The Portland daily press., 1883-06-05

February to confinement In hllmainham jail
for six months for making infiammatory
speeches, were released from prison to-day.
Conspiracy to Murder.
The existence OF a conspiracy to murder at
Carriok-on-Suir, County Tpperary, has been
discovered. 1t Is expected that number OF
arrests will follow the discovery.
Evening-No arrests have yet been made.
1t Is believed that sill the persons implica ted
in the conspiracy have fled to America.
Informers to be Sent Out OF the Country
James Carey and the other iuformers, who
testified at the trials here OF the Phoenix Park
murderers, have been noti fed that they must
indicate the places out OF the country TO which
they wish to be sent. Carey, In reply, pro-
tested that he would remain in Dublin, but
the authorities pointed out to him that he
would receive no police protection, and that
on no con dition would he be allowed 10 remain
fn ireland. II is inferred from this action that
the extradition proceedings in the case OF
Messrs. Walsh, Sheridan and lyman are col
lapsing.
A Plea for the Life OF Timothy Kelly.
A memorial to the government praying that
the death sentence OF Timothy Kelly, one OF
the Ph@nix Park murderers, be commuted
has been signed by seven jurors summoned
during the recent commission, including two
men who served ON the jury which convict d
Kelly.
Riot Instigated by Nihilists.
SI. IEIEhkBUR1t d uue IA secret inquiry
into the riot which occurred in the streets
here last Monday evening shows that 1t was
instigated by Nihilists.
France and China.
LONDON, June A correspond dent OF the
Standard at Shanghai Ia a despatch dated
June 4th says he Is in a position to state on
the highest authority that l.. Hung Chang,
Chinese prime minister and command OF troops
in the provinces adjacent to Tonqain, declared
hat mi he SuIat ata ~
China in regard to AMMAN China is resolved
- fight.
Proceedings in the Commons.
In the Commons this afternoon Lord Ed.
mund Fitzmaurice, under foreign secretary,
stated that the commanders OF Smen-of-war
Dryad and Dragon now In Madagascar waters
had been instructed to consult as to what
measures were necessary to be taken to protect
the lives and property OF British subjects in
Madagascar.
Gladstone declined to answer question as
to whether the services of the Dude OF AL
bany as Governor General of Canada had heen
refused. The government, he said, were ware
Of the willingness of the Duke of Albany 10
render service TO his crown and country He
added that this feeling did the duke the highest
honor.
Kannard asked whether the government
would represent that the registration OF new
set OF claims at Washington by the Alabama
claims commissioners was in violation of the
intentions OF the Geneve conference.
Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice replied that it
was not the.intention of the government to In
terfere in the matter In any way.
The Second Suez Canal.
PARIS, June AT meeting of the Suez
Canal Company to-day a proposal made by
Count De Lesseps to examine into the project
for the construction of a second canal across
the Isthmus was adopted unanimously. NJ
De Lesseps assured the meeting that the Eng
lish directors were giving loyal assistance, and
prophecied that another canal would be built.
Firem an Killed and Ten Others Wounded.
PARIS, June 2-While endeavoring to ex-
tinguish fire In a chemical store here to-day
one fireman was killed and ten severely in
jured
An American Fenian.
BERsnSGHAar, June 1.-THE police arrested
here to-day an avowed American Fenian who
had declared his intention OF making mischief
at the Bright celebration next week. Since
bis arrival mere he has received letters from
America and Paris He gives his name as
George Smythe.
Foreign Notes.
The statement in a Paris dispatch that
duel with swords was fought on the Swiss
frontier yesterday between George Cassagnac
and old Sergeant Major, in which the
former had his throat pierced, is denied.
The Mayor of Moscow, who, 1t is stated, in
tended TO resign in consequence OF the disap-
proval that has been expressed of his speech
at the banquet ito mayors Of cities, said in his
speech on that occasion that he hoped the
Gar would institute constitutional regime.
Gen. Wimpffen of the French army says
the object of Count Won Moltke's tour recently
to Italy was to study the best route for the In
vasion OF southern France.
Archbishop Croke will not be able TO accept
any more addresses or to participate In any
popular demonstrations.
Marquis de la Vega de Armio, minister of
foreign affairs, has informed the Spanish sem
ate that he believed the treaty between Chilli
and Peru had been signed and that its condi-
tions were honorable to both countries.