The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-09
FOREIGN
Parnell S Address to the Irish Mem
bers of Parliament.
FURTHER ARRESTS OF IRIsHMEN
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY.
No CAUSE for Alarm in France.

DUBLIN. Feb. S.-The trial of Bowling for
the murder of Policeman Cox began today.
Archbishop McCabe's Health.
Archbishop McCabe is better but still very
feeble.
Parnell to the Irish Members.
Parnell, in a communication asking the at
tendance of the Irish members of the Com
mons at the opening of Parliament next week,
says events of the greatest importance to Ire
land will be discussed. A preliminary meet
ing of the party will be held on the 14th inst
to consider the action of the Irish members
during the session. Parnell, writing to Jo-
seph Walsh concerning the possible vacancy in
the representation for the county of Mayo
deprecates the election of member who will
refuse to take his seat. If the time came for
irish members to retire from the House of
commons he says they fhould do SO in body.
he earnestly advocates the adoption Of some
system OF pecuniary compensation to members.
Ii the constituents do not make an effort in
that direction, he would be obliged to consid-
er whether he could persevere in the thankless
task of endeavoring to keep together an inde-
pendent Irish party.
Earl Spencer Guarded by Detectives.
Earl Spencer, Lord Lieutenant has arrived
is Dublin from London. He was escorted
from the railway station by troops of hussars
and was followed by cars laden with detect
ives.
More Arrests.
Hamilton, County, Armagh, in connection
with the alleged conspiracy to murder govern
ment officers
LONDON, Feb. S.-English and Irish detect
ives have arrested Thomas Fitzpatrick in the
parish of Poplar, England, and conveyed him
to Ireland. He will be. CHI arged at Kilmain-
ham court house with completely with other
prisoners arrested for conspiring to murder
government officials. Fitzpatrick is q former
associate OF Mullet He was recently suspect
ed of turning informer.
Cold Comfort from the Lord Mayor.
The Lord Mayor of London today received
a deputation asking him to open fund for
the relief of distress in western Ireland. His
lordship said that such speeches as had been
made by ODonnell and others at the meeting
from which the deputation emanated, were
certain to Illustrate the success of any fund
traceabe to such an agency. He was how
ever willing to receive contributions of benev-
olence, and if the amount justified it to event
uailY open fund.
Boom in Clyde Shipbulding.
Thirty thousand tons Of new, shipping have
been ordered ON the Clyde during the past
fortnight, including two steamers for the
North German Company.
Exploration in Central Africa.
BERLIN, Feb. S.-The Reichstag has voted
100000 marks for exploring Central Africa
The Committees Report on the Expul-
sion Bill.
PARIS. Feb. 8.-The Senate committees re-
port on the expulsion bill states that in the
opinion of the committee there is no cause for
the republic to feel alarm or resort to violent
measures embraced in the proposed, law. 1t
would be step in dangerous path, and one
contrary 10 the ideas on which the republic
was founded. Rumors, the report says, of con-
flicts or of dissolution do not disturb the com-
mittee, which is steadfastly republican Ur-
gency was voted for debate on the bill on Sat
urday.
Foreign Notes.
Ashton Wentworth Dixie Giberal) has ac-
cepted the Chiltern Hundreds, thus vacatiDg
his seat in the House of Commons
10000 Cuban Slaves to be Liberated.
MADRID, Feb. S.-The Spanish council Of
ministers has decided to treat as freemen 40
600 slaves who were not liberated by their
owners in Cuba in 1870. The slaves are those
not included in the census taken in 1870 under
the law for gradual abolition because of their
owners failing TO enter them in their lists
Starving Irishnnera Ciarsnorinss for Work
| DUBLIN, Feb. S.-Two thousand starving
| persons today surrounded the hotel on Glen
| columhill of Mr.. Woodhouse, poor law in
| spector, and demanded employment.
Irish Agitators Committed to JAIL.
Mr.. Michael Davitt who with Mr. T. p.
| Healy, M. p, and Mr.. Quinn, was arrested
some time ago for making inhammatory
| speeches and required by the Court of Queens
Bench to give bail for good behavior or go to
prison for six months, was arrested at the I'm
perial Hotel at 945 o'clock this morning for
refusing to give bail and conveyed to Kill
mainham jail At 10, o'clock Mr. Herley and
Mr.. Quinn, who also refused to give bail.
were arrested and conveyed to the same Jail.
The carman Fitzharris alias ''The Goat"
who is supposed to be the driver of the car
employed by the murderers of Lord Frederick
Cavendish and Mr.. Burke, has been arrested.