The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-12
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MATTERS OF INTEREST ABROAD.
Irish Farmers Eager 70 Take Advantage OF the
LAad dAst-ThS Landlords SquSalIng Over Rsnt
RsdustlOns-BAtch Of China News
General Foreign News Notes,

DUBLIN, November 1.-THE United Ire
lInd denies that Sexton has become its
editor, and states that he never had any
connection with it. Tho editor has issued an
address To the officers OF the Land League
branches asking them to forward him
weekly accounts of the events in their
respective districts, in order to keep their
brethren in America informed in regard to
the interests OF the tenants. The corpora
ton OF Limerick passed resolution to con-
fer the freedom of the city upon Dillon.
OF forty members only eighteen attended
the meeting, No Conservatives were pres.
ent.
LONDON, November ll.-Reports from
all parts OF County Cork disclose most ex-
traOrdinary eagGrness on the part OF the
farmers to 60 before the Land Court, In
some districts large sums OF money ARE be-
ing subscribed towards the foundation Of u
mutual protection fund.
The large reductions Of rent by the sub
commissioners, under tho Land Act, are
causing M OutCry on the part OF the land
lords and demand for Government conf
pensatiOn,
DUBLIN, November ll.-It is stated that
Kettle is threatened with paralysis and
that Boyton has lost the sight Of one eye,
NEWS FROM CHINA.
IToSG KoSG, October l5.-The woman's
Hospital was opened in Tientsin on the Slh
inst, in the presence OF Ii Hung, Chang
md other Chinese officials OF high rank.
Angel, United States Minister at Pekin,
who Is about to return via Europe, delivered
mn address. MIS-. DR.. Howard, American
missionary lady, who was instrumental In
the care OF Lady Ii, wife Of the Niceroy,
when her life was despaired OF by all her
Chinese medical attendants last year, is in
charge Of the hospital. The ono estaha
lished in Tlentsen and another in Pekin
are solely due to the influence OF Mrs How.
ard. Foreign medicines are now, In con.
sequence, in great demand,
The British flying squadron, bringing two
English Princes, SONS OF the Prince OF
Wales, has arrived from Australia. They
arc In Toxic tho guests OF the Japanese
government The programme OF the iestiy-
tiles in their honor extends seven days and
includes banquets with Mikado,
LANDLORDS KICKING.
LONDON, November 1l.-Iorl Airing
ton writes to the Times pointing out thlt
on old hereditary estates the rents have not
been raised for a number OF years and il
the sub-cOmmssiOnes reduce these rents
like twenty-five per cent, the cry
Of confscaton will be raised and Glad.
stones declaration in the House OF Com
mons, relative to compensation, will come
to the front with irresistible force. A Lib
eral member OF Parliament, who lOyaly
the Land bill, writes: ut IL as
unjust that rent be lowered because OF
waste and improvidGnce Of the tenant as to
be raised on improvements II rent he re-
duced because Of increasing agc and feeble
ness, the tenants landlords should be com.
pensated by the Government" i. II.
O'Donnell, Home Rule member OF Parlia-
ment for Dungannan, points out that in the
Castle Blarney and Enright tcases ridiculous
rent has already been appealed against, and
the landlords acting unitedly are accumu-
latlng magnificent case for all appealt TO
Parliament for compensation.