St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-23
EVENTS In ERIN.
spread of the Anfi-ffent Agitation
iE U!ster.-rhe Billion Prosecution

! spread of the Anii-fsent Agitation
iE Ulster--rhe Billion Prosecution
| DUBLIN, Dec. 22.-The ant-rent agita
ton in Ulster is spreading daily, and many
! tenants are joining the movement for low
rents. To-day the tenants on two large eS
! tates in the province made demand for q
/ per cent. reduction in their rents. The
/ government it is reported, has resolved tC
prosecute John Dillon and Mr.. Healey fol
their declaration at yesterdays meeting OF
! the executive committee of the National
league that they would continue to carry
ont the plan of campaign in defiance of the
government.
1t can be authOratively stated that
MIR. PARNELL
! is convinced that the position Of the Irish
| tenants is worse now than when he intro
duced his anti eviction bill That the plan
of campaign has, as asserted, procured
abatementS in rents where everything else
has failed he regards as improbable. He
thinks it remarkable that the government
should propose coercion bill, as the entire
absence of crime leaves no excuse for cOer-
cion. The suppression of the Irish Ma
tional league would inevitably result in the
formation of secret societies that would
and thus neceSsitate the landlords asking
parliament for further coercive powers.
The present situation" says Mr.. Parnell,
points strongly To the government being
obliged to introduce bill reducing rents to
the standard fixed by the recent decisions
of the land commissions; also admitting
lease. holders. The governments illegal
method of reducing rents through Gen.
Buffers action failed. except where las
sisted" by mOonlighters or the plan of cam
pagn. Mr. Parnell will lead strong at
tack upon the whole policy and action of
the government toward Ireland at the OPEN
ing of the coming session of parliament.
The organ of the Irish Loyal and Patriotic
union asserts that Mr.. O'Brien visited Lon
don secretly two weeks ago and had con-
ference with Mr.. Parnell. A deputation of
the vicerOy's Donegal tenants will shortly
proceed to Dublin and pray for reduction
of 80 per cent. in their rents. Mr.. Glad
stone denies that Mr.. Parnell has ever Wis
tied him at Hawarden.
Mr.. Chamberlain has written to CORE
spondent letter, in which he says he still
adheres to his original Irish scheme, which
has nothing in common with Mr.. Glad
stones measure. Dean Byrne. presiding
at meeting of 5000 Nationalist at Pome-
roy. County Tyrone to-day,
DENOUNCED THE GOVERNMENT.
He said that if the coercive policy was
persisted in he would not be responsible
for the peace of his district. Sir Thomas
Esmonde, member of parliament, and a
number of Catholic priests spoke in SINH
lar strain. They approved the plan of
campaign. and said they were willing to
take up arms to rid Ireland of landlord
ism. Several government reporters were
present at the meeting. The Rt. Hon. A.
Ii. Mundella. member of the last Glad
stonian cabinet, in a speech to-day eX-
pressed his approval of the plan of carr
paign. He objected to the governments
bringing criminal action for what was at
most civil offense.
THE LIBERALS.
LONDON, Dec. 22.-An interchange Of
views between Mr.. Gladstone and his col
leagues of the last Liberal cabinet on the
attitude to be adopted by the Liberal party
at the opening of parliament has resulted
in an agreement TO support the government
in all legal efforts to suppress the anti-rent
campaign. but to urge the immediate en-
foTcement of some form of Mr.. Parnel'S
bill for the suspension of evictions. The
Gladstone circle is irritated over the action
OF MeSSFS. DlllOn anu " bTlell, ana
the anti-rent leaders have been warned
that there is no chance that
the cooperation of MI Gladstone
will continue unless they submit to Mr..
ParneH who. desirous of a common policy
with Mr.. Gladstone, is suspected of aiming
to suppress the plan of campaign. The
Pail Iali Gazette declares that both Mr..
Gladstone and Mr. Parnell are no longer in
accord with their followers, whO it says,
unless they discover and amend their error,
will find themselves. when parliament
meets. without even the rump of party.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Panelrs displeasure
Messrs. Dillon O'Brien and Healy continue
their anti-rent tactics.
Russia Stands by Turkey.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec.22.-The Journal
de ST. Petersburg, commenting OH the in
spired article in last Mondays London
Post warning Turkey against coQueting any
further with Russia. says:
The insprers of the Post chose moment
to utter their threats of war when all the
European cabinets were conscientiously seek
ing to reconcile the divergent interests which
the Bulgarian crisis had created and when