Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-10
FROM OTHER LANDS.
THE B0YD.tLLI0TT BOAT RACE.
Boyd Wins by -Four Lengths More Hope.
ful Signs IN Ireland Germany and
the Pope Dublin Theatre
Royal Burned,
ENQLAh ID,
Tho Boyd-Eillott Raoe,

NhN tAhiLk, fcbruhfy u NotWhh'
standing the uniayorable weather, an
enormous crowd gathered 10 witness
the Boyd Elliott boat race to-day. Rain
aud alcct fell throughout the contest.
Boyd was the iayortc In betting, six to
tour. A fair start having been made,
Boyd al once drove his boat 10 the front,
aud led by about one length IN the first
forty yards. Elliott, who started badly,
then settled down to his work, and when
quarter Of mile had been traycrsed,
Boyd only led 10y quarter ol length.
Boyd then again spurtcd, and showing
decidedly superior pace, led 10y TWO
lengths at Red llough bridge, hall u
mile from the start The race from
there was practically over Boyd hal
matters all his own way, aud when u
little over two miles had been traycrard,
Increased his lead to eight lengths. AZ.
torward hc settled down 10 an easy
swing Of thirty-two strokes 10 the IN in
ulu aud contentcd himself with keeping
three lengths ahead for the balance ol
the distance until nearing the Suspcn
Siun bridge. when he rpurlcd, passing
under II four lengths ahead. Royds
time - a. Elliolt'H 81
lIorat Handed over TO Persia.
LuNpuN, February y. Tho i'mrs has
reason tu believe that directions have
been sent the british Minister at Tcrc.
han 10 inform the Persian government
that Her Majcsty's government rclraScs
prusln from the treaty engagement VI
1877, 10y which Persia bound herself not
% take possession al llcrnt THIS Is
ieniamuunt b. IN invitation a. Persia
10 DO the thing she IN thus expressly
permitted 10 do. The T,mu adds "Wr
seem ia effect, to have handed llcrnt
over to Persia, with view oi uniting
the utcrcalsa Persia aud India III op-
position to Russia
british Parliament
InNpuN, February - In the House
ot Commons tonight Mitchell Henry
Homo Rule member lur Galway, 10
sjmcd debate on the amendment To the
address llr condemned the govern
mrnI for inacliun in ireland, and rug
gtttcd u vote ul selO, ,Oll, ,OON Ut flo,OWi,
OuO, tp be- used hUhulliiug railroads IN
different paris oi ireland and tbc com.
menccmcnt oi Byslcmalc reclamation
Oi waste mudAa -
W. H. fomtcr, Llhcrat declared that
IL the government had not done itH best
tuNard oil IT,, luuuls 81 famine. No
Cunaurc would Ice iup great lot them.
Aa the guycTumchi were taking StcpH to
avert the famine, aud IN hc could not
but believe that they would bc able to
succeed hc should vote against the
amendment. lie could not agree that
the land tenure was the sole ul the dlH'
treas. lie hoped the ucHalon world not
close without an attempt being made to
deal with the tenure.
William Henry Smith, First Lord oi
the Admiralty, argued that To have en-
tered upon the ambitious Hchrmra ul
reproductive works ~ Ireland would
have intcrirIcd with the natural course
ol the food supply uul employment
Thomas 4. Dickson, Liberal, ui Dun
garycn, supported the amendment
Edward Herman Conservative, cN-
pressed the fear that some ol the speech
cs malc lurrng lhin debate would have
the effect oi curtaillnR private brn,Nu.
lcncc
Sir Patrick O'lirrn Liberal, accused
tho Government ul encouraging Tclici
from America aud France instead ol per
forming their duty Themselves
Mr BlrnurrhusScttc, u home ruler
condemned the Government plans nH
inadequate
Sir John Sinclair, a liberal, urged the
necessity ol ulpplng parliamentary oh
hurliun ia The bud. H. declared that
the distress In Ireland Was over cxag.
gcratcd
Mr Mccarthy, u home ruler. aud
Shaw lclcyrc, q liberal, approved the
amendment
John Edmond lyanan aud krys
Oricry, OF WrcXnl, Rome Rulers. sup.
ported the amendment.
Edmund nufycr, Home Ruler, the
present Lord Mayor Of Dublin, took
OCCASION 90 express his gratitude tu the
Duchess II Marlborough for her cNcr.
lions IN behalf oi the distressed IRISH.
The Marquis Of harrington thought
ihc question. In itH present shape, hal
been raised too soon llc WAS not Ia
position 10 give au opinion yet ~ To
whether the Government measures
were adequate to the or,asluu.