River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-11-25

Waterford land league, will stand trial Tor
forcibly retaking a farm from which he
had been evicted.
In debate in the French senate, Jules
Ferry charged that money and position
had been offered police officials if they
would refuse to execute the religious de-
crees.
A REINFORCEMENT of 100 men has been
sent to Boycott's house Preparations
have been made for the military occupa-
patton of Headport, four miles further on.
in consequence Of the threa tening aspect
of affairs there.
FRESH earthquake shocks have occurred
at Agram, Austria; two mud volcanoes
have formed, and several hot springs
have arisen. Half the town has been de-
stroved, and the sufferers have taken to
sheds
A DISPATCH from Brussels says: There
is good reason to believe that eight thou
sand rifles were shipped recently at sew
eraI Italian ports for Ireland, and that
rifles were purchased in Switzerland by
Irishmen who had come from the United
States.
IT IS rumored that the cabinet has
under consideration project to purchase
some land in Ireland and distribute ii
among a number of poor tenants. This is
probably intended as an experiment and as
an entering wedge for more extended pur
chase and distribution.
DESPITE the horrible state of the coun.
try, the empress of Austria will hunt in
Ireland this winter as usual. Her impe-
rial majesty comes to Ireland nearly every
winter to enjoy her favorite sport, and al
ways appears unmoved by the distress of
the people.
SEVERAL fragrant attempts have been
made to tamper with the Irish military.
Money has been freely offered to Irish
soldiers by Fenian agents, with promise
of high commands in the future army of
Ireland. The soldiers, it is hardly neces-
sary to state, remain loval to the crown.
The police are on the track of the in
| triguers.
THE Irish land league held thirteen
| meetings on the 18th inst, one at the Boy
| colt farm. Wheeler who was assassinated
near Cola, on Friday, had taken farm
| from which tenants had been evicted
| Lord Cloncary has gone to England for
the winter which prevents the disburse-
ment of "a 900 for labor. A woman was
! placarded at Tough Mask for selling food
to the Orange harvesters.
A MEETING of Irishmen of the Roman
Catholic faith was held in Belfast on the
| 10Th inst, to express sympathy with Mr..
| Parnell in his agitation of reform of the
| land laws The presence of detective
became known during the progress of the
meeting, and, but for the interposition Of
the chairman. priest, whose cloth in
sured him respect, the officer would have
been mobbed. No other disturbance oc-
CURED.
AT meeting of 800 persons at Knock
anrose, near Walshtown, on the 10th inst,
for the purpose of "Boycotting" three
landlords and land agents in the neighoor-
hood, James O'Brien, an Irish American,
in the course of his speech said IF
'Boycotting' these men had not the effect
of reforming, the people would resort to
stronger measures, and try if leaden pills
would suit their digestion. The first duty
of every Irishman, he said, was to get a
rifle, and the second duty was TO use it,.
He added that there were 100000 stout
men in America who would die happy if
they could kill one cursed Saxon.
JOHN BRIGHT, speaking at Berming-
ham on the 18th inst, strongly condemned
the land laws of Ireland which virtually
gave the proprietary the monopoly of the
| land. Mr.. Bright attributed the state of
affairs in Ireland to the rejection by the
house Of lords of the compensation-for-dis
turbance bill. With regard to the future,
he said force would effect nothing. The
government would not approve of chimer-
ical projects for the transfer of land to
tenants Mr.. Bright said he believed the
remedy would be a wel-considered plan
of giving tenants security in possession OF
farms and protection against constant in
crease of rent.
THE st. James Gazette, in leading edi-
torial, expresses fear that the ministry are
driving or being driven toward legislation
creating peasant proprietary throughout
Ireland, probably with a view to ex, end
ing its operation to the rest of the United
Kingdom later on. The ultimate means
will probably be the purchase of land by
the state and its distribution to the peas
antry. to be paid for in a certain term OF
wears. Nothing short of this will be ac-
ceptcd by the Irish agitators. The radl-
cal members of the government and their
supporters will not consent to coercion.
The ministry will yield to the radicals
rather than suffer the cabinet to break mp.
An attempt may be made to clothe the
plan in some disguise, but substantially
and in its full effect this is what the ex-
IRENE men in the cabinet are hoping and
irving for.
DISPATCHES from London on the 18th
inst says: Rumors are current to night OF
disagreement between the ministers on
the Irish question 1t is asserted confiden.
TALLY that John Bright will resign if CO.
ercion is resorted to in Ireland. 1t is al
legged that Forster will go also, and be
succeeded by Lord Derby The recent
visit of Mr. Gladstone to Lord Derby gives
color to part of this rumor. 1t is also
rumored that a detection in the other
direction is imminent in case coercion is
not resorted to. 1t is asserted that, should
the situation grow worse and Gladstone
should not ask suspension of the habea'
corpus, the Duke of Argyll and the Mar
quis of Harrington, the two most conser'
vative men of the cabinet. will resign.
These noblemen both hold strong views
in favor of the rigid suppression Of the
agrarian agitation. The position of affair;
causes much uneasiness in ministerial
circles The cabinet sat to-day for -four
hours Previous to the meeting Mr.
Gladstone and Earl Granville had a long
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