The daily Cairo bulletin., 1884-12-27
SERIOUS TROUBLE FEARED.
What Came of the Celebration Of ST
Stephens Day--What Is Looked For.

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HARBoR GRACE, N. Y, December 26.--
reign Of terror prevails in this place.
To-day Is the anniversary of the massa-
ere OF Orangemen, on st. Stephens Day
year ago. The Orangemen will walk
900 strong In defiance of New Found
lands mounted police and the British
man-of-war Sailors; and as every adult
Catholic and Protestant In this dis
trlct Is fully armed, repetition OF last
years massacre appears inevitable.
There are l,500 people in this district,
large majority OF whom are Protestants.
The Catholics live in settlements by them
selves. The Roman Catholic Cathedral
recently finished, at cost of 50,000,
is a perfect little gem, and one OF the
most beautiful on this side Of the At
lantic. 1t Is now feared that this will be
wrecked.
The greatest harmony and good will
existed between Catholics and Protest
ants here up to eighteen months ago.
There was no happier or more prosper
Gus community in the world. About that
time Bishop Mcdonald invited Catholic
missionaries 10 hold revival services here.
In arousing the zeal of their own people
they also raised the ire OF the Pro-
testants, whose religion they de-
nounced in the most insulting language.
Both Catholics and Protestants are very
ignorant, and Of course intensely bigoted.
The Protestants began petty annoyances
to individual Catholics. One Catholic
was set upon and beaten while returning
from revival meeting. This greatly en-
ragged the Catholics. The Orangemen
being away 10 the Labrador fisheries last
year on St. Stephens day, they had only
800 members In the Harbor Grace Dis
trict, While marching in procession, they
were met at the extreme end of the town
by body OF 200 Catholics from River
Head, place three miles distant, armed
with clubs and sealing guns. These men,
who are engaged in seal-fshing, all own
guns twice the length of the ordinary
rife, and carrying murderous charge OF
shot, pieces OF iron, lead, etc.
The Catholics insisted that the Orange
men should turn back. They refused. A
shot rang out from the Catholic party,
and boy named Jeans fell dead on his
face, covered with sixty wounds from q
gun charged with pieces of iron, etc.
The Orangemen being unarmed, turned
and ran. In the me.ee and confusion
three other Orangemen were killed and
fifteen badly wounded. One Catholic
was also killed. All except Jeans and
Braye were shot in the back while running
away. The Catholic is said TO have been
shot by his son, who in shooting at the
Orangemen killed his father, who was
standing just in front of him.
But the saddest case of all was that OF
Braye, an old man of seventy, who ran to
pick up the orange hag when Jeans fell.
He was Immediately set upon by several
Catholics, and his head and arm were
beaten to jelly. The whole affair was
over within two minutes.
Next day twenty Catholics were arrest
ed for murder on five separate indict-
ments. They were removed to st. Johns
for trial. A Catholic jury was impaneled
and after trial, lasting several weeks,
the prisoners were acquitted. This an
noyed the better class OF Catholics, equal
ly with the Protestants. Sir Ambrose
Shea, the leading Catholic on the island,
denounced it as an outrage and papabe
of justice. 1t aroused a ter
rible feeling among Protestants all over
the colony, and the Orange Society in
Harbor Grace treDled its mem.
bership. A bitter feeling ensued,
all social and commercial relations
ceased between Catholics and Prote lants
Six stalwart sors OF Braye met at his
grave and swore that ii they did not get
justice they would have vengeance. The
Orange cry was raised all over the island,
with the motto:
JUSTICE IL POSSIBLE, VENGEANCE Al
ANY RATE
In Harbor Grace both sides are armed
TO the teeth. Every able-bodied man In
this district Is armed with revolver, re-
peatlng rifle or sealing gun. Explosive
bullets were openly imported, and both
sides are prepared for st, Stephens Day.
This, then, is the position of affairs.
business has been demoraized
and we have been living on the edge of a
Volcano, the only efficient law being the
power oil the strongest. In this dilemma
Ihe Government besought the Imperial
authorities TO send a man of war, which |
is now here, and will assist the Govern
nent mounted police In attempting to pre-
vent what now appears to be an inevita-
ole massacre. Both sides are desperate |
md apparently determined to fight.