Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-08
FOREIGN NEWS GOssYP.

DUBLIN, May 2s,-MicEael Fagin, convicted
of the murder of Burke, was hanged in Xii.
malnham Jail this morning. The weather was
overcast Fasin, since receiving his sentence.
has been very attentive to the instructions of
the priests who visited him. In an interview
recently with relatives he declared he had not
hurt q hair of Burke's heal His mother is
confident OF his innocence, and her son wrote
.he queen repeating this declaration, but the
letter was not answered Canon Kennedy at
tended the condemned man this morning The
black flag announcing that the execution had
taken place was hoisted over the iail at 8
O'Clock. strong force Of police and military
was present Everything went of quietly.
small crowd of persons were collected outside
the prison, few of whom knelt in prayer for
the repose Of the soul Of Fagn The con-
demned man was pale, but appeared resigned to
his fate. Death was instantaneous Before
mounting the scafrold Fagin told the priest
who attended him, be hoped Irishmen would
avoid secret societies.
Faginis the third to suffer death within the past
two weeks for the Phoenix park murders, Brady
and Curley having preceded him is recipients Of
tho executloner's courtesies- His trial began i'm
medlatey after one of the numerous disagreemeuts
OF the Kelly jury, April %, and on the 9th ended
In conviction and sentence of death. The testimony
was OF the same class that convicted Brady and
Curley, and seemed to establish most concusivey
tae presence OF Fagin in Phoenix park on the night
of the assassinations of Caveudish and Burke and
his intimate implication in the crime. Just before
receiving his sentence, Fagn addressed the court,
poidly announcing that he was q Fenian and would
ole one.
at Moscow on the Goth the emperor and
empress received congratulations of civil
and military officials, mayors and the no.
bility. Lord Wolseley, representative CT
the British army, and Gen. Won Werde1,
German military envoy attended the re-
ception. Monseigneur Vannuttelli, papal
M nSr al ~ IL. -
Gen. Won Schweintz, German ambassador.
gave banquet to German princes in the
evening.
to which was referred Socialist motion
asking for the prosecution of the police who
arrested Frohn1e and Vohdmar, members
OF the re1chstsg, on returning from the So
cialist convention at Copenhagen, has de-
cided that the police acted in good faith and
cannot be prosecuted, thouhgh their action
was contrary to the constitution
Farrel, one of the informers in the trials
OF the Phoenix park murderers, has received
81, 600 from the government, and Michael
Kavanaugh, carman, another informer,
s250. Both will quit the country. James
Casey, the informer, aHd his brother Peter,
will receive small sum for their services.
The statues of Barons Alexander and Will
helm Won Humboldt, brothers. opposite the
university, were unveiled in Berlin recent
". The emperor watched the ceremony
from the balcony of the palace, and after
ward went on foot to inspect the statues.
Count zacharoff, agent of the Allan
steamship line at Galway, Ireland, has re-
ceived a letter threatening him with death
unless he quit the city. He has been en-
gaging factory girls to go to Massachu-
sets.
The emperor and empress of Russia re-
Gently received the congratulations of the
great duchesse and ladies of the conrt. The
scene at the reception was very brilliant.
The British government and the Suez
canal company have had mutual under.
standing with regard to the second canal
across the isthmus.
In the house OF commons the bill empow.
ering local authorities in Ireland to i'm
prove dwellings OF laborers passed its sec
ond reading.
James Young, NJ. P. P, was appointed
provincial treasurer of Ontario, vice S. G.
Wood, resigned.