The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-30
AMENDING THE COMMISSION BILL.
Mr.. ParnelI will Move an inquiry into
the Times Letters.
The Grand Old Man Deserving OF
the Title StIlI.
Murders Committed by Masked
Men In Unhappy Ireland.

LONDON, July y29.-Already 62 amendments
have been proposed to the Parnell commits
sion bill. Mr.. Parnell win move the first
amendment to inquire into the Times letters
and Mr.. Sexton will move to limit the in
quiry TO the persons named In the schedule
Of the bill.
Unhappy Ireland.
DUBLIN, July 29.-JOhn Forhan, a boy
cotted farmer, while returned from Tralee,
with three labOrers in car today, was shot
dead near Listowell, Kerry, by two disguised
men, who jumped over a fence, fred and
escaped through the wood.
While Farmer McAuliffe was working
with laborer named Ruare In field at
Glounamable, Cork, Saturday, a man dis
guised with a white cloth, entered and de-
manded their names Ruare gave false
name and was ordered by the stranger 10
Iall upon his knees. He did so, whereupOn
the stranger shot him twice. Ruare died an
nour afterward. The stranger escaped and
his identityfs not known.
Mr.. cladstone's Golden Wedding.
LONDON, July 2s.-Mr. Gladstone on
Wednesday strengthened his position as
sole proprietor OF the "Grand Old man" by
celebrating his golden wedding. As the
leader of Home Rule and all healthy poll
tical life In this country, he Is the English
man Of most interest to Americans, and to
them the golden wedding should be the in
teresting event Of this week. The cele-
brating was done quietly in the afternoon at
Spencer House. Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone
drove up In an open carriage, both smiling
most placidly. The grand old man looked
even more Gladstonian than usual. He.
wore very light duster, and in his button,
hole very big white flower. His crayat.
which he evidently controls himself, was an
usually wild jumble Of crumpled black silk,
while his silky hair, still plentiful, and evil
IDENTIFY Mrs. Gladstone's especial charge, was
plastered carefully down all around, betray-
ing the wifely desire to conceal the few bar
rem spots on the great statesman's pate. As
he jumped nimbly from his carriage, helped
Mrs. Gladstone out, and shook hands with
| 10 men In 10 seconds, even the most harden
ed of Tories must have confessed him 10 be
| truly the grandest Of old men. Mrs. Glad
stone was beaming all the time. She Is
usually in such a state Of blissful pride at
| the sayings and doings Of her grand old
| spouse as to be almost obllvious to every
| thing else, and on this occasion her state Of
rapt admiration was unusually marked. She
wore white bonnet ana over her shoulders
| an old white lace shawl, given TO her on her
wedding day, and looked very sweet and old
| fashioned. Lord Granville read the address.
| to which were signed 1l6 names Of well
known admirers Of Mr.. Gladstone.
Foreign Notes.
The jury at MitehelIstown which was in
vestigatiag the death OF Mr.. John Mande-
| vile, has returned verdict declaring that
| his deash was caused by the unjustidable
| treatment TO which he was subjected while
confined in.Tullamore prison.
Baldwin, the parachutist, jumped from a
balloon in London Saturday at the height OF
| 1000 feet and landed safely. Enormous
crowds were at Alexandria Palace TO wit
ness the feat, and eyinced great enthusiasm.
The Yomood Turc0mans in the Askabad
| district are in a state of reV9lt. They have
| raised several villages, plundering The houses
and killing many Of the Inhabitants. TnG
troops are Dowerless to suppress them. The
shops in Askabad are closed and trade Is at a
i standstill.
| A thousand striking navvies paraded the
Paris b0ulevards Saturday singing Boulan-
| gerist songs.
Figures recently published show that in all
the parliamentary elections that have taken
| place since Gen. Boulanger was deprived Of
/ his command the total voting stength
| stained from voting entirely; 575,0O1 votes
| were cast for Boulanger and his candidates
| against 385, 404 that went against him. The
balance OF votes has been therefore In his
| favor, and 1t Is very natural that he should
decline TO confess that his defeat in Ardeche
| The King ef Greece arrived in st. Peters
burg yesterday.
Eight thousand naVvies are now on 0
/ strike In Paris and the trouble Is spreading.
An eight year old boy in Paris nearly
1 murdered his six year old brother Saturday
| with razor and then cut his own throat, dy-
| ing soon after.