The Portland daily press., 1883-04-09
FOREIGN.
Speech of Minister Lowell at a
London Banquet.
The Overflow of the vistuIa subsidIng
Discovery of Another Plot Against
the Gear.

LIVERPOOL, April THE men. Deasey and
/ Flanagan, arrested recently for bringing infer
'-lnal machines and explosives into the country
| from Cork, ,were arraigned In court to-day.
| The Crown announced its intention to ask that
| the prisoners be committed on charge Of hay
| ing explosives in their possession, with felon-
/ ious intent, and also on charge of conspiracy,
with viow to felony, with various persons
1 known and unknown 10 the Crown.
Deasey and Flanagan were committed for
| trial at the assizes, bail being refused. The
| prisoners reserved their defence.
| GLASGOW, April THE Glasgow police here
| have taken into custody man named Bernard
| Gallagher, who Is charged with causing the ex.
| plosion at the gas works here. Gallagher Is an
/ Irish American and a brother of the man of the
same name who was arrested at Lambeth last
| Thursday. He was arraigned at the Police
| Court, when he declared that he was innocent
and that he only left the United States on the
9th OF last February He was remanded TO
prison for eight days.
| TRALEE, April 1.-THE police have searched
seyen-h houses here occupied by persons against
| whom information had been lodged They ar
| rested man named Kelly, formerly a land
| league organizer, and another man who had in
his possession firearms and compromising pa
| pers.
PARIS, April flames Stephens the ex-
| Head Centre OF the Fenians in an inteview
here. stated that II Mr.. Parnell could Join the
revolutionists the wrongs OF Ireland would be
redressed by the sword. Mr.. Stephens con-
demed the use OF dynamite or the knife in the
struggle against English misrule."
Proofs OF a Plot Against the Gar
BRussELs, April 8.--La Chronique states
that the police have searched the house of a
Frenchman who fed from the city after the
dynamite explosion at Gansborton on the 23d
OF February last, and have found a number of
cipher letters, some Of them from Cyyoet, one
the men arrested at the time Of the explosion,
which contain proofs OF plot against the
! Gar.
Minister Lowell Speaks at London
Banquet.
LONDON, April 81 "A banquet was given BY
corporation Of civil engineers at Kensington
last evening. James Russell Lowell United
States minister, was among the guests, and in
reply TO toast "0ur Visitors" said-"A more
important function of diplomacy is to main
tain good humcr, good will and and under
standing between nations (Hear, hear" In
the way we look at certain fundamental ques-
tons there Is very little difference between the
views OF an EDglishman and those OF an Amer
can. Though / may not venture TO allude to
delicate topics, j can say that no American
any more then an Englishman believes that az
sassination IS war OF that dynamite is the raw
material of policy"
Mr.. Lowell's remarks were received with
cheers.
The Tripartite Alliance.
BERLIN, April THE Nord Deutsch Zeit-
uDg, reverting TO the subject OF defensive al
lance between Germany, Austria and Italy
against France, says the only reason for the
formation OF such an alliance would be
fear Of French aggression and such fear
would only be justified II a military adven-
turer seized power in France. It would be
natural that three pacific powers should inter-
yene to preserve peace IL one Of them was
threatened, but such Intervention would re-
qnire no treaty.
The Murderers Of Count Won Szkchly.
PEsTH, April Three of the murderers OF
Count Won Szkchly who was found straDgled
in his residence at Ofen last week have been
captured and have confessed their guilt. The
Italian Sponga who was denounced to the po-
lice as the actual assassin Of the Count is in
criminated by the confession OF the prisoners
He has not yet been arrested.
The Phoenix Park Assassins.
DUBLIN, April S.-The statement that ar
rangements had been completed for the trial
Of tho prisoners concerned In the Phoenix Park
murders is confirmed. Joe Brady will be tried
first. The crown lawyers have determined to
resist any postponement of the trial.
Affirmation for Oath in Spain.
MADRID, April s.-The Chamber OF Depu-
Ties has passed the bill permitting the substi.
tuition Of affirmation for the oath.