Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-06
ALaree Variety OF General For
eisn News.
IRELAND.
Special Dispatches TO The Bln.
THE STARVING PEOPLE.

special Dispatches TO The Bhn.
HI STARVING PEOPLE.
DUBLIN, February 5.-A man was
found atarving to death at Longhres,
county Galway. At the inquiry of
the poor law guardians, one member
said the case was only one of many.
A crowd of hungry people gathered
In front of the residence of Rev.
Patrick Duggan, Roman Catholic
bishop Of Clonfert, Sunday. The
bishop informed them he and his
priests distributed every shilling avail.
able. He said the opening or relief
works was the only left to
relieve the suffering.
SUDDEN LEAVE.
Earl Spencer, lord lieutenant Of
Ireland, left this morning for England.
His departure was unexpected and
caused o great deal of speculation.
H IRISH D]IFFICULTIEs
DUBLIN, February 5-The inveNi
gatioa OF the murder conspiracy
casrges was resumed. The court was
crowded. The lords and high officials
only were present, sho wing q careful
discrimination in the issuance of tick
cts of admission. Michael Kavanagh,
the carmsn, was marched into the
prisoners dock between two police.
men.
VIM. Winter was placed on the
stand to prove the letting Of Temper.
apoe hall. Cliffe street, to Patrick
Wnelan, for drilling purposes. He
failed to identify the prisoner. Wit
ness, amid great laughter, denied that
the term witness for crown" was
applicable to him. A witness named
Clinton, who let the room on Peter
street, used as q drill room, identified
Brady and James Carey. The seizure
of arms at Whelan's house was formal
ly proved. After evidence of finding
ammunition, a revolver and two dag
gers in Joseph Mullet's house, the
prisoners were remanded until Satur-
day next.
The sensation of the day was the
reading of extracts from the books
found when the Fenian srmory on
Cross-Kevin street was seized. The
diary of Patrick Whelan records his
appointment as treasurer of the execu-
tive Irish Republican brotherhood.
purchases in London of rifles aud cleo
trical batteries; meetings of the ex.
ecutive to consider the resolution,
which was afterwards proposed at the
rotunda meeting of the land league by
the National Irish republican brother.
hood, and the meeting to consult on
the ACCESSIBILITY of sending James
Maber TO America to consult "our
chief" James Stephens. THIS r5f.
e to Stephens particularly caused
laughter among the prisoners and the
people. One entry reads: "Prios to
the death o: John O'M&hcnsy, l. r
B had lost i:s former e~ffacSivaness
and prestige. Il is no longer dreaded
as a revolutionary body. 1t had be,
come a mere tool in the hands of par.
liam sntsry a%spirantn." Another book
contained the list Of members of the
workman's club. Police inspector ad.
mittod Whelan was formerly arrested,
but not tried. A policeman testified
to finding the murdered body al
Bailey, ipformer. The prisoners
counsel declared this matter wholly
i~rrevelant. The crown counsel
replied ho was prepared to
prove the prisoners were members
of the conspiracy to which he
would trace ali the murders in
the city for the past two
years, and would prove that Bailey
was connected with the discovery Of
the Fenian armory. An iuformer ton
dercd evidence Ia regard to the mur
der Of Herbert, near Castle island, in
March last. The supposed murderer
Is now in prison.
The lord l%ieuterant has appointed
from the 14,h of February to the I'll
of March for holding sessions to heal
appeals uEdcr the crime act.
Il BISHOP OF KILLALLA
has issued a pastoral condemning sc
cret societies as establishing tyrrany
compared to which the state of thing
they profess to desire to move is lib
erty itself.
THEY WANT TO INFORM,
DUBLIN, February 5 One prisone,
examined on saturday offers to becom,
an informer. Over thirty person.
oonneoted with the conspiracy murde.
of government ot6c5rs have gone t;
America.