The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-19
IRISH AFFAIRS.

DUBLIN, Oct. 1S.-A counsel of war has
been formed headed by Gen, Steel, to con.
slider the military situation in Ireland. 1t
is contemplated to increase the foot guards
three battalions. The Second Dragon
Guards will be retained at Longford.
The Land League to-day helds its last
public meeting for the present. The Rev.
Mr. Cantwell, presided The hall was
crowded, the attendance including j. d.
Sullivan, j. G. Biggar and Edmund Leamy,
members of Parliament. The Secretary
announced that the weeks receipts
amounted to G2, ,237, of which e1, ,7G4 were
from America. He read long manifesto.
1t stated that the leagues is now unable to
present, list of cases to the new land
courts and that there is only one constitu,
tional weapon left which the league has
previously hesitated to advise members of
the league, henceforth to pay no rent until
the leaders are released. The chairman
said the present was the time for acting,
not for speaking. The leaders might be
arrested but the priesthood remained to
guide the people. He counselled passive
resistance.
The report that Dublin will be proclaim
ed, arose through the police notice warn
ing the people against riotous assemblies.
A party of roughs tonight paraded
smashed windows, pelted the statute of
Sir John Guy and broke the lamps in Doane
and Parliament streets. The police mere
" marched down Sackville street and the
mob disappeared. The damage is esti-
mated at e., 600
NEW YORK, Oct 19.-The following
special cable has just been received from
the legal adviser of the Land League to
Patrick Ford, of The Irish World: The ex-
ecutive committee of the Land League
held a splendid meeting at head quarters
to-day. The rooms were packed. Intense
enthusiasm prevailed. 1t was unanimous
ly resolved to order a general strike against
rent This declaration was received with
round after round of applause. The city
is in state of great excitement. The po-
lice are using every means to provoke an
outbreak, But as yet have failed.
Foster in reply to a civic deputation head
ed by the Lord Mayor stated that the in
famous measures which he had instituted
would be continued as long as he consid
cred them necessary. Arrests occur hour
ly. 1t is the old story of letters de cachet
and the bastile. No one is safe. The an
nouncement that Henry George was on
his way to Ireland met with applause
Dublin will give the distinguished Ameri
can author a reception in every way
worthy of him.. Everywhere the people
are patient and forbearing, the policy of
passive resistance being strictly adhered
to. The Land League Headquarters re
moved to HolIyhead has in its connection
with the officers here expected that martial
law would be proclaimed at once. Parnen
and his colleagues are more hopeful and
defiant than ever. The peeple are acting
spfsna The British government can
not bear the strain much longer. Land
lordism is doomed and must perish.
Sarah Parnell, sister of the imprisoned
leader, telegraphs from London: "Bayo
net and bullet work is gsing on all over
Ireland. Terrorism and blood shed on
every hand. New outrages on our people
are reported every moment. A young girl
was deliberately shot IN her own parlor by
eonstables in Limerick yesterday. The
government has established reign of ter
ror in the streets of Dublin. Secret infor
nation is received by us that the govern
ment is 5fyirg to create an opportunity to
let loose 5000 troops on the citizens
Special powers are given the officers of the
military, and orders that have never been
exceeded in bloodthirstiness in the annals
of crime against humanity. Thousands
more arrests are expected, although the
jails are overflowing The Land League
has proclaimed no rent as the order of the
day. We confidently appeal to our breth
ren in America, for the widows and or
phans, for the wounded victims of British
bullets, bayonets and cold blooded
butchery."