River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-05-18
The New Secretary 4 Ire
land Ruthlessly Als-
sinated at Dubll
Under Secretary Burl Cut
Down at Lord CaW-
dish's Side.
A Dark Deed Which Will
Shock the Whole Gill
lied World.
Terrible Tragedy.
ASSASSINATION OF LORD cAvRIsH.

|
Cavendish and Under Secreta Burke
were shot dead this evening iPhenix
park.
| LONDON, May S.--A later slegram
from Dublin says it now apIars that
Lord Cavendish and Under-h retary
Burke were stabbed and not SIT. They
We're both strollipg in the parkabout a
half mile from the city gait and a
quarter of mile from the chill secre-
tary's lodge, when a car drovep con-
tanning four men. two of whombmped
down from the car and attach Lord
Frederick Cavendish and MrBurke,
stabbing them both several tims in the
throat and breast.
THE VICTIMS STRUGGLED HRD
for life, and in the struggle became
separated, their bodies beinI found
some ten PAGES apart. The tragedy
occurred about ten minutes aft seven
o'clock in the evening, and ! broad
daylight. The bodies were fist dis.
covered by two young gentleIen who
were riding bicycles through tie park,
and who Immediately gave til alarm
to the police. Surgeons soon cached
the spot but the police were already
conveying Burke's BODY away
to the town, where the examination
showed that life was extinct The up
per part of the body was perfaated in
a shocking manner and presnted a
CHASTITY sight. Proceeding furher, the
medical men reached the bodyof Lord
Cavendish, which wae being ctnveyed
away from the park on a sretcher.
The body of the chief secretry dis
played some dreadful wounds, in addi-
ton to which his left arm vas also
broken and torn, as if he had put it up
to protect his breast. Lord C&endish
was quite dead. The bodies wee taken
to Stevens hospital, where they will re-
main until the inquest is held.
THE LOCALITY OF THE OUTAGE
is terribly marked with blood. The
spot where Lord Cavendish WIS found
was absolutely deluged. whileBurke'
body lay in a pool of blood. It is said
that Immediately after the act the
murderers drove off. There seems tc
be no clue to the assassins at present
but the police are taking most extra
ordinary measures to discover the per-
petrators. A large quantity Of notes
and gold coin, besides their gold
watches, we're found in the peck
cts of the victims which showed thu
the object of the crime was moi rob
berry.
| GREAT EXCITEMENT PREVAILS
dignatieonnu Is PaPIa sa9do widespread in
Telegraph offices are besieged for the
latest news. Owing to the lateness 0
the hour, the arrival of the news il
London, nothing of the outrage is al
vet known here among the genera
public. At London clubs and west enc
resorts, the news of the assassination
was received with feeling of stupifica
ton, and followed by expression of the
bitterest resentment.
| THE FEELING IN CANADA.
OTTAWA, May S.-The assassination
of Lord Cavendish and Undar Score
tary Burke, caused great excitement il
the commons and Hobbies.
NEW YORK Sun COMMENTS.
NEW YORK, May S.-The following
editorial appears in the Sun this morn
ing: "There is something appalling IL
the folly of the crime which was com
mitted last night in Dublin, and by
which the bearers of the message o
peace and good will were UNANIMOUSLY
done to death. The effect which this
act will have, and perhaps was mean
to have, on the policy of Cancellation
will be intellectually harmful, nor should
we be surprised if it entailed the down
fall of the Gladstone ministry in thu
very hour when it merited the high
est esteem and confidence 1t i:
probable the crime was the work o
miscreants who saw in Gladstone's con
ciliatory policy the ruin of their clan
destine scheme, and who determined tC
| paralyze it at the cost OF country thu
scoundrels pretend to serve, and by thu
butchery of the men who came on the
| blessed errand of deliverance and pacifi
cation. Never in the whole course o
their history have the prospects or th.
Irish people been brighter than they
looked only twenty-four hours ago
overcast by the detests BILE crime com
mitted yesterday, cannot be for a mo
ment doubtful to those conversant with
the difficulties which already bese
IGladstone's path. The calamitous con
sequences of the tragedy we cannot as
vet begin to measure, but when We
think of the huge power for evil which
| the circumstances have given the au
thors of this bloody deed, it seems tt
us that something like curse has over
Swallowed Ireland.
WHAT CHICAGO FRESHMEN SAY.
CHICAGO, May S.-Interviews helG
with prominent Irishmen, tonight, de
velope the fact that they agree in re
garding the assassination of Cavendisl
and Burke as an uncalled for and as
ltonishing piece of folly. They would
not have been surprised or dismayed i
Forster had been murdered, but Caven
dish being colorless man, and having
done nothing injurious to the Irish
cause, the act is inexplicable. Theo
ries are advanced that some fanati,
of the Guiteau stripe or some
adherent Of Forster, disappointed
at losing an Office, has committed tn,
deed. One theorist even declares tina
the deed was done by zealot of the
landlord party who took this insane
method of arousing the resentment o
all England against the Irish cause anc
ace.
| Mr.. John Finerty believes the caus,
of Irish liberty viii be retarded many
years if it is shown that the murder
was the act of the land leaguers, or wa
done in their interest. Many persons
Idiscredit the news entirely.
THE HERALD SAYS:
The murder could not have hap
pened AT more unauspicious Inomen
for ireland. She was enjoying a grea
victory. She had obtained more at /
stroke than she had expected to OBJ
tain in the course of years. He
leaders had been released, Davitt haC
been triumphantly escorted to London
two unpopular ministers had beer
withdrawn at her demand, Mr.. Glad
stone was waiting to grant her almos
any reasonable concessions. The
crisis has now come. There can bt
no more temporarizing, no more dali
i TInlanpn AMI