The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-12-20
ELEGRAMS
Irish Affairs.

Nv ORh, DeComEeF w. ne If2DuHe
brrow will publish the following from
tR: There is no rift in the gloom that
over Ireland. On the contrary crime
lolence increase, and all unmistakable
of hostility is spreading on this side of
bannel. The Lord Mayors establish
OF fund Of relief for ladies who Lave
erincome through the non-payme mt of
has been followed by much more i'm.
i step. He has decided to start fund
the Property Defense Association, and
Vernlnent was sked by the Lord May or
er it objected to the fund. Gladstone
red that it was not q matter in which he
interfere. The Pre- is bound to ac,
psIy, because the Lord Mayor is at
Tory, and the existence Of this fund
a failure on the part of tha govern
The Lord Mayor declares that the
Pas no political bias, but liberal poli'i-
10 not quite SO regard It, deeming it
rd ami Tory organization. English
ly toward the Irish increases.
uimosty has largely increased since the
ID aud Derry elections showed the
OF Irish resentment. O'Donneil's
at Derry and al: the help which the
Rulers gave the candidate proved use
The election was decided a victory for
Vernment over the Land League. The
p club IS not everplcased with Sir Sam
lson's approval of the Land bill onr
is argument that the act does not go
Push toward canceling existing laws.
lnuel Wilson is a successful Australian
fr, bHt no politician. He is not noted
"a h,,f hnp M hnPyk,inn = is
Pable, therefore, that he will persist
threatened petition. The returns of
in Ireland shows 561 offences last year
$40 this ear. With the coercion act
crease is chief in tire atening letters,
outrages and about thirty more in pro-
has increased for December. The
primers are more generally adopting the
policy, each on good estates. The
on is, therefore, darker, because the
Mons of the land court are proving un-
ct0ry, while everybody is demanding G
he government shall do something
10 restore law and order. There is q
liable scarcity of suggestions of prac-
nd. The military men are ever ready
partial law, but even the drum-head
anis require some sort of evidence
is almost as hard to obtain evidence as
ct. The same remark applies to the
ding of the jury laws; since the judges
lr faces against this latter, The time
Pnsed its tack and exhibited its lncer,
by favoring Sir Harding Gitiord's pro
bring Irish members for trial to Eng
The Tablet proposes eXaction frolr
wn, land or district of compensation
n xr,I1 !
tail is cut the district pays for it, bu
ans ears are shorn there is No compen
theme was discussed by the gov
nt before the Tablet aired it, and ma,
adopted. Meanwhile the governme II
lung themselves to encouraging i'll
and increasing night patrols. The
ly desire to avoid further coercion
It The meeting of parliament. Mean
plot is brewing which may force thei
IL the Carleton Club adopts its pres
entions they shall find the resslutiol
10 the early part OF the session, unles
greatly improves, declaring that, iu
as the means placed at the disposal 0
ernment have failed 10 restore orde
use deems it necessary for the gove:r
sakste the land and grant ompensatlo
landisrds) will carry with il part,
whole of the Irish vote and man
prs on the Liberal side.
resting revelations are made in the CO
denee in the Dublin Freeman'S JOurnt
Pn Richard Pigot and Patrick Eagan r,
Pg the league funds and the temptatio
TO make false balance sheet.
Pop hcNulty's letter TO Joseph Cove
the breach between the Irish and RAJ
md will lessen the desire of liberals
coercion measures.
drift Of English comment on the Pre-
message is unfavorable, as yeu Ins
when the Monroe doctrince comes i
news that the British government b.
sked 10 modify the Clayton-Bulw
likely to lead to strong pressu
The request when Parliament meet
erlcan Intervention in Chi and PEI
ply criticized by people who are n
for their avoidance Of affairs Of eth
4 =, and the cutlery against the sentenc
= ctlon bribes is chiefly remarkable b
10 of the Tory complexion Of the crit
lsgust aroused by the revelations of d
N Commissions has partly worn of, b
afdly likely that the government W
reduction in the sentences.
Langtry's expected appearance
arkst occasions lively anticipation
hlonable world. She declares that .
not go on the stage permanently a,
II 70 be looked at, but il her psrfori
succeed the public may expect ma
- he reun.rIahl> nr;coo uaro oht sinad