Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-05
NY CABL.E.
A Mine Set for the Gear.
Socialists Arrested onsTheir WAY
from Copenhagen.
The Forthcoming Trial of nj.
hillsts.


COW stating that large mine has been
discovered connecting with Kremlin,
where the coronation of the Gar is
to take place. The telegram also states
that a request has been wired to St.
Petersburg for 100 sappers to be sent
at once to Moscow for the purpose Of
destroying the mine.
PARIS, April 5.-General De Coli
fet has written an open letter in which
he impeaches the accuracy of the in.
terview published in yesterdays So.
leil, wherein he was made by the re,
porter to declare that the heads of the
departments and sub directors in the
war Office were communistic syco.
plants and that the radical journalists
inspired the decree relative to the au.
tumn cavalry maneuvers.
1t is generally understood here that
the compromise by which the question
Of the cavalry manervers was allowed
to drop, is merely to be considered as
postponement on account of the rup-
ture in the Cabinet until the Chamber
meets the latter part of this month.
KIELI, SApril 5.-The names of the
four Socialists who were arrested here
last Tuesday while on their way from
the Socialist Congress at Copenhagen,
are Cebel, Dietz, Auer and Neumun,
ster. Although they were members
Of the Reichstag, their papers we're
seized and COnfscated to the State.
The Shrewdest efforts of the police
did not succeed in extorting from the
prisoners any oral evidence
against their party and they were
finally released.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 5.-Devel.
opments of the utmost importance are
expected in connection with the forth.
coming great trial of the Nihilists in
this city. 1t was originally believed
that this trial would be the last of the
kind on the list. Recent arrests,
however, have made other Nihilist
trials probable, and it is the present
intention to arraigh the newly discOv>
cred plotterS either before the corona.
ton of the Gar or directly after The
accused have, with three exceptions,
already pleaded guilty to belonging to
the party which they assert is in fact
as we'll as in name "The Will of the
People"
LoNnoN,A April a-The weekly state
ment Of the Bank of England shows
decrease Of bullion of 9378,0O0. The
proportion Of the bank reserve to its
liabilities is "a 5 6 per cent.
ROME, April 5.-Captain Fracassa
states that the governments of Itsly
and Austria have given assent and
affixed signatures to a treaty by terms
which each empire guarantees to the
other complete integrity of territory.
Although Germany not directly and
by signature party to this treaty, the
document contains clause in which
it is mentioned that her approval has
been given.
COPENHAGEN, April 5.-TheSoCial-
list Congress was treated with unwel.
come surprise by the Danish govern.
ment, On the fourth day, while in
the midst Of its session, the Rrefect Of
Police, after having held a full con.
ference with the King and secured his
approval, sent to Herr LiebkneCht,
one of the most outspoken delegates
and who is looked upon as leader in
the Congress and, served on him an
order to close the Congress forthwith.
Those members yhe came from for
eign countries we're informed that it
was desired by the Danish authorities
that they leave Denmark not later than
Tuesday,
BIRMINGHAM, April 5.-The city
police made raid upon a suspected
locality on Led3aw street, LadywoOd,
and discovered a Fenian nitrogIycer.
inc factory in full operation.
LONDON, April 5.-lhe Grand
Trunk announce, the issue Of 100000
pounds sterling Of perpetual four per
cent debeHture stock, The issue
price will be 50 per cent. The money
is required to meet bonds maturing
and for other PURPOSES.
LONDON, April ga semi.weekly
newspaper cllled the City Press, in its
edition published yesterday evening,
announced that it had received a letter
without signature, in which the writer
threatened to blow up the government
Offices. The affair was referred TO the
police, and late last night the English
Detectives, assisted by members Of
the Irish Secret Service, succeeded
in arresting o man who had in his
possession quantity Of stuff supposed
to be dynamite, The arrest caused
deOided sensation. The detectives
| had followed the prisoner from Man.
chester, as he appeared to be q suspi-
cious character, and when tie letter
appeared he was at once arrested, be.