Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-24
General Foreign News by Cable.
ONE OF THE PHGNIX PARK MURDERERs TURss Tx
FORMER,

SLIGO, May 2-The Invincible informer who
10 the Phenlx park murders Patrick Delany tes-
titled at the inquiry that Fitzgerald attended fenisn
LneeIhgs In DUBLIN In 1850 as delegate OF the Su-
preme Council OF the Brotherhood Delaney was
cross-examined at some length. He said his oply
OBJECT In giving Information against the prisoners
was 10 save innocent lives, and TO prevent Others
from being trapped. He was duped into assisting
In the PhCenlX park murders He was not giving
evidence Tor money or liberty. He expected TO re-
turn 10 ilie servitude and admitted that he richly
deserved 1t
TRIUMPHAL ENTRY OF THE FRENCH roNoUrS roRcEs
PARIS, May 24.The government is considering
Paris, July IA, OF the French Tonquin forces
THE EGYPTIAN CONFERENCE
LONDON, May 4.-The Standards Berlin CORES
pondent says: Little hope is now entertained here
that the Egyptian conference will meet The great
powers continue to suggest fresh questions for dis
cusslon, owing TO the elasticity OF the British In
Ntalon regarding an expression of their respective
views"
I'll NAHDI BRIBEs KING JOHN
LONDON, May 24-It is reported that the nepotia-
tons between Admiral eyett and King Holm of
Abyssinia, have failed, the Mahdi having promised
the king large coast district including Massowah
ana several harbors, upon condition that he would
remain neutral
DUKE PAUL GOING TO BECOME AN AUSTRIAN
81 PErERsBCRG, May 2i-Duke Paul, OF Mecklen-
Austrian service
ENGLAND PREPARING TORPEDO BOATS FOR ACTIVE
LONDON, May 4-The admiralty has ordered the
not1lla OF torpedo boats at Chatham and Ports
mouth 10 De prepared forthwith for active service
MARCHING ACROSS THE DESERT
CAIRO May 24-AdyiceS from KoroSko state thar
Major Kitchener had started from that point across
the desert for Aber Hamed with 200 Arabs Major
Wortley Is at AsSiout. making preparations for a
twenty DAYS desert march with 500 Bedouins
VICTIMS OF SPANISH PATRONAGE SLAVERY
MADRID, May 4-The Spanish abolitionist So
ciety has presented memorial to the government
calling attention TO the fact that out OF 40 GOO
negroes under Spanish dominion who ought 10 have
been freed from the modifed form OF slavery known
as patronage" only Is 600 have hitherto been re-
leased.
PRINCE vICToRs AMBITION
PARIS, May 24--Prince Victor recently stated thai
ne would consider an act OF adhesion TO the repub-
llc on the part OF his father, Prince jerome Plon
Plon) as an abd1cation OF his claim TO the Bona
partfSt leadership. Prince Victor would In thar
case vindlcate his rights as heir to the Imperial
crown.
ADMIRAL LEsPEs MADE MANDARIN
PARIS, May 24.-China has conferred upon Admj-
raj Lespes, the commander or the French squadron
In Chinese waters, the order OF the double dragon
Which carries with IT the title OF mandarin
ONE RUSSIAN EDITOR ARRESTED AND ANOTHER
FORCED TO RESIGN.
ST.. PETERsBURG, May Pan. stan1ukovitch, the
publisher OF the journal .yelo, which was recently
suppressed, has been placed under arrest. NJ. Os-
trogorscky the editor, and teacher at the same In
gymnasium, was ordered to continue the publica-
ton OF the Deto as an advocate OF the governments
policy or to resign his position In the gymnasium.
He at once resigned