St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
COERCING THE IRISH.
John Dillon, Two Other Members Of Par
lament, and Editor 0 0'Brien Arrested
at Loughrea,
Because They We're Receiving Money for
Reduced Rents as Trustees of the
Tenants.
by the Attorneys in the
Lady Colin Campbell Divorce
Case.
Minister Mclean Banqueted at Paris
Legislation for the German
Army.

DUBLIN, Dec. 16.-Thomas Mayne. Par
nellite member of parliament for Middle
Tipperary. who, in the capacity of trustee
under the ''plan of campaign" is receiving
from Wexford county tenants the reduced
rents refused by the landlords and their
agents, has been served with notice by the
agent of the BrOOkeS estate that if he
makes any ether use of the moneys so de-
posted with him than to return them to the
tenants, the law will be applied to him.
This threat. if carried out, will test the
question Of the rights of tenants to permit
their entrusted rents to be expended in
fighting the landlords or the government in
prosecutions for participating in the ''plan
of campaign" United Ireland says that
John Dillon's line of conduct will not be
changed by the governments sentence Or
dering him to furnish a bond with two
Suretes for his good behavior in the
future" Nobody" says United Ireland,
''cares a rush for Judge O'Brien's pious
opinion concerning the legality OF the plan
of campaign"
SENSATIONAL ARRESTS.
John Dillon, member Of parliament from
East Mayo; William O'Brien, editor of
United Ireland; Matthew Harris, member
of parliament for East Galway, and David
Sheehey, member of parliament for South
Galway, were arrested to-day in the town
OF Loughrea. County Galway, charged with
conspiracy to defraud. The prisoners have
been acting asstrustees i'll conducting the
''plan of campaign" and have been receiv-
ing from dissatisfied tenants rents refused
by landlords or landlords agents. At the
time of making the arrests the police took
t., Oh, |, ho,I Of
ceived in trust from tenants. The four
gentlemen were taken before magistrate,
and remanded for a week. There was
an immense Nationalist demonstration at
Loughrea to-day. Father Cunningham pre-
and Messrs. Dillon, O'Brien, Harris and
Sheehey were Oh the platform. A large
contingent of Lord Clanricarde's tenants
was present. Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien
addressed the meeting and then opened na
tional rent Offices. Hundreds of tenants
came forward and paid their rents. Sud-
denly the police raided the offices. In
spector Davies seized the money, documents
and boxes and arrested Mr.. Dillon. 1t is
alleged that MI. Dillon was roughly treated
by the Inspector. The police proceeded up
stairs and took possession of more money
and documents. They then arrested Mr..
O'Brien and afterwards Messrs. Harris and
Sheehey. The specific charge against them
is that they were cOnspiring to induce ten
ants not to pay their lawful rents.
Twenty-one persons have been sentenced
to Imprisonment to terms varying from
three months to seven years, for participat
ing in the riots at Belfast last summer.
A meeting of the tenants of Cork, Tip
perary and Limerick was held to-day at
Mitchellstown. O'COnnor and Flynn, men,
bers of parliament, made addresses, 4
resolution in favor of plan of campaign
was adopted.
Dillon struggled with Inspector Davies
for the possession of the rent money seized
by the latter. The four gentlemen ar
rested gave bail in e200 each. 1t is ru-
mOred the police have been instructed to
pursue similar course in the case of other
Nationalist rent collectors. The National
League leaders have decided to continue
the present tactics. Several of them will
leave Dublin tomorrow for various parts
of Ireland Tor the purpose Of receiving
rents.
ENGLISH OPINIONS.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Times this
morning says:
The government must show that they, and
not a secret cOnclave sitting in Dublin or
New York, are the government of ireland,
and in )ing so they will be supported by the
approval of every subject OF the queen who
values the law as a guarantee of freedom.
The Daily News says:
We regret the Irish Nationalists mediate
open defiance of the laws. We emphatically
state that English Liberals can have nothing
to do with outrage or resistance to law.
The government may be driven from one ar
bitrary act to another, and further arrests
may be expected. Lord Harrington gave the
ministers the cue al the Union st conference,
and they have taken it. There can be only
one ending to such a policy, but much
trouble will precede it.
The Morning Post ur9es tue government to
follow up the blow, at every hazard, to the
needful end.
TIE CAMPBELL SCANDAL.