The Portland daily press., 1883-05-17
FOREIGN.
Fitzharris Sentenced to Servitude
for Life.
Fatal Dynamite Explosion in
Lisbon.
Land Leaguers Arrested for Threaten
Ing Jurors.

DUBLIN, May 16.-Tho trial Of Filzharris
cab driver, as accessory, fer the fact TO the
murder Of Cayendish ald Burke, was con-
cluded this morning. The jury returned
verdict of guilty against him and he was SER
fenced to penal setyitude for life.
Judge O'Brien IN passing sentence on Fitz-
harris said the crime OF which You were CON
victed Is morally the same az that Of murder.
The deaths Of Cavendish and Burke were
mainly owing TO your act IN inducing Smith to
point out the victims. The prisoner appeared
TO be stupefed at his sentence.
The Pope's Bun Discussed by the Ma
tional League.
DUBLIN, May Is "A meeting Of the Nation
al League was held here today Mr.. Biggar,
member Of Parliament for Gavin, In a speech
said that anything coming from the Pope
should bo received with much respect by the
League They should at tho same time ex-
press their opinions in plain, but inoffensive
terms. Mr.. Biggar said he was not snited for
such task and that further IL unsafe for him
10 remark upon the present manner OF adminis-
terlng justice. Hs urged the importance OF
preparing for the general election Tor metn-
bers II Parliament Mr.. Mayne, Parnelllte
member Of Parliament for Temporary, said the
Irish psople should take theology, and not pol
itics, from Rome. Mr.. Parnell. he declared,
was the head Of their political church.
The Parnell Testimonial.
DUBLIN, May "A meeting was held here
tonight Ia Support Of the Psrnell testimonial.
Thomas Sexton member OF Parliament for
Sligo county, was one Of the speakers. He
violently attacked the government which he
declared was the worst that ever ruled over
Ireland. He said tlAt the Papal circular ap-
piled only 10 the clergy and not TO the laity al
all. He thought IL might o desirable TO send
a deputatinn to Rome 10 explain TO the Pope
the true condition OF affairs III Ireland, that
Irish people were sorry to lose the valuable
services II the clergy, but that with or without
allies the movement must go on. His speech
was greeted with cheers.
Moecow Swarming With Police Agents.
Moscow, May l6 The vast number Of po
lice agents poured into the city is large enough
10 noticeably increase the population, large
as the city IL, aud they swarm amongst the
most diverse classes OF people, amongst the
iaboring element, in every rank OF society, in
every profession, in every trade and IN every
department OF the civil service, police .fiiceTs
themselves being also spied upon. No less
thvn 400 special police have been enrolled
among the hack aud cab drivers. The cellars
Dynamite In Lisbon-Four Persons Killed.
LISBON, May l5.-During popular fete and
fireworks display in an adjacent village to-day,
a bomb filed with dynamite exploded killing
persons and woundiDg 20.
Russian Town Destroyed by Fire.
LONDON, May 15.-The town Of Samara in
Russia has been visited by disastrous fire
which destroyed large portion OF the town.
Lord Dufferin.
CoNsTASTINoPLE, May 16.-Lord Dufferin
started Tor Engiaud yesterday. He will 90 by
the way of Vienna.
PAIRS, May 16.--The Temps says the Sultan
Is dissatisfied with Lord Dnfferin's explana-
tions. The Sultan will send an envoy with
decoration for the Khedive for the purpose of
regainiDg influence with him.
The French Commissioner to Visit Vien-
ma.
VIENNA, May l6--It Il rumored that NJ.
Waddington will return - France from Mos
COW after the coronation Of the Gar by way Of
Vienna.
American Pork.
BERLIN, May 16.-The North German Ga
zette attempts TO prove by statistics that the
danger of contracting trichinosis from Ameri-
can pork is sixty times greater than il is from
German pork, aud refers TO the latest reports
of the sanitary officers at Chicago, Erie and
Boston, and the publications in tbesNsw York
Medical Journal.
To prove the correctness OF It's staiemet Is the
Gazette declares that the inspection OF pork on
its arrival II German ports has proved useless.
Ii says that the quantity Of American pork
consumed In Germany is small and is decreas-
ing and that the question, therefore, Is not Of
economic importance.
Grand Jury Indictments.
The grand Jury has found true bills for con-
spiracy to murder against Kingston, Gibney
and Healy, charged with conspiracy TO muir
"a
murder against Matthias Brady charged with
making threats against the life of the foreman
OF the Jury which convicted his brother Joe
Brady.
Delaney and Caffrey Plead Guilty.
Daniel Delaney, charged with conspiracy to
murder, was arraigued in court today and
pleaded guilty.
Edward McCaff ey, who last week was
raiened on the same charge, withdrew the plea
Of nor guilty and substituted the plea Of guilty.
Sentence was deferred.
Kingston and Gibuey we're then raj med on
charge of conspiracy 10 murder,a ,and bosn plead
ed not guilty.
Arrest of Lana Leaguers.
LIVERPOOL, May 16 -Pairck o. Brien, form
erly seeretary of the Liverpool Land League,
aud Michael Hynes, printer, and Patrick
States, foreman, of Hynes were arrested for
printing aud spreading the circulars, forward
ed to tradesmen in Dubiin recently, termed
can analS sis Of special iuries on eighteen tF,-
ais under the crimes act,'' and in which the
persons and properly of those jurors were
threatened They we're remande for trial
and admitted TO bail.