National Republican., 1883-06-12
OCEAN ELECTRlCITY.
Cable Dispatches From Various Points Of the
Old World.
Trial Of the Dynamite Conspirators-
Interesting Testimony
The New Church Bill in Germany--John Bright
HonOred.
The Pope Satisfied with Britain's Hulc
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The Pope Satisfied with Britain's Rule
Over IreIand-Chess Tournament.
TRIAL OF THE DYNAMITE MEN.

wilson, VINO are charged with treason felony,
was begun this morning. The court room
was crowded.
Mr.. Clark, @. c., of counsel for the
defense, challenged three of the jurors on
behalf of DIR. Gallagher. Sir Henry James,
tho attorney general, opened the case of the
prosecution. He said the prisoners were
charged with an offense which was very near
high treason. 1t was necessary to prove that
all tho prisoners included in tho indictment
for treason-fclony had intended to levy war
against the queen. In order TO establish this
ohcnse, it was sufficient to show that a con-
spiracy existed to take lives and destroy prop
erty without regard to who suffered.
Ho said Bernard Gallagher was in differ
ent position from tho other prisoners. His
own statement might be considered TO connect
him with the dynamite plea, but the evidence
in regard to him required very careful weigh
ing so as not to risk punishing an innocent
man. If the facts alleged against the prison.
ers were fully established there was not a
person in the country who would not he
pleased that they had been brought to justice.
Lynch, alias Norman, the informer, was
called to the stand. He repeated the testi
mony in regard to the doings of the conspira-
tors previous to and after their arrival in
England from America, which he gave at the
preliminary hearing in the Bow street police
court.
Ansburgh will conduct his own defense.
Lynch, on being cross examined, said he
never saw Wilson or Ansburgh before he saw
them in the Bow street police court. Be-
tween the two interviews with tho authori-
tics at which no offered to turn informer he
had appeared az the Bow street police court.
He told little more at the second interview
than he had before concerning Fenian clubs
in New York and their objects. The Irish
republic" he SAID, was mentioned in tho oath
he took in New York when no Joined the
conspirators. He was not aware that Ireland
had had a separate parliament during the
last century. He had never been associated
with any plot or rebellion in England or
Ireland. 1t was of no account to him whether
Ireland became republic or had homo rule.
He had never conversed with DIR. Gallagher
in anybody else's presence.
His suspicion had been aroused by q spring
which Gallagher handed him, and which fit
ted hammer made to explode a cap. He ad-
mitted that he had broken his oath to the
Emerald club in New York. which was as
binding as the one he had taken in court
He was then again examined by the prose-
cution, when he said he did not know the OBJ
jects of the society until he Joined it, and
then he did not like TO back out.
After the witness had given testimony to
prove that Whitehead had purchased acids,
glycerine, and other compounds used in the
manufacture Of explosives, the court ad-
journed
GERMANY's NEW CHURCH BILL.
BERLIN June 1.-THE different factions
in the landtag have agreed upon the special
committee to be appointed to consider the
new church bill, and suggest amendments to
it. The government journals maintain that
the bill is not concession to the Roman
curia, but is framed in tho interests of the
monarchy itself, US the Catholics are fully
justified in complaining of tho present state
of affairs. 1t is hoped by the government
that the conservatives and liberals will unite
against the ultramontanes, who demand more
than the government are willing to grant.
Tho first reading of the bill will take place
to-day when the landtag will be prorogued
for q week.
Last Saturdays sitting of the reichstag was
the one hundredth of the session. This is the
largest number of sittings in any session on
record. In honor of the event two splendid
bouquets were placed on the presidents ta-
BILE.
Tho lower house of the landtag to-day do
bated the church bill. Herr Windthorp, the
ultramontane leader, declared that the center
must await the close of the debate for assum-
ing definite position in regard to the meas
ure. Herr Won Gossler, minister of public in
structon and ecclesiastical affairs, denied that
the measure was merely intended to provide
TOR cases of fnecessty. The bill was an earnest
endeayor on the part Of the government to
ascertain whether it was possible to maintain
peace between the church and state.
The Hanover Courier attributes the resig-
nation of Herr Won Bennigsen to the coniu-
sion which now prevails in political affairs,
especially to the differences existing between
himself and the majority of his party in re-
gard TO the church bill
LONDON June 1l.-A dispatch to the Times
from Paris says the vatican was aware of the
terms of tho Prussian church bill before ii
was introduced. Although it could not sup
port it, as il implied the abandonment of GER
tain principles, ii agreed not to protest against
it, but TO tacitly accept it as admitting the
resumption of negotiations.
JOHN BRIGHT HoNoRED.
BIRMINGHAM, June 1.-THE celebration
to commemorate the services of Right Hon.
John Bright as representative in parliament
for Birmingham for over quarter of a CEN
tury was begun to-day. A procession Of dele
gates from various liberal societies, mile
and u half in length, passed i'll review before
Mr.. Bright and salutcd him. One of the
chief features of to-days celebration was tile
presentation of gold medal to Mr. Bright.
The demonstrations at the railway station
where Mr.. Bright arrived this morning and
throughout the line of march resembled a
royal progress. The route of the procession,
which was five miles long, was densely
crowded with people.
THE POPE SATISFIED WITH GREAT BRITAIN.
ROME June 1.-THE text of the reprint of
the five acts of the present pontiilcate relative
to Ireland shows that the letter Of the
eleventh of May merely formulated tho un-
changing policy of the vatican throughout
the present pontificate, aud that tho pope
wrote TO Cardinal MoCabe on Aug. l, 1882,
informing HIM that he (the pope) was conf
dent that British statesmen would give salts
faction to the Irish people when they de-
manded what was just,
THE CHESS TOURNAMENT.
LONDON, June lin the chess tourna-
ment to-day Zukertort beat Blackburne,
thus winning the first prize, the sum Of 60 %.
Englisch Mackenzie, and Bird defeated Win
aver, Mortimer, aud TschigOrin.
GLAD TO GET RID or HIM.
ROME, June 11.-Signor Cocapieller in the
chamber of deputies ON Saturday protested
against the election of Signor Colonna, which
he declared was invalid. His speech was full
of the grOssest personal attacks upon mem
bers, many of whom quilted the house while
he was speaking as "a mark Of their disgust at
his conduct. The election of Signor Colonna
was confirmed by unanimous vote. Sig
nor Cocapeler then handed his resignation
to the speaker and IT was accepted unani-
mousy. 1t twas cOuched in the most offensive
terms.
GRAND JEWISH WEDDING.