The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-05
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van, leader of the Cork branch, for melting
tenants not to pay rent, and Gilhooly, secretary
of the Bantry league, for similar reasons.
In spite of the large body OF soldiers IN Ire
land disorders continue On the 2S,h an
armed band visited houses at Carrick on Shan
non. threatening death to rent payers. In an
afiray at Belmullet, in County Mayo, four per-
sons were killed and SIX more dangerously
wounded. The roads leading to Aglow are
blockaded with stone and the bridges are brok
en- down 10 impede the military Some crops
gathered by emergency men In Ballyduff were
seized and burned. A tenant farmer named
Doherty at Carrigan, Galway, was shot while
entering his house, because he paid his rent
He had been "boycotted" some time. A par
Gel of nine pounds of dynamite was found on
train en- route for Drogheda on Saturday.
Parnell, having sent letter from his cell
protesting against the substitution OF tenant de-
fence associations for the branch leagues, Is to
be removed from the Kilmainham Jail to
Armagh, where cells have been prepared for
him and forty others. Meantime the governor
of Kilmainham jail has been bounced for al
lowing ParHells letter to get outside the walls
Thousands OF tenants, it Is said, in spite OF
the contrary advice of the land,league, are ap-
plying to the land courts. Gladstone said in
speech on Saturday that 10000 application
forms had already been issued under the land
act, and that the farmers were tlocking into the
courts In such numbers that the staff of clerks
is working night and day, yet all are complete.
ly swamped. 1t is in contemplation to ap.
point more sub comm lsslons, as the four now
about to sit are inadequate to the labor. 1t
would take two years tor the present staff to
work off the cases which will probably apply
during the coming month.
In Athlone, Moate, Mulllgar, Roscommon
and Weastmeath thousands Of tenants have de-
cided to take advantage of the land commits
sion. Land meetings announced to be held
outside of churches in these counties on Sun.
day have been denounced by the clergy, and
will not take place. The first decision under
the land act was given at Monaghan, on Satur.
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by fifty shillings for the next fifteen years.
1t is now said the leaguers have directed ten.
ants to send in CLAIMS to the land commission
in such number as to swamp it.
In England Secretary Blalnes circular, re-
asserting the Monroe doctrine in regard to the
Panama canal, Is generally criticised by the
press, the position maintained being that as
England has large possessions in America the
doctrine cannot apply to her A Paris paper
reports that Lord Granville will propose a joint
European note urging the rejection Of Mr..
Blaines conclusions.
Heavy snow.storms are reported throughout
England, two feet having fallen in some of the
midland counties.
In Germany later returns of the elections
for the rechstag show that the government
party suffered very severely in the cities and
towns on account of Bismarck's protective
tariff. In 1856 districts the results leave the
government some so short of majority, while
a remarkable feature is the triumph of the
liberals especially obnoxious to Bismarck
The vote for the anti-Jews party everywhere
was contemptibly small
In France Gambetta has agreed o form a
cabinet M. Ferry, the present Premier, agree.
ing to take Office under him as Minister of
Instruction.