The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-06-11
FOREIGN.
Execution Of the Last OF the Phoe-
nix Park Murderers.
Heated Debate in the House of
Commons.
An English Vessel Flying the
Fenian Flag.

DUBLIN, June V.~-Ilm Oihy Kelly, VINO was
convicted OF participation In the Phmnix Park
murders, was hanged ia Kilmainham jail at
o'clock this morning He was the fifth man
executed for those murders, and waB the last
one convicted thereof There was large
crowd Of people outside tho prison, but there
was no disturbance. 1t is believed that Kelly
died without making any statement.
MIR. Varian, member OF the Prisoners Aid
Society, called upon Earl Spencer the Lord
Lieutenent, late last evening and gave him
his personal assurance that at O'Clock on the
night the Ph@nix Park murders were commit
ted Kelly was present AT meeting oil the
Society. This morning Varian stood In front OF
the jail and stated that he expected every mo
ment to hear that Kelly had been reprieged.
The authorities, expecting that great crowd
would collect at the jail during the execu-
tion, adopted as extensive precautions Tor
maintenance OF order as those taken when Joe
Brady was Hanged. Police surrounded the
prison, marines dressed as civilians, mixed
with the crowd, and two companies OF troops
were In readiness for any emergency within
the gate adjacent 10 the hospital. The crowd
was vefy quiet. however. A number OF wo-
men Ia the crowd frequently read the prayers
for the dying. When the black flag was
hoisted sover the prison some persons In the
crowd uttered shrieks, and young women
fell on her knees and called the curse OF God
upon James Carey, the informer. The crowd
soon dispersed. Kelly received the sacrament
at $50 O'Clock this morning and khelt with
the priests in prayer to the last moment, lie
maintained~a calm demeanor, but was very
pale. His parting interview with his mother
and friends yesterday was very painful. This
morning he gave a lock of his nair and some
flowers TO Canon Kennedy and requested him
10 hand them TO his mother. Before his death
be repeated promise which he had made to
his mother that he would leave no statement
or letter regarding the murders.
Proceedings in the House OF Commons.
LONDON, June "a heated debate occurred
in the House of Commons last evening relative
to the execution ef Sulciman Daoud at Alex
andria The member opposed TO the execu-
ton, led BY Sir George Campbell and Mr..
Molioy, member for Kings county, urged the
government to telegraph requesting stay of
execution. Sir Henry Drummond Wolff as
serted that the death OF Suleiman Daoud was
hurried in order to silence the charges against
the Khedive. Lord Edward Fitzmaurice, Un-
der Foreign Secretary, replied that Sir Edward
Malet, the British consul general in Egypt had
been ordered to inquire as 10 whether there
Yves anything In the case calling for the inter
vention of the British government. Mr..
Gladstone finally declared that as Sir Edward
Malet had not Informed the government that
there had been any injustice done TO Suleiman
Daoud, they had distinctly declined TO inter
fere IN the matter. He said Lord Dnfferin had
informed him that the charges which had
been made against the Khedive were ridcu-
cuions.
Suleiman had to be almost carried to the
scaffold ana he was nearly comatose from
fright before he was finally hanged. Some
persons who we're present at the execution say
that he died before the drop fell On his way
to the place OF execution the condemned man
murmured that he had been yictimized by
Arab Pasha.
The John Bright Celebration.
Great preparations are being made for the
John Bright celebration at Birmingham which
begins today and lasts week. The celebra-
ton Is 10 commemorate the services of Right
Hon. John Bright as representative for Bir-
a century. There will be monster trades pro
cessions, banquet, picnics, etc.
1he Emperor and the Pope-Contradic-
tory Reports.
Boston, June 9-John Boyle, Of the Pilot,
today received cable dispatch from the Pilots
Rome correspondent informing him that His
Holiness Pope Leo, yesterday publicly insnlted
Mr.. Errington by refusing him an audience
Mr.. O'Reiiiy is OF the opinion this action of the
Pope is the outcome Of further investigation
OF the Irish question and a rebuke Of Errington
for his misleading statements at the Vatican.
O'Reilly also considers this the first move in
the direction Of strengthening out the misap-
prehension and misrepresentation of the Pope's
attitude on the Irish question.
ROME, June l0.-Glads;one's recent sta te-
ment in the Commons in regard TO the circu M
stance OF Errington's visits to Rome, has given
great satlSfaDtlon TO the Nat1can. ErringtOn Is
about 70 leave Rome for England. He will be
given public audience by the Pope before he
goes.
The War In Tonquin.
PARIS, Jue 9.-M. Brun, Minister of Marine,
to-day informed the Cabinet that the govern
ment had received intelligence that the brother
in-law of the King Of AMMAN was in command
OF the Annamites forces in Tonquiu. He also
announced that a telegram had been received
from the French consul at Canton stating that
no preparations for war were being made there.
An English Vessel Flies the Fenian Flag.
CoRUSsA, june l0.--An English brig lying
In the harbor here recently hosted at her
main mast Fenian flag. IL was green with
q white cross in the center at the same time
she was flying a small Englisb flag at her fore
most. The English consul sent a messenger
aboard TO order the captain 10 lower the green
flag but the messenger met with rough treat
ment on the vessel. The consul then sum
moned assistance Of the Spanish coast guard
and eventually the party Of armed sailors
boarded the vessel and removed the objection
able flag. An inquiry has been insttu ted into
the circumstances OF the affair.