The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-05-20

pleasant, Is instructive. Three weeks ago l
was decided that the policy of coercion should
be abandoned. How that decision was brough
about was mystery. The story that 1t wa!
the result of u treaty between the land,leagut
and Gladstone was denied A letter from Par
County Clare, written some four weeks ago
and read in the house Of commons on Monday
evening, cast flood of light on the subject
Parnell wrote to OShea that if the govern
arrears of rent, purchase and leases, the land
league stood ready to withdraw the noreni
manifesto and assist to suppress outrnges In
Ireland. The letter being shown to Gladstone
readiness to accept the terms. This was the
origin of the new programme for Ireland, the
cause OF Forster's resignation and the appoint.
ment of Lord Cavendish, and Is now known
as the "Kilmainham treaty"
But this strange alliance Of the liberals and
the Parnellites was destined to come to sud.
den end The tragedy in Phoenix Park shove
the government that though Mr.. Parnell and
other leaders may come to terms, they can
only speak for themselves; that there is an.
other power IN Ireland more potent than the
land.league, and that In spite OF Kilmainham
treaties the work Of separation will 60 on up'
checked. The revelation has ruined Parnell,
and henceforth even those he bargained with
will treat him with contempt as no longer for
midable.
There are tokens, however, that the new CO
erclon act, the outgrowth Of the tragedy in
Phoenix Park, now that the outburst OF English
indignation has passed off, will be considera-
bly, softened In Its hardest features before 1t Is
enacted into law Even the suspension of
Jury trials may be eliminated, and the provls-
ions against the press materially softened.
Besides the government adheres to so much
of the Kilma,nham treaty as regards arrears
of rent and leases, and side by side with the
new coercion act is pressing that measure in
parliament The whole Irish membership
including Parnell and his land.league asso-
ciates, however, holly oppose the new coercion
bill.
There Is no certainty yet as to the identity
of the assassins of Cavendish and Burke. The
police are satisfied that they are still IN Dub.
lin-thst they are twelve in cumberland the
police have issued description of the four
men OF the car. Two OF them are described As
being about 30 years Of age, with sandy hair,
one about 80, of stout build and dark complex
ion, with hollow bridge on his nose, and the
other about 20, with small black moustache
The driver Is described as between 35 and 40
with red, bloated face A car driver from
Kington, named Bolger, who nearly answers
the description, has been arrested at Neville
and sent to Dublin There 10 reason to believe
that the assassins had intended to murder
eight persons.
At the Mansion House IN London on Fri
day of last week a canister was found sus
pended to railing by brass hook, connected
with which was a lighted fuse, which po
liceman cxtinguished. The box was filled
with giant powder, and was twelve inches
long and six inches IN diameter. The force
OF officers has been doubled.
Lieut. Danenhower, Mr.. Ncwcomb, the nat
uralist Jack Cole, the insane seaman, and
Long Sing, survivors of the Jeanette Arctic
expedition, arrived at London on Tuesday
morning, all in good health. Cole, with the
exception OF one night when he had to be con
fined, was allowed perfect freedom during the
voyage. They left next day for Liverpool and
Thursday took the steamer for New York.