Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-27
THE LIND LEAGUE.
An Interesting Meeting of the Central
Organization.

An Interesting Meeting of the Central
Organization.
The Central Land league held very
spirited meeting last evening, President
MCCARTHY in the chair. Treasurer Bell
reported balance on hand to the credit
of Central league, $34.2 and to the To-
cal branch account, 5000. In addition,
the following remittances during the
week from local branches were reported,
and letters accompanying, read:
Graceville, per P. D. O'Phelan. 49,. Is 90
Clontarf, per Bro. Benedict, o. s. F.. Is 90
Pine Island, per Rev. H. s. MacDevitt 80 90
The president read the report of the
Dublin executive, for the week ending
March 8. During that week, FL $50,
had been received from the American
branches of the league. The report as
usual discloses the facts and circum-
stances attending large number of
cases of rack rent and evictions, and pro-
vision made by the league, from which
we select one or two cases as samples ::
&c Bridget keenan,, near Tempo, Tyrone;
was evicted by Mr.. Richards, of Bellmel-
let. She offered him all the money she
had, f10 the rent was double, and he
would not consent to receive it. She
chung to the house as long as she could,
and the roof was set on fire over her
head. Her husband was now in lunatic
asylum; E5 was granted. John McCon-
nell, eyicted by Robert King, Coalisland i;
| the farm was unoccupied, and McCon-
nell's family was in state of restitution,
having no food but sweet turnips for the
last ten days; E10 was voted. The fam
| lily of Brien O'Brien had been evicted
near Kerry, by George Hickson, of Fer
| moy; himself and wife were at present
in Jail for retaking posses ion. He was
| offered, if he would pledge his word not
to retake possession again when he came
| out, that he would be let out, but he
| would not consent to do that; f10 was
granted. In one district, six families
comprising twenty-one persons were
| evicted in one day. They took up their
| abode in outhouses in the neighborhood ;
the police visited them daily, and Or
dered them to quit the neighborhood just
as if they were noxious animals or YER
min. The league was giving them relief,
and they were determined to keep to the
hope of soon being restored to their
homestead"
| The report also showed that notwith-
standing the coercion laws, writs of
eiectment and evictions, the league was
gaining strength. The Protestants and
Orangemen of the North, were enrolling
themselves by the thousands. The gov
eminent organ, the London Telegraph,
admitting that "one result of the land
agitators in Ulster, is the breaking up
OF the Orange lodges" The Catholics
under instructions from the league,
abandoned thier Patr1ck's day process
sions. The ladies' leagues were spread
ing rapidly throughout Ireland, their
work being the care Of the families of
evicted tenants and imprisoned leaguers.
The report gave particulars Of the first
arrests under the coercion law; that of
Walsh, Boyton and O'Halloraa, charged
in the warrants s'to be reasonably sus-
pected of having, since the 30th of Sep
TENDER, 1880, been guilty of melting
others to intimidate her majesty's sub
iects," and directing their Imprisonment
without hearing or trial, there to be kept
at the pleasure Of her majesty. Boyt0n,
o brother of Capt. Paul Boyton, the
swimmer, is an American citizen, organ
izer for the league, and one of the trav-
ersers on the late state trials. Walsh and
| O'Halloran are respectable business men,
secretaries of local branch leagues. Cler.
gymen were at once elected secretaries in
their place. The report showed that
from the result of the spring asslzes
throughout Ireland, every one of the So
called "agrarious crimes and Outrages'
had fallen to pieces before the talented
league counsel and patriotic juries. This
speaks volumes for the unity and pa
tience of the people, but the government
see in it only another proof of the ne
cessity Of coercion laws-imprisonment
without trial or jury.
| Hon. S. L. Pierce then addressed the
meeting IN an earnest and telling speech,
oounselling aid and earnest work among
Americans. Capt. O'Connor, r. J.
Markoe and the president made brief but
forclble remarks. VIM. r. O'Keefe sung
q league song. Several new members
were admitted, and $36.75 received from
dues of members.