The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-07
PARNELL'S PLEA
POR A POsTPONEMENT HAVING BEEN
REJECTED,
He Will 60 to London and Exercise HE
Rights rs 4 Member oi the House
OF Commons-Rumors That
He Will Re Arrested-
League Speeches.
wArERPoRD,s WAY

or Welcoming the Leader OF the Land
LeaEue-The Freedom OF the City, Ae.
eompanied by Compulsory Honors Of q
Peculiar Kind.
WATERFORD, December 8.-In the speech
at the land meeting here yesterday, Par.
nell denounced the government, which he
said was too weak to deal with the land
subject, and hoped to crush the movement
by deprivlng the people OF their represen.
tatives in Parliament, but, he continued,
nothing now could put down the agitation
until the tiller Of the soil became its owner.
Parnell charged the Government with en-
tering into conspiracy against the Irish
people, and said mild justice OF revenge
meaning aSsassination) was only at
tempted when there was no organization
(meaning Boycotting, etc.). Parnells visit
here is believed to be his last public en-
gsgement for the present. There was q
banquet alter the Land League meeting
here yesterday
Parnell was presented in Town Hall to-
day yiththe freedom OF the city. In q
speech he expressed the belief that the
back OF English rule in Ireland Was
broken and the country would ultimately
recover its legislative independence.
LONDON, December Ga 7imes cores
pondent at Waterford telegraphs that the
proposition TO confer the freedom OF the
city OF Waterford on Parnell, was carried
with considerable opposition. The result
OF the opposition, however, was that the
dissenting members OF the municipal
council had been more or less boycotted.
Thesystem OF wholesale intimidation was
exercised to compel cooperation. In
the arrangements for the reception of
Parneil, windows OF several establish.
ments were smashed, when Il became
known that their owners would not Join In
the popular" movement, and In two cases
watch had been constantly kept TO see
that no business was done. Inhabitants
had TO Join in the rejoicings or have their
houses attacked and trade destroyed. The
result Was that almost every business house
was decorated with tlsgs.
DUBLIN, December 6-The PTaaIea.
Journal, commenting upon the iudgrnento OF
Chief Justice May in the case oi an ap-
plication for the postponement Of State
trial and for applications for attachment
sgcinst the EUe1ling Mail, says: "Could
any language OF the prosecutor for the
crown exceed ininYec!ive the diatribe de-
livered from the bench before word OF
evidence was heard
New York, December Ga special
cablegram says that il Is announced In
London that II Parnell leaves Dublin dur
ing the course oil the Laud League trials
he will be Immediately arrested. Itis well
understood in London that Parnell and all
the other members OF Parliament who
are indicted with him will attempt to 20
to London and exercise their Legislative
right, These State trials recall the prose-
cull0n Of Daniel 0'Connell In 1874 for
conspiracy, butt would seem we are much
less liberal in our construction OF law now
than we were then, es 0'Connell was per-
mitted to 20 from Dublin to London and
make his very speech in the House of
Commons In bis own behalf while under
conviction, which was afterwardsset aside
by mslority OF the landlords, while the
present ggltator Is confined to the narrow
limitA OF city In which he !s seldom
found. The five Irish members who are
under indictment comprise the brain OF
the Irish party 10 the House OF Commons
and with them out OF the way 1t will be
plain sailing for almost any land bill that
may be introduced.
The intention to arrest is clearly in.
ierred from the fact that when Parnell's
affidavit was submitted TO the court show
ing that his Parliamentary duties would
be intertered with il he kept from the
Commons while the trial was going on,
the Attorney General said that Mr.. Par.
nell's position, Parliamentary or other
wise, wns OF no consequence. The court
must mete out equal Justice 10 all.
LONDON, December 6-Mr. Dillon,
while speaking at Malahide, eight miles
from Dublin, yesterday, accused Judge
May OF prostitnting IusriCs and called him
a cowardly liar.
A Land League meeting was 10 be aeld
at Btookbraugh, county Fermaugh, but
IS the Orangemen had issued 4 proclama-
ton sumnoning Orargemen TO pre-.
vent the meeting being held, the Mag
istrate forbade It in order to avoid q
breach Of tho peace. The first battalion
Gold Stream guards, composed
OF 676 men, left for Dublin.
A disp&!ch from Bangor, Wales, says:
Three large cases OF rifles and bAyonets
which arrived at Bermaen Maur by train
and consigred to q stranger, have been
detained. pending instructions from the
home Office. The discovery has caused
great excitement. II is supposed the cases
were to be taken TO Ireland by one OF the
trading atea neFR