Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-18
CUDGELS AND BAYONETS.
FORSTER'S WAR ON THE LEAGUE
The Headquarters Moved TO Liver
POOl-The City In a Ferment-The
Dublin RIOt-MOre Arrests-The
Imprisoned Leaders-MOre Troops
Ordered TO Ireland.

LONDON, October 17.-On Saturday night
the police frequently charged the crowds of
people on Castle Bridge and Sackville street,
Dublin. The mob shouted, "To HI with
Buckshot," and cbeered PanelI, Dillon and
other leaders of the League. Many persons
were seriously injured. The severity of the
action of the police is severely condemned.
The Irish population of Liverpool is in a
state of great ferment. All officers of the
regiments quartered in Ireland have been
ordered to return to duty Immediately.
The head Office of the Irish Land League
has been transferred to Liverpool, where
Mr.. O'CoDnOr is conducting its business.
The Pail Mall Gazette this evening SAYS:
GAS neither O'Brien nor Quinn have partici-
pated in the public meetings, their arrest is
naturally taken to mean that the govern
ment will tolerate no form of intimidation
however indirect. The recent proclamai ion
leads to the same inference. The Land
League is to be suppressed forcibly. That is
the long and short of the matter. The violent
suppression Of the League, which has never
yet been declared Illegal, is only the begin
ming Of the task which lies before the
country. II the land act fails to bring even
temporary peace then Great Britain will
have to do nothing less than form a wholly
new system OF government for Ireland. 1t
is intolerable, even impossible, that we con-
tinue to govern by a series of spasmodic
cOltpS d 'etGtS Coercion may be a useful
drug in certain emergencies, but a nation
cannot live on coercion for its daily food,
not even Ireland"
The London correspondent Of the Man
chester Guardian says: "It is stated that the
government, in view of the cases of Land
Leaguers who escaped to England, have
consulted the English and Irish law officers,
who consider that any attempt to encourage
intimidation from England would be made
the subject of an Indictment. Mr.. Glad
stone is indisposed, suffering from cold"
The Fifty-First Regiment have been Or
dered to Ireland. Parnel is In the prison
infrmary along with Dillon, Sexton and
O'Brien.
Eleven men returning from working a
Boycotted farm near Portarlington were fired
upon, and five were wounded, one of them
seriously. This is the affair that led to the
arrest of Andrew and Patrick Gallagher on
suspicion of firing the shots, as before men
toned. A man was mortally shot near
Tralee, county Kerry, during an affray be
tween the police and party of armed men.
CORK, October II. The Irish Times ac-
cuses the police of the fiercest excesses in
dispensing the crowd on Saturday.
James Power, 9ecretary of the Middleton,
county Cork, branch of the Land League,
a prominent member of the League, has
been arrested, as also have Lyman, the or
ganizer Of the Kings and Queens counties
and of the Westmeath Leagues, White,
Secretary Of the Glare League, and
Henry Eagan, Secretary of the Tulla-
more branch, and all lodged In
Mas jail Biggar left Dublin last evening
for Holyhead, presumably for Liverpool,
where the Land League headquarters are
now established. 1t is stated that the Dub
lin authorities contemplate arrests in Belfast
and other parts of the north of Ireland
Sexton, Dillon and O'Brien are charged with
being reasonably suspected of reasonable
practices.
DUBLIN, October 17.-It is proposed to
start fund for the maintenance of the
State prisoners. Members of the League
claim that Arthur O'Connor, having been
recently thoroughly instructed in the man
agement of all the affairs of the League, his
escape to Liverpool will enable the
organization to continue. There are
twenty-three persons in the Limerick
hospital with bayonet wounds. A Magis-
trate stated from the bench to-day that the
police had strict orders never In future to
fire blank cartridge, but to fire with effect.
The corporation to-day adjourned to
seek an interview with Mr.. Forster, the
Chief Secretary, in accordance with reso-
luton, to endeavor to obtain an assurance
that the ostentatious display Of the police
force, which took place on Saturday and
Sunday with such lamentable consequences,
shall not be repeated.
Mr.. Abrahams, Treasurer Of the Limerick
Land League, has been arrested on war
rant charging him with being reasonably
suspected of reasonable practices,