The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-12-23
CONDENSED NEWS
WAR IN IRELANl.

Dillon, Harris and Sheehy, Members Of Parlia-
ment, and O'Brien Arrested for Receiving Rent
Money from Irish Tenants.
A London dispatch OF the 10th inst.
gives the following account OF the opening
scenes of the new campaign:
Thomas Mayne, Parnellite member of
parliament for Middle Tipperary, Ireland,
who, in the capacity Of trustee under the
splan 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 il
he makes any other use of the moneys so
deposited 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 plan OF campaign"
John Dillon, member OF parliament for
East Mayo; William O'Brien, editor of
United Ireland; Matthew Harris, member
of parliament for East Galway, and David
Sheehy, member OF parliament for South
Galway, were arrested at Loughrea. Coun-
ty Galway charged with conspiracy to de-
fraud. The prisoners have been acting as
trustees in conducting the "plan of cam
paign' and been receiving from dissatisfied
tenants the reduced rents refused by land
lords or landlords agents. At the time
of making the arrests the police took
from Mr.. Dillon $40 which he had
just received in trust from ten
ants. The four gentlemen were TAX
en- before a magistrate and demanded
for q week. An immense Nationalist DEM
onstration was held at Loughrea Dillon,
O'Brien, Harris and Sheehy were on the
platforms. Dillon and O'Brien addressed
the meeting and then opened national rent
offices. Hundreds OF tenants came for
ward and paid their rents. Suddenly
the police raided the offices. In
spector Davies seized the money, docu-
ments and books and arrested Mr. Dillon
1t is alleged that Mr. Dillon was roughly
treated by the inspector. The police went
upstairs and took possession OF more mon
ey and documents. They then arrested
O'Brien, and afterwards Harris and Shee-
by. The specific charge against them is
that they were conspiring to induce ten
ants not to pay their lawful rents. Dillon
struggled with inspector Davies for the pos
session OF the rent money seized by the lat
ter. The four gentlemen arrested gave bail
in 900 each. 1t is rumored that the po-
lice have been instructed to pursue a
similar course in the case of other
nationalist rent collectors. The National
League leaders have decided to continue
their present tactics. Several OF them will
leave Dublin for various parts OF Ireland
with the purpose OF collecting the rents. Dill
Ion has obtained cross summons against
Inspector Davies for assault. The news OF
the arrests created the greatest excitement
in Dublin, but there were no disorders.
The government has ordered strict precau-
tions taken in serving the Irish military
with ammunition. Twenty-one persons
have been sentenced to Imprisonment to
terms varying from three months to seven
years for participating in the Belfast riots.