The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-10-07
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Apart OF the PIan--ParneIrs Friends Aroused
by Irish Eyscuons. - -
Special Gable Dispatch to them. Y. Star.
LONDON, September 49, Mr. Parnell's
letter to Mr.. Fitzgerald, President of the
some of the leading government organs.
The main Tory argument is that evictions
are not general and are diminishing. The
ParnelliteS are charged with trumping up
imaginary cases of eviction and represent
ing state of affairs that has no foundation
In fact. The landlords, on the other hand
are held up to public admiration as lenient
and forbearing under circumstances of eX-
trcmc provoCation. They are described
as reduced to the verge Of ruin by the re-
fusalof their tenants to pay the rents Justly
due. Finally, the statement that cvictions
instead of being general, are rapidly dimin-
ishing, is capped by the bold assertion that
it would be next to impossible for Mr.. Par
nell to point out in these days a really
harsh eviction.
A singular Illustration Of the value of
these declarations is furnished in the col
umns of the Standard itself, the most in
iluential Tory daily in the kingdom Here
we find matter of fact report of a case of
would be difficult to beat In the instance
referred to- one of the members of the
family to be evictcd was dying woman.
The knowledge that she was at the roint
OF death had no weight with the evictors
The scene that cnsucd caused keen distress
among the OnloOkcrs who were powerlcss
to Interfere without bringing on themselves
serious consequences. There have been
many well authenticated cases of eviction
OF persons whose removal was almost Ger
tain death; but the Tory papers ignore
thcm IN their attacks on the case made out
by the Parnellitcs. A reference to tht
latest published returns of the Irish lnnC
commission falls to bear out the assertions
of the champions Of eviction and fully sus
tains the allegations Of the Parnclitcs. A
reduction Of the number of cvictiOns is
shown in certain localities, but over the
whole country the number is increased
The Tories appear to have taken the soil
tary cases of reduction and applied them
to the country at large. The Liberal press
generally, except the extreme Uni0nist
press, favOrably notice Mr.. Parncll's letter.
Reports current tonight at the clubs
point to an extraordinary attempt on the
part OF Bismarck to cripple British influ.
ence In the present crisis in European af-
fairs, and the center Of interest again Shifts
from Bulgaria TO Egypt. Bismarck, with
the view Of inducing France to enter into a
friendly understanding with Germany, and
abandon her schemes Of a 'war Of revenge !"
has undertaken, according TO the reports
mentioned, to direct the attention of French
statesmen to a scheme of foreign conquest
the main object Of which is the election of
the British from Egypt, and the anncxa.
tion OF that country to the French empire,
BfsmarckS JOUrndl d AlSacc openly ad-
viscs The French TO prepare for u campaign
to drive the English out of Egypt and seize
the short cut to India. An emissary sen,
by Bismarck to Paris has been prc0chinq
the same doctrine to NJ. dc Frcycinet, with
whom he had three interviews before he
returned to Germany. The De6dts frankly
adopts the suggestion, and judging from
French susceptibility on the Egyptian
question, the seed is SOwn in fruitful soil,
In the meantime, Sir DrummOnd WolM,
working hard against French and Turkish
lntrigucs, has unqucstionably improved the
English position at Cairo. Russia is also
suspected Of playing into the hands OF
France, in order to divert English attention
from Bulgaria.
Elatters in the Balkans are UNCHANGED
A sharp contest is going on between th
Kambars party and the regency, and il
spite of reports of seeming Weakening O
the Alexander party the latter, backed b.
England, have not yet yielded on any ma
terial point to the Russian representative
THOMAS Power O'CONNOR, NJ p.