Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-20
THE IRISH AGITATION.

lords forHelp-League Meetings Prohib
ited--Davitt Liable to Arrest Under Hi
Ticket of Leave--Land Leaguers Discuss
ing Whether They will Accept Partia
Remedy for the Evils of the Present Lane
Tenure System.
LONDON, Dec. IA land league meet
ing was held at Mullingar, county West
meath, to-day, with 1000 persons present
The town was decorated with flags.
a mob of $500 persons attempted or
Saturday to wreck the residence of Mr.
Downing, justice of the peace at Borni-
calan, county Mayo, after he had served
writs of cjectment on some tenants. The
police kept the people back at the point
of the bayonet. Downing escaped on a
car to Ballina, where he took train for
Dublin. The police now occupy his resi-
| dence.
DUBLIN, Dec. 19.-Bruce Jones has
plenty of provisions. He has received a
letter from an official of the house of
commons stating that London is seething
with indignation at the governments in
action.
Members of the land leagu at Dublin
seem to think there is good ground for
believing that Davitt will be arrested for
not complying with the conditions of his
ticket of leave.
At meeting of the privy council di-
rections were given to prohibit all land
league meetings in Queens comfy. Cav
airy and infantry numbering 500, and 700
men stationed at Cunagh, have been sent
to Queens county, consequently the pro-
jected meeting at Cullohill has not been
held.
At large meeting in Cunagh, Davitt
made speech.
LONDON, Dec. 19-The News, in lead
ing article, says that Captain Boycott's
existing claim for compensation should
be seriously supported and shows how
desperate are the ventures which are
prompted by an Overmastering desire to
discredit political opponents.
DUBLIN, Dec. 19.-Great diversity of
opinion exists among prominent land
leaguers in regard to the course to adopt
if the government introduces land bill,
which, although falling short of the pro-
gramme of the league, would substantial
ly benefit the tenants. Some are in fa-
vor of fighting it out to the end. Others
say to reject a good bill would be to in
cur great responsibility. The extrem-
lists say if a partial measure is accept ed
the question would be dormant for ten
years or more, and the work would have
to be begun afresh, and there are now
five hundred branches of the land league
F. D. Sullivan, NJ p, speaking at the
Mullingar meeting, said their fathers had
faced sword and bullet for Ireland and
lrlShmen were not now to be frightened
by suspension of the habeas corpus act or
proclamation of martial law.
The report that the government intend
ed to prohibit all land league meetings in
Queens county was Incorrect The pro-
hibision only applied to a meeting at Cul-
lohill, which was convened for the pur-
pose of denouncing a landlord who sought
assistance of bankruptcy court to re-
cover his rents. Two hundred huzzars,
four hundred infantry and hundred
constabulary arrived at Cullohill Satur-
day, with ambulance wagons. The pro-
notice abandoning the project
ed meeting at Cullohill, but afterwards
issued placard convening a meeting a
few miles off. The troops, however, ar
rived on the ground and resident magis-
trate forbade the meeting and said he
would disperse it with buckshot or what
ever was necessary. The meeting was
then finally abandoned
At meeting at Conagh two huzzars
stationed close to the platform, carried on
signals with the camp which was close at
hand There were also fifty policemen in
ambush.
LONDON, Dec. ia battalion of
Scotch guards goes to Ireland tonight
The troop ship Himalaya is expected at
Portsmouth to-day. She has been or
dered to disembark battalion of the
rifle brigade at Queenstown.
DUBLIN, Dec. 19-Bruce Jones denies
that he had quarrel with his laborers
and attributes their departure to threats
He also utterly denied that he had dis
pute with his tenants. He has telegraph
ed to Chief Secretary Forster for twenty
marines and the request is complied with.