St. Paul daily globe., 1886-08-10
STILL WAGING WAR.
No Cessation in the Desperate Riots Which
are Disgracing the City of
Belfast.
Several Thousand Troops Either Present
or En- Route to the
Scene.
O'Donovan Rossa's Little Scheme to
Boom Another Skirmishihg
Fund.
The Walters of Paris on a Strike--
Turkish Troops in Mace.
donia.
The Belfast Riots.

OELFAST, aug. 9.-DurlnS Un6 rlOClnS
which occurred here from Saturday even
ing to an early hour this morning, eleven
persons were killed and 1SO seriously
wounded The majority of the injured
persons have shot wounds. The riotlng
was renewed to-day and fierce encounter
took place between the soldiers and the
mob, in which number were wounded,
A soldier at close quarters fired at boy,
shattering his hand. The soldier was
arrested. Reinforcements of troops to the
number of 200 have arrived in Belfast
to-day. The city, owing to the wreck
and ruin of houses, presents a
deplorable aspect. Its appearance is similar
to that of Paris after the commune. 1t is
feared that numerous deaths, resulting
from the riots, have taken place which will
never be heard Of The
HOSPITALS ARE TAXED
to the utmost to accommodate the great
number of wounded persons in need of at
tention. A painful feature of the riots is
the number OF children wounded Yester-
day boy was shot while returning from
Sunday school. To-day little girl was
shot on the street, and, it is thought. fatally
wounded. She was carried away ap-
parently lifeless. Train loads of troops
are constsntly arriving. An incident of the
disorder is as follows: Mrs. McIlwain
on Saturday harangued small crowd of
neighborS in regard to the riots and roundly
abused the police for firing upon the people.
She afterwards expressed fear that she
would lose her life on account of her speech.
She therefore, in order to avoid recogni-
tion, put on black dress on Sunday. in
stead of the white one which she wore Sat-
urday. This precaution, however,
FAILED TO SAVE HER.
Yesterday during the progress of the riot
she ran to her door to gather in some stray
ing children. A bullet struck her on the
head and she fell Ifeless in the doorway.
Sir Michael HcksBeach, Prince Ed
ward of Saxe-Weimar, commander-in-
chief of the Irish forces, and Sir Robert
Hamilton. under secretary for Ireland. had
conference at Dublin to-day, at which it
was decided to invest the superior military
officers at Belfast with magisterial powers.
The local justices have ordered that all
taverns be kept closed from 5 o'clock this
afternoon until Thursday. At peaceable
meeting of artisans to-day, resolutions were
adopted
STRONGLY CoNDEMNING THE POLICE.
At the Methodist ministers conference, a
resolution was passed expressing regret at
the reckless sacrifice of life. AT two in
quests verdictS were rendered refecting on
the conduct of the police. A serious
melee has taken place on Bark street. The
furniture in many houses was broken up to
make weapons for the mob. The heaviest
fighting OH Sunday night occurred in Spring
field. 1t is stated that the battle was waged
in regular guerilla fashion. The Catholics
had field protected by trees, while the
Erpfnctantc nonurIQd hro
site, in which they lay down. The con-
picking each other off as if they were so
with by the police or soldiers. who were
fully occupied in the city. 1t is rumored
that sixty of the rioters were shot down,
many of whom were killed.
There are now 5, 500 extra military and
police quartered in Belfast. and more are
coming. At 2 this Tuesday morning the
mob made desperate attack upon the
police with stones, badly wounding some.
In Ballymacanet the police were attacked
with stones.
The ssSkirMishimg Fumd'' is Low.
LONDON, Aug. 9.-The home Office has
been informed from New Y York that num-
Der of dynamiters have left the United
States for the purpose of making attacks
on the English government. =. The conspir-
itors, the report says, will go from New
York to Paris and there await favorable
opportunity for entering England. The
home office has notified the French govern
ment. Some of the home department
officials declare that they believe the whole
enterprise as reported from New York is
merely renewal of O'Donovan Rossa's