Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-10-31
LANDLORD AND TENANT.
THE WAR FOR THE SUPPRESSION
Of THE LAND LEAGUE.
A Desperate ARRAY in IreIand-GOvenmeut
Forces 0efeated-Parnell Wants lien.
ants Defense Associations
Large Numbers Paying Rents
and Taxes.
LAND LEAGUE ITEMS IN GENERAL,
LANDLORD AND TENANT.

LANDLORD AND TENANT.
Desperate ARRAY In Ireland Saturday =
The Government Forces Defeated BY
the People.
DUBLIN, October GA collision be-
tween the police and populace occurred
to-day in Bellinnellit. County Mayo.
The police were engaged in escorting the
officers OF the law to different farms, in
which they had been ordered to serve
writs of ejectment against the tenants
who refused to either seek redress for
their grievances under the land law or
pay their rents. The district is strongly
under the government OF the Land
League, and the farmers 10 be eviCted
had accepted the mo rent mani.
festo as the rule OF their conduct to.
wards the landlords. The latter
sought redress by procuring writs,
and the farmers, to the number of seven
hundred, banded together to resist the
writs. The usual attempt to expostu-
late or argue with the officers was tried,
but the latter were firm, and a melee
ensued in which scores OF shots were
fired, resulting in wounding large
number OF officers, who were finally
compelled to retire, overcome by the su
perior numbers OF the desperate men.
This successful resistance OF service OF
ejectment is hailed with delight by the
Irish tenantry and grave fears are felt
by the government here, as to the effect
upon the immediate future enforcement
OF the land laws. 1t is q fact that the
Land League sympsthizere, both in
Dublin and here, were first TO be ap.
prised OF the affair.
General Land League Items.
DUBLIN, October 29.--Ryan, ,one oithe
first suspects arrested, has been uncon.
ditlonally released.
+. Dwyer has retired from the Town
Council.
The Freeman's Journal publishes a
letter from Parnell, dated kilmainham
Jail, deprecating the plan OF evading the
recent proclamation OF the government
by the formation OF Tenants Defense
Associations 10 replace the Land League
organization. Parnell says such assocl-
atoms will be tolerated by Gladstone 80
long as they appear to be disposed to
carry out his views, and would be mon.
grel reactionary associations, such as
were formerly condemned by Davitt.
Every man in kilmainham is willing To
remain there any number OF months or
years that may be necessary.
At the rent receiving offices in
Athlone Moate, Mullingar, Roscommon
and other towns in the west OF Ireland,
large numbers Of tenants paid their
rents IN accordance with the statements,
despite the Land League advice not -
do so. Many thousands OF tenants in
the counties OF West Meath and ROs.
common decided to take advantage OF
the Land Commission. Meetings an.
nounCed to be held outside the churches
in those counties on Sunday have been
denounced by the clergy and will not
take place. Since the Land League
has been proclaimed, trade in
the West Of Ireland has com
menCed TO revive. Many families on
properties in the neighborhood OF
YoughaI, County Cork, have applied to
the Land Commission to have their
rents fixed. There is a growing desire
among the tenants in Cork and Water
ford Counties to apply to the Commis-
sion. In Waterford alone thousand
applications have been lodged. The
Land League branches In Tuam district.
OF County Galway, are fast breaking up.
A telegram from Armagh says cells
have been prepared in the jail there for
Parnell and forty others.
Among the few arrests to-day is that
oi an Englishman, Captain DugmOrc,
late OF the Sixty.fourth Regiment.
former. Home Rule candidate for Port
Arlington.
LONDON, October pa crowd oi
seven hundred persons attacked the
police while serving summons at Bel
mullet, County Mayo. The police fired
upon the people, several OF whom were
wounded,
A rumor is current in Dublin that
Earl Spencer, Lord President Of Council,
will replace Earl Cowper as Lord Lieu
tenant OF Ireland, and that Lord Derby
will replace Earl Spencer in the Cab.
net.
The farm premises and several stacks
Of wheat and hay belonging to pr.
Thompson, which had been recently
harvested 5e emergency men, have been
maliciously destroyed by fire at Bally-
duff, Waterford county. A large crowd
looked on, but made no attempt TO save
the property. Arrests OF the incendia'
ries are imminent
PARIS, October 29-TEe Land Leag-
uers are still hesitating whether or not
tn transfer their headquarters to Paris.
Virtually they are already here, for the
ONLY influential leaders OF the League
not in Jail, with the exception oil Ar.
thur O'Connor, T. p. O'Conuor and
Justin Mccarthy. are now at Hotel
Normandy. Arthur O'Connor vas here
a couple OF days ago, but received q
summons TO London, where ne arrived
Yesterday. The French government
would not tolerate any regular organiza.
ton hostile TO England on French ter.
ritory. 1t is not probable, however, that
the ceatrr oi the movement will for
orr. rimr {" e ,ma be here. bnt opening
offices appears TO be impossible.