The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-09

Lazy florance Dixle IN a letter to the Times
charges that Biggar and Parnell as trustees Of
the Land League fund have not accounted for
fl52.OOO Of money with which they were en-
trusted She claims therefore that while this
money is nDaccounted for Parnell and his
followers have no right to mock the sufferings
OF the distressed people in ireland by their
sham championship for the starving peasantry
The Coronation of the Czar.
LONDON, March, S.-The Times correspon-
dent at st. Petersburg says a number of i'm
portant arrests have been made in Moscow
during the last fortnight. The arrests were
due to the extra vigilance of the police, owing
to the near approach OF the day fixed for the
believe that there is any special plotting to
prevent the coronation.
The Vacant Polish Sees to be Filled.
A despatch to the Standard from Berlin saws
the negotiations between Russia and the Vati-
can have so far progressed that twelve vacant
Polish Sees will be filled on the 10th inst
A Meeting OF Sympathy With the Scotch
Crofters.
At a meeting in behalf of the Scotch Crofters
IN Exeter Hall, Mr.. Samuel Waddy, member
OF Parliament for Edinburgh, condemned the
ousting OF diligent population for the con-
venience OF a few English lordlings and Amer
ican nilionaires.
A New Charge Against Byrne.
The Standards Paris despatch says: The
procureur has informed Byrne that the charge
OF connection with the Phoenix Park mur6ars
has been withdrawn, but that q new charge OF
completely in the attempted murder of Juror
Field and Judge Lawson has been preferred
against him. The Procureur received. late
yesteld day evening, testimony from James
Carey's brother, Peter. showing that Byrne at
tended meeting of Invincibles in Dublin in
Anguish 1882, at which Brady, Mullett and
Carey were also present. Byrne processes
complete ignorance of the doiDgs OF the Inyin-
cibleS and says he has never met Peter Carev
Brady or Mullett
a Defender of Mr.. Parnell.
Capt. O'Shea writes to the Daily News de-
lending Mr.. Parnell against Mr.. Forster's at
tack in the House of Commons He saws that
Immediately after the Phoenix Park murders.
Mr.. Parnell drew up an address Announcing
MS retirement tr1m political life, and was pre-
vailed upon by his friends with great difficulty
to alter his mind.
Irish Members of Parliament implicated
in the Murder Conspiracy.
A correspondent of the Central News at
Dublin states positively that the authorities
expect very soon to be able to implicate sew
eral Irish members of Parliament who have
for long time bsen suspected of connection
with the murder conspiracy.
The French in Madagascar.
The French gunboat vaudreuil has arrived
at Tamatave Madagascar. Four French men
of-war had arrived on The northwest coast of
the Island. The natives were excited and
were preparing to resist the French.
Floods in Bombay.
Heavy rains have prevoiled in Kaladgi dis
trict in the presidency of Bombay. Two hun
hundred and forty houses have been DESTROYED
and hundreds of persons are homeless.
The Breach of Promise Suit Against Big
gar.
The trial of the action brought by Miss Hy-
land against Biggar, M. P, for damages for
breach promise of marriage begun to-day.
Irish Girls Emigrating to America.
LIMERICK, March S-Two hundred girls
started from here for New Hampshire tc day.
Almost the entire pt pulation assembled to bid
them good bye.
Socialists on Trial at Vienna.
VIENNA, March S.--The trial of 90 Socialists
on charges OF high treason and completely in
murder began to-day The accused admit
they carried out resolution passed at club
meetings 20 murder and plunder Herr Merstal.
linger, proprietor OF an extensive shoe manu-
factory.
The Black Hand Society.
MADRID, March S.-The mayor of Xerez
has received letter containing threat to
poison the drinking water of that place if the
prosecution of the Black Hand Society is con-
linued.
The Kilmainham Treaty.
In the Commons this afternoon Gladstone
declined to give day for the discussion of the
hllmaluham treaty negotiations.
Sir Stafford Nortbcote said he would not
proceed any further in the matter. The infer
ences to be drawn from the declnation of the
government were quite obvious.
The Times on O'Shea's Defence OF Parnell
The Times commenting on the letter Of o..
Shea, nj. r., printed in the Daily News in
which he seeks to defend Parnell against the
attacks made in the Commons by Forster says
the letter Of O'Shea will not alter the deliber
ate Judgment of the country. The efforts to
fasten the charges OF inaccuracy on Forster
will not serve his cause.
Why Egan Went to Spain.
A despatch from Dublin says Egan left be.
cause he wished to avoid being called as a wit
ness in the Hyland-Biggar case.