The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30
FOREIGN.
Alarming State of Affairs in Ire
land.
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE RESISTING
EVICTIONS.

MITcHELsrowN, County Cork May ga
serious affray occurred here to-day, in conse-
quence of an attempt OF Sheriff to evict five
tenants on an estate of the Countess of Kings
town. The sheriff was assisted by $50 police
and military, including company of dra-
goons, but the resistance of the people was so
determined that the work was only partially
accomplished. The chapel bell of Mitchels-
town began ringing at o'clock in the morn
ing to warn the country people that evictions
were about to begin. The news spread rapid
ly. The chapel bells for ten miles around took
up the refrain, calling the population to assem-
Bile. The police attempted to stop the bells,
but did not succeed. Ten thousand persons as
sembled here in less than an hour. A large
number gathered around the police and mill
tary. While the first eviction was proceeding,
eggs, stones aud other missiles were thrown at
the sheriff and assistants. Three evictions
were carried out, but to execute the next two
it was necessary to pass through the town.
Three bands OF music and Organized bodies,
carrying banners, had now arrived, and the
strains of ''The martial tread of Clare's dra-
goons'' encouraged the people to resistance.
They INSTRUCTED the streets and sent showers
of stones into the midst of the constabulary.
Then the cavalry charged and drove them
back, but they only returned in greater force
and with new daring. While passing yard
behind which large number of rioters were
conce aled, heavy voley of stones was deliv-
cred. One of the cavalry horses was killed
The police charged through the yard, and dis
persed the assailants at the point of the bayo-
net Several were wounded. One mans jaw
was cut open. Twelve soldiers were struck
and many policemen injured. The riot act
was read twice without effect, and in conse-
quence of the resistance 1t was decided not to
proceed further with the work of eviction.
The excitement lasted late into the night, but
there was no further disturbance.
The Porte and the Bey.
that in consequence OF recent events in Tunis
the Porte has decided to write to the Bey re-
curing an explanation Of his sudden change
Of detneanor toward the Sultan, and the ap-
parent leaning of his Prime Minister toward
French interests. The Bey will be invited to
state whether he still considers himself vas
sal of the Ottoman empire, and whether he is
prepared to abide by the firman of 1871. If his
answer is satisfactory, the Bey will be solemn
ly deposed, aud the Hussienite family de-
prived of the Vilayet of Tunis.
The New Italian Ministry.
ROME, May oS.-The new cabinet formed by
Sgnor Depretis is as follows: Sgnor Depretis,
President of the Council and Minister of the
Interior; Ma nsili, Foreign Affairs; Maglia-
nj. Finance; Zanardelli, Justice Bacc RIM,
Public Works; Bacelessi, Instruction; Berti,
Agriculture; Gen. Ferrero, War; Admiral Ac-
ton, Marine. The Ministry will take the oaths
of office to-day. The Ministry does not repre-
sent a union Of the entire left, and will en-
counter opposition.
Hamburg's Commercial Privileges.
HAMBURG, May 2S.-The Senate has in
formed the House of Burgesses of an arrange
ment conluded at Berlin and already sane
toned by Bismarck, which provides that
Hamburg shall permanently remain a free
port district for the purposes of wholesale
trade and export of products of industry The
incorporation of Hamburg with the Zoliverein
takes place after October, 1881. A confirma-
ton is given of the report that the maximum
which 1t is proposed to sanction as the imperial
STARE of the expense is 100000 marks.
Denouncing the Land Bill.
LONDON, May 20 The Killmallock land
league has started the movement for present
ing Father Shelby, the imprisoned priest
with national testimonial. At the land
meeting at Duncannon county, Wexford, to-
day, Caron Doyle, who presided, said the
land bill was one of the greatest shams ever
passed through the Commons.
A State Of Anarchy.
DUBLIN, May 23.-The past week has been
one of grave anxiety and alarm to the authori-
ties OF ireland. The situation cannot last
The police are rapidly becoming demoralized
as every mans hand is against them. No car
man will draw them. and no publican will sup
ply them with food; people stone them at ey-
cry opportunity, women boot, yell and up
braid them, and the children throw mud at
them. After q long and fatiguing m arch they
find in country villages well defled with mud
and rubbish SO no man can quench his thirst.
No patrol can venture far except in great
forces. AT night the country is left in the
hands of marauders who carry ON their lawless
practices with the utmost IMMUNITY. Outrages
are becoming alarmingly frequent. Not sin
gle instance of a guilty person being brought
to justice since the passing of the coercion act
is known. The league openly breaches strike
against rent, and landlards are making the
best bargains they can with tenants.
LONDON, May ga man named Dempsey,
a farmer who took the land from which a ten
ant had been evicted, was fred at from behind
hedge in county Galway and killed.
Gambetta and Grevy.
PARIS, May 2S.-M. Gambetta, speaking at
banquet at Cohors tonight, condemned the at
tempts to create antagonism between himself
and President Grevy, whom he highly eulo-
gized. Alluding to the constitution, he ad-
mitted that it was not perfect and would have
to be perfected in democratic sense, but ne
warned against doing this hastily. He cited
the precautions taken by the Americans in
this respect, and urged the ecessity of waiting
until all the Institutions had, astronomically
speaking, completed their revolutions. At
tempts to remodel the consti tuition would shake
its foundations.
Foreign Notes.
Bismarck, at parliamentary soiree Friday
evening declared that new duty on flour is
Indispensable, as foreign States are adopting
similar measures.
The London Standard publishes the follow
ing statement: Our Tunis correspondent
wires that he was summoned to the telegraph
office to receive the price of thirteen messages
not forwarded. On inquiry he was told that
the telegrsms were dispatched from Tunis but
stopped at Paris by order of the government"
Canso dispatch states that five hundred
miles of cable have been successfully payed
outin the ocean and the Faraday is proceeding
successfully.
A Paris paper states that the arbitration of
the United States between Venezuela and her
French creditors has been accepted.
The water has fallen six feet during the last
few days in the Red and Assiniboine rivers in
Manitoba, owing to the unusually dry season.
Occasional showers have, however, promoted
vegetation, and the young crops look well.
A farewell banquet will be given Wednes-
day to United States Minister White by a
large number of prominent politicians and lit
erateurs of Berlin.