The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-02
FOREIGN.

+. while active managers OF the league, like Mr.
: Sexton, NJ. r., still take the stump on Sunday
l and are as vehement as ever in their sweeping
indictment against the government, they have
discontinued their attacks upon the land bill
Meantime the country Is really prosperous
The hay crop that has just been harvested is
: the best Ireland has had since before the great
p famine and the potato crop promises to be ex.
.. raordnarily abundant The fisheries were
I, never more prolific. In Kinsale district they
are using fish by carloads for manure. Then,
: again, landlords have withdrawn ejectment
} peace and quietncss, and taking Grinlths
J valuation.
t On Thursday, however, When it was pro.
posed to make some cvict!ons at Mltchells-
town, County Cork, flying column of intan.
try was sent to assist the police. Happily the
i persons against whom wrlts had been issued
paid rem! in every case, thus preventing civic.
ton. But trees were placed across several
roads to delay the progress of the column,
which, as it entered the town, found number
of carts thrown across the streets. The mill
tary and police charged the crowd until the
streets were deserted. 1t is stated that thirty
persons were injured.
There was a hot debate in parliament on
Monday evening with reference to the proc
lamaton of Waterford under the coercion act.
1t was charged by Irish members that the dis.
trlct was proclaimed because the Duke of Dew.
onshlre owns thirty thousand acres IN that sec
ton, and through the proclamation hoped to
be able to rid himself OF some who were caus.
ing HIM trouble in the collection OF rents
The dukes son Is member of the cabinet
The Irish members were unstinted IN denun.
citation Of the course of the government and
of Mr.. Forster. They charged the latter with
doing everything possible to drive Ireland to
open revolt.
The house has decided to give the land bill
precedence over other orders of business so as
to hasten us passage. Gladstone gave notice
that it must be disposed of by July 10th, even
if cl0ture must be resorted TO-.
There seems to be some doubt about Par
nel's contemplated visit to America, though
the better opinion is tina. it will take place
within month
The government Is keeping its eye on the
movements of James Redpath, who has gone
over from this side to take the stump in Ire
land He said at q meeting of the land league
en- Wednesday that if it dropped the idea of
abolition OF landlordlsm contributions from
A ,1,o
Catholic in America Is solid for the league.
He was very clustering in his language, defy.
ing the English government to arrest him
The Henley regetta, In regard to admitting
to which the Cornell college crew from this
side was so shabbily treated, came off accord
Ing to programme on Thursday. The Cor
nells were finally allowed to enter for the Pur-
ser's cup, IN which they had to encounter the
best crews in England, and were awarded the
OUTSIDE, where they would be obliged to row
crews. The start being made, the American
crew went to the front Immediately and held
the lead until nearly half way, when one of
the seats broke. This caused so much delay
that the other crews gradually pulled ahead,
leaving Cornell two lengths behind at the fin
ish. The American crew say the people of
England used them we'll, but that their treat
ment at the hands OF the stewards was simply
disgraceful The crew went over there to row
for the Visitors cup, but were ruled out and
Obliged to row IN the Stewards race, against
the fastest crews represented. The crew did
not think the seat had been tempered with,
although it was very singular it should break.
Had 1t not been for this accident they think
they would have won, because they had long
lead on the other crews. The boys feel badly
over their defeat, but realize that they could
not help it.
Grain, IN spite of the favorable outlook Of
the harvest in England and France, shows an
improvement IN price, in sympathy with the
rise in America
The monetary conference at Paris held an
other and probably their last meeting, at Paris
on Thursday so far as England is concerned,
the Neps says "a pledge will be given IN be-
half OF India not to support the single gold
currency. No undertaking will be given in
behalf of England though we understand the
Bank of England has prepared to make some
slight concession in favor Of silver" A me-
mortal from most of the London banks urges
the government to offer, as Germany has done,
all such guarantees and practical aid as may
be In its power towards enabling the bimetal-
lie states concerned to rehabllitate silver.
The eminent French statesman, Jules Or
land Stan,slas Dufaure lite senator and men,
Der OF the academy, died on Monday.
The abandonment of Cyprus by England
has, to all intens and purposes, been decided
on. If no unfavoxable response comes from
the people, 1t is said the island will be restored
m tho norte believe the end of the wear