, 1881-09-18

like dccency and comfort lnlS was the out
come of 4 conference between the league
executive and the laborers' delegates.
parne11 stated that it had been agreed that
tbe labor Delegates should choose three men,
one Of whom the Land League would place
upon its Executive Committee. The Land
League would also accept certain rules made
by the laborers for local branch leagues.
The resolution Of Parnell, calling upon the
farmers to ffoye their sympathy with the
laborers, ETC., was unanimously adopted.
4 resolution was adopted recommending
all members of the League to use Irish
manufactures, and empowering the branches
Of the league to adopt measures to encour-
age native industry.
IN THE DISCUSSION
on the resolution in regard to sympathy Of
farmers with 1aborcrs, etc., all the speakers
testified to the complete union established
between the laborers and other parties Of the
league.
.t0l,nsdn. founder and Secretary Of tho
Irish Iaborers' League, was the best-known
sneaker. lie said the iab0rers wanted to
show the world that they cottld best attain
their ends by Joining hands with Parnel1. He
said all efforts to separate them would be
futile, lie hail no confidence in the Land
act. II the Government did not release the
suspccts.u hot work would be made for
them. lie
rsEp ABUSIVE LANGUAGE coScEES1SG THE
QUEEN.
The resolution was unanimously adopted,
also one urging farmers to set aside land for
the use Of labore1s, and charging them the
same proportionate rent as they paid them
selyes.
The convention also adopted resolutions
authorizing tho establishment Of industrial
and labor departments III the central Office Of
the League, and adding to the Land Leagues
present title the words, land Labor anu III
dustrlal Union.''
Dillon Egan, American representative
moved that Parneli visit America the coming
winter to place Irish affairs in their true
light, and that O'connor accompany him.
Parneil, while acknowledging the comp1i-
mcut. said he could not possibly leave Ire
land for such heightened period as conteln-
plated. O'Connor, he said, might leave
shortly.
The resolution was adopted.
Retlpatla said he regretted that Parncll had
pledged himself that American money would
not he spent in the purchase Of bullets. If
the League abandoned its original principles,
the Irish in Alpcrica would not cease their
contributions. but would transfer them from
Parncll to O'Donoyan-Rossa.
After 4 congratulatory address by Parnell
the convention closed.
THE METHODIST COUNCIL
LONDON, Sept. I7.-Dish0p Payne. OF Bal
tInore, presided ut the Methodist Ecunlc1l-
ical Conference today. 4 resolution con
demning the opium traffic, with m adaentlum
calling on the Government to deliver the
country from the guilt of supporting it, was
passed.. Bishop Peck strongly advocated
both the resolution and tine adtlenduM. The
Rev. j. Green, Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, read a paper on missionary
Work and xAlethodism Abroad" y.
no sCANpALoUs COMPETITION.
Upon suggestion for a missionary con-
ference to obyiate,rivalry and confusion be-
tween different Methodist bodies in the
work OF conversion, Mr.. Reid, Of America,
said TIC lad only been able to find one case
of collision Of this kind, and it should not
20 forth to the world that there We're dissen-
siols.
TTADES-CNI0S CONGRESS.
Previous to the closing OF the Trades
Union Congress today a letter from Ameri-
can Minister Lowell was read thanking the
congress for the friendly ard sympathetic
feelings 1t had expressed relative to Presi-
dent Garfield. A resolution was passed call
ing on Parliament for an act strictly pro-
hibiting commercial corners.
THIRTEEN COTTON MILLS
at Ashton-under-Lync representing 100000
spindlcs, closed today for one week.