The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-24
FOREIGN.
Kelley Again on Trial for the Phn-
nix Park Murder.
Decision in Favor of Bradlaush
The United States and the Dyna-
mite Conspiracy.
LONDON. April o..

LONDON, April 23.
Lord Coleridge, lord chief justice
Of England, has rendered decision In favor OF
Charles Bradlaugh in an action brought
against Mr.. Newdegate, member OF Parliament
for North Warwickshire, for maintaining a
suit OF Mr.. Clark against Bradlaugh Ia regard
70 the latter's sitting and voting In the House
OF Commons without taking the oath Of al
legiance.
Threatened Destruction OF the Bank OF
England.
Letters have been received by officers OF the
Portsmouth branch of the bank OF England
threatening the destruction OF that building
hy dynamite. Detectives have in consequence
Bees detailed to watch the bank.
The Extent OF the Fenian Organization.
The Times says the government have OBJ
tained Information In the course OF recent in-
quirles that the enrolled members OF the
tenian organization In the United Kingdom
number one hundred and fifty thousand, and
that there are besides distinct off-shoots Of
Fenanism, such the Vigilants and the In
vincibles Eugene Kingston, who was arrested
In Liverpool and taken TO Dublin, was mem
Der OF both OF these branches. Such double
membership Is unusual. There are besides
secret sections affiliated with the American
u Mantle party Tho police have accurate in
conspraors And !. ia ex neeleay RI The
Violations will be made.
The Times says that the disagreement of
the jury in the Kelley trial was due 10 the OBJ
stinate refusal OF ons OF the jurors TO convict
on any evidence.
Another Prisoner Turns Informer.
DUBLIN. April 23-It is stated that pri-
soner now in Kilmaipham jail has given evi-
deuce to the authorities which throws Complete
light on the subject OF the inquiry 10 be open
cd to-day by Mr. Curran, Divisional Magistrate
OF the Metropolitan Police, into the murders
here during the past year OF persons who have
turned informers.
Kelley Again Put on Trial.
Timothy Kelley, the alleged Phoenix Park
murderer, in whose case the jnry failed 20
agree on verdict last Friday, was again
placed on trial to-day.
A man named Glyn who identified Carey at
the inquiry in Kilmainham court house as
man wnom he saw In Phoenix Park May 9th
last, testified he saw four men In the Park on
the evening of that day bn. Kelley was not one
OF them. The court then adjourned.
Proceedings in Parliament.
LONDON, April 23.-In the House of Com
mons this afternoon Mr.. Bourke. CoDserva
tive, gave notice that he would question the
government as 10 whether any steps had been
taken BY the authorities at Washington rela-
tive 10 conspiraeies against England alleged 10
have been organized in America by members
OF the Irish dynamite party.
In the Lords this afternoon Lord Dunyaven
called attention TO the distress prevailing in
Ireland and urged the adoption of scheme
OF emigration on large scale
Marquis Of Landsdowne also spoke IN favor
OF emigration.
Sir Richard Asheton Cross, Conservative,
moved the rejection OF the affirmation bill
Commercial Treaty between Germany
and Servfa.
BERLIN, April 23.--In the Reichstag to-day
treaty Of commerce with Servia was adopted.