Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-03


B. Wiley, charged with conspiring to defraud
the government in star route mail contracts,
was before the U. S. commissioner to-day and
waving hearing. was committed in default of
5000 ball. to answer at the next term of
the United States district court
Foreign Events of Interest
THE CORNELL CREW IN VIENNA
VIENNA. August 3.-The Augen,eine Sport lei
tu'g says the Cornell University crew who are to
row match race with an Austrian crew on the
Danube on the 18th inst arrived here on Thurs
day last and were heartily theered Their boat
has arrived safely. The selection of the actual
austrian competitors has not yet been ma ie
Ihere are TWO Austrian crews IN hard training.
THE LAND BILL IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS
LONDON, August SIN the House of Lords
last night Lord Selborne lord high chancellor.
said the land bill was fenced in with such safe
guards as would prevent any undue interference
with the rights of property. The bill would
sarenstnea SUI the moral power of the government
10r the enforcement of law
! Lord Cairns conservative said the fact that
the landlords are suffering more by the present
disturbed state of affairs was due to the govern
ments abnegatiOn Of its primary functions and
the encouragement 1t had given to the agitat ion:
but he was glad, under the circumstances. of the
mouse not coming to an issue on the second
readlnS OF the bill. as important amendments in
the details of the bill were necessary
Inc Earl OF Kimberley. colonial secretary hav-
ing replied to Lord Cairns the second reading
OF the bill was adopted without division. and
the Earl of Kimberley expressed his satisfaction
at the tone of the debate. showing the unan-
NOUS opinion that legislation is necessary upon
the lines of the government.
Lord Denman QiberaD announced that he
would move the rejection of the bill on going
INTO committee, which was fixed for Thursday
The Daily Ne,cs says the committee on the
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to extend over Friday the report and the third
reading will probably be taken on Monday. and
the bill may reach the House of Commons on
Tuesday. There is strong feeling on the lib
erai Oenches below the gangway in favor Of am
nesty to the Irish prisoners on the occasion of
passing the bill. Mr.. ParneIls action on Monday
checked this feeling, but it is likely to find for
mai expression before the House RISES
CHECK TO BRADLAUGH
Nobody will be permitted to accompany Mr.
Bradlaugh into the lobby of the House of Com
mons. If Mr.. Bradlaugh attempts To force an
entrance to the House, Mr.. Gladstone will move
that he be detained in custody until he apollo
gizes for the attempt to override the decision of
the House and undertakes not to repeat the Of
fence
Mr.. PARNELI's VISIT TO IRELAND.
LONDON. August SIT is stated that Mr. Par
nell will, during his stay in Ireland, obtain full
particulars in regard to the charges against the
suspects, with view to bringing the whole
question of the operation of the coercion act be-
lore Pafhament before the close of the session.
MURDERED BY APGHANs
dispatch from Lahore to the Times saws
nineteen HaZaras and others were murdered in
street riots by the Afghans before Ayoob Khan's
arrival in Candahar.
PREPARING TO SHUT BRADLAUGH Up.
LONDON, August 3.-The Daily Ne,cs says Mr..
Bradaughs formal communication to the house
leaves no doubt in regard to his intentions.
Rooms in the clock tower have been prepared
for him.
FAILURE IN PARIS.
PARIS, August 3.-The Bourse announces the
failure of the Continental Water COmpany. with
liabilities of s. GOO. 600 francs.
PANAMA CANAL SURVEY.
PARIS, August 2.-The report of the French
Academy of Sciences publishes the engineers
statement Of the preliminary Investigations into
the geological structure Of the Isthmus of Pam
anna at the point to be traversed by the canal
The result is satisfactory, and NJ DeLesseps CAL
culates that the work can be done considerably
under the original estimated expenses.
A NOTEWORTHY APPOINTMENT.
LONDON. August 3.-The Berlin correspondent
OF the DAILY Neacs announces that Herr Schleick-
man has been chosen under secretary of the
home department. The appointment is note
worthy, from the fact that he is strict conser-
vative and will direct the reichstag election ar
rangements.
FRENCH CAMP AT GoLETTA.
GOLETTA, August 3.-Two battalions of French
troops and battery of artillery have arrived
mere and been camped under the walls of the
town.
LONDON, August "a Tunis dispatch to the
a battery OF artillery have arrived and will en-
camp mile north of GOletta, overlooking the
harbor. This may be said to be the first entry of
French troops into the capital.
ENGLISH AND ITALIAN 1RON-CLADs GOING TO
TUNIS.
InNn0N AnOnSf 2-Tho
England and Italy have resolved to send two
more iron clads to Tunis, to protect their respec-
tive subjects, owing to the persistent complaints
Of residents"
ITALY COMPLAINS TO FRANCE.
The Morning Post says: Cardinal Guibert,
archbishop OF Paris, having addressed the priests
and the faithful of Paris In pastoral on the re-
cent riots in Rome, cOuched in even more violent
terms than those employed in his recent letter
to the Pope, Italy has called the attention of
France to the fact"
BRADLAUGH CHEERED OUTSIDE But REFUSED
INSIDE WESTMINSTER HALL.
LONDON, August 3.-An immense crowd of
people assembled outside of the Palace yard to-
day and cheered Mr.. Bradlaugh when he entered
the yard on his way to Westminster Hall some
time before the assembling of the House of Com
mons On Mr.. Bradlaugh attempting to enter
the House he was quietly removed from the lob
by and escorted by the police into the yard where
ne stood conversing with friend.
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO-DAY,
Mr.. Labouchere advanced liberaD raised the
question Of privilege, that the resolution of the
House in regard to Mr.. Bradlaugh only excluded
him from the House, whereas he had been re-
moved from the lobby, and he moved that the
officials were therein exceeding their authority.
The Speaker replied that he considered it his
duty to order Mr.. Bradlaugh's removal and
/ added, ''The door of the House is closed" The
cheers af the crowd outside the Palace yard were
audible inside the house.
Mr.. Gladstone supported the Speaker, and said
that Mr.. Labouchere's motion was untenable.
Mr.. Gladstone declared that Mr.. Bradlaugh
| must now be treated as having no more right to
enter the house than stranger. Sir Stafford
| Northcote endorsed Mr.. Gladstone's view.
While Sir Wilfred Lawson radical, was speaking
| against the illegal conduct of the house, Mr..
| Bradlaugh. who had evaded the police endeav-
ored to force an entrance but was seized by
| messengers and dragged from the doors, when
| he was taken in charge by six policemen still
resisting strenuonsly, his coat being torn in the
struggle. The speaker ruled that the motion of
Sir Wilfred Lawson for resembling the former
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