The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-05-15
IRISH AFFAIRS.
G5OO Reward for the Arrest Of Any One
Harboring the AssaSsins.


Harboring the Assassins
| DUBLIN, May 13.-The government has Is
| sued special proclamation offering reWar
| of $500 for information leading to the arrest Q
! any one harboring the assassins of Lord Fred
| erick Cavendish and Mr. Burke, or assisting II
/ their escape. Persons harboring the assassin
| are liable to be sentenced to penal servitud
! for life. Information must be given within
| three months. 1t is believed that the assassin'
are still in Dublin, their car having been trac
ed back to the city.
Since the receipt'of the news of the fndins
of canister of powder on the railing of thu
| Mansion House in London, the police guard
| at the law courts and Lord Spencer's eseor
| have been increased.
Contest for Cavendish's 8 Seat.
LONDON, May 13.-The contest for the sea
in the House of Commons for the northern di
vision Of West Riding of Yorkshire, made va
cant by the death of Lord Cavendish has be-
gun. Mr.. Holden is the Liberal candidate and
Hon. Charles Claiborne Hardy the Conserva
tive candidate. Mr.. Forster, speaking al
Bradford last night in support of the candida
ture of Mr.. Holden, denied that he offered to
resume office after the assassination of Lord
Frederick Cavendish. lie approved the re-
preston BILL and said that the confidence Of
the Liberal party in Mr.. Gladstone was una
bated.
Mr.. O'Donnell's motion, of which he gave
notice yesterday that he would make on the
second feaulDg OF tne repression OIL, VIII aiSo
declare that the bill will be fatal obstacle to
order end tranquility in Ireland.
Mr.. Arnold Forster, son of Mr.. William E.
Forster, late chief secretary for Ireland has
written TO the Standard controvertipg the as
sertion OF Mr.. Dayitt in his letter to that paper
that the Land League constrained the commits
sion OF outrages.
Comments OF the Thunderer.
The Times, criticising the repression bill,
says it is not too late for Mr.. Parnell and his
friends to range themselves on the side of the
government, and declares that this is the only
way in which they can render real assistance.
The Police Growing Despoadent.
The man Gown, who was arrested at Bel
fast on suspicion of being the driver OF the
aSsassin's car, satisfactorily accounted for his
movements and has been discharged. The po-
lice are becoming respondent of securing the
assassins.
Description Of the Assa sins.
The police have now issued description OF
the four men on the car. Two are described
as being about 80 years old with sandy hair;
one about 35, of stout build and dark COM
plexion with hollow on the bridge of his nose
and the other about 20 with black, small
moustache, The driver is described as being
between 50 and 40 with red bloated face.
A later telegram says car driver from
Kingstown named Balger has been arrested at
Neville and sent to Dublin. There is reason
to believe that the assassins had intended the
murder of eight persons.
New York, May 14.-The Tribune's London
special says: All controversy as to whether
the assassins really intended to murder Lord
Frederick Cavendish has ceased, and now 1t is
universally understood he was deliberately Sc
iecsed as victim The latest intelligence in
dicates belief of the police that Earl Spencer
also would have been murdered had an
opportunity favored. Nobody longer denies
the assassinations were planned for a distinct
political purpose and that this was the Irish
answer to England's latest message of peace.
DUBLIN, May 14.-The car drivers of this
city held mass meeting today aud pledged
themselves to aid in efforts to discover the
murderers of Cayendish and Burke.
General Notes.
LONDON, May 13.-The application for police
protection for Mr.. Parnell was made without
his knowledge by another Home Rule member
of Parliament.
arrangements have already been made by
which an experienced official Of the Indian
Government will proceed forthwith to Ireland
to,organize detective force.
DR. Kaye, Assistant Uuder Secretary for Ire
land, has received a death warning.
The man, Quin, who was arrested at Pres
ton on suspicion of being concerned in last Sat
urday' S murders in Dublin, has been discharg-
ed.
The canister discovered on the railing of
the London Lord Mayors mansion last nlgnt
on being examined, was found to be filled with
blasting powder.
LONDON. May 1.-THE Observers Dublin
dispatch says from information that the assas-
sins are still in this city the conclusionis drawn
they are afraid if they should separate one
would turn traitor. Information gathered
Saturday shows at least twelt Q were engaged
in the tragedy. It is believed in a cab which
stood near the scene of the murder, and loiter.
ing under the trees, were armed men ready to
effect rescue in case the actual assassins
were su prised.
Ii is understood that a majority Of the sus-
be released Tuesday.