The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-12
Foreign Gossip.

Another arrest s..made in London, Sat.
urday in connection with the conspiracy to
destroy life and buildings. The man ap-
pretended is named John Kirton. He
was taken into custody this morning at the
Eastern railway station, London. 1t is
stated that John Kirton had only recently
arrived here from the United States. He re.
FUSED to submit to peaceable arrest, and
made some resistance. He was trying to
escape from London when arrested. From
papers found on the prisoner there is little
doubt that Kirton was selected to commit
actual deeds of destruction.
AT a BANQUET Of the corporation of civil
engineers at kensington, Eng, United
States Minister Lowell replied to the toast
Our Visitors" In the course of his re-
marks. he said: 'The more important func.
ton OF diplomacy is to maintain good hui
NOR, good will and understanding bet reen
nations [hear, hear], If we look certain
1undamental questions, there is no very
great dltference between views of English
men and Americans. Though 1 NAV not
venture to allude to delicate topics, I can
cay no American any more than an English
man believes that assassination is war or
dynamite theiraw material of policy" Low
els remarks We're received with cheers.
At Ottawa, Cam, on Wednesday afternoon
last, while Sergeant Hughes and Police
Officer Codd were in q hallway in a baser
ment of the eastern department of the build
ing, bottle containing some explosive
was thrown from above and burst with tre-
mendous force. The men saw the bottle
coming, and succeeded in getting shelter
behind q pillar before the explosion. The
0Vf q L
OF the Dominion police.
Michael Davi:t has written vigorous Iet-
ter to the Youngvilland society at Glasgow,
in which he says the dya mite policy can
only have the effect of exasperating the
English democracy. He declares it would
De Tar better to work and wait for another
twenty years than play into the hands of
lre!and's enemies by giving rein to despair
and revenge.
At Paris, James Stevens, ex-head center
OF the Fenians, in an interview at Paris. Sta
TED that if Parnell would Join the reyolu.
tlonlsts the wrongs OF Ireland could be re-.
dressed by the sword. Stevens condemned
the use of dynamite or the knife in the
struggle against English misrule.
The Dublin Freeman's Journal saws: It
is the duty of every honest and honorable
1rishlnan to reprobate aud denounce that
Psecies of deviltry which can only end in
the alienation of all good men from their
support of the naional cause, and collapse.
ruin and disgrace the cause itself.
Bismarck, in letter to the president of
the relchstag, announces in u curt manner.
and without Offering an explanation, the
arrest and subsequent release at Kiel of de-
puties who had attended the Socialist con.
gress at Copenhagen.
The revenue of the Dominion in March,
exclusive OF British Columbia, was $685..
025; revenue in the first nine months of the
fiscal year, $26, 381 ,685; expenditures same
time, SIS, 902, 149. '''
The local chief of police and all others at
st. Petersburg who contributed to the com.
fort of the crews of the Jeanette and
Rodgers have been decorated by the car.
T. J. Garrison, who was arrested recently
in Dublin for passing bogus bank checks
was in default of $500 bail, committed to
Jail to await trial.
Berlin loses her National theater bv fire.
happily with no loss of life.
The Dominion government will not admit
American whisky in bond.
Services are being held in Bergen bv the
Mormon missionaries