The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-04

Colllpelleu u commit the crime against
the bloated aristocracy, because of the
lnsufficlency of relief offered him. In
the second letter, written after his ar
rest, he said that his only object was
to cause public alarm, and get his
grievances redressed-that he did not
mean to hurt the queen, and only fired
at the wheels of her carriage.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
London, Morch 3.-MacLean's an.
tecedents show that he is eccentric, and
is addicted to drink.
MACLEAN'S ANTECEDFNTs.
Before the beginning of business on
the stock exchange this morning. all
the members of the room sung "God
Save Qthe ueen."
1t appears that MacLean endeayor-
ed to force his way through the Elton
college scholars, who were at the sta
ton to secure good position to await
the passage of the queen, and the con-
sequent busting prevented his having
an opportunity to fire when he might
have done so with a worse result.
there are various accounts as to wheth-
er his arm was struck while firing, or
after he had fired. The police evil
dence at the examination, which the
prisoner tried to shake by cross-exami-
nation, went to prove that he fired
straight at the carriage, and not at the
wheels, as he alleged.
The pope has telegraphed his regret
at the attempt upon the queens life,
and sends congratulations upon her
escape.
Bradlaugh arrived at the house of
commons to-day, and took his seat be-
low the bar in the house of commons
this afternoon.
There was considerable of a scene in
consequence of Johnson, attorney gen.
eral for Ireland, virtually admitting that
the warrant under the coercion act ex-
listed against Arthur O'Connor, home
rule member of the house for Queens
county. O'Connor moved an adjourn
ment He enquired without offense
who was charged.
J. M. Healey, member for Wexford
Borough, who believed similar war
rant existed against himself, seconded
O'Connor's motion.
Philip Callan, liberal member for
Leath, endeavored to exact a pledge
from the government not to cause the
arrest OF members visiting their con-
stituents. KS
Gladstone refused to grant such i'm
munlty, or give any further information.
O'Connor finally withdrew his mo-
ton, saying that he knew the warrant
contained the utterly unfounded charge
OF reasonable practices. He defed
the government to try him England.
CONSIDERING THE TOBACCO ELL.
London, March "a Berlin DIS
patch to the Reuter- telegram COM
pany says that in the Prusssan ecu
menlcal council, the tobacco monopo-
ly bill is considerably opposed. Prince
Bismarck has drawn up a new tobocco
monopoly bill, increasing the tax on
tobacco in leaf, which he will bring for
ward if the present bill is rejected.
THE TOBACCO MONOPOLY CONTEST.
Berlin, March 3.-The opposition in
the PrusSlan eCumeniCal council to the
tobacco monopoly bill has intercepted
and annoyed Prince Bismarck, who
counted upon the councils vote as a
standpoint to be used in the Bund-
scratch against the opposition of the
South German states. The preamble
of the bill estimates the net profit
f ON the monopoly at $166, 900 900.
SUPPOSED IMPENDING REMOVAL OF GEN
IGNATIEFF.
Berlin, March S.-The advices from
St. Petersburg to the effect that the
Count Wolujeffhas recently had private
audiences with the car, give rise to
rumors that he is to become minister of
the interior and successor to Gen. Ig-
natleff, whose policy has become SO
dlstasteful to M. Degiers, of the foreign
office, and M. Burge, minister offinance
that they have rendered their resigna-
tons.