The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-04
THE FOREIGN BUDGET.
Number Four of the Phoenix Park
Murderers Swings.
He Writes a Letter to His Mother
Confessing the Crime.
A "Reminiscences of r. D. sheridan
Rnssian Ncws---The Maiagas-
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DUBLIN, June 2.-Thomasi Caffrey, the
fourth of the Phoenix Park murdere1s was
hanged at Kilmainham Jail at O'Clock this
morning. During the farewell interview
with his mother yesterday Caffrey broke down
completely The crowd outside the prisonthis
morning numbered only about sixty persons
Among these were the mother and
brother Of The prisoner and woman who
had been present at all the executions of the
men convicted of themmder of Cavendish
and Burke and who prayed for the con
demned men.
CalfIey was composed on the scaffold
Death was instantaneous.
Caffrey wrote letter to his mother last
evening in which he said: Il hope you will
never have cause to blush for my name As
| am paying the penalty of my crime in this
world, hope won't have to suffer for it in
the next"
A "REMINISCENCES.
DUBLIN, June AT the examination to
day of the prisoner charged with paIticipa.
ton iu the Lettelflack murder conspiracy,
head constable testified that P j. Sheridan
visited Galway in 1879 and tried to call a
meeting, and that he fled in time to avoid ar
rest on warrant which had been issued
against him
THE POPE IN EARNEST.
A dipatch to The Mail from Rome says the
pope will, if necessary, follow up his recent
circular to Irish bishops, in relation to the
agitation in ireland and the PaInell fund, by
suspension from their functions of all eccle-
Siastics who disobey the command of the cir
culaF.
GREAT BRITATN.
PORTSMOUTH, Eng, June 2--It is reported
that the men-of-war, Shannon and Rupert,
will proceed to China to reinforce the British
squadron there.
LONDON, June 2-Alfred Weigel, mer-
chant, has failed with liabilities of e10O 600
Vienna correspondents report that Turkey
is seeking a coalition with Russia against
British influence in Egypt
RUSSIA
Moscow, June AT ball given by Gen.
Won Schweinitz, the German ambassador, last
evening, the emperor and grand dukes APP
peared in the uniform of German officers, and
also wore their German orders
1t is stated that the mayor of Moscow in
tends to resign in consequence of the disap-
prevail that has been expressed of the speech
which he delivered at the banquet given to
mayors of cities.
The city is almost empty of people to-day,
owing to the population having gone to Pc
trotfsky park to participate in the immense
| fete there iii honor of the coronation of the
car The emperor will visit the park this
afternoon.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 1.-THE emperor
has granted the Raskolnik sects (dissenters
from the Greek church, liberty to change
| their domieiles, to engage in trade, to hold
office, and to perform religious rites but they
are prohibited from having public process
sions
SFAIN
MADRID, June ? AT the banquet to tb
Portuguese and Spanish statesmen, given Sa,ij
evening by the vice president of the chamber
of deputies, Senior CASTELAR, made speech, in
| which he advocated union between Spain
and Portugal Viscount Almendinka, of
! Portugal in reply, pointed out the obstacles
| to a UNION between a tranquil nation like
! Portugal and an agitated country like Spain.
MADAGASCAR.
LONDON, juno 1.-The Malagasy ENJOYS,
in an interview to-day, stated that they had
received no fresh instructions from home
since the recent attack by the French on
Madagascar territory They expressed a be-
lief that property belonging to Americans
must have suffered during the bombardment
| # Munga, as there are two large American
| houses in town.
| PARIS June . --AdviceS have been received
! from Tamativc that the French commissioner
and the French consul arrived there on MAY g.
! ECUADOR.
! PANAMA, May 2I-The revolntionists, now
completely surround Guayaquil and commu'
nication can only he held through the lower
part of the river. The first shots were ex-
| changed on the night of the 23d, and it is be-
ieved the city will be taken within week.