The Portland daily press., 1883-03-20
FOREIGN.
Lady Dixie's Account Of the Assault
Upon Her.
A Man Close by Neither Saw No,
eSs Heard the Affair.
Heavy Snow Storm Raging in Scot
land.
-Four Lives Lost by a Railway
Collision.


Collision.
LONDON, March 19.-Lady Florence Dixie
says her head is confused and painful. She
supposes the miscreants stunned her. In an
lntervlsw yesterday she said, "I returned from
Ireland six weeks ago, and came here for the
purpose of retirement and quiet, as 1 have a
great deal of work to do, though at this period
9i .ne year invariably stay at our seat in
Lelcestershire. On Saturday afternoon, at a
gdarIef to i've, sauntered into the plantation
whlcn adloins The Fisheries with my St.
bernard dog and had reached the gate opening
INTO the Windsor road when my attention was
attracted to a soldier and woman passing by.
While looking after them and mentally re-
marking the fine physique of the man was
addressed by what Appeared to be two tall
women dressed in long cloaks of dark stuff
and wearing wells. who asked me to tell them
the time. replied that I had no watch upon
me and turned back again into the plantation.
was about crossing the stile when I noticed
that the women had followed me. This reused
my suspicion, as the ground was private, SO I
faced round to meet them. I had scarcely
done so when one selzed me by the throat and
struck me violently on the head and threw me
on the ground. called loudly for held, when
they pushed clay into my mouth. / then saw
men in the disguise of women's apparel.
While prostrate saw the other man raise a
knife and aim savage blow at my right
breast. The knife struck the steel ribs of
my corset and glanced off. Without uttering
word he again made stab, which caught
in my left hand. L remember seeing him
raise his hand to strike another blow, which /
received in my right hand. l also remember
hearing the noise of a cart in the road and see
ing my dog fly at the men, Then 1 swooned.
m half 4
and found myself lying in the same spot where
fell. got NJ and walked back to the house,
and told my husband and brother of the terri
BILE outrage They Immediately departed for
ities.'
To the noble animal of the St. Bernard
breed Lady Florence Dixie attributes her mar
velouS escape from the assassin's knife. It is
presumed that the dog followed the would-be
murderers for some distance, as it returned to
the house after the arrival of Lady Florence
Dixie. The Queen has requested that paint
ing OF the dog be done for her. Detectives
have taken the corset worn by Lady Florence,
who has suffered no injury beyond slight
scratch from one of the stabs which after
glanciug on her corset Just punctured her
chemise, and some cuts on the palms of both
hands. AS to the motive of the crime Lady
Florence said: "The whole affair was most
mysterious. can ascribe motive to no one,
as my sympathies for the Irish people have
pcoA Opouiy dVOW6u ana are we'll KNOWN"
1t was assumed that the attack would be
laid at the door of the Irish, an assumption
which she warmly repudiated, adding: "In
these days every crime mnst be of Irish orr
gin." The plantation extends about two hun
dred yards from the house, in the direction OF
windsor, having for its boundaries the river
on one side and the Windsor road on the 9TH
or side. 1t is very thinly wooded the river
being plainly seen from the roadway. "The
Fisheries enjoys some renown from the fact
OF having been occupied successfully by all
the reigning Georges Visitors in an uninter.
rupted string called and left their cards all
Sunday, many coming from the castle. The
daring boldness of the attack is more extraord-
mary when one reflects that 1t was committed
close to busy highway in open day and with
in sight of the towers of Windsor
Lady Dixie says the men who attacked her
spoke no brogue. She remembers seeing her
st. Bernard dog drag one of them backward.
Inc affair is puzzlng every one. There is
no clue to the assailants. A gardener, who
was potting plants thirty yards distant from
neither saw nor heard anything of the occur
ence. Lady Florence says she called to her
husband for help ands states that she should
pe sorry to attribute the outrage to the Land
League.
Irish members of Parliament discredit the
story OF Lady Florence Dixie that she was at.
lacked with knives by two men disguised as
women.
Train Telescoped and Four Persons
Killed.
The Glasgow express from Edinburgh tele-
scoped train from Glasgow near Central
station. this evening. Four persons were
killed and many injured.
A Persistent Suicide.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 19-M. Persilieff,
time ago attempted suicide, has again serious
ly stabbed himself
Proceedings in Parliament.
In the Commons today Lord Edmund Fitz-
maurice stated that no demand for mediation
in the trouble between France and Madagas-
car had been made and the government had
no intention of increasing the number of
British ships in Madagascar waters.
Harcourt, Home Secretary, said The police
force will be increased by 500 men. Until that
was done the military would protect public
buildings.
More Attempted Explosions in London.
1t is rumored that two barrels of powder
have been found in the vicinity of the large
gasometers at Kings Gross, London.
England's Mode Of Relieving Ireland De-
nounceo.
DUBLIN, March 19.-Macevely, archbishop
Of Tuam, replying to Earl Spencer on behali
OF the Catholic bishops in Ireland, writes that
the action OF the government insisting on
extending relief to distressed people through
the work house is an outrage on humanity and
q covert system of exterminating the native
race. Archbishop Croke has sent ESQ as q
contribution to the testimonial for Parnell.
The Union Generate officers.
PARIS, March 19.-In the case of NM. Bou-
toux and FEEDER, president and manager re-
spectively of the Union Generate, the Court of
Appeal has revised the Judgment of the lower
court in the counts in regard to fic-
titious payment on shares of stock and issue
of shares of an irregularly constituted
company. The sentence Of each was reduced
pay fine and costs was confirmed.
Severe Storm in Scotland.
LONDON, March ia heavy storm is rag.
ing IN Scotland, with snow. Railway travel
is suspended. A number of boats have been
driven from their moorings in Findon Harbor
and wrecked. Large quantities of wreckage
have washed ashore on the coast of Aberdeen
shire.
Parnell Coming to America.
LONDON, March 19-It has been arranged
that Parnel will go to America, Mr.. Sexton
remaining to watch proceedings in Parliament
Fight Between Miners and Gendarmes
STETIENNE, March 19.-Sixty miners to-day
attempted to rescue a comrade from the
gendarmes who used their weapons and q
miner was mortally wounded. Several arrests
were made and great excitements prevails.
Arabs and Turks Fighting.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March ia band ol
Arabs to-day attacked four Ottoman battalions
near Yemen. The Turks lost four officers and
number of soldiers killed and wounded
The Arabs were repulsed.
Proceedings in the French Deputies.
PARIS, March 19.-In the Deputies to-day
the radical motion relating to grievances of
the mining population was rejected by the
adoption of the order of the day pure and
simple by vote of 294 SO 119. With respect
to the motion granting amnesty to the political
press offenders NJ. Waldeck Rosseau, minis
ter Of the interior, insisted that the present
moment was untlmely for such action. A
calmer popular feeling should be made and
awaited. The motion was rejected by vote
399 to 83. The Chambers adjourned for q
month.
The French Socialists.
LONDON March 19.-The meeting in the
Brassarie des Paques of 800 Socialists, at which
a disturbance occurred, referred to in Paris
dispatch of yesterday, was held in Geneva, not
in Paris. The only serious symptom in France
yesterday OF Socialistic activity was an attempt
TO seduce the soldiers stationed at Rheims by
throwing over the wall of their barracks
placardS giving directions for the blowing mn