The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-06-21
MUTINY ON IRISH SOIL.
TERRIBLE RIOT AMONG MILITIA
Becoming Tired Of Their Quarters On
Board Ship They Desert and Go Ashore
"A Drunken Melee Follows aud
Many Are Killed.
OTHER FOREIGN NEWS.

New YORK, June IA cable dispatch
to this city dated Limerick says: "rhe most
exciting reports reached tins city lastevening
of mutiny by the artillery militia on board
a vessel lying in the harbor down the river
Shannon. For some days past the militia
men who objected to their quarters on board
the ship have exhibited signs OF insubordina-
ton. Yesterday afternoon, defying all
orders, they broke away from their float
ing barrack in boats, deserving their posts
Flinging aside their arms and cursing
their officers, they departed with wild
shouts and made landing at the town Of
Gin, some miles below Limerick The
place is small one, not mastering thou
sand inhabitants. Immediately they reached
the river bank the mutineeIs advanced two
hundred strong on the town. The fright
ened people fled before the rutfiahs
who half mob and half battalion, sturmed
the place, beating the townsmen as they
ran, cutting bakers and provision shops,
and stealing whatever Of value they could
lay their hands on. Returning. they cen
tered on the two or three wine and liquor
shops in the town, into which they broke,
and whisky, porter and ale flowed in gal
Ions.
While the besotted militiamen were get
ting drunk and filling the air with yells the
tOwnsmen had gathered back Of Gin and
had armed themselves with every cOnceiva-
BILE weapon from a shotgun 70 pitchf0rk.
The few cOnstabulary were pOwerless from
the beginning With grand rush and a
great yell the Glinsmen came down on
the now maddened militia amen, and a
pitched battle ensuea. Heads were smashed
on both sides. Citizens were beaten with
bottles, BELTS chairs and table legs Tie
militiamen were Shot pitchforked ,and
dubbed, and finally broke and ran for the
water They were pursued to the Shan
mons edge, and, bleeding, tattered and
bruised, made their way on board the vessel
they had deserted couple Of hours before,
and surrendered to their officers
The pursuit was so hot and the threats
from the victorious Glinsmen of burning and
sinking the ship were 30 earnest that the
vessel, with the disabled and cOwed mu-
tineers, at once put to sea. A number
were killed.
6RAZED BY A BULLET,
BORDEAUX, June 17.--At balloon as
cension in the Place Quincane Sunday,
George w. Roosevelt the United Stat0
Consul, and wife were present A French
soldier fired pistol at the Americans The
bullet passed through Roosevelts hat
confused his head and knocked him over.
The wounded man pointedlout the soldier,
but the latter, with two companions, es-
capped. 1t is supposed the soldier mistook
the Consul for an officer in civilians dress,
against whom he had grudge The Com
mander at Bordeaux has ordered an in
quiry
CAIRO, June 17.-Admiral Hewitt has
arrived at Alden from his mission to King
John of Abyssinia. The Governor Of Mas
sowah telegraphs that the result of Admiral
Hewitt's mission has been that King John
has undertaken to relieve Kassala. For
this purpose thirty thousand of the Galabss
or CALAIS tribe are about to descend along
the Baraka River, which King John will en-.
ter by way of Abaibo. 1t is believed that
these steps of the Abyssinian King will
have widespread effect, extending Beyond
atfording. relief to the beleaguered cities
1t is said General Gordon has evacuated tho
Government palace at Khartoum and has
taken possession of Catholic mission
house and entrenched grounds, which con-
tains three wells and hundreds Of date and
orange trees.