The Portland daily press., 1888-11-22
Harrington Fined.

LONDON, NOV. Z.-The taking OF teStimO-
ny before the Parnell Commission was re-
sumed today. George Curtin was called.
He gave the details Of the murder of his fa-
ther. After the murder the Curtin family
were boycotted and their male servants were
compelled to leave their service.
On cross-examination. Curtin testified that
he was member Of the League when it was
first organized. His father was vice presi-
dent Of branch. Witness had no reason to
believe that the League was implicated in
the crimes against his family. Various
branches OF the League, he said had de-
nounced the murder of his father.
N0rah FitZmaurice deposed that in June.
ling, secretary Of branch of the League,
was received by her father, requesting him
to attend meeting. Her father did not 90
to this meeting. After this incident the peo-
pies dsmeanor, toward her father changed.
and he obtained police protection. Witness
gave in detail the facts in connection with
the shooting of her father while he was on
his way to attend the ListOwel fair in Janu-
ary.
On cross-examinatior, witness stated that
her father and uncle had disagreed respect
ing the farm on which her father resided.
and the people sided with her uncle. She
knew that the League had been suppressed
in County Kerry.
COunsei iOI tne farnelllteS mere read an
article published in the Kerry Sentinel con-
demning the murder of Fitzmaurlce, and
regrettlng that the League had been SUD-
pressed and the beneficial effects which arose
from the organization had been lost.
Mr.. Reid, counsel for Mr.. HARRINGTON stat
ed that Harrington did not choose to adopt
the course he had advised in relation to the
article abusing the commission, which had
appeared in Harrington's paper, the Kerry
sentinel. Therefore he Reid was not in a
00Slfl0n ANYTHING nar paxfn
said to the court that he had no statement to
make except that he would accept the re-
sponsibility for what appeared in his paper.
Mr.. Harrington was therefore fined $500 for
contempt OF court
Attempted Murder In WhitechapeI,
LONDON, Nov. 21.-Great excitement was
occasioned in London this morning when 1t
was reported that another woman had been
murdered and mutilated inWhitechapel The
police at once formed Gordon around the
premises and an enormous crowd soon gath
cred. 1t was learned that another murder
had been attempted upon low woman by a
man who had.accompanied her to.her lodging
but that in this instance his work had been
frustrated. According to the woman's story
the man seized her and struck her once on
the head with knife. She struggled des-
parately and succeeded in freeing herself
from the mans grasp and screamed for help.
Her cries alarmed the man and he fed with
out attempting any further violence. Some
OF the neighbors who had heard the woman's
screams followed the man for about 800
yards when he disappeared from sight The
woman says she Is fully able to lndentify
him. She gave description to the police
and they are hopeful of sson capturing
him.
The Police Don't Believe 1t.
LONDON, Nov. 2i.-InvestigatIons by the
police show the Whitechapel woman, report
this morning attacked by man who went
to her lodgings with her is prostitute of
the lowest order. She suffered only slight
bruise Of the skin on the throat. The police
place no credit in her story Of attack and be-
lieye she inflicted the injury on herself
while drunk.
The Fisheries Question.
LONDON. Nov. 21.-Mr. Gourley, Conser-
vatiye member for Sunderland, intends to
raise the fisheries question in the House to-
morrow. He will ask whether the govern
mGnt intends to appoint commission to re-
new negotiations with the United States.
whether in the meantime seeing the diver
gent legal opinions relative to maintaining
the treaty Of 1918. 1t Is intended to suspend
enforcing Its provisions as interpreted by
the government Of Canada, and finally
whether the imperial government considers
the modus vivendi established between Can
ada and the United States still in force. A
highly interesting debate will probably
arise.
Foreign Notes.
1t is reported that the plan Of blockade
against the African slave trade has been
changed to include the whole coast
DR.. Baumann, an Austrian traveller.
in Africa, writes detailed account of the
captivity and hardships of himself and a
companion, DR.. Mayer, owing to the treach-
who also organized the rising against the
Germans in East Africa DIR. Baumann
mentions the rumor of rising near the CEN
tral lakes which would account for the alb
sence Of news frou Stanley.
In spite OF the Swiss governments COM
plants the German government has abol-
ished the customs office at Luealles, between
Alsace and Jura Bornois, with the strategic