The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-04
FOREIGN.
Particulars of the Arrest of Dillon.
OTHER PROMINENT LAND LEAQUERS
TO BE ARRESTED.
1900 Russian C0nvicts Going to
Siberia.

he was accompanied by Mr.. Harrington of
Tralee, one of the organizers of the Land
League, who came with him to Dublin. At
Kings Bridge, Capt: Talbot, Chief Commits
sioner of Police, and Chief Superintendent
Carr, Mr.. Mallon and half dozen detectives
were in waiting. There were no strangers on
the platform. Four policemen in plain clothes
came up in the train. The instructions to the
police were that the member for Tipperary
was to be treated with every consideration
that might be consistent with his safe keeping
He was conveyed in cab by Mr.. Mallon and
Inspector Mccormack to Kilmainham, where
he was lodged at 1890 The warrant, dated
April 18th, charges Dillon with melting per-
sons forcibly to riot and to oppose and resist
the execution of processes of law for giving
possession of land. Mr.. Brennan, Secretary OF
the Land League, met Dillon on his entrance
to Jail. Mr.. Dillon was cool and collected as
usual, and did not exchange single word
with those who were assembled around him
while the prison doors were being opened. The
Lord Lieutenant telegraphed to the Chief
Secretary the moment Mr.. Dillon was lodged
in prison. Several bandsi paraded the streets
and great excitement prevails in Dublin.
Brennan to be Arrested.
Mr.. Brennan, Secretary of the League, is
also to be arrested without delay, A warrant
has been made out and signed by the Lord
probable that Mr.. Kettle, another member of
the League, will also be placed in Kilmain-
ham. Thus the three active spirits of the
League Executive Committee would be placed
in durance, leaving only Mr.. Parnell to carry
on the work. Patrick Egan, the Treasurer,
returned to Paris after the League Conference
and will not come back now. The authorities
are acquainted with the places where the
Fenian organization have secreted guns, and
they will seize these arms at once. Under the
Coercion act about dozen persons are likely
to be incarcerated in Dublin under the treason
and felony clause.
Parliamentary Proceedings.
LONDON, May BIN the House of Commons
to-day, Justin Mccarthy gave notice that he
would move that the action of the Irish Ex-
ecutive in arbitrarily arresting member of
Parliament and proclaiming Dublin is an
abuse of the powers granted by the Coercion
act and is calculated to arouse disaffection and
mar the results Of remedial proposals.
Mr.. Mundella, Vice Prerident of the Coun-
Gil, replying to Mr.. Arnold (LiseraD said he
regrets that he cannot advise relaxation of
the Privy Council orders in regard to sheep
from the United States.
$4,000 Russian Convicts to be Sent to
Siberia.
ST. PETERsBURG, April 3.-Dispatch of con-
victs through Moscow for Siberia will begin on
the 10th inst. They number L, 200.
England and the Anti-Socialist Agitation.
LONDON, May 3.-The News says: "If we
are correctly informed, Bismarck, or whoever
is striving to bring about a conference for the
purpose of devising more Stringent mode of
dealing with political conspirators, has sent an
invitation to England, and has thus impru-
IDENTIFY invited refusal, as England, following
the example of France, will certainly not par
ticipate in any conference designed to shield
| unpopular governments from the consequences
of their unpopularity."
st. Petersburg Vast Prison House.
BERLIN. May 3.-Private letters received
here describe st. Petersburg as like gloomy
prison house where little is heard of the out
side world. Everybody lives in constant
state of painful suspense. The chief journals
still appear with mourning borders The at
mosphere is fraught with omens of another ap-
preaching storm.
A Tame Land League Meeting.
DUBLIN, May 3.-The proceedings of the
weekly meeting of the Land League to-day
were tame. The arrest of Dillon has evident
| ly had a chilling effect
| AT a meeting of tho League tonight Egan
said in view of the arrest of Dillon the League
| should call on the Irish members of Parlia-
| ment to hold no further terms with the land
bill. Nichols and Kavanagh have been re-
manded on charge of completely in the shoot
| ing of Farrell.
The War in Tunis.
| LONDON, May "A Tunis dispatch dated
| Monday says the advance of the French
| troops causes intense excitement among all
| Tnnisan tribes against the Bey's government
for having forbidden all resistance to it on the
| plea that the French government would only
| operate against the Kroumirs. The French are
expected to Immediately occupy Porto Farina,
% miles from Tunis.
| A correspondent at Tunis asserts that the
| Sultan has teegraphed the Bey instruc:ing
| him 10 refuse to entertain any proposal of a
| French practorate offered and to refer France
| to the Porte.
Parnell Advises Opposition to the Land
Bill.
LONDON, May 3.-In consequence of the ar
rest of Dillon, Parnell has advised his followers
to abandon their present attitude toward the
land bill and vote against its second reading.
Attempt to Rescue Hessy Helfmann.
PARIS, May ga telegram to the Intransi-
| geant announces that an attempt has been
made by the Nhilists to rescue Hessy Helf-
mann. Rochefort is organizing monster meet
| ings over France to protest against the barbar-
ity of executing Helfmann.
the Porte's Reply to the Powers.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 3.-The ambassadors
| of the Powers received the Porte's reply to
| their last note yesterday evening. 1t briefly
announces that Turkey accepts without re-
serve the proposed solution of the Greek from
| tier question and that the former four commits
| sioners will confer with the ambas sailors for
arranging formal convention.
| The Times Denies that Dillon's Arrest has
Excited Ireland.
LONDON, May 3.-The Times Dublin de-
| spatch says Dillon's arrest has not caused the
slightest excitement in any part of the coun-
try. On the contraryit appears to have had a
| quieting effect Some of the warmest friends
| of the tenant farmers condemn billions
| speeches.