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THE GREAT IRISH CONVENTION.
IN PHILADELPHIA TO- DAY.
THE EXTRADITI0N OF NO. /
HUNG JURY IN THE KELLEY CASE
NEWMARKET RACES IN ENGLAND,
MURDERERS OF THE WARD BROTHERS.
MINISTER sARGENrs LETTER ABOUT PORK
The Land League Convention.

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The Land League Convention.
oBJEcr OF THE MEErING-PRoCEKDISGs IN PHILA-
DELPHIA TO-DAY.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. April 25-The object of the
convention OF the Irish National Land League OF
America, which was called TO order in Horticul-
tural Hall this morning, is TO wind up the affairs
OF that Dody, and merge t with another body
whose scope will be broader and more far-reach-
Ing. Inc Land League as now organized deals
those OF national and local self government The
new organization win grappe with all three or
these questions and some others besides. To-days
convention will first endorse the policy pursued
by Mr.. Parnell In his efforts behalf OF Ireland
1t Will then devise plans for the organization OF
to-morrow's meeting, which will be 4 convention
or the Irish race In America, and consist OF duly
accredited delegates from the various benevolent
Charitable and other Irish societies In America
lect TO be to form new league, after the plan OF
the National League OF Ireland, which
win blend into one organization all the
irish societies OF the United States md Canada
the new organization TO be AFFILIATED with the Irish
National League OF Ireland" The principles OF
the Irish National League, which was formed I'm
Dublin In october last as follows: lst-Na-
tonal self government. 2d.-Land law reform
Sd-Local self-government 4th. Extension OF
3tn.-lhe development and encouragement or the
LABOR and Industrial interests OF Ireland. The
principles, 1t Is believed, will form the platform
utoit wnich the new national league, TO be
created tomorrow. VIII stand.
THE SCENE IN HORTICULTURAL HALL
The decorations in horticultural Hail. the scene
OF to-days gathering OF the Irish clans, quiet
and tasteful. Garlands OF myrtle and immortele
q union OF the green and the orange, hang the
stage, which is th,ckly set with chairs. In the
background Is landscape scence set In fours On
the presidents right is photograph OF Michael
Davitt, 1.-THE founder OF the Land League" on his
Immediate right a bust OF Washington: on his i'm
mediate left statuette OF Parnell nd on his far
left an Oil painting OF Parnell. From the corners
OF the balcony dToop Irish society banners aud
United states rags, the latter frlnged with green.
Streamers or red, white and blue bunting decorate
the 'front.' or the galleries; facing the speakers
stand from the far front being an American eagle
United States. High over ali, across the front or
.atso .he pro,Genium i arch Is the Gaelic legend.
and xseSme Ms fah The Body hundred SI the hi Sn
perhaps 500 more The latter later was S reserved s for
spectators, SO ,hat the delegates on the floor have
no spare space. They were arranged as follows:
Looking from the stage. the placard for Illinois
and the western states. Immediately in front, in
aisle was New York. and In that OF the left Massa-
chuSettS: on the far right was Canada back OF
which was Connecticut; Ohio and Rhode Island
occupied the rem linder Of the right aisle, Mary
land and the southern states the rear OF the cen
trail and the northwest the OF the lert aisle:
In the rear or ALL next the doors were the Penn.
sylvanta delegates the Philadelphia and Plttsburg
men being consp!cuously numerous gate.
keeper az the entrance on the main stairway rig
admission OF all comers, giving badges to the
delegates.
THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
= AS early as 10 o'clock the committee OF
fifteen on Credentials. appointed by Presi-
dent Mooney, Michael Boland and Patrick Eeau.
were in session In smaller hall near
0y. BY II O'clock. the hour for commencement
the Massachusetts, and Illinois men came in and
nlled up with spectators Frank Byrnes. the recent
dynamite refugee from Paris, occupied a seat in
the right hand balcony; he and his wife being
here as spectators.
AMONG THE LADY DELEGATES PRESENT
were Mrs Dtggs and Miss Hetty Mcclure. dele
gates irom.the central branch or New York city;
Fitzgerald, OF the ST Louis Ladies' Land League and
Miss Alice Gallagher, OF the Parnell Land League
or ST Louis, and the twenty-one female delegates
sent by the seven Female Land League branches OF
this city.
THE CONVENTION OPENED.
At IL O'clock Mr. j. j. Hynes. secretary OF the
league, stated that the committee OF Is on Gre
dentials were still in session and combining them
selves entirely to credentials for the natonal con-
ventlon or tomorrow. At 5 minutes past l2 the
land league convention was called to order by the
nounced that for the benefit OF the press and gen.
eral convenience each gentleman would on rising
to address the chair announce his name and state
Patrick Egan, Fathers CrOntn and Walsh, ani
NUMBER or distinguished leagureS, together with
stage.
The convention organized by the selection OF the
Following temporary officers: President, James A.
mooney, OF Buffalo. president of the Irish Land
League OF the United States: secretary, j. j.
Hynes, OF Buffalo, secretary or the Irish Land
League of tie United States; assistant secretaries
ID. c. There were no vice presidents
THE DELEGATES FROM NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, April 25.-The great body OF dele |
gates TO the Irish conventions In Philadelphia
began TO assemble at the Pennsylvania railroad |
depot as early as six o'clock this morning The
body steadily Increased until seven O'Clock, at |
for the occasion were boarded by the delegates |
and the start for Philadel lhia was made. Stray.
Cling deeg will leave for the scene OF action
on almost every train bound for Philadelphia to-
day. A number OF delegates from the New Eng
land states also went by the o'clock train The
delegates appeared to be unanimous IN their oppo-
st1on 10 O'Donavan Rosa and the dynamite party
appearing In the convention
Reducing the Claim.
ST. PAUL, MINI, April 25.-Judge Simpns yestcr.