The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-19
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| FOREIGN.
| The IRISH coercion bill continues 10 make
slow progress in the British parliament, though
it is supported by SO large majority tina. there
Is no doubt of its passage pretty much In thu
shape desired by Forster, the secretary for Ire
land.
| The visit OF Parnell last week to the Cont
nent, going first TO Frankfort and thence to
PARIS, has been the occasion of much sur
misc and some excitement on the part of the
English press. The first report was that he
had gone 10 avoid arrest on the passage of the
coercion BILL but this was sllenced by state
ment of Parnell himself that he would be alb
sent but a few days and would be in his seat
before the final passage Of the coercion bill to
oppose that measure to the last. II appears he
went to Paris to consult the leaders of the va
rious labor organ zations on the continent, a.
well as to make arrangements In connection
with the land league on account of the tam
pering with its correspondence, which he has
discovered to be practiced by the government
agents in England and Ireland. All commu-
nications between Parnell, while in Paris, and
his friends IN England is carried on by cour-
rler. Mr.. Parnell, while IN Paris, also ar
ranged for investing $3T5,000 of the League
funds in American securities. 4 resolution Of
the League at Dublin asked him to proceed
from Paris TO America, but Mr. p. sent them
a long reply, detailing his reasons for remain
ing IN parliament during the present crisis.
He declares that the area Of agitation IN Great
Britain must be wdened and that the future Of
Ireland depends mainly upon the action Of
the tenant farmers themselves
An immense anli-coercion meeting was held
in Hyde Park London, on Sunday. The meet
ing was divided into three sections, and there
was speaking by T. =. o Conner, Isaac Nelson.
John Redmond and others. Most OF the audi.
ence were Irish people, and while there was
abundant enthusiasm there was no disturbance
Alarm in England continues urabated In
regard to the plots Of the Fenians New re-
ports are current of a plot to blow up Windsor
castle. Sir William lIarcourt announced with
evident trepidatlon IN the house on Monday
that James Stephens, the FenIan head center,
was closeted with Parnell in Paris, and it was
rumored that the Fenians in America were
sending men and money TO the Beers IN South
Africa! Dublin at present is full of English
detectives Of every grade. They are prowling
about every quarter doing their best to excite
uneasIncss and Suspicion in the minds of the
most innocent. In one house in Blcssington
street no fewer then twenty-five oil these gen-
tlemen have been provided with temporary
accommodation, their daily exit becoming one
of the sights OF a rather dngv ncighborhood
The race between Edward Hanlan, the Ca
madam oarsman, and K. c. Laycock, of Aus
trala, on the Thames for the championship OF
England, the SpOrsnan's challenge cup and
$1,000, came off on Monday and was easily
won by Hanon by four lengths in % minutes
and seconds. BY winning this race Hanlon
becomes the absolute owner of the !SportSman's
cup, having already beaten IN two former
races. Besides these Hanlon wins 5000 in
other prizes.
IIanlon and Wallace Ross having issued a
challenge to row any two men in the world,
the wage has been accepted BY John A. Ken
needy and NJ. r. Davis, Of Portland, Me. The
contest Will take place in American waters,
United States, and will train at Saratoga lake
Hanlon has sailed from Liverpool for home.
The battle of Gen. Coley with the Beers in
South Africa, at the Ingogo pass, mentioned
in our last, turns out to have been disastrous
defeat OF the English, and for some days Gen.
\,
ing gobbled. The Eoers, however, profess 10
deplore war and only ash TO be let alone. While
abundant reiniorcements have been sent 20
Gen. Colley to insure his safety the British
cabinet has made serious proposals to the
Beers for peace on the basis of the acKnowl.
edgement of the independence Of the Trans
vaal. terms which it Is believed will ultimately
be accepted.
The Paris papers express the opinion that
the proposed silver conference will agree on
u settlement Of the silver question on the basis
of 10 silver to l of gold. A telegram from
Berlin saws that Prince Bismarck Is ready to
return To the bI-metallic system on that basis,
while the London Economist expresses the
opinion that England will not object to an in.
crease on that basis of the amount 10 which
silver shall be a legal tender.
At the opening Of the German Reichstag a,
Berlin on Monday, the Emperor, in hlsspeech,
remarked that positive attempt to promote
the welfare of the laboring classes is the true
remedy for soclalIstic excuses, ami urged the
adoption of measures to that end
The three pisnets, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn
can now be seen every c!oudeSs night about
three hours after sunset, in the western sky.
They are continually drawing nearer to each