Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-25
Sensation in the Highest Circle OF
Copenhagen Society.
Count Spare, Member of a Prominent
Swiss Family, Kills His Mis-
treSS and then Himself.
A Large Government Majority on the Rep ort Of
the Royal Grants Committee AS
sured by ParneIl
Cable Notes.

LONDON, July 24.-At to-day's SEES
sion of the Parneu commission Mr.. Ma
loney, eX-official of the land league, was
examined. He denied all knowledge of
any documents concerning the league,
except those which were in the hands of
George Lewis, Mr.. Parneu ; solicitor.
Mr.. MalOney also said PaTneu was in er-
ror when he stated that he (MalOney)
upon leaving the country, ordered that
the documents in his possession should
be destroyed. \ number Of
documents belonging to the land
league were removed from the
house in Blessington street, Dublin,
where Mr.. Sexton lived in 1882 His
(Maloney 81 wife was empowered to
draw league checks. Mr.. Mafoney
couIdn' t say why she was thus empow-
cred except that the Ladies league, of
which she was treasurer, was assisting in
carrying on the work of the land league.
Mr.. Miller of the national bank testi-
fed that no ParnelIite ever suggested
to him that the checks and bank books
of the league should be destroyed.
Mr.. TYrel, cashier OF the bank
states that he had received an order to
destroy the waste book last February.
He did not examine the books TO see
whether they contained documents ma
terial to the inquiry.
PARIS, July 24.-M. Dupont, q Bou-
langist member of the chamber of depu-
ties, last night attempted to make
speech at Port I'Abbe Finistere, but was
attacked by a mob and stoned. A num-
Der of Dupont s teeth were broken and
his face was cut. He was refused per-
mission to proceed with his remarks.
CoPENHAGEN July PA great sensa-
ton has been caused in the highest cir
Giles of society here by the suicide of
Count Spare, a member of prominent
Swiss family, after he had killed his
mistress. Count Spare had for some
time been carrying on a iassOn with
FIveTt Madigan, a circus performer of
the Island of Taasings. Becoming in
volved in a quarrel with his mistress he
drew pistol and shot her and then killed
himself. Count Spare was married and
his wife moved in the most aristocratic
circle of Copenhagen.
PARIS, July 24-Henri ROchefort an
nOuncas that the BOulangists committee
viii pay to the officials who are dismissed
from government employ because of
their adherence to the principles OF Bou-
langism the full salaries they now receive
from the government.
LONDON, July 24.-Since Mr.. La
bouchere laid on the table in the house Of
commons his motion to substitute for the
report of the royal grants committee an
address to the queen stating that the
sums given TO the royal family are already
amply sufficient, and that if further sup
plies were needed they ought to be pro-
vided through retrenchment III the ex-
penses of the royal household, and not
by fresh demands on the taxpayers, there
has been a rupture among the Liberals,
and Mr.. Gladstone, Sir William Vernon
Harcourt and Mr.. Parnell have decided
to support the government. Mr.. John
Morley will move an amendment against
increasing the allowances Of the royal
princess, unless when the request is made
it is accompanied by pledge that it will
upon Mr. Labouchere to withdraw his
motion has been futile. Mr.. LabOucheTe
will listen to no compromise. Parnellite
members of the house of commons are
whipping for the government, greatly to
the disgust of the Liberals, the OppOsi-
ton being thus at skies and sevens. A
large government majority on the report
of the royal grants committee is assured.
VIENNA, July 24.-The Austrian in
fantry has been increased by the addition
of 5000 men, raising that branch of the
service to a war footing. Forty-three
regiments of cavalry have been reduced
to the extent of thirty-six men each.