Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-22
THE IRISH ARRESTS.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN ENGLAND
AND IRELAND.
Immense Meeting in Dublin - Twenty
thousand Persons Unable TO Gain
Admission to the Building
Press Comments.

LONDON, November 2l.-The Irish
arrests continue TO be the leading topic
of interest. The TmeS thinks there is
every reason to believe that timely
display of firmness will eXtinguish any
really mischievous element in the anti
rent agitation. Times correspondents
report as follows: From Glasgow, in
tense exCitiment among the Home
Buffers; from Liverpool, great interest
but no excitement; from Limerick, con-
siderable dsmay and concern; from
Dublin, one correspondent says the ex
element was only equalled by that pre-
vailing during the Fenian rising, while
another reporter says the arrests have
excited but little interest, and that the
prcvalentieelingamOng respectable folks
who are not committed 10 agitation Is
one of satisfaction that steps have at
length been taken, though tardily, TO
check the communistic movement.
The DuRg N7rs does not blame the
Government 1t thinks that Charles
Parnell is responsible for the condition
OF affairs, but doubts the prudence OF
the measures taken, and insists that the
only etiectual way to quiet the Irish agi-
tation is TO cOncede large measures
of reform, such as the utmost practicable
local seli-government to the Irish towns,
counties and provinces, while still main
tanning legislative union between the
two countries. The Manchester Guard
idn'S London correspondent says that
thosewhO disapprove OF thearrests say the
Government has provided Parnell with
the cry which will give his followers the
greatest strength at the election, and
compel more moderate men TO choose
between defeat, or an agreement, in
some form, with Parnell. Those who
approve the course OF the Government,
and are in a position to be cognizant OF
the nature of the communications which
the Government has received believe,
i'm view OF the language employed at
mass meetings. and pts tendency
10 excite to Outrages, the
ministers could not safely refrain
from immediate measures OF repreS-
sion. The Dewsbury, Battley and Birs-
dale branches of the Irish National So
ciety have arranged for a demonstration
on Sunday in aid OF the tenant farmers.
The Queenstown town commissioners
have passed a resolution condemning
the arrest OF Davitt, Killen and DAILY.
At a meeting of the delegates from
the Home Rule organizations in Lon
don, tonight, telegram from Dublin
was read stating that a meeting was
then being held with great success, and
that 10000 persons were unable to gain
admittance to the building.
Large Meetin- in London.
tonight tOdenounce thearrests OF Daily,
Davitt and Killen. about 5000 persons
were present. Edward Dwyer Gray,
Liberal Home Rule member of Parlia-
ment, presided. The following men,
bers of Parliament were present:
Charles Stewart Parnell, Pat
rick James Smvth, Geo. Harley Kirk,
Wm. Hagarty O'Leary and Joseph Gill
lis Biggar. The chairman counseled
the use OF moderate language. Parnell
moved that the meeting call on the
Irishmen to pronounce, by public meet
ings, their condemnation of the act
of the government, which is unconsti-
tutiOnal and illegal, and thus show to
the world that lrishmen are not to
be intimidated by persecution. Powell
accused the government of entrapping
Irishmen by means OF paid spies. He
advised the Irishmen to be calm,
because if they attempted to
emulate the government in illegal
action, or violence, or disorder,
then they would be doing what the
butcher and destroyer of the poor
Afghan and Zulu desires them to do.
He said no earthly power could ever
succeed against the united and de-
termined efforts of Irishmen.