The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30
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TH.. CIiifIANS US THE WAR PATH.
a Chilian fleet of eighteen vessels at.
lacked and captured the Peruvian town OF
i'isco. on Nov. L.. aud burned the rolling
Stock Of railrnad. belonging to British
capitalists. The Pcruyians lost 40 men
and the ChilianS 200. A force of 1900
then landed from the fleet. and took up IL,
march through the Yea valley for Lima.
4 distance of ~; miles. The Peruvians
have sent ont three divisions To check the
invaders. The Chilian fleet will return to
Aiica for fciniorccments, which will be
landed at point nearer Lima.
DRIFTING NEAEER To THE ROCKS,
A correspondent at Dublin SAYS the
country is drifting nearer to the rocks, and
nothing Is done 10 save her. The wave Of
agitation sweeps with greater force
through tine provinces, and although il
has met with a cheek in Ulster. nobody
can tell how long the barriers which the
loyal feeling in Ulster imposes will be
able 10 withstand the repeated shocks at
Parnells hands. Coercion has triumphesi,
while the government shrinks from any al
tempt 10 counteract IL.
BOUND TO FALL.
David r. PIunket. member Of the house
OF commons for Dublin university. speak
ing af conservative meeting at Chester
field. Monday, said the government was
bound 10 fall. While deploring the out
RACES in Ireland he asked his hearers to
take into account the influences which are
brought 10 besH on his eounfrymen BY
asitators seeking TO serve their own pur-
pUSe.
FACING THE CRISIS.
James Stansfeld. radical member OF the
house OF commons for Halifax. speaking at
Sowerby Bridge, said. n \ member of the
commission on agriculture, he had spent
some time in ireland studying the
Irish question. They had now. h. said. 10
face great crisis. and he believed the rem
etiy for the present state Of things would
be found.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUFFRAGE IN
ITALY.
In the chamber of deputies Signor
Zanardiili presented committee report
upon the electoral reform bill. IL eonfers
franchise upon all who have q primsry
education, or know how TO read and write,
and who pay taxes Ia the amount Of %
ire yearly. This would increase the num-
ber Of votes by l.io0.ea
NILITAE. COERCION.
The correspondent az the Y6inburr
Scotchman says the dispatch of further
tssop> 10 Ireland has no reference ~ am
expected popular outbreak The govern
ha.ht has IN view the use Of military in
tao>s districts where the magistrates de-
ciarc they can no longer dep,esss, on tx.
lSsi-
ORANGE DEMONSTRATION.
An enthusiastic demonstration by Or.
enscmen and Protestant, farmers took
place Tuesday, al Colcraine. county LON
cnnderry. AT which resolutions xer, f.aS..,i
ens'fSeiieaiiy dencrncing the land i,-asu-
agitation and the inaction Of the govern
nsni relative 10 affairs In Ireland
LEAGUE PEARS.
Great diversity Of opinion exists among
prominent land leasuers in reyAr,. 20 tie
co'lrse TO adopt. IL the government intro
duces the land ball. WHICH. although fall
Ing short OF the programmes Of the league
would substantially benefit the tennatS.
fiELpiNe TO THE PRESSURE
A dispatch from Deblin 10 the Times
says that loyal farmers and traders IN
marry cour'ies hitherto undiS.urf..i. arr
Sieisf:ng very relustantiy 20 the pressure
rui upon them to Join the land league, ana
10 subscribe 70 its fund