Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-14
DARK DAYS IN IRELAND.
ORANGEMEN COMMIT ANOTHER
OUTRAGE AT BELFAST.

Catholic Workman Returning from
His Days Toll Seized and Tarred and
Feathered-Patrick Egan PrOnOunces
the Reported DissensiOns Among the
Factions in this Country of No I'M
pOrtancs.
BELFAST, Aug. 13.-The excitement oc-
casioned by the riots has been revived by
an outrage committed by Orangemen of
Queens Island upon a Catholic named
johnson. The latter was returning 10 his
home from work when he was seized by
Orangemen and given a coat of tar and
feathers. The Catholics are very indig-
nant at the outrage and vow vengeance
against the perpetrators. Five hundred
additional policemen arrived to-day.
Since Saturday fifty seriously wounded
patients have been treated at the Royal
Hospital. Two hundred more were cared
for at private surgeries. 1t is estimated
that probably 800 others received wounds
In the riots whose cases are not reported.
Up to noon to-day no more deaths mad
taken place among the persons wounded
in the recent riots. The military have
control of the city and their presence has
inspired better feeling generally. Rain
continues to fall, keeping the streets clear
of people. The authorities intend to order
all the taverns closed at O'Clock this
evening and keep them closed until 10
O'Clock Monday morning.
The city has been fairly quiet to-day.
This evening some Protestant rOughs
seized a barrel of porter on a dray and
kicked a woman for refusing to lend them
a truck upon which to remove the barrel.
Police interfered and took the men into
custody. All the taVerns in the city are
closed until Monday. number of Cath
olics to-day waited upon the Mayor and
implored him to protect his Catholic en-
ployes.
MEETING OF THE CABINET.
LONDON, Aug. 13.-The Cabinet met
this afternoon and remained in session
two hours and a half. All the Ministers
were present except Lord AshOurne,
Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
The Cabinet decided among other
things to appoint a royal commission to
! inquire into the Belfast riots.
The Cabinet finally approved the
: Queens speech, and Lord Salisbury will
l 90 to Osborne on Sunday to submit 1T to
Her Majesty. A majority Of the mem bers
of the Cabinet were in favor OF pro-
roguing Parliament until February, un-
less un looked for events in Ireland shOu Id
} make an autumn session necessary. Sir
Michael Hicks Beach, Chief Secretary for
= Ireland, expressed confidence in the gov
6Enm6uEs dUlltIg W preserve OtueI WlIu-
4 out having recourse to special legislation.
9 c. Richie, President of the Local
l Government Board, has been reelected to
: Parliament for St. Georges, IN the east
3 division of Tower Hamlets, by a majority
| of SSS.
2 EGAN AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-Patrick Egan,
President of the Irish American National
| League, arrived in this city to-day.
a =, fEt,
until this evening.
{ Mr.. Egan was asked to-day: "Do you
expect much trouble at the forthcoming
conventiOnV
every likely there may be some differ
, ences, but We apprehend nothing OF a
serious nature"
/ "WiTl not the gentlemen who consti-
tute the Palmer House Committed be
G likely to make things livelyr
D mot at all. We don't expect much
i trouble from them. These gentlemen
d have no connection with the league"
"It is said that they have made very
extensive preparations for the reception
!. OF distinguished visitors, and they claim
to be just as national and patriotic as the
= other partyP'
"They may have made elaborate prepa-
, ratlOns, but party of Democrats might
as well prepare a reception for body OF
J. Republicans. They have nothing to do
V with the visitors. The latter are not their
n guests"
q LOCAL TROUBLE ONLY.
o SIS this merely local trouble or does
3 it extend outside of ChIcagO?"
J. "ls is entirely confined to Chicago"
> 'Are there not differences and dissen.
sions in New York Y'
t. "Tney are very trivial. New York has
a its own little troubles ready for every
. convent tion."
. alt has been the impression that the
" local trouble and dissensiOns outside the
;, states mad their origin in local differences
9 and that the split in Chicago began in
- the Ancient Order of HIbernians~
: II don't think so. | believe the trou-
- BILE originated from the malice and jeal-
: Ousy of a few men here toward Alexander
a Sullivan. That is the long and short oi
- it,"
r WON'T INJURE THE MOVEMENT.
"Will not tnis seeming split injure the
movement here in America"
~ don't think 30. IL has not done 80
vet. As proof OF the strength and vitality
G of the National League in America, l
would mention the fact that within the
past month We have forwarded 800, 900 to
i Ireland With regard to these gentlemen
d who form the Palmer House Comm ttee
l.. would say that they are not members of
~ the league, and no action OF theirs can
= iDjure IT."
o that partyY
n II have heard he is coming, but don't
e know what he purposes doing. He, be-
z lieye, has some connection with the
s league, but the great body Of them have
?. nothing TO do with it. It. was at first un-
d derstoOd that the members OF all the Irish
n national societies would be invited to take
II part In the convention and that its dele.
y cations should be measured by the
n amount OF It's subscriptions to the Par.
!: liameutary party, but issued circular
u in which stated the fact pretty clearly
n that it was a convention Of the National
j. League, and only properly affiliated
branches could be represented there. The
thtrd annual convention. was called for
the purpose OF electing officers and taking
= steps for more active support OF Mr.. Par.
n nell's policy"
: BOUND NOT TO BE PRESIDENT.
n "Will you again accept the position ol
g PresidentW
e "No, sir. / have set my foot down
n about that. You are probably aware OF
d the fact that rendered my resignation al
d the meeting OF the committee last Jan.
a ,,o,v h,,t UNA forced To retain IL TIL the