Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-15
The News in Europe To-Day

The Dublin correspondent of the Times
writes as follows regarding the National
League convention, which meets there to-day:
Apart from the political significance claimed for
the convention as an expression of the national
Will upon great crisis it is especially interest
ing as the first organized assembly of the kind
since the repeal of the convention acts. Its
| Importance, how ever, as regards the particular
object for which the delegates are summoned
cannot be over estimated. 1t is to pronounce
in the name of the Irish people not only their
own verdict upon the land act but their pro-
gram for future action in regard to the whole
question, which the league agitation has raised
The mlsgivings of many felt in regard to the
possibility of uniting all parties in the move
ment for revival of Irish manufacturers or
indeed, for any useful object are fully justified
by the result of the meeting yesterday, in con-
nection with the proposed exhibition.
The league left no doubt that their existence is
invalued in the result, and that if they allowed
the thoughts OF the people to be engrossed
with any practical measures for the promotion
OF honest labor their own occupation would he
gone; the country would become fearful and
refuse to listen to their wild and wretched ap-
peals. They accordingly resolved to war the pro-
lect by organized obstruction. Many of them,
headed by Mr. Sexton, set themselves to driveth
undertaking upon their own lines or upset
it altogether. On Mr.. Lyons, member
second resolution that an exhibition
of arts and machinery suited to Irish manufac-
lures be included, he met fierce opposition from
the land leaguers. A resolution was then passed
as pacific artifice that Mr.. Lyons be no more
heard. Mr.. Sexton then rekndled the excite
ment by moving that the committee appointed
to prepare for the proposed exhibition in 1888 be
instructed not to accept any patronage, it tbeing,
ne said, in the present state of public feeling
offensive and useless Without the league
they could do nothing. The confusion
was at one time so great that it was
really hand to hand fight Had
the league element not entered the arena the
meeting would have been highly representative
The committee includes the following members
of parliament Maurice Brooks, Dublin city;
Chas. Dawson, CarlowborOugh; Right Hen.
Edward Gibson, Dublin University; Henry j.
Gill, Westmeath county; f. Dwyer Gray, Car
Chas: S. Parnell, Cork city; Right Hon. David
Plunkett, Dublin University; Timothy O'Suli-
van, Westmeath county, Benz. Whitworth,
Drogheda, and Robt. d. Lyons, Dublin city.
BRITISH VIEW OF THE IRISH CONVENTION.
LONDON, Sept. 15-The Times in a leading
article discussing the national league convention,
says:-The note which the land leaguers uni
fOrmiy breathe is the note of continued agita-
tion. There is no sign from first to last of any
intention on the part of men who live by agita-
tion to accept the land act as settlement of the
Irish question. Once and for all Ireland must
understand that this kingdom is and will con-
tinue to be politically united kingdom, and
Great Britain will no more tolerate secession
than the United States tolerated it in 1860.
IGNATIEFF AS MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
LONDON, Sept. ia dispatch from st. Peters
burg to the Daily Chronicle says 1t sannOunced
that Gen. Ignatieff has been appointed minister
of foreign affairs. Prince Labanoff will prob
ably succeed him as minister of the interior.
THE CHOLERA AT oDEN.
LONDON, Sept. 15-The Morning Post saws:
"We learn that the news of the cholera at Oden
is greatly exagserated. There are only few
cases among the lower classes
THE GREAT METHODIST CONFERENCE.
LONDON. Sept 15.-The Ecumencal Methodist
Conference to-day passed resolution in favor
OF international arbitration.
THE POLICE WATCHING IROQUOs.
LONDON, Sept. 15.-The Daily Ne,cs says:-s'So
great was the apprehension of some nefarious
attack that three policemen and two detectives
attended Iroquois in the paddock and nobody
was allowed to enter the box where he was sad
died.