Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-03
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FOREIGN NEWS.
Examination of the Dynamiters.

Examination of the Dynamiters.
LONDON, March 2d.-The examination of
Cunningham and Burton was cont Iued to-
day. Witnesses introduced testimony that
Burton was the owner of the bag contain
ing twenty pounds of dynamite, discovered
in the parcel-room at the Charing Cross
railway station, shortly after the explosion
II Victoria station, one year ago.
Poland, Solicitor for the Treasury, stated
that the Government would show Burton
to be connected with the Fenian conspiracy
i'll the United States. The Solicitor then
gave details OF the plot TO explode London.
bridge, Parliament houses and the Tower,
saying that he would show that Burton was
connected in ali these plots.
Continuing, Poland said the Government
would show that Burton arrived at South
ampton February 20, 1884 At South
ampton he bought the portmanteau found
at Charlng Cross station containing dyna-
mite. This portmanteau is similar to the
one found at Paddington station, which
also contained dynamite The plan had
been TO blow up four of the principal rail
way stations i'll London The dynamite
was packed in portmanteaus with Ameri-
can clockwork, set to strike 50 that the de-
donations would all occur at a certain hour,
and one portmanteau so charged was to be
LETT at each OF the four doomed stations.
Not in Favor of the Royal Visit
DUBLIN, March 2d-OBrien. at the
Phoenix Park meeting, said the English
members were fast turning Parliament into
a backwoods vigilance committee. with the
Speaker as a Midnight Judge Lynch"
When the visit OF the Prince of Wales was
alluded to, there We're groans and Kisses.
buf not to large extent. OBrien hoped
the Prince would be received with courtesy.
but with utter disregard of any loyal feel
lngs or expressions; no royal tomfoolerv
nor lollypop, no beads nor necklaces. no
pa9eantry nor attitudes ofrespect should be
witnessed by true Irishmen But here the
Lord Mayor, nodding assent and panto-
mining applause. O'Brien turned to him
and said :" What if the Irish people should
treat this representative of royalty rs the
Irish representatives We're treated by the
Speaker and Parliament" The orator ex-
pressed by face and gesture words of intense
hatred toward the Niceroy and the Castle
inmates. At the close of the meeting.
which dissolved peacefully. vote ofthanks
was given to the Lord Mayor, who briefly
responding, said shall not have civic
decorations at the Princes visit When he
lands at Kingstown | shall haul down the
civic flag ON the Mansion House, and adj
wise all Nationalist shop-keepers to boycott
| the idea of striking or possessing any com
memoration medals for the royal visit"
| The Dublin Municipal Council and the
Prince of Wales.
DUBLIN. March 2d-In the Municipal
| Council to-day Sir George Owens gave
| notice that he would move for the appoint
ment of q committee to frame an address
of welcome To the Prince of Wales upon
his arrival in Ireland Clancy at this
jumped up and said he desired to give
notice that he would move that no such
committee be appointed. Great excitement
ensued, and several Conservatives were
shouted down in their attempts to ask the
| Lord Mayor if the disloyal remarks attri-
buted to him i'll the report of one of his
speeches had been correctly reported.
House of Commons.
| LONDON, March 2d-In the House ofCom-
mons this evening, Sexton. Home Rule
member for Sligo, gave notice that to-mOr-
row he would call the attention of the
| House to the imminent danger menacing
the rights of members of the House of Com
mons To- speak and vote, owing to the re-
| cent actions Of Speaker Pell in the O'Brien
episode. The Marquis of Harrington an
nounccd that the Government is in receipt
of official adyices confirming the report
/ that another sortie against Mahdi's men
! had been made by the garrison at kassala,
resulting in the defeat of the garrison and
the loss Of p officers and G32 men.
Henry LabauCherc (Radical moved the
resolution that he gave notice of last Fri
| day that the House of Commons regrets
that the militia have been embodied be-
cause il indicates resolution on the part OF
! her Majcsty's Government 10 interfere in
| the Soudan by force of arms" lie fol-
| lowed up the introduction of this motion
| by Il vigorous denunciation Of the course
| the Government was pursuing in the Sou
| dan at the present time.
The motion was lost by vote of 149
to 10.
Fitzmaurice, Under Secretary for the For
eign Department, said the sortie and defeat
OF the kassala garrison by FL Mahdi's
| Arabs occurred OH the ID of February He
explained the difficulty of relieving this
garrison by saying that it was so far inland,
being $50 miles from Suallim and 293 miles
| from Massowah, on the Red sea, that relief
could be afforded through friendly tribes
only.
The Marquis of Harrington said the
question Of continuing the present policy
Of the Government i'll the Soudan had
been decided by last weeks debate and last
Fridays vote. He defended the sending
of the Guards, who, he said, expected to be
employed in war whenever serious opera
tons were needed. 1t was not intended to
call out the reserves, he said, Just at pres
ent, but the Government Will not hest
tate to do so" the War Secretary added,
" if it should become necessary In re-
gard to colonial offers Of military assist
| ancc, the Secretary said the Government
had not declined any of them, but was now
communicating with the Colonies for the
purpose Of ascertuining in full the exact
nature of the assistance which the Colonies
could render.
Almost Equivalent to an UItimatum.
LONDON, March 2d.-Granville, British
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to-day sent
long and very important dispatch by tele
graph To Degiers, Russion Foreign Minis
ter, regarding the occupation by Russian
troops of ports on the Afghan frontier.
The language was very firm, and almost
equivalent to formal ultinatum.
1t plainly intmates that Great
Britain is resolved to protect at all
hazards the strategic points in Afghanistan.
Russia is also warned that Great Britain
viii under no circumstances entertain the
question of cession of any portion of the
territory belonging TO her ally the Amer
of Afghanistan. a copy of this dispatch
was sent to Detferin Niceroy of India, who
Is INST ruCtGu To reaSSufe The Amer Of Al
ghanistan of Eugland'S continued friendli-
ness.
Gladstone Again Ill.
LoypoY, March 2d.-Gladstone is confined
to his bed with a severe cold.
Germany and the Egyptian Question.
BERLIN, March 2d.-In the Reichstag to-
day Bismarck in answer to inquiries.
stated that England asked Germany's adj
vice regarding Egyptian affairs. He replied
that in his opinion it would be TO the inter
est of England to establish its influence in
Egypt with the Sultan's good will The
annexation of Egypt by England would
embroil France and other countries. Ger
many would never consent to such annexa-
ton. But it is not Germany business to
interfere. Bismarck complained that Earl
Granville had published confidential docu-
mentS on the question.
The Boer Designs on Natal.
LONDON, March 2d.-General Warren has
gone to the front in Bcchuanaand. in view
OF alarming rumors regarding the Boer de-
signs on y atal.
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.
The receipts for duties at the Custom
house for the past week were 500, l49 30,
making total since January LIST of 81, l25,-