daily News states that Lord Carlingford
will take charge of the land bill in the House
of Lords.
Meetings of Irish Organizations in Eng
land.
A series of meetings of Irish organizations
in England are to be held, commencing on
Sunday next, for the purpose of protection
against the assumption that the importation of
internal m achines has any connection with any
Irish national movement. An Orange emer-
gency committee has made arrangements
whereby several hundred laborers will be
available for the south and west of ireland at
a few hours notice.
The French Elections.
PARIS, July 27-The Senate has voted all
estimates of expenditure, and it appears there
is nothing to prevent the closing of the Cham
bers on Saturday and holding a general cleo
ton on the 21st of August.
Heavy Gale at East London.
CAPE Town, July PA telegram from
East London states that terrific gale had oc-
Cured there. Three vessels were wrecked and
thirty persons drowned.
MINOR KILOGRAMS.
A man who gives his name as Patrick Nc
Lane, blacksmith of Whitehall, N. Y, called
at the Capital at Albany yesterday, with an
old-fashioned gun on his shoulder. Superin-
tendent Hyde noticing his wild appearance,
asked for the gun, which the stranger refused
to gi!e up, but after hard struggle it was Sc
cured and its bearer locked up. The gun
To ha un1o