The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-04
FOREIGN NEWS.

have abandoned all purpose to strive for such
an amendment Of the land bill as to make it
acceptable, and are only aiming to drive Ire
land into revolution, they are apparently close
to the attainment Of their object. The latest
dispatches represent society IN many portions
of the island as disintegraed; the operations
OF the law paralyzcd by popular hostility. AS
to the police, every mans hand Is against
them. No carman will drive them. No pub
lican will supply them with food The peo,
pie stone them at every opportunity. The wo,
men boot, yell and upbraid. Children throw
mud at them. After long and iatigueing
march they find IN some country village that
the wells are detiled with mud and rubbish, so
that no man can quench his thirst Nopatrol
can venture forth except IN great force. At
night the country is left in the hands OF ma
rauderS, who carry on their lawless practices
with the utmost impunity. Under such clrcum-
stances the governing powers are almost help
less. They are doing their best by sending
down army service wagons and provisions to
supply the creature comforts of which the
forces are deprived. But they cannot improve
the desperate position in which the military
and police are placed" For example,
A bailiff went to serve wits on the property
of Mr.. Hutchins, near Mallow, county Cork
on Saturday Some women gathered around
and seized HIM, destroyed the writs and then
stripped HIM naked and threw HIM into the
river. They caught him as he came out and
thrashed HIM with furze. The unfortunate
man, more dead than alive, was then tarred
and feathered and hunted through the country
Again:
During evictions at Mltchellstown to day an
immense crowd stoned the agent of the estate
The police ana sodIcry charged the people
several times, and many people and several
soldiers we've injured
And again:
At Clonmel on Wednesday, when Goddard
agent Of the emergency committee, was leav-
ing court he was received with groans and
Kisses. \ priest was passing out of the build
ing, when the crowd made a rush to enter. A
policeman, in his confusion, laid his hand on
The priests arm. At once the cry went up
that Father Maker had been arrested, The
crowd became iearfuly excited, and the au-
thOrites at once concentrated the whole force
Of the military ana COnstabuary before the
court house. Bottles, stones and brick bats
poured in on the police and soldiers. Capt
Slack read the riot act, and as he pronounced
the words, God save the Queen" stone
smashed the skull of a policeman, standing
beside HIM. The police charged on the peo-
pie with fixed bayones, and at the same time
the cavalry dashed In among the crowds.
A scene OF frighttul confusion followed. The
charge of the cavalry down the short street
was so impetuous that several horses and rid
ers dashed through shop windows at the end
of the street. The air was filled with stones
and bricks, and frightened shop keepers, who
were endeavorng to put up their shutters,
were hurled to the ground and ridden over
Several hussars were endorsed by the crowd
and tramped on by the horses of their COM
rades coming behind them. The charges
through the streets lasted fully half an hour
A portion of the crowd fled, while others, un-
dismayed, faced the charging horsemen, and
battered in their helmets with stones. The
hussars used the fat of their swords freely
point and edge being strictly forbidden them.
And once more:
There was riot at Bodyke, County Clare
on Thursday. Eighty police assisted ballif
at evictions. As the police we're nearing the
house. fire was opened upon them from be-
hind fences. The police advanced in Skin.
mlshing order and returned the fire. The
house was found occupied by armed men. The
police smashed in the front door, and after q
severe encounter dispersed the occupants and
took possession of the house. Thirty prison.
ers were captured. When the police were re-
turing with the prisoners, they were again at
tackled and some men wounded. One farmer
was killed by blow with the butt end Of a
gun. Several civilians were severely wounded
Meantime the land bill drags in the Com
mons, where it has passed a second reading
and got into committee Of the whole, with
the cheering prospect before it arising from
the statement that thousand amendments are
ready to be offered, with any quantity more
back of them Unless the urgency rule can be
applied, If the fight is to be carried out it GER
tainly will take all summer, and the next win
ter besides.
Foster, it is SAID, despairs of any improve
ment in the condition in Ireland save through
the suppression of the land league and to this
il Is probable the next movement Will be di.
rected.
The great event of the week in England has
been the Derby race. This takes place annu-
ally at Epson, some fifteen miles from Lon
don, and for it parliament regularly adjourns
and 1t IS doubtful whether even the Queens
funeral would not be postponed day on &C
count of the Darby" The day of the great
races this Observation-Disclosures to be
exceptionally sunny and pleasant, and 1t is es-
timated that 100000 people had assembled on
81 a. nonna D., witness the show
But what made the day eventful above all
the other one hundred and one Derby days
tha, had preceded it was the fact that the great
race was won by a foreign horse, and what
was worse still, an American horse, to wit,
Lorillard's "Iroquois,' and he won it easily,
by three lengths, and with it, they say, his
......1.r r,ocE ntnd not less than 90 600 GOO THE