The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-08-10
FOREIGN.
A Fierce Fight at Belfast, ireland,
Between Opposing Mobs.
A Number of Persons Reported KILLED
and Many Wounded.
If the Rioting Continues Martial La"
to be Proclaimed,
Great Damage Done to Public ana
Private Property in the City.
The Belfast M obs.

BELFAST, August 9-The city, owing to
the wreck and ruin of houses, presents de-
plorable aspect Its appearance IS similar 70
that of Paris after the Commune. II Is leaIeu Ota
have taken place which will never be neard
of. The hOspitals are taxed to the utmost 10
accommodate the great number OF wounded
peasons in need of attendance. Apaln1ui lea
ture of the riots is the number OF, children
wounded Yesterday boy was shot Wnlle
returning from Sunday school. Today mule
girl was Shot on the streets, and 1t is Thought
fatally wounded. She was carried away APP
parently lifeless. Train loads OF people are
constantly arriving An incInene Ot tne ,e Sai- Saf
urday harangued small crowd OF nelgnDors
in regard to the riots and rOundly abused tne
police for firing upon the people. Sne alI@eL- @
ward expressed fear that she would lose her
in order to avoid recognition, put on q Dlack
dress on Sunday instead OF the he, Wnlte one
which she wore on Saturday. ms preeau-
ton, however failed to save her, yesterday,
during the progress of the riot, she ran 70 her
door to gather in some straying children. a
bullet struck her in the head and she fell life
less in the doorway. The aspect OF affalrs was
so threatening at noon to-day that the autn-
critics ordered all the the tayerns In the city
to be closed until tomorrow evening. Groups
of men are assembled everywhere excltedly
discussing the situation. The military early
this morning dispersed several rival mobs at
the point of the bayonet.
Parnell to Take a Rest,
D11n1IN. Aug. 9-Mr. Parnell is busy with
National League business. He looks pale
and worried, and, as at present arranged,
will take fortnight's rest at Wicklow before
returning to London. The National party
will not meet until after the deliyery 9I tne
Queens speech. At Wednesday meeting In
Dublin Mr.. ParnelI referred to the terms OF
a proposed amendment to the address In re-
Dly to the speech from the throne, calling at
tention to the agrarian distress IN 1relanu
and the urgent necessity for lang reIQInl. lI;
The Parne1lites profess to feel confident that
Mr.. Gladstone will support an amendment
based upon these subjects.
The Belfast Riots.
BELFAST, Aug. 8.-During the riots which
occurred in Belfast from Saturday evening
up to an early hour this morning, eleven per-
sons were killed and 100 seriously wounded.
The majority of the injured persons nave
shot wounds Rioting was renewed To-Day
and fierce encounter took place between
the soldiers and the mob in which mum ber
were wounded. Reinforcements OF troops TO
the number of 1900 have arrived IN Bel1ast
today. Up to noon all attempts 10 stop tne
rioting had been unsuccessful and the Vlo-
We're wounded this morning. The police at
that hour were keeping up a merclless hre on
the mob. .,.,,
If rioting breaks out again it is likely mar
tial law will be proclaimed. During the day
two opposing mobs in an outlying. district
managed to elude the police, and retired to
sheltered field, where for an hour there was
desperate melee. Both parties, claimed
victory. 1t is not known positively what the
casualties were One witness declares that
sixty persons fell. many of whom were dead.
II was evident that each party intended to
annihilate the otner The mobs were dis
persed by the military and the police.
The Pope's Health.
LONDON, Aug. 9.-The Chronicles Rome
correspondent telegraphs today that the Pope
had two fainting spells on Saturday. de IS
much exhausted but continues to perform his
usual duties. His physicians have no fears
of fatal result and have every hope OF his
speedy recovery.
British War Vessels to be Sent to
sThis Country.
The British government has decided to
reinforce the English fleet at Halifax and
other stations in that vicinity. This is to
provide more vessels to protect the Canadian
fisheries The corvetteskP Pylades and Tour
maline will shortly leave England for the
American coast.