The Portland daily press., 1882-10-05
FOREIGN.
A Clue to the Phoenix Park MUIR
derers.
FINDING OF BLOODY WEAPONS IN
DUBLIN.

DUBLIN, Oct. 4-The police here now be-
lleve that the murderers of Lord Frederick
Cavendlsh and Under Secretary Burke num-
bered ten and that they are still in Ireland,
out that unles the aid of an informer can be
secured the crime cannot be brought home to
the guilty persons. The weapons used in the
commission OF the murders were found some
weeks ago.
The weapons used by the murderers of Lord
Frederick Cavendish and Under Secretary
Burke have been concealed in the rafters of a
stable in the rear of the house belonginp to a
man recently sentenced to penal seryitude for
intmidating Mrs Kenney, widow of the man
murdered in Seville place because he was
suspected of having given information con-
cerniDg the murders. 1t is alleged Kenpev
was the driver of the car in which the assas-
sins rode on the night OF the murder The
weapons found were four knives nine inches
long with blades three-quarters of an inch
wide The are quite new and very sharp and
are evidently surgical dissecting knives. There
were d'scoloratons on them which on clinical
analyzation proved to have been made by hu-
man blood 1t is hoped the murderers will yet
be captured Meanwhile the authorities OBJ
serve the strictest secresy.
MIR. Gladstone on Home Politics and the
Egyptian War.
LONDON, Oct. 4.-Mr. Gladstone, replying to
an address presented TO him at the railway sta
tion in Penmaen Mawr yesterday, referred TO
the question OF procedure in the House Of Com
MONS he said the House could never meet
the tremendous calls upon its energies unless it
could shake off all timidity and fear Of can't
phrases and set itself resolutey to the task of
bringing procedure into harmony with the
calls upon it. Referring to Egyption affairs
Mr.. Gladstone said he thanked God for success
of the British in Egypt; he thanked the army
there and its skillful General. The war had
proved that the army was composed OF men as
brave as their forefathers everywhere. The
war had been carried out from love of peace
and ON principles of peace. In concluding
would again be prosperous and happy. His
remarks were received with prolonged cheers.
The French Finances.
A dispatch to the Times from Paris reports
that M Tirard, Minister of Finance, has just
resolved to abandon the convention with be
Orleans Railway Company. on which M. Says
budget for 1888 was based, and obtain the
funds necessary for extraordinary pu lie works
by increasing the floating debt by 200, 600, 600
or 300,OOO francs, which may be gradually paid
off during five years, or possibly merged in a
new loan.
News from the Sandwich Islands.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.--Honolulu dates of
September 18th state that 1900 Portuguese
emigrants had arrived there, and all found
Islands will reach 10000 tons. Steamboat
Alaska was in port German and Japanese
Immigration to the islands il being encouraged
by the Hawaiian Government.
Northcote on the Egyptian War.
GLASGOW, Oct 4-Stafford Northcote in a
speech here to-day said he believed the
Egyptian war was unnecessary and nnjusti6-
able Had the government made firm stand
at the commencement the war might have
been ayerted
The Anti-Sennitic Riots in Hungary.
VIENNA, Oct 4.-The Emperor has thanked
Herr Tisza, the Hungarian prime minister, for
the energy he has shown in suppressing the
riots against the Jews in Pressburg.
The Madagascar Mission.
MARsEILLEs, Oct. 4.-The Madagascar mis-
sion have arrived here. They will visit Eng
lsnd, Germany and the United Srates.
Foreign Notes.
The Gar, as an act of clemency, has COM
muted the sentance of death of Nagormy and
Jewsejeff, political criminals, to hard labor in
the mines, Tor an indefiuite period.
The Sultan has called the attention of Lord
Dufferin, the British ambassador, to the fact
that the note of the Porte inquiring when the
British troops will leave Egypt, remains an
answered. The Sultan declared that If Lord
Dufferin did not reply he would address him
self 10 the powers.