Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-05-11
The Secretary and Under-Secretary or
Ireland foully Murdered in Phoe-
nix Park Dublin.
The Horrible act Committed by Four
Men within a Few Yards OF Hun.
dreds Of Pleasure Seekers.
The killing Denounced on all sides
As one of the Most Fiendtsh
Outrages Of the Age.
The Assassination Occurs Immediately after
the Arrival Of Lord Cavendish In Ireland Bear
ing the Olive Branch OF Peace.
THE DIRE DEED.

NEW YORK, May "a cable telegram
to The Herald from Dublin saws: A
terrible tragedy occurred here tonight.
Lord Frederick Cavendish, the new chief
secretary, and Mr.. Thomas Henry Burke
the under-secretary, were assassinated
in Phoenix park about half-hast z
o'clock they left the under secretary's
lodge to walk over to the chief secre-
tary's residence to dinner. When with
in one hundred yards of Phoenix monu-
ment they were attacked by four men
wearing slouched hats. 1t is supposed
Mr.. Burke was first aSsailed, and stab
bed through the heart. Lord Frederick
Cavendish attempted to defend him, but
he, too. was stabbed by the assassins.
They repeatedly plunged their knives
into the breasts of their victims, and.
having cut their throats, they got on
car and drove rapidly from the park by
the Chapelizod gate. A few minutes
afterward man walking along the park
road found the bodies covered with blood
and at once informed the police, who
had the bodies removed to the Stephens
hospital A slight examination was
made, and it was found that Lord Fred
erick Cavendish's arm was also broken.
The news rapidly spread, and created
the widest excitement and consterna-
ton in the city. Lord Cavendish had
just.
JUST ARRIVED,
in Dublin this afternoon, along with
Earl Spencer, the new lord lieutenant.
He was present at the installation cere-
mony in Dublin castle, and left there
with Mr.. Burke, his fellow-victim, early
in the evening. 1t is stated that some
lads riding bicycles in the park saw the
attack, and the murders, which were
the work of less than a minute. Many
people were within a few hundred yards
of the scene of the assassination, but no
one appears to have been near enough
to interfere. When the bodies were
first found, Lord Frederick Cavendish's
lips were moving, as if he was trying to
speak, but he showed no further signs
of consciousness.
PHOENIX PARK.
New YORK, May 6.-Phnnix Park is
to Dublin what Hyde park is to London,
and Central park is to New York. 1t
is essentially the peoples park, where
the citizens of Dublin, without any re-
gard to class distinctions, meet pictures
que views of the surrounding country
and the neighboring hills. It is sit
uated on the northeast side of the city,
and among other attractions it is the
seat of the vice-regal lodge, and of the
official residence of the chief secretary.
which are situated at some distance
from the principal entrance from the
city.
LORD FREDERICK CAyENDISH.
LONDON, May 6.-Lord Frederick
Charles Cayendish, who was appointed
Chief Secretary for Ireland on Thursday
and assassinated on Saturday, was born
at Campton Place, the Sussex seat of
the Cavendish family, Nov. 80, 1886.
He was the second surviving son of the
seventh Duke of Devonshire, and was
educated at Trinity college, Cambridge.
He entered upon his political career in
1859, when he became the private secre-
tary of Earl Granville. then president of
the council. This position he held until
1864 Since 1865 he had represented
the Northwest Riding of Yorkshire in
Parliament. In July, 1872. he became
the
PRIVATE SECRETARY OF GLADSTONE,
who had become the premier for the
first time in 1868. In August, 1873, Mr..
Gladstone undertook the chancellory of
the exchequeur in addition to his office
as first lord of the treasury. At the
same time Lord Frederick was placed
at the head of the list of the Junior
lords of the treasury, and he continued
in close personal and official relations
with the premier until February, 1874,
when the Liberal ministry went out of
office. When Gladstone again came
into power, in April, 1880, Lord Fred
erick was made financial secretary of
the treasury, which responsible position
he continued to hold until he was APP
pointed chief secretary for Ireland. In
politics Lord Frederick was a Liberal,
and he went TO greater lengths with the
party than any other member Of his
family, being on record as in favor of
the total abolition of church rates. On
the Irish land question he had not given
public utterance to any striking views.
Through his grandmother Lord Freder-
lex was
OF CELTIC DESCENT.
She was an O'Callaghan of the family
of Lord Lismore, one of the few Celtic
families in the Irish peerage. Lord
Frederick was married June II. 1864.
to the second daughter-Lucy Caroline
of the fourth Baron Lyttleton. She
was born Sept. 3, 1871, and was for
some time one of the Queens maids of
honor. Her mother was Mary G. LYNNE,
the sister of Mrs Gladstone,
NOT CAUGHT.
DUBLIN, May None of the assas-
sins of Lord Cavendish and Under Sec
rotary Burke have as yet been ar
rested, nor can the car into which the
murderers jumped after committing the
deed be traced beyond the fact that
when they entered it they drove toward
Chapelizod Lord Cavendish's body
was embalmed to-day, and will be sent
TO England tonight
EYE WITNESSES.
LONDON, May IA telegram to Lord
Harrington, which his secretary took to
Windsor to night to communicate to the
Queen, confirms the details of the re-
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