The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-11
T~ELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BERLIN, April 9.-o- Conrad, u
murderer.of his wife and four chit
dren. whose sentence of death the
i Emneror refused to commute. was
heheaded in the court yard OF the
nrison here this morning. Forty
three persons witnessed the execu-
ton. Conrad protested his inno-
cence to the end.
DUBLIN, April 9.-The court house
where the trial ofthe Ph@nlx PARK
assassins is to take place was DC,
sieged this morning by a crown
eager to gain admission. Inc au-
thorities, however, only adm,tted the
Jurors called in the case and nifty re-
porters, and they were let in at an
early hour. Judge O'Brien, who IS
to hear the case took his seat on the
bench at ILLS o'clock when the
work of swearing in the grand jury
was proceeded with. The prisoners
Brady, Kelly, Delaney, Caftrey, Cur,
lev and FitzH Harris. who were
brought to the court house at nine
oslo *, were escorted by a whole
troop of dragons. Counsel and So
licitors for the prisoners who APP
reared for them at the examination
in Kilmainham court house were
| present. Judge O'Brien addressed
| the special jurors. He stated the
| crown would allege that Lord Fred
| erick C~avendish's murder was no
| cart of the crime as cOncOcted but he
| was q victim to his presence in the
| Park with Burke. Nevertheless all
who were present at the time of the
murder were Responsible therefor.
The grand jury then retired. 1t is
selected from a special panel drawn
from residents of both city and coun-
ty of Dublin. There were very few
claims for exemption from service.
The grand jury soon returned with
LONDON, April 9.-The Govern
ment's bill to be introduced in the
Commons by Harcourt, relative to
explosives, provides the maximum
penalty for causing an explosion by
which life or property is imperilled,
shall be lifelong servitude. Attempt
to cause an explosion or making or
keeping explosives with intent to
cause explosion, is made punishable
by imprisonment for twenty years,
and the unlawful making or keeping
of explosives under suspicious cir
cumstances is punishable by fourteen
years imprisonment.
All accessories of such crimes are
to be treated as principals. A pro-
vision is made in the bill for ordering
official inquiries into the crimes spec
flied; for the arrest Of abscondipg
witnesses, and for searching for
explosives. Penalties are inflicted
irrespective of the damage done by
explosives.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-General
Sherman when III June he starts
upon his last tour as Commander of
the army, will not take ladies with
him, as ne almost invariably has
done hitherto, for the proposed trip
will be altogether too rough one for
ladies. Sometimes the party will
travel on horses, sometimes on mules
Chief Justice Waite, Justice Gray,
and Gen: Tiba'l and Colonel Bacon
of the Generals staff will be of the
party. They will 60 first to Detroit,
and thence through the Northern
portions of all the Territories, in
Guiding outposts in Alaska. Return
ing they will visit California and the
Yellowstone Park. They will not
start until after Sherman has attend
ed the graduating exercises at West
Point.
HARRISBURG, April GA bill ex-
empting those who observe the sew
enth day of the week from penalties
of the Sunday laws OF 1904 was de-
feated in the House. Ayes, 81; nays,
100.
SHERMAN, Tex, April 6.-Two
farmers, Miller and Carpenter, had a
fight. Miller received three bullets,
and will likely die. They fought
twice before with knives.
NEW YORK, April GA prize fight
occurred Oh Long Island at day
break this morning between Harry
Wetson, commonly known as the
''BIack Diamond" and James Nc
Seven rounds were fought
in II minutes, when the Diamond"
Was declared the winner. Wetson
halls from Cincinnati.
DETROIT, April g. Ex-senator
Ferry is about to sail for Europe, to
be absent about a year, for the bene-
fit of his bealth. He is accompanied
by a sister and nephew.
New YORK, April 7.-There is a
general display of flags at half mast
the city in honor of the
memory Of Peter Cooper, whose
took place to-day. The
was very largely attended.
A Nebraska Prairie Fire.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 9'-The most
prairie fire that ever occur
red in this section was raging yester-
lay a few miles north Of the city.
Mrs. Dalton, a farmers wife, was suf-
while fighting the fire. Many
other smaller accidents are reported.
Barns, houses, %granaries and hay
stacks were licked up by the flames,
It is estimated that so square miles
been burned over. The flames
it up the heavens for miles around.
The fire Is reported still raging.
An Arkansas Cyclone.