The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-25
FOREIGN.
Brennan's Speech Counselling
Revolution.
THE LAND BILL LOADED DOWN
WITH AMENDMENTS.
A Russian Town Destroyed by Fire.

DUBLIN, May 24-Thomas Brennan, Sec
rotary Of the Land League, who was arrested
last evening, in speech at Killoscully, Tip
perary, yesterday, counseled open revolution.
He said: 1--WE see now the landlords proving
true to their past traditions as enemies of the
people by the way in which they are shower
ing notices of ejectment throughout the
country. l ask you if such proceedings ever
took place in any other county save England?
Ii two hundred Thousand people in England
their homes, what do you think would b g the
result? CA voice, 'Revolution!) Mr.. Bren-
nan, yes, revolution. -(Cheers.) The very
ground would be stained with blood and the
English people would hurl from power any
government that permitted it. (Cheers.) Let
us have no more nibbling with this question,
but let every man in Ireland who pays rent
only pay rent when he is forced to do it at the
bayonet's point. Let them bring their bailiffs,
sheriffs and soldiers-those hired mercenaries
who are recruited from the slums of England
and brought here to shoot down the Irish peo-
gle. (Groans) Allow rent only to be collec-
ted when they have put all their machinery
in force. You should do this with regard to
all writs for the recovery of rents, and as for
the recovery of possession and notices of eject
ment you should treat them just in the same
way"
England Refuses to Interfere in Behalf
Of the Jews.
LONDON, May PA deputation of the An
glo-Jewish Association had an interview with
Granville and Sir Charles Dixie at the foreign
office to-day on the treatment of the Jews in
Russia. Granville said that knowing how ex-
tremely sensitive foreign nations were in re-
gard to interference in their internal affairs,
he did not think it would be expedlent to make
any official representation.
The Jewish Persecution in Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 24.-At an interview
granted Jewish deputation the Gar and his
brother, the Grand Duke Vladimir, expressed
the belief that race hatred was not the real
cause of the recent disorders. The deputation
left highly impressed with the kindness of
their reception.
The Gar in receiving the Jewish deputation
at Gatscbina yesterday requested them to in
form their co-religionsts that he has made no
difference between his faithful subjects on
ground OF religion or nationality, and said that
he knew how long the Jews had lived peace
fully among the Christians.
City Nearly Destroyed by Fire.
The greater part of Pinsk, in the govern
ment of Minsk, was buried yesterday. Great
dittress prevails among the inhabitants, who
number $4,000 The losses are enormous
A Victory for the New Pallas Tenants
LIMERICK, May 24.-The situation of affairs
in the New Pallas district to-day is unusually
tranquil. The soldiery, police and sheriff's
officers have quilted the place for the present.
There are no cattle, sheep or chattels of any
monetary value upon the estate. The people
express themselves quite able to battle the
sheritf's officers and seeing no present danger,
those who have for the past few days taken
refuge in the castle have come out to provide
themselves with necessares and see their out
side friends. The men are in the highest
spirits at the result of their tactics. They de-
clare that they have defeated the authorities,
civil and military, combined, and Sunday
night the whele district was blazing with bon
fires. no work being done and the whole popu-
lation being practically under arms, waiting
for the next invasion Among the higher
officials of Dublin the question is regarded
with dismay They cannot abandon the action
of the law, and must either shoot the people
or arrest the whole population of the disturbed
district. During the whole agitation no
similar deadlock has been experienced.
The Land Bill.
LONDON, May 24.-The Times says that M
to last night over one thousand amendments to
be proposed to the land bill had been placed on
the order book OF the House of Commons, and
many more amendments are being prepa, ed
not only by Home Rulers but by nlany Enc
lish and Irish Liberals and Conservatives.
Matters in Parliament.
ME- GLADSTONE, under strong party pressure
in the Commons, last evening announced the
withdrawal by the government of the PROPOSE
ton for licensing the sale of drink in railway
carriages.
Lord Harrington, Indian Secretary, replying
to question by Spencer Churhill, Conservs.
tive, Indignantly denied newspapers stories
that $4,000 had been promised General
Roberts for his Afghan campaign, and that
G12,000 was substituted when it was ascertain
ed that Gen. Roberts dis approved of the
evacuation of Candahar Lord Harrington
demanded to know whether Spencer Churchill
asked such a question ON faith of the state
ment of Vanity Fair.
Lord Spencer Churchill denied this and said
he asked the question on private information
The grant to both General Roberts and Gen,
Stewart is 912500 and is paid by the Indian
government.
In the Commons to-day it vas stated that
the government would have to propose
grant from the exchequer to meet the de-
ticiency in the revenue of Cyprus, and that the
government must decline entering upon the
question of expediency of obtaining the
sovereignty of Cyprus.
The Case of Prof. Smith.
The General Assembly of the Scotch Free
Church yesterday adopted by 449 to 2lS re-
solution approving the decision of the recent
commission which instructed Prof. Robertson,
Smith to suspend teaching his classes at Aber-
deem University. The case will now probably
be retired before his Presbytery on the writings
OF Prof. Smith published subsequently to the
previous trial.