The Portland daily press., 1888-12-15
THE PARNELL COMMISSIONS.
Mr.. william o'Brien Summoned I,
Appear Today.


LONDON, Dec 14.-At the sitting of the
Parnell commission today Attorney General
Webster, counsel for the London Times, re-
quested that the court should sit on Tues
day next In order that he might be enabled
to make an application as to what course
the court would pursue respecting Mr.. VIM.
O'Brlen, and an article which had appeared
In his paper, United Ireland, In which the
following was published:
The time has arrived for plain speaking In re-
gard 20 the forgeres commission. We do not In
tend ten TO walt until the forger allows US to speak
judges who were especially selected in the teeth
of justly indignant Liberal protest by the
forger's friend and accomplices. -
Presiding Justice Harnneu indicated that
II he could he would instantly relinquisn his
seat In the commission, but be had duty
before him which it was impossible TO evade.
Mr.. Reid, OF the counsel for the Parnell-
ties. called attention TO observations made
BY the warden Of Morton college in which
he likened Michael Dayitt and other home
rulers to the Whitechapel murderer.
The Judges retired for a consultation and
when they returned Justice Hannen an
nounced that they had decided that an affi-
his paper must appear before the commission
at 10 O'Clock tomorrow. They had also de-
cided that notice must be served upon the
warden OF Morton college ordering him to at
tend the first meeting of the new sitting in
January.
Thomas O'Connor. who testified on the
4th instant concerning the alleged doings of
the inner circle Of the League, was recalled
and cross-examined by Sir Charles Russell
Tor the Parnellites. O'C0nnor adhered to
the statement that he had received seven
pounds In payment for moonlighting The
money was In 81 notes, and two OF them
were cashed by the National Bank. He had
decided, he said, to give evidence simply
with the object Of putting an end to the hell
Sir Charles Russell asked: "Were you
to tell queer things ?"
Witness evaded the question, but Sir
Charles pressed him hard, remarking that
he used the term 'oueer things" advisedly.
Witness at last admitted that a Mrs
Walker, in behalf of the Times, had strongly
urged him to give evidence.
Sir Charles Russell here produced letter
and handed it to witness, who admitted that
he wrote It. Itwas addressed to his brother,
and said that (witness) had got himself sum-
moned by the Times, thinking he could make
a few pounds, but he found that he could
not unless he would swear to queer things.
IN Un tne redirect examination witness, In
that since he first gave evidence, his family
mad telegraphed to him that they would die
OF shame unless, when he was cross-examin-
ed, he denied the evidence that he had al
iCauI SiFcu DclOIo Tie court.
18th.
m. clemenceau Wounded.
PARIS, Dec. 14.-MM. Maurel:and Clemen-
ceau fought duel today with swords. M.
Clemenceau was wounded in the shoulder
De Lesseps In Trouble.
PARIS. Dec. l4.-The Panama Canal Com
pany announces the immediate return of the
subscriptions for the unsuccessful issue of
bonds.
:, DeLesseps has resigned the presidency of
the Panama Company.
A cIadstonIan Victory.
LONDON, Dec. 14.-The Parliamentary
election in the Maidstone division today re-
suited in the return Of the Tory candidate
by majority Of 1856. In the last election
the Tory majority was 314.
Fifteen Killed.
BERLIN, Dec. 14.-Albeck's wooden manu-
factory at Neumunster burned today. Fifteen
persons were killed and ten others sustained
fatal INJURIES