Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-05
A Crazy Fenian Exhibits His
FOOLS at Birmingham and
Goes to Jail.
China Decides to Fight Unless
France Recognizes Her
Rights.
A Lively Breezs in the German
Reichstag on the Ques-
ticn of Duels.
A Large Variety OF General For
eiEn News,
ENGL AND.
Special Dispatch to The BEK.

Special Dispatch to The BBE.
LONDON, June 4. The Pail Mall
Gazette publishes another portion of
a letter from the Russian nihilist,
Stepniak, In which he dt clsres that
widespread society exists In the Rus.
sian army, composed exclusively of
officers, and including many colonels
of regiments. In regard to the pres.
ent acquiescence of the nihillsts, he
says 1t would be foolish to attempt a
revolt when the enemy Is on the alert.
An attempt to sssassinsts the czar
might still form the beginning of a
ravolt or coup d'etat, but such an at
tempt, of itself, he says, Is no longer
of Importance.
The police of Birmingham to-day
arrested an avowed American Fenian,
who declared his intention of making
mischief at the Bright celebration
next week. The man is 40 years of
age. Since his arrival there he has
received letters from America and
Pai!s, He gives his name as George
Smyth. Previous to his arrest he
BOUGHT fifty cartridges for large
revc yer, then entered a tavern,
whe'a he displayed the revolver and
thre ,ensd to disturb the Bright pro-
csssi q Monday. The police were
sunni ne 4, and when they arrived
Smyt was trying his revolver In the
tavern yard. He was secured only
after a struggle, during which he
tried + shoot the efEcers.
A ,respondent ct Shanghai tele'
graphs N the highest authority, that
Ii Hung Chang, Chinese prime minis.
ter and commander of troops In the
province. adjacent to Tonquin, de-
clsres that unless Frarce recognizes
the Fights of China In regard to An
nam, China Is resolved TO fight.
LONDON, June 4.-The earl of West
meath is dead.
LONDON, June 4.-The statement
in Paris that duel with swords wal
fought on the Swiss frontier yesterday
between George Cassagnsc and an ole
sergeant major, in which the former
had his throat scratched, ia denied.
LONDON, June 4.-The emperor
and empress drove 10 Sokolomkt to
dap to atterd military fcte They
were not accompanied by an escort
The municipal authorities will give
grand dijauner at Sokolniki to th'
foreign newspaper correspondent
who attended the coronation.
LONDON, June An the common
this afternoon Lord Edmund Fitz
Maurice, under foreign secretary
stated that the commanders of tn,
men of war, Dreysd and Dragon, roV
In Madagascar water, had been In
structed to consult as TO what meas
ures were necessary to be taken t.
protect the lives and property OF Brit
inh subjects In Madagascar.
Gladstone declined to an
swer questions as TO uhethe
the sers Ices of the Dake of Albany a
governor general of Canada had bee
refused. The government, he said
wei ! aware of the willingness of tn
duke to render services to his crow
and country. He added that this fee
Ing did the duke the highest honor
Kennard asked whether tn
government would repesent that tn
registration Of new set cf claims 9
Washington by the Alabama claim
commissioned was in violation of tn
Intentions cf the general conference
Lord Edmund Fitzmavrice reptile
that 1t was not the intention of th
government TO interfere in the matte
In any way.