The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-12-28
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
IRELAND.
NoLet-up in the Bad Business.

Dublin, 24.-The only sound tina
breaks the quietude OF the preeen
week is that OF active preparation
for the trials that begin after Christ
mas. Even here there is q possibility
that the whole affair may break dowI
ss. according 10 the defendants coun
eel and extraordinary flaw has already
been discovered In the proceeding
which leading counsel informed me
last night will postpone the trials I'll
April. The trouble Is this: Among the
remaining tWenty-fCur OF the jury
panel from which the jury will be
chosen there turns out 10 be g post
office clerk who, as q government
employe, is exempt from jury duty
He has already applied to the
Queens bench to be removed
from the panel. The counsel for the
defense express their deliberate opln-
ion that government has taken thli
method OF evading the trials. Oh
course, when the prosecution and de-
tense were selecting the present
twenty-four jurors from the original
panel of forty-eight, both knew the
profession, religion and standing o.
every man on the panel. They knew
that Mr. Smith was postoffi &c clerk,
and therefore ineligible. The govern
ment having the privilege of striking
of twelve, might have struck of Mr..
Smith il they had desired TO avoid O
legal difficulty, but they did not. Mr..
Smith did not make any protest, al
though his name was published q:
one OF the original forty-eight week
before tue selection OF the panel, but
and it WAS too late to remedy the
as soon as the panel was selected
matter he comes forward. The
defendanta' counsel say a perfectly
new panel is absolutely necessary and
that a new panel must be struck,
which would delay the trial for several
months. The crown counsel say,
however, they have power to strike
of apy OF the panel "tof cause" and
allege there will be no difficulty. One
of the most important links in the
prosecution, which up to the present
was missing, is the stenOgraphio re-
port Of the proceedings at the weekly
meetings in theLesgue Offices Dublin,
without which it will be very dItticult
TO sustain many of the indictments
against the accused. All the Dublin
reporters have invariably refused to
furnish reports, but il is now revealed
that the editor of the Express, an
snti-Lesgue paper, has been preserv-
ing his reporters copy of the proceed
lngs since February. and will hand 1t
over to the government. Four of the
Express reporters have been sub
pGnsed. They inform me that they
have destroyed their original notes,
and will not therefore swear to the
absolute accuracy OF the reports. One
Express reporter refused sl00 to re-
port a meeting where q government
stenogrspher was unavailable.
The league has threatened for some
time to Boycott" a certain leading
Dublin newspaper for its hostility t.
the agitation. 1t was last week on
the point OF doing 90, intending to
stop its sale throughout the country
and force its agents to stop selling il
and all local correspondents to stop
sending news, but friendly counsel
interviewed and the idea wa
abandoned for the present.
Mr.. Psrnell has not publicly ap-
peared in connection with the League
or at private meetings for five weeks,
save once at Waterford. Mr. DaVitt
is at present the active head Of the
League.
Dublin. ga circular of the :.
gistrstes in reply to Forster rt(li n
states that the magistrate = .blC
to carry out the law Z ) ter
rorism.
A tanners house at PortAdown la:
been mshciougly burned.
The Land League meeting which
was to be held in Boris in Ossory or
Sunday was prohibited. The military
and police were present to enforce
the prohibition. There was a riot or
Saturday in Dublin, between toldierI
and civilians. The police separated
the com batants.
The Gazette publishes a proclams
ton prohibiting q meeting at Ath-
creamy, Wicklow, on Sunday. which
was called for the purpose OF de
nounoing a certain individual. The
Gazette declares Limerick County, tc
be in q disturbed state, requiring
additional police.
At Cork, to-day, on the police
ordering disorderly crowd 10 dispense
volley was fred at the police from
revolvsrs. A policeman was shot bI
not MORALLY wounded.
Monaghan, 20. The anti-League
Association has issued a manifesto
calling en- loyal men to combine TO-
mutual defense and to combat tht
hateful teachings OF the Land League
London, 25.-The Tunes, to-day
acknowledges that the Queen NJ
longer rules over one-half oil thu
Island OF Ireland, and that the Lane
League is growing in power daily
The truth is that the Irish question
seems to be better understood in New
York than in Downing street.
Dublin, N.-It is generally salt
that so dull and sad a Christmas ha
never been experienced here. 5uller
depression MARKS the spirit OF th,
people, and traders Who for some tim
have been feeling very acutely tn,
effects of the disturbed state o
the country are beginning to exhibi
signs Of great Embarrassment, bu
the agitation which is paralyziDl
trade. putting capital to flight ant
poisoning commercial life, still ex
tends lis deadly influence, while SUI
ierers look on its progress in helples
dismay. The Efforts of the Liant
League are now chiefly directed to
wards the north of Ireland, where i
ia persistently trying to overcome thu
repuguance to its practices. Their,
can be little doubt that it has sue
ceeded considerably when moot dis
tricts are honeycombed With its or
ganizstion. The exertions Of the sgi
tstors are also directed towards To,
County OF Dublin and the borders O
Dublin itself. Mslshide, near Dub
lin, was the scene of a second demon
stration on Sunday, but there was u
reason to boast OF its success.
New York. N.-At a meeting OF TIL
Fourth ward branch of the Irish Ma
tlonal Land League here yesterday
Sfenhar u Mcn-,r- -. 1.