Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-17
THE IRISH LAND BILL
Propounded to the House by Mr..
Gladstone.
the SUBSTANCE OF THE SCHEME.
Little Excitement Over the Speech. ..ChoI-
era Beginning to Spread in
Southern Europe.

LONDON, April ls,-Mr. Gladstone pso.
pounded his Irish land bill 10 the House
OF Commons this evening. There WA
hardly any excitement attending the
event compared with the euthu,issm
which attended the memorable proceed.
ings Of yesterday week, when the home
rule measure was proposed.
Mr. Gladstone said the
AIN OF rHE PRrsESr ExDnAyoxs
OF the government was directed towards
securing conten,ment among the people of
Ireland and the permanent restoration O,
social order. The speakers proposals.
would greatly benefit the tenants Of Ireland.
but the landlords we're the principal object
Of the measure, although be though, that
many OF these landlords were mos, hcs,ils
to the governments policy.
At the outset the speaker wished 10
make The most emphatic denial tbA, il WAS
his intention to ask the Scotch and Epph.h
parties TO run any rick on account OF the
landlords Of Ireland. The history Of Ire.
land was one long indictment aeains, ito
land owners, Agrarian crime had origin
ated and increased under the sbse senteti.m
OF landlords aud raising OF rents ~ their
expenses while away from Ireland
increased. Oppression welded to misery
had q hideous progeny. Crime had been
endowed With vitality rn perpetun,c itself,
and hand down its n,Serable inheritance
from generation to generation. England
was rot clear OF responsibility
Tor the deeds c, Irish lnndlords
We have LOOKED on AID dose
nothing. After the hbsenteeiSm became
general national f.hiimspt c,a,.d 4 10 have
. beneficial influence on the relations be
tween landlord and trnAA, The union
was obtained against the sebse and wish Of
every class by ~holesals bribery and un,
bluships intimidation.
rHE LAND ACr
was intend, d to 20 into e.. ect on the same
day on which the hor.e rule bill would be.
come operative. 1, could not 20 on win.
ont operation bi the other which would
provide q Legislature iu Ireland 30
appoint statutory authority 10 deal With
landed estates and &C; between vender and
purchaser. The purchases would be made
through the issue OF one hundred and
eighty million pounds Of three pfg cent.
stock Issued q, par. These nex Irish cor.
soils might, with the consent of the treasury.
be committed for stock Of lower
denomination. II stock could bs iasued
Tor the lrish scrip oi equal value
would be issued for :the tams
purpoap. The sct wns to give the land.
lords the option to cell out under ito terms.
Its enActmebls were confined 10 hgricul.
tnrAl holdings. and the bill did not include
mansions having demesues and woods.
Tho .,a,. ,ar,h;;-'..-- IF h..T.sn
land from the latter nnd put the peasant
in posession a. absolute proprietor, subject
10 an annual rent charge until tho total
payments squnl'ed the purchase money.
Rev. Dyson . Liar"
LONDON, April G.-The prosecution in
the trial o' Mrs. Adeline Bartlett, Gi PIN.
lico, Tor the alleged murder OF her bns.
band by poison. closed their side of the
case to-day. Counsel for Mp Bartlett iu.
dicated tha, the defense will be based
largely upon the unreliability Of the Rv.
Mr.. Dysor, the Methods, clssgyman who
wa, Mrs. Barleu's lover and alleged &C
complicc, and who is now acting a. tho
crowns chiei ~hnss. Mr. Dyson vss d.
clsred by council TO BE- q liar" Counssl
also contended that il Was impossible ioe
Mrs. Bartlett TO have administered the
chloroform 10 him which caused her hoe
bands death.
Cholera Spreading.
BRIsDIsI, April i6.-Sirty-eish cases
Of cholera. have occurred here, ten OF
which proved fatal. 0ificias declare ths
disease is spreading.
PAMs, April lG-Ths development Of
cholera nt BnIdisi causes alarm 10 France,
particularly along the Italian irontisr.
Precautions Of the mos, strir gent kind Are
being instituted 10 prevent the scoorss
from invading France.
ALEXANDRIA, April lG.-A qusrsstins
Of seven days has been ordered sgAiast Cd
arrivals here from Brindisi, Veaics ssd
Ancons.