Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-21

mel (Mr. Edward Hsrrington's raper),
which sta'ed that the Judges
composing the Parnell commission were
| showing signs Of measles now, slshough
sti the opening Of the Inquiry they hsd
ap 1eared to be spotless. The Judges
were creatures of the conspiracy entered
| int ! by the government and the Times
and were msnifestlY unsble to veil their
prej 1dices. The attorney general sp-
peal d to the court to take action in the
matter IS such publica ion tended to
defe. It justice and amounted to the
gres iest contempt.
Mr. Reid in behalf of Mr.. Harrington
complained that no notice of q charge of
this character had been given them and 1t
Was absolutely simpossible to make sn
answer st present He asked thst the
m tie: be adjourned until Tomorrow.
PRESIDING Justice Hsnnin and the ats
torney~general both sgreed to this and
the matter stood over.
The examination OF Witnesses was then
resumed Farmer Cloughersy OF Castle
Island, county Kerry, testified that bes
cause he had served notices on tenants in
1882, two nen visited MIN and one struck
tin with q spade and the other shot him
in the leg. The leg had to be smputated.
He was siterwsrd boycotted, On Cross.
examination he said the quarters of the
nesrest branch OF the lesgue were six
miles distant from his farm. He con-
sidefed that rents throughout Kerry were
too high. He denied that the two men
who attacked him were relatives Of 5
servant girl whom he had wrongsd.
Constable Mccarthy testified that he
searched the house Of man named Nc.
Mason, who was treasurer OF the branch
of the league, and found 8 number Of pa
pers. Other witnesses from Kerry were
-xemired, all Of whom attributed cut
rages In that county to the lnstigetion
nf the league. A laborer named WILL
Jams testified that he had been fred
at oy g captain Of moonlightere, and said
Discard had been posted In various
places CT ring G5G0 to any one who
would shoot him, MS employer, who had
taken an sevicted farm. On Cross Exam
nation, however, none Of the witnesses
succeeded in connecting the league with
any Of the outrages referred to.
Sir Charles Russell then read an arti-
Gle from the Kerry Sentinel denouncing
the ou'rsges.
Lydia Curtin was next called snd de-
scribed the boy cotting Of her family and
the murder OF her father.
Counsel for the P4rnellites read q cir
cuIsr Issued by the League denouncing the
treatment CT The Cur:ips.
Near the hour fadj urnment Mr.. Reid
in the absence Of Sir Charles Russell ap
pealed to the opposing counsel to balk
the outEages to which they wished to re
fer, and to cease giving such evidence In
detail. The inquiry threatened TO last
long enough to ruin anybody if the pres
ent methods were continued.
Sir Henry James declared that the
Times was equally anxious to limit she
time and expenditure.
Justice Rsnnen said there must be ~
earnest fort TO shorten the work OF the
commission. He considered there had
already been enough detsiis Of outrsges,
and other branches OF inquiry ought to be
proceeded with.
CONQUEST CT AN L LAND.
LONDON, NV. 20 The British cruiser
Hyscinth has taken possession OF Cook g
Island in the name OF the British govern
ment. TIE natives are rel icing.
NEW MINISTER TO AMERICA.
LONDON, Nov 20 The verrment
is considering the ACCESSIBILITY CT appoint
irg E successor to Lord .Sackville before
Presto ent Cleveland vacates his { fl ;e
The successor msy possibly be appointed
in December. Lord 81. G ViyisD,
minister st Brussels. could have had the
Washington post II he had wanted 1t but
it is believed he does not desire 1t
After him the choice rests on either Mr.,
Plunkett, the present envoy to Japsn,
Sir E G LsEeltsr, minister st Bucharest,
or Mr.. Nal gop, minister at Athens
1t is understood Lord Sackville will go
to Madrid, and that Mr. Ford, the press
ent minister there, will De transferred to
Vienns Mr.. Satow, minister resident 81
Bangkok, will succeed Mr.. Halgraye Re
minister resident at Montevideo.